Geno Auriemma's request

[jdmara]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Back to the future? Didn't high school girls in Midwest state fight to do away with this many years ago?

It wasn't that many years ago in Iowa and it was within the past 15 years that Iowa girls started the game with a coin toss instead of a jump ball *embarrassed*

-Josh

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by jdmara

started the game with a coin toss instead of a jump ball.

Sign me up. I'll bring the coin. How about a 1973 Eisenhower dollar?

[jTheUmp]

Originally Posted by jdmara

It wasn't that many years ago in Iowa and it was within the past 15 years that Iowa girls started the game with a coin toss instead of a jump ball *embarrassed*

-Josh

Iowa did away with 6-on-6 girls basketball in the smaller schools after the 1993-1994 season (the last season was my freshman year of high school, which is why I remember that). The larger schools had been playing 5-on-5 for quite a while before that.

Pretty sure the coin toss went away at the same time, but I'm not 100% certain on that.

Anyway, I'm not sure that lowering the rim would help any; in fact, immediately after the change it would probably hurt the level of play. Think about it: You have players who have developed the muscle memory and timing and coordination to shoot/rebound/position on a 10' rim, and now suddenly they're having to adjust to a 9' or 9'3" rim?

[APG]

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap

I think he wants attention. Can you imagine the filtering down to HS and the expense of having two different heights needed for rims? They already have a smaller basketball. They could always add a 6th player.

For one, I don't think Geno Auriemma is concerned about the costs for high school. Second, JRut said assume that cost/logistics isn't an issue.