Tech's point guard every time he tried to pick up his dribble on a hard stop (only half kidding)
New floor for Big 12 MBB/WBB
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I bet the lawsuits are already in the works. All the teams already out will swear that the floor cost them the chance to win and make the Sweet 68.
One tech player, the other stepped on an ankle, that would have happened on any floor.
Lipsey too every time he was trying to do a long close out on a shot fake.
Wonder if high humidity affects the glass floor more than hardwood.
This is like any product in the testing phase. They will continue to refine it and make improvements. This isn't the last we've seen of the video court. Every product needs to be put through the paces outside of the controlled parameters of manufacturer's tests to know how it will actually perform. This is a part of that process.
I was wondering if some kind of condensation could be a factor, if there has been higher amount of slippage later in games or later in the day.
I ask this knowing next to zero about "court surface science."
Nate Schuster brought up on the CF after dark post-post game that the seams in the floor were noticeable, even on tv. He mentioned that it caused the ball to bounce differently depending on where it landed on the floor. It happens on wooden floors a little bit, but way more on this glass floor.
If you don't think there was an inordinate amount of slipping in those games yesterday, I can't believe you were watching. This was a no-brainer
After Dark reported last night that the 4 semifinal coaches took a vote on the court, and all but TJ voted for switching back to the traditional court.
Guess I can't blame TJ since we've won our two games by an average of 35 points.
Guess I can't blame TJ since we've won our two games by an average of 35 points.
It seems like it was more slipping and then sliding. Whereas on a regular court you just slip.
if one of our players had tweaked something on the glass floor, we would all be losing our sh*t.
Maybe Firestone or Goodyear could jump in here for new shoe treads for different courts like they do for different Nascar race tracks. But really, I'm guessing what shoe a person is wearing also has a bearing on slippage just as it would on different wood courts.
Yormark left it up to the semifinal coaches and 3 of 4 asked him to switch it out.
They'll refine the tech and it'll be back. Good try on the Big 12s part. Let's see what the tech looks like a year from now (it was a 3 year deal to use this court).
Even the all-star game they are just shooting 3s and olé drives and dunks.
I would be surprised if the wood floor wasn't already in the back of a trailer parked at the loading dock, "just in case" before the tournament even started.
I love the idea of the glass floor. At times, it was pretty spectacular. It will be back. Just needs a bit more tweaking.
