And better court designs (my greatest fear about switching back to wood is it’s going to be that abomination from last year).
New floor for Big 12 MBB/WBB
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And better court designs (my greatest fear about switching back to wood is it’s going to be that abomination from last year).
Have you never seen a basketball player get hurt on a wood court? FFS.
Yes, there was more slipping than a typical court, but it's not like they were playing on ice.
Right, but it's perception vs reality right now. If the only thing people are going to remember about the glass court is the perceived increased slippage, they needed to take a step back for a second and reevaluate.
I'm guessing it'll be the generic TMobile Center house floor that they'll scramble to get some graphics on.
100%, I don't disagree that the court isn't quite ready for big time competition. But to point out 1 player slipping & getting a minor injury isn't some magic proof of that.
It wasn’t a disaster, but it also didn’t play like a traditional hard wood court either. I compare it to the different between the courts at the U.S. Open vs Australian Open, in terms of degree. They are pretty close to the same thing (minus the under lighting), but there are slight but noticeable differences in terms of how they react to game/match play on them.
Its about minimizing risk. Yes, injuries happen all the time in every sport, but it’s all about minimizing the risk as much as possible. If there’s more slipping than a normal court, why have your 4 best teams play 1 or 2 more games at an elevated, unnecessary risk? Especially, the week before the Big Dance where all 4 of those teams have realistic chances of a Final 4 run, if healthy.
I'm not sure if you're reading more into what I've said or what. I already said I agreed with the decision to scrap that court & that it's not quite ready.
On the other hand, we DID outscore two opponents by 71 points on that floor. 
They can always bring over UMKC's hardwood floor if necessary, it's literally just a few miles from the T-Mobile Arena. I think they sold off the old floor from Kemper.
Self says he was not part of the decision to replace the floor, but agrees with the change.
Big 12 drops glass floor for remainder of tourney
The Big 12 is swapping out the ASB GlassFloor-made court for a hardcourt ahead of the semifinals and finals of its men's basketball tournament.
www.sportsbusinessjournal.com
I’m lazy and either breeze through the posts at a rapid pace or just skip to the last page because ain’t nobody got time to read through 6 pages about a court. Apologies if I missed your previous posts.
Yeah this could take away a distinct advantage our guys have by having had to walk around our campus all winter long on sidewalks similarly slippery (say that 5 times fast) as this court was.On the other hand, we DID outscore two opponents by 71 points on that floor.
Texas would have added a rule that no southern big 12 team has to play a northern team on this surface after 1/31
I love it!
True Story: The 1978 Final Four in St. Louis shipped in the Indiana Hoosiers home floor. Not sure why, but it would not be the first time! So, we might as well use the Hilton Court tonight and tomorrow night!
Heck, I'll bet there are Hok fans blaming this floor for their loss the TOSU yesterday....
