NBA To Switch Back To Old Leather Ball
All the negative feedback from even the league’s biggest stars like Shaq and Lebron James has prompted the NBA to switch back to the old leather game ball. This statement from David Stern explains that while they still think the new composite ball is the better ball, they decided to accommodate the players’ request to switch it back. The switch will be made January 1, 2007.
“Our players’ response to this particular composite ball has been consistently negative and we are acting accordingly,” said NBA Commissioner David Stern. “Although testing performed by Spalding and the NBA demonstrated that the new composite basketball was more consistent than leather, and statistically there has been an improvement in shooting, scoring, and ball-related turnovers, the most important statistic is the view of our players.”
“In the meantime, we will work with our players and our partners at Spalding to determine the best possible ball for the NBA.”
At least some complaining off the court about something other than the officiating still gets the players somewhere. Hehe.
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1 opinion for NBA To Switch Back To Old Leather Ball
Jack
Dec 13, 2006 at 4:41 am
I think this is going to be a good thing, good decision.
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