Complaints about Oregon's new court
 

So now that the nation's had a chance to see Oregon Basketball's $227 Million home, the complaints are coming out in the media.

What are your thoughts of the court?

Do you like the NCAA-M 3-pt. line being white?

Have only seen an illustration. As long as all the markings adhere to the rulebook I don't see there being a problem.

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.

Looking at pictures & game recaps on ESPN, the division line really is not visible unless you're right on top of it.

http://mt.nesn.com/.a/6a0115709f071f...19270e0970b-pi

http://media.kval.com/images/mattcourt.jpg

There were complaints about the ribbon boards creating glare on the court, according to some reports I've been reading.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

Article where idea came from
 

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

Another example of unique and innovative not necessarily equating to better IMO.

I vote yuk!

First time I've ever considered asking someone to stop reading.

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.

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......

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.

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 $much$!

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!)

Ugliest court I've ever seen. God-awful

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.

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

Peace

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.

Where's Bigfoot ???
 

First fan to find Sasquatch among the trees gets a free pedicure, from Matt Groening, during halftime, in the center circle. Really.

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.

Peace

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

From a Yahoo article:

If someone paints my house, I get to decide what they paint or we have a problem. That is the point, if you cannot see that not my issue. ;)

Peace

Ah, but if I'm paying for someone to paint your house and you choose a horrible paint color pattern, and it's going to be advertised world wide with my son's name (including my last name) on it, you can bet your last dollar I'd be approving of the final product and involved in its development.

Fair enough. But if they are paying for the paint, and your choices are let them paint it or watch it rot down, you may have to make a tough decision about the solution to the problem.

I was simply pointing out who designed the court. I honestly hadn't really followed along with the little argument that was going on.

And I was simply saying who was responsible for the idea. And who is responsible is not necessarily the person that actually did the design. Someone can give the designer the ideas or the vision and you run with it.

Peace

For those in the Pacific Northwest that haven't had a chance to see the new Oregon Couirt, tonight at 6 PM PST on Fox Sports Northwest the Lady Ducks play against Stanford.

It might be on in other parts of the nation as well though not sure