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Posted on 4/4/15 at 8:13 pm to sms151t
Yea, didn't think about that. Just heard that reasoning a while back and it made sense
Posted on 4/4/15 at 8:15 pm to RogerTempleton
Does raising the floor 3 feet really create a better sight line from the upper deck 
Posted on 4/4/15 at 8:15 pm to Draconian Sanctions
Wait, what, What?
Posted on 4/4/15 at 8:17 pm to sms151t
i missed the cage around the basketball court era nor do i ever remember hearing about it
Posted on 4/4/15 at 8:18 pm to Draconian Sanctions
Way back in the 30's go look it up there's pictures.
Also but not really sure if right it used to be whoever got ball first after an out of bounds pass had possession so it kept the fans safe from fights and fans from getting involved.
I heard that from Coach Sam once during a road trip.
Also but not really sure if right it used to be whoever got ball first after an out of bounds pass had possession so it kept the fans safe from fights and fans from getting involved.
I heard that from Coach Sam once during a road trip.
This post was edited on 4/4/15 at 8:24 pm
Posted on 4/4/15 at 8:22 pm to lesgeaux
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In the case of the Final Four, the reason for the elevated court, which sits 27 inches off the floor, is both aesthetic and financial. There's an obvious challenge to staging a basketball game, with its 4,700 square feet of court, on a space designed for a football field, with its 45,000 square feet. Seat rows in the Georgia Dome and similar gargantuan arenas aren't designed to slope to what would, in effect, be the 35-yard-line on each side of the field. So while most court arrangements in domes force the NCAA to use only half the arena (as happened last year in the regional final in the Georgia Dome), the elevated court allows the NCAA to situate the court in the center of the arena and sell thousands more tickets.
LINK
Posted on 4/4/15 at 8:47 pm to sms151t
Does Minnesota still have their's?
Posted on 4/4/15 at 8:49 pm to S
As far as I know they do.
Posted on 4/4/15 at 8:51 pm to sms151t
I think Colorado had one for a while in the nineties
Posted on 4/4/15 at 8:54 pm to S
No they didn't they had an ugly court though. The Buff was crayon colored then they went to triangles on side in late 90's.
Posted on 4/4/15 at 9:27 pm to sms151t
You don't hear it anymore, but I remember 'Cage scores', 'Cage notes' in the newspapers.
And yes, way back in the day, courts had a cage around them.
I'm 53, for the record.
And yes, way back in the day, courts had a cage around them.
I'm 53, for the record.
Posted on 4/4/15 at 9:32 pm to FightinTigersDammit
Did yall really think they were just going to lay some plywood out over the soft grass field?
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