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

Feb 11, 2021
10:39:15pm

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which increases their shooting % significantly. They're basically shooting a volleyball through a standard basketball hoop.

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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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