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Thursday, March 15, 2012

2012 College Postseason Open Thread

The same standardized court design is back again for the men's NCAA Division I tourney. Maybe there will be an interesting floor at some other level of competition (women's D-I NCAA, men's or women's NIT, D-II or III NCAA, or NAIA). Let us know of anything interesting you see.
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  1. AnonymousMarch 20, 2012 at 4:21 PM

    Drexel has an awesome new court design for this season, with two different wood shades, with the lighter shade being used for the large silhouette of the dragon spanning the length of the court.

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    1. alanMarch 20, 2012 at 4:26 PM

      Thanks for your comment. Is the design you described an update over the one depicted at the following link?

      http://bbcourts.blogspot.com/2011/02/if-you-like-fire-breathing-dragons.html

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  2. AnonymousMarch 21, 2012 at 10:16 AM

    Alan:

    If I recall correctly, the NCAA wants the Div. I men's courts to be identical to provide a uniform look such that when watching games on TV, the viewer can't easily tell where the game is being played. I don't know, though, why that would be important, especially since the baselines say the city and name of the arena.

    Matt Rachmiel

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    1. AnthonyMarch 31, 2012 at 5:18 PM

      I don't see why they would want that. That seems to be most people's top complaint with that look. If that's what the NCAA is going after, it just shows how out of touch they are with their fans.

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  3. AnonymousMarch 25, 2012 at 9:46 AM

    I think the best thing the NCAA has done in recent years with these standardized courts, if thats possible, is to use a parquet floor for the regional in Boston. Every other court has been standard wood design, but it was a nice touch to use parquet in the Garden.

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