New Oregon Basketball Court

[slapshot]

The graphic makes it look better than the photo. Maybe it's a bit of the glare.

But you really do lose that white 3-point line. Any chance they're made (by the conference, or the refs after a few games) to change that line to yellow?

The views are misleading. I have officiated games on light courts with glare, and I could still see the 3-point line. There are 2 officials out beyond the key that can determine if a shot is a 3 or a 2.

[BigDmo]

I haven't read anywhere that Nike designed the court

[STL FANATIC]

I don't care how cool the idea is, I have trouble calling that thing cool. Looks AWFUL in actual execution.

[Cujo]

Sick. Looks like my kitchen floor!

[Bmac]

That. Is. Awesome.

[north dakota]

I'm not sure if I like it or not. I don't really think it looks like a worn out basketball floor.

[Bobcat79]

This is like not printing proofs before handing in a final design... it looks wonderful in the second image posted, the "not real" one, but on the actual floor it's hard to discern the "unsanded" look as trees. The glare makes it look unfinished. Concept, great. Execution, not too great.

[TheStoicPaisano]

I haven't read anywhere that Nike designed the court

Tinker Hatfield works for Nike and designed the court. Of course with Nike being based in Oregon, they happen to have a lot of UO alumni as employees. Hatfield was all-everything as a prep in Oregon and set records at UO in track & field, so the "darth vader" crack made upthread is woefully misplaced.

[LEWJ]

That's amazingly unique. You almost have to like it. Has anything remotely similar ever been produced for a basketball court?

The only thing I can think of it A&M's court, and some of the old 90s courts. Even then they're nothing close.

I love it.

[MDC]

That's amazingly unique. You almost have to like it. Has anything remotely similar ever been produced for a basketball court?

The only thing I can think of it A&M's court, and some of the old 90s courts. Even then they're nothing close.

I love it.

Exactly, thats the reason I like it. I'm not suggesting every other school goes out and put in a court like this, but for some reason, it is just straight up badass

[aerodynamix]

That is awesome. Love it.

[rams80]

It looks ok, but I can't help but think that Nike is terribly overstaffed if they have the free time to come up with stuff like this.

[SLAM]

I like it!

[Joshawaggie]

I usually don't like busy courts, but I'm loving this. In theory at least.

[exaccardi]

please tell me they're darkening the trees so it doesnt look like somebody spilled an oversized bottle of whiteout at half court

[CJworks]

I...I think I like it...

[winters in buffalo]

Love it.

/my once per year basketball post

[BlazerBlaze]

That's awesome. Love it. I do wish it was a few shades darker though. Hopefully after the sanding and waxing it'll look like the PDF image.

[PurpleRush]

I agree with the statements about execution.

I think if the middle were a darker shade,

the design would benefit greatly.

[Primal]

The views are misleading. I have officiated games on light courts with glare, and I could still see the 3-point line. There are 2 officials out beyond the key that can determine if a shot is a 3 or a 2.

I hope you're right, because I too love what they're doing but it seems madly impractical to have court markings that blend into the floor.