tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771063377508001208.post5006240938761048146..comments2023-10-31T07:16:24.307-07:00Comments on Basketball Court Designs: State Outlines Revisited (2/19/10)alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047057328265529252noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771063377508001208.post-44467232104568407332010-02-24T09:43:32.330-08:002010-02-24T09:43:32.330-08:00Mizzou state outline used to not be obscured: http...Mizzou state outline used to not be obscured: http://www.johnnyroadtrip.com/cities/stlouis/images/hearnescenter.jpg<br /><br />I guess they figured they had to go BIG with their center court logo (like Kansas, Texas, Texas AM, and Kansas State) but wanted to keep the state outline too.Kevin Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02567465370964894908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771063377508001208.post-6561551846837050352010-02-20T12:34:47.257-08:002010-02-20T12:34:47.257-08:00Thanks for the Kentucky team pictures. The brick ...Thanks for the Kentucky team pictures. The brick wall in the background tells us that the pictures were taken in a practice gym. However, a practice-gym floor design will often duplicate the actual arena floor.alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08047057328265529252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771063377508001208.post-59197766894734479172010-02-20T07:35:37.043-08:002010-02-20T07:35:37.043-08:00Thanks for the new post! I did some photo research...Thanks for the new post! I did some photo research for the Kentucky center court design. I found two versions of the team photo from 1977-78. The first one shows more of the foreground and what appears to be the outline of the state of Kentucky at mid-court:<br />http://publish.netitor.com/photos/schools/kty//sports/m-baskbl/media-guides/champs1978.jpg<br /><br />The second one has the foreground cropped, so it's more up-close on the team. But this allows you to see the side of the mid-court logo that is behind the players better and it appears to be the rest of the state of Kentucky, positioned as though we are looking at it from the East:<br />http://bigbluehistory.net/bb/Graphics/Teams/1977-78.jpgKevin Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02567465370964894908noreply@blogger.com