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Old Sun Jan 16, 2011, 08:21am
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Another example of unique and innovative not necessarily equating to better IMO.

I vote yuk!
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My point is even if it has some Nike influence, that does not mean they were the ones that said this was the exact direction the court design should be. The building of course donated but Knight, but a lot of arenas are often named after people or having little to do with name of the arena. Like "The Summit" or "Coach K Court." I think it is possible that someone else at that university said this was a good idea and the designers were helping them out.

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Doing it in honor of someone is different than doing it in response to a $100 mm donation. $100 mm buys you a lot more than just the name; and I'm not sure Oregon does anything without Phill Knight's permission. You get a sugar daddy that prolific, you tend to run things by him at the very least.

Maybe it was their idea and he just signed off on it, but I'd bet he had a lot of input.
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Old Sun Jan 16, 2011, 11:51am
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Ugliest floor I have ever seen.

My son will not play college basketball at Oregon because of that and the fact that he doesn't have that skill set, but if he did......
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JRUT Actually in regards to Coach K court he has a LOT of input into it. He/Duke has been approached countless times about building a NEW Arena and he has repeatedly said he is not interested and if they do he will resign.

Now with regards to Oregon's court. I will be contrarian, I like it.
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Old Sun Jan 16, 2011, 03:30pm
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He/Duke has been approached countless times about building a NEW Arena and he has repeatedly said he is not interested and if they do he will resign.
I was there once and couldn't believe how incredibly small it really is.......pretty cool place though.

The money they've lost over these many yrs not building a large, new venue is $much$!
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Old Sun Jan 16, 2011, 03:37pm
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GRUN - That is debatable. Scarcity of resources etc make getting tickets VERY difficult. My wife and I are on different sides of the issue. (She favoring UNC) But we have always said that for facilities you should pick UNC for game day you should pick DUKE. (And now that Duke has the new practice facilities....I WIN!)
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Old Sun Jan 16, 2011, 03:59pm
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Ugliest court I've ever seen. God-awful
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Old Sun Jan 16, 2011, 06:15pm
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As an official, I'm with BNR. They noted the division line is hard to see. I couldn't see it at all on TV, and I wondered how easy it was to see on the court. That could be a problem from an officiating perspective. That's about all, though.

As a fan, however, I found it hard to watch.
I got to see it up close and personal a couple weeks ago - the division line is very hard to see unless you're standing right on top of it & looking for it.
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I got to see it up close and personal a couple weeks ago - the division line is very hard to see unless you're standing right on top of it & looking for it.
That's what I gathered from the comments on TV. That would be a PITA, IMO, as an official.
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Doing it in honor of someone is different than doing it in response to a $100 mm donation. $100 mm buys you a lot more than just the name; and I'm not sure Oregon does anything without Phill Knight's permission. You get a sugar daddy that prolific, you tend to run things by him at the very least.

Maybe it was their idea and he just signed off on it, but I'd bet he had a lot of input.
I did not say he had no input. I said it might not have been his idea or vision for the court.

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I did not say he had no input. I said it might not have been his idea or vision for the court.

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Gotcha. I'm leaning towards the fact that it was in fact his vision. For that kind of money, I'd have to be thrilled with the result. Especially if it has my name attached to it. Maybe that's just me.
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Old Sun Jan 16, 2011, 08:23pm
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Gotcha. I'm leaning towards the fact that it was in fact his vision. For that kind of money, I'd have to be thrilled with the result. Especially if it has my name attached to it. Maybe that's just me.
Maybe you are right, but I heard it was not his vision or original idea. That is why I made the statements as it appeared the symbolism was not a original Nike idea or design (there is no Nike logo or other Nike symbolism on the court). Then again there have been many reports about what actually motivated this and why these kinds of trees and colors were used.

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Old Sun Jan 16, 2011, 08:33pm
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Maybe you are right, but I heard it was not his vision or original idea. That is why I made the statements as it appeared the symbolism was not a original Nike idea or design (there is no Nike logo or other Nike symbolism on the court). Then again there have been many reports about what actually motivated this and why these kinds of trees and colors were used.

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Symbolism for the first UO team that won the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, whose nickname was "The Tall Firs".
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