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EDGEMAN

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Guess that Mike should buy balls that will be used in upcoming games...


...for use in practice. I have definitely felt differences in bounce, texture, etc. in different balls. Suspect it can have an even larger effect at this level. When you're shooting threes, it doesn't take much to alter the trajectory of the ball to miss.

(In response to this post by HeisenBurg13)

Posted: 11/28/2021 at 05:11AM


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  Any chance that the Wilson basketball used in Brooklyn caused our woes?? -- HeisenBurg13 11/27/2021 08:29AM
  Guess that Mike should buy balls that will be used in upcoming games... -- EDGEMAN 11/28/2021 05:11AM
  Back in the day I brought a brand new NBA ball to the gym. It had the wide -- IB4TECH 11/27/2021 2:29PM
  Maybe -- Rockfish40 11/27/2021 2:14PM
  100% agree with this too. -- HeisenBurg13 11/27/2021 6:11PM
  Oh. I didn't realize Xavier used a different ball last night. Must've -- ModerateHokie 11/27/2021 12:06PM
  If that throws us off, we are in big trouble. ** -- HokieJack 11/27/2021 10:09AM
  Maybe. I've heard that before. Different textures, slickness, etc. -- UEMcGill 11/27/2021 09:53AM
  - grasping at straws and a conspiracy theory. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 11/27/2021 09:16AM
  It can impact shooting as the feel is different, the seams can be -- 133743Hokie 11/27/2021 08:57AM
  So this explains Storms 8 turnovers in 2 games -- DCL 11/27/2021 08:54AM
  Nike much better ball than Wilson... ** -- Curious Hokie 11/27/2021 08:38AM
  Says who? -- HokieJack 11/27/2021 10:11AM
  Nike ** -- EDGEMAN 11/28/2021 05:04AM
  Surprisingly, the standards aren't that specific. ** -- HeisenBurg13 11/27/2021 6:16PM
  Me. I coach basketball. Not a fan of Wilson ** -- Curious Hokie 11/27/2021 11:25AM
  Not a fan? -- HokieJack 11/27/2021 11:47AM
  Better than the Wilson volleyball. -- PhotoHokieNC 11/27/2021 08:33AM
  WILSON!!!!!! ** -- HokieBurger 11/27/2021 09:09AM

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