It's an infrastructure problem. Most hoops are 10' and only 10'. Don't have

Feb 11, 2021
10:22:31pm

rcbyufan All-American

capabilities of lowering. Which means there would have to be an overhaul in thousands of gyms across the nation if you wanted to go that direction. So it could be changed but likely won't ever happen.

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Should women play basketball on an 8 or 9 ft basket?

lbmango

2/11/21 10:15pm

It would definitely be a better product if they played with shorter hoops.

rtNelson

2/11/21 10:19pm

It's an infrastructure problem. Most hoops are 10' and only 10'. Don't have

rcbyufan

2/11/21 10:22pm

It would be very doable if it caught on. Someone would invent

HighHorse

2/12/21 5:41am

Agreed. But it would probably take some innovation. I just think the costs

rcbyufan

2/12/21 8:00am

Like the metric system

Scooter

2/12/21 6:34am

RE: It's an infrastructure problem. Most hoops are 10' and only 10'. Don't have

theonick

2/12/21 9:35am

They already use a smaller ball but with the same rim circumference

AZ Coug

2/11/21 10:39pm

No need. With men claiming to identify as women, the WBB product will improve.

thegoodmeister

2/12/21 5:41am

amen... this could help

4slyce

2/11/21 10:57pm

Would women want to lower the hoop? I doubt it.

lightmann

2/11/21 11:09pm

Why not try it? 9 feet would be far more entertaining than the product today.

Loafer

2/11/21 11:35pm

I'm reminded of a line from my favorite comedian, Norm Macdonald

JupiterJones

2/11/21 11:55pm

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LehiPT

2/12/21 1:40am

kahuna

2/12/21 1:13am

DI players (which I assume is what you’d be watching) have no trouble w/ 10 ft.

Super Chicken

2/12/21 4:35am

No trouble? What about dunking?

Fightgar

2/12/21 7:53am

And the set shot comes from so low

stoils

2/12/21 8:41am

At this point, it probably won't happen. But it probably woulda been wise.

SinkingQuffa

2/12/21 5:37am

Works for volleyball.

Six Foot Seven

2/12/21 6:39am

It would be a much better game at 9'. It would be even more like men's bball

ImuaKahuku

2/12/21 7:54am

Now that men are women too, no.

CaughtForaTouchdown

2/12/21 8:10am

Definitely not.

rockyrd

2/12/21 8:42am

This is ridiculous. How would lowering the rim improve the game?

Tortillero

2/12/21 8:57am

It would allow for higher shot release points, which would look more like men

stoils

2/12/21 9:27am

I would be way more likely to watch a women's basketball game on a 8' 6" rim.

RdF3

2/12/21 9:24am

The interesting thing with women's basketball is that the it is actually a more fundamentally sound version of the game

jpesk2

2/12/21 9:26am

I watched the Lady Cougs play UoP last night and thoroughly enjoyed it.

thegoodmeister

2/12/21 9:55am

That could add hundreds of new fans beyond the hundreds the WNBA already has!

Emmett Fitz-Hume

2/12/21 10:36am

No, unless you think dunking is amazingly entertaining. You’ll see woman start

A Drew Aitch

2/12/21 10:58am

CB tells me dunks are no longer entertaining, so why lower the rim?

flyonawall

2/12/21 12:48pm

No! This would further undermine the legitimacy of Women's basketball

Cthack1

2/12/21 12:50pm

That's exactly what a bunch of insecure CBers are hoping for. It's amazing how

Tortillero

2/12/21 1:36pm

I predict shooting accuracy would go down, lame dunks would go up

Hill4Heisman

2/12/21 1:33pm

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