cajunaggie08 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Here's a link from Houston's ABC affiliate featuring a slideshow of the final four court. While the gallery fails to feature a full court pic, many elements can be seen. The out of bounds features a dark blue gradient to go along with the space theme. Along the bottom out of bounds, the slogan for this final four is written."And then there were four, three, two, one."Another play on the space theme. There seems to be an NCAA logo from 1971 which is the last time Houston hosted a Final Four and a generic 2016 Final Four logo which is the next time Houston will host the final four. The court is the standard ncaa tournament court except the final four logo is at midcourt and the area inside the arc is a lighter stained wood.http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/gallery?section=news&id=8039116&photo=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 The more I see this year's Final Four logo the more I realize it is the best one ever. It is so nice the NCAA still sees how great a different logo each year is. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenTino Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 I was just sitting here thinking, "I wonder what the Final Four court will look like this year...", so I came here. First topic I see? "2011 Final Four Court," complete with a slideshow and cool anecdotes.I love this place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC in Da House w/o a Doubt Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Looks good to me.A hell of a lot better than that NBA All Star Game court this year... ugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LetsGoOakland9 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Looks good to me.A hell of a lot better than that NBA All Star Game court this year... ughIt would have taken a lot to out-do that court Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 The more I see this year's Final Four logo the more I realize it is the best one ever. It is so nice the NCAA still sees how great a different logo each year is.I agree Tank. I'm wondering if our appreciation of all things NASA has anything to do with how much we like the logo. Â Â Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knnhrvy16 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Count me in as considering this year's logo to be the best. I dont know what it is about it for sure, but its a very fitting and appealing logo. I also love the court, I cant wait to see it in action! The best part I think is the motto though. It's absolutely perfect. The opinions I express are mine, and mine only. If I am to express them, it is not to say you or anyone else is wrong, and certainly not to say that I am right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkerws Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 I like the star patterns all over including in the court. A very nice look for this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouj Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 LOVE the inclusion of the '71 logo & 2016 placeholder as homages to the past & future of the tournament. Hope that the NCAA does that at all of the future FF sites.I really dislike how the NCAA has made all of the sub-regional and regional courts nearly identical, save the corner logos (I like the old days when I instantly knew where the game was), but the slightly varied FF court is outstanding. Go Astros!Go Texans!Go Rockets!Go Javelinas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deliver2david Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 I really dislike how the NCAA has made all of the sub-regional and regional courts nearly identical, save the corner logos (I like the old days when I instantly knew where the game was), but the slightly varied FF court is outstanding.Their reasoning is that it's a tournament and they want all games to have as similar a court as possible for fairness (or at least the illusion of it) plus it pushes their own branding. I don't like it but I understand that at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmejia Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Along the bottom out of bounds, the slogan for this final four is written."And then there were four, three, two, one."http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/gallery?section=news&id=8039116&photo=1I live in Houston, as well, and have seen this slogan on banners downtown for a couple of weeks. I think it's a great touch integrating a NASA countdown into the tournament imagery. It took me a bit to warm up to the logo, but I'm now all-in with the space mission patch theme. From the comments on this thread, it appears I'm not in the minority. When the logo was first released sometime back, it had about a 10% approval rating on this site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikmurphy Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 very nice court, so much better than the standardized courts they are so dull and boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YessSir32 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Really nice, I'm tired of all of these standard courts in this tournament. Detroit Falcons (NABL) | Detroit Gears (UFL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenverJ Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Wow, that looks good. Memo to the NFL: Please wake up and ditch the standard Super Bowl logo. I don't know. I never smoked AstroTurf. ~Tug McGraw, when asked if he preferred grass or artificial turf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouj Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 I really dislike how the NCAA has made all of the sub-regional and regional courts nearly identical, save the corner logos (I like the old days when I instantly knew where the game was), but the slightly varied FF court is outstanding.Their reasoning is that it's a tournament and they want all games to have as similar a court as possible for fairness (or at least the illusion of it) plus it pushes their own branding. I don't like it but I understand that at least.Yeah, I didn't say I didn't understand why they do it. I know exactly why they do it. I said I don't like the way it looks. Go Astros!Go Texans!Go Rockets!Go Javelinas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 The more I see this year's Final Four logo the more I realize it is the best one ever. It is so nice the NCAA still sees how great a different logo each year is.I agree Tank. I'm wondering if our appreciation of all things NASA has anything to do with how much we like the logo.Perhaps www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illini1 Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Why does this picture say "2016 Final Four"? Is Houston hosting it again in 2016? I can't imagine this was a mistake, but I've never seen a city advertising that they were hosting a future Final Four on the court. See link below.My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCdog Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Why does this picture say "2016 Final Four"? Is Houston hosting it again in 2016? I can't imagine this was a mistake, but I've never seen a city advertising that they were hosting a future Final Four on the court. See link below.My linkThat's because Houston has already been awarded hosting duties for the 2016 Final Four. Indy, whom hosted last year is also getting a return date soon in 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkerws Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 yeah, they are hosting again. I think you're right in see this as a first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldRoman Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 The logo is good but the court sucks. Unpainted lane? different stain inside arch? Bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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