04-02-2011, 11:27 AM
I watched the third game and deciding game of the CBI Championship series last night between Oregon and visiting Creighton. The score was tied with less than 30 seconds to go, shot clock off, the Bluejays with the ball. Creighton calls time out to discuss the last shot. They inbound the ball and the Bluejay guard is dribbling near half court to run some time off before getting into the last shot play. He then steps on the almost invisible half court line to turn the ball over and Oregon scores with 2 seconds remaining to win the game.
For those of you who haven't seen Oregon's new court in their new arena, its hard to imagine what I'm talking about. But when you see it, you will have a lot of sympathy for Creighton. There is a design that is all over the court, which to me makes the game difficult to watch, and the lines, especially the half court line, is almost invisible in that design, and to me it creates a very unfair advantage for the home team that is used to it.
Hopefully there will be a move in the NCAA to create some standards for what can be done on a home court design. The home court advantage is big enough without creating artifical optical problems for the visitors.
For those of you who haven't seen Oregon's new court in their new arena, its hard to imagine what I'm talking about. But when you see it, you will have a lot of sympathy for Creighton. There is a design that is all over the court, which to me makes the game difficult to watch, and the lines, especially the half court line, is almost invisible in that design, and to me it creates a very unfair advantage for the home team that is used to it.
Hopefully there will be a move in the NCAA to create some standards for what can be done on a home court design. The home court advantage is big enough without creating artifical optical problems for the visitors.
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