jshclhn

November 7th, 2010 at 4:14 PM ^

I hope that Oregon's team for their own sake practices a lot on that floor to get used to it.  I think that floor will throw off a lot of visiting opponents and be a little bit of an advantage for the home team - you really can't see the lines out there.

I agree with the other posters that it is an interesting concept, but certainly not something for Michigan anytime soon.

MaizeAndBlueWahoo

November 7th, 2010 at 4:55 PM ^

I really like the court, and that's coming from someone who hates everything about the way Oregon dresses its football team.  UVA visits Oregon next year, I'll be looking forward to seeing the look on TV.

MGlobules

November 7th, 2010 at 5:38 PM ^

are drab. I wonder if players will find it distracting? Having your dribble come down on a white space then a brown space could hypothetically cause someone to lose their dribble. 

Sgt. Wolverine

November 7th, 2010 at 5:45 PM ^

the playing surface shouldn't distract from the game, and basketball courts are getting WAY too distracting.  The NCAA needs to step in and set some boundaries concerning what can be graphically delicious.

schmakj

November 7th, 2010 at 6:56 PM ^

From the press release:

"Floor was manufactured in the upper peninsula of Michigan in the town of Amasa, Mich."

http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205025431&SPSID=4297&SPID=235&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=500#

 

Further article perusals reveal:

"The floor was built by Connor Sports Flooring, a Michigan company that does the playing floors for all NCAA playoff games and more than half of the new college stadiums in the country."

http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/25510276-41/court-floor-design-oregon-arena.csp

Pure Michigan.

thethirdcoast

November 7th, 2010 at 8:42 PM ^

...to the good folks in the UP that are nationally known for the quality of their basketball flooring.

It's always great to see something positive about the state of Michigan in the media because there are so many smart, hard-working people that live there.

snoopblue

November 7th, 2010 at 7:27 PM ^

Looks good. Kinda funny how the very thing, the forest of trees, they are paying tribute to on the court was destroyed (for wood, materials, etc.) to build a brand new arena and a brand new floor when they had a perfectly good arena that just needed an overhaul.