Complaints about Oregon's new court

[bucky]

3-pt. line? The ENTIRE court is horrific. Made me think as if someone vomited all over the court upon first seeing it. Disgusting.

[chseagle]

Originally Posted by bucky

3-pt. line? The ENTIRE court is horrific. Made me think as if someone vomited all over the court upon first seeing it. Disgusting.

You can thank NIKE & Phil Knight for the court (at least that's what others are saying).

[Terrance "TJ"]

Oregon Basketball Court Brings Outdoor Wonders to the Hardwood | Playbook

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by chseagle

You can thank NIKE & Phil Knight for the court (at least that's what others are saying).

Well there is no Nike logo or any mention of Nike on the floor. It seems like this was just the idea of someone and they allowed some involvement from people of Nike, but not sure it was there idea.

Peace

[Terrance "TJ"]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Well there is no Nike logo or any mention of Nike on the floor. It seems like this was just the idea of someone and they allowed some involvement from people of Nike, but not sure it was there idea.

Peace

From the video on the link I posted it sounds like it was a lot of Nike's idea.

[chseagle]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Well there is no Nike logo or any mention of Nike on the floor. It seems like this was just the idea of someone and they allowed some involvement from people of Nike, but not sure it was there idea.

Peace

The arena is named in honor of Phil Knight's son, for one.

Plus a nickname for UO is Nike University.

[Terrance "TJ"]

Originally Posted by chseagle

The arena is named in honor of Phil Knight's son, for one.

Plus a nickname for UO is Nike University.

And just how many uniforms does their football team have? All adorned with the swoosh, makes sense they have so many options with the Nike boss being alumni.

[chseagle]

Originally Posted by Terrance "TJ"

And just how many uniforms does their football team have? All adorned with the swoosh, makes sense they have so many options with the Nike boss being alumni.

I'm surprised it's just the football team with so many uniform combinations.

Another interesting thing about Matthew Knight Arena is that it's not a Sports-only facility as the court can be removed for floor shows/concerts (unlike Hec Ed (UW) or Gill Coliseum (OSU)), & the events that are already scheduled.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Terrance "TJ"

From the video on the link I posted it sounds like it was a lot of Nike's idea.

Originally Posted by chseagle

The arena is named in honor of Phil Knight's son, for one.

Plus a nickname for UO is Nike University.

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.

Peace

[chseagle]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

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.

Peace

Phil Knight put $100 million out for the arena to be built.

Coach K Court was done in honor of Coach K at Duke.

Basically in all the articles I've read, UO wanted to be the Boise State of Basketball with the court design.

When did Nike get into court/field designing? I noticed that it was their design team that did the court.

[chseagle]

Here's the initial article I read that made me think of asking everyone.

Distracting glare detracts from first game at Oregon's new arena - The Dagger - NCAAB - Yahoo! Sports

[Adam]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

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.

Peace

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.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

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.

Peace