NBA switching rims.....SMH

[venom lyrix]

i hate double rims...smh...my park FTL with the double rims

 

[ex carrabba fan]

Link or article?

 

[DYNAMICS]

Those guys at the NBA Offices seem bored.

 

[moneylicious]

once scoring takes a dip and players start complainin, Stern will change it back just like the leather ball.

 

[kdawg]

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas/091026&sportCat=nba

 

[kdawg]

It's not really a double rim. You can see that in this picture:

The second smaller 'rim' is just holding the net cord in place. I don't think it will do anything to the 'feel' of the rim - it's thespring mechanism that does that.

 

[ex carrabba fan]

Originally Posted by kdawg

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas/091026&sportCat=nba

Thanks.

It's not really a double rim, but still I'd rather just not change anything.

 

[proper english]

pardon my ignorance.. but why? i mean, what are the upsides of this?

 

[bigmike23]

thats not even a double rim

and some of yall %#*$@ just to #+$#$

 

[executive76]

looks like they used these during preseason and no complains so

 

[kdawg]

Buried right at the bottom of the uniwatch article was this:

And just to bring things full circle, here's something else about that new rim: The new version has breakaway functionality on the sides, instead of just on the front. Watch for it on dunks coming from the sides of the basket.


I was wondering why the box for the spring mechanism looked different - it looks like it can also bend down to the side. Weird.

 

[kingzarus1]

dude....lebron has to be mad at this crap...i like double rims but i hate them at the same time....so frustrating...

 

[crazy dav0]

hmmmm

 

[MVP]

 

[lawdog1]

From the looks of it, since its not the typical double-rim, I don't see it making a huge difference. Still, I don't see why it was necessary. I couldbe wrong, but I don't remember a lot of rims getting broke/bent over the last few seasons.

 

[ballinsam23]

i'm sure midway through the season the players will complain and they'll back to the original rims....basically w.e happened to that new nba ball

 

[japanair21]

I trust the people in charge.

 

[tommykairaa]

SAME %!%*.

 

[quik1987]

Let's add a couple of square feet to the court while we're at it. Oh, and the shape of the back board.

SMH.

 

[JD617]

Originally Posted by kdawg

Buried right at the bottom of the uniwatch article was this:

And just to bring things full circle, here's something else about that new rim: The new version has breakaway functionality on the sides, instead of just on the front. Watch for it on dunks coming from the sides of the basket.

I was wondering why the box for the spring mechanism looked different - it looks like it can also bend down to the side. Weird.

I think college rims have been able to bend to the side for years. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[eyegiantjackpot]

to me it looks like a good fix..

they eliminated the hoops for the net, which stuck out, and seemed to have posed a problem with players fingers in the past. now its like a shoe, with the rimstaying consistently round without anything protruding from it.

plus it looks like an upgraded breakaway box in the back.

 

[airjordan jb23]

The double rim

You would think the NBA would have learned from the ball fiasco.

 

[detlefschrempf11]

Originally Posted by JapanAir21

I trust the people in charge.

sarcasm?

Stern needs to go

 

[jdb1523]

It's not really a double rim but son of a **!*# did I hate playing on those in junior high and high school. It got to the point where I was just driving tothe hoop the whole game

 

[ogbobbyjohnson773]

John Amaechi is jealous, if only he could do the same.