OT - Case for the 12 Foot Basket

[grunewar]

Since the season is winding down and there seems to be fewer posts.......

SI Vault - 1967 Article on raising the baskets to 12 Feet. Arguments been made before. Still hold today?

A bit long, but a good read IMO with dates and names some may find interesting.

Raised baskets in Tennessee test game made rebounding - 12.04.67 - SI Vault

And yes, it does reference Mr. Naismith and peach baskets!

[Indianaref]

Ain't goin happen.

[26 Year Gap]

Without reading the article, I remember it. Not sure if it was when Boerwinkle was playing in college or not. Kind of funky cover as I remember it. 10 feet was plenty high for me as a 10 year old.

[doubleringer]

On the other side of the argument, I saw on ESPN the other day that the average dunks per game in the NBA (not that I have watched a game in the last 10 years) is like 6 or something. I think 10 feet is fine.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

I remember reading that article as a 5'-09" junior guard in H.S. on a varsity basketball team that had six players between 6'-04" and 6'-09" on the team.

As I re-read the article a wave of nostalgia came over me to read the names of all of the college coaches of the past.

Okay, back to the present. I truely believe that eventually that the basket will have to be raised to eleven (11) feet for the NBA and FIBA (Men's Olympics and Men's World Championships) first. But it will not be in my lifetime. Eventually, it will be raised for both men's and women's competition at all levels. It will eventually for all age groups.

MTD, Sr.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

I remember reading that article as a 5'-09" junior guard in H.S. on a varsity basketball team that had six players between 6'-04" and 6'-09" on the team.

As I re-read the article a wave of nostalgia came over me to read the names of all of the college coaches of the past.

Okay, back to the present. I truely believe that eventually that the basket will have to be raised to eleven (11) feet for the NBA and FIBA (Men's Olympics and Men's World Championships) first. But it will not be in my lifetime. Eventually, it will be raised for both men's and women's competition at all levels. It will eventually for all age groups.

MTD, Sr.

That would absolutely ruin that scene in Hoosiers.