The NCAA Floor in Boston.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Has anybody noticed that the NCAA floor in Boston is parqay (I think that is how its spelled, but I think its butter, LOL.). All the other NCAA courts used for the last two weekends have aren't.

MTD, Sr.

[stiffler3492]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Has anybody noticed that the NCAA floor in Boston is parqay (I think that is how its spelled, but I think its butter, LOL.). All the other NCAA courts used for the last two weekends have aren't.

MTD, Sr.

Definitely an homage to the traditional floor at the Boston Garden

[BktBallRef]

Probably some type of requirement in order for them to use the building.

[bainsey]

We New Englanders wouldn't have the floor any other way.

Oh, it's "Parquet."

[amusedofficial]

Rule #1 of multi-use arenas. Never screw around with a basketball floor laid down over an ice rink.

Never.

Use the floor they always use.

Unless you want a lesson in all kinds of stuff involving condensation, wet bulbs, dew points, and fog.

[twocentsworth]

Originally Posted by amusedofficial

Rule #1 of multi-use arenas. Never screw around with a basketball floor laid down over an ice rink.

Never.

Use the floor they always use.

Unless you want a lesson in all kinds of stuff involving condensation, wet bulbs, dew points, and fog.

The floor in question is NOT "the floor they always use"...it is simply a parquet floor that pays homage to the tradition of the Boston Garden past and present parquet floors.

[26 Year Gap]

Probably have the "Celtic rims", too.

[BillyMac]

Parquet floor, or no parquet floor, this will never have the mystic of the "real" Boston Garden. Never.

[jump stop]

Are they using the Celtics floor with stickers over the the Celtic logos???? must be , no way they buy a new floor for 2 days of games, what is the cost of removable floor 300k?

[mcdanrd]

All the courts in the NCAA tourney are the same except for the parquet floor in Boston | syracuse.com

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Parquet floor, or no parquet floor, this will never have the mystic of the "real" Boston Garden. Never.

Ask the players what they'd rather have: mystique or air conditioning.

[tw1ns]

They are all new floors... The University of Northern Iowa actually purchased a floor after the tourney was over and installed it in the McCleod Center where they play.
UNI beat the University of Kansas, the No. 1 seed in the tournament, 69-67, in Oklahoma City to advance to the Sweet 16. They then lost to Michigan State University, 59-52, in St. Louis.
The new floor cost $105,000 to purchase, paint and install, about $30,000 to $40,000 less than market value, Dannen said.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by jump stop

Are they using the Celtics floor with stickers over the the Celtic logos???? must be , no way they buy a new floor for 2 days of games, what is the cost of removable floor 300k?

No, they are not. All the floors have a black OOB border and the same logos. The wood is the same except the floor that was used in Boston.

The NCAA has an $11 billion TV deal. Spending $2-$4 million on 14 floors is no big deal. They can easily be stored and used year after year.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

No, they are not. All the floors have a black OOB border and the same logos. The wood is the same except the floor that was used in Boston.

The NCAA has an $11 billion TV deal. Spending $2-$4 million on 14 floors is no big deal. They can easily be stored and used year after year.

IIRC, the mention above is correct -- they don't store the floors, they sell them to universities every year at a significant discount from the cost of a new floor.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by GROUPthink

IIRC, the mention above is correct -- they don't store the floors, they sell them to universities every year at a significant discount from the cost of a new floor.

That is what I had heard as well.

Peace