The NBA tried changing the basketball about 15 years ago. Shooting improved and turnovers dropped, but the players hated

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Mar 28, 2018
3:17:19pm

scootsy First name: Tom; Last: Foolery

The NBA tried changing the basketball about 15 years ago. Shooting improved and turnovers dropped, but the players hated

the feel and demanded a reversion to the old Spalding leather variant. And, zurp, just like that it was changed back, flurp.

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scootsy

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Why does FIFA change the World Cup ball for every tournament?

Thrill

3/28/18 3:03pm

Because some manufacturer made it "worth their while" to change it

Indy Coug

3/28/18 3:04pm

I get that, but I don’t get changing the actual performance.

Paco

3/28/18 3:13pm

I'd be curious if the main complaint by goalies is that they're looking

3/28/18 3:12pm

Some have more knuckleball action than others

Paco

3/28/18 3:14pm

$$$$$$

RenoCoug

3/28/18 3:16pm

Evergreen answer to questions that begin with "Why does FIFA...?"

mik3

3/28/18 3:57pm

The NBA tried changing the basketball about 15 years ago. Shooting improved and turnovers dropped, but the players hated

scootsy

3/28/18 3:17pm

So 2 goal keepers who are endorsed by Adidas are complaining?

NOCAL_YFAN

3/28/18 3:35pm

More goals = good news, in my book.

mik3

3/28/18 4:03pm

This is the main thing for me.

JmThms

3/28/18 4:42pm

The keepers are always complaining about a new ball.

SpiffCoug

3/28/18 8:09pm

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