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    I rule the local playground bence23's Avatar
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    part of me doesnt want it to come back teh way the suns are playin

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    I think your right, it could be a collectors item...

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    Quote Originally Posted by 305Baller
    They pulled it quicker than New Coke.

    New Coke > Micro Fiber Ball
    I actually thought New Coke was better.

    Smart move by Stern. This was a no-brainer, but he could have turned stubborn and kept the new ball for the whole year. A lesson for the Godfather that he needs to consult with players before making a decision affecting the integrity of the game.

    I don't think he'll cave on the tech situation, which will resolve itself in the end. With less player histrionics, the need to give out more techs will disappear.
    Last edited by Shepseskaf; 12-11-2006 at 11:46 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bence23
    part of me doesnt want it to come back teh way the suns are playin
    You will when Steve Nash's hands are fishnets by march.

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    i am pumped, great news!

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    Quote Originally Posted by GOBB
    Stephen A Smith made a good point.
    It'd be the first time.

    As for the ball, I think they should have switched it back last year so there's no problem with adjusting mid-season, but in theory I love that they are reverting.

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    Default the league is getting rid of the new ball

    "After more than two months of complaining by some of its biggest superstars and scores of other players, the NBA is giving the boot to its new microfiber composite basketball and bringing back the old leather ball that had been in use for 36 years."

    http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ba...p-403276c.html

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    Stern admitted that he was wrong. I wonder what else he's been wrong about.

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    i work a blocks away from the nba store...gonna pick up the ball *collector's item* during lunch

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    Default Re: New NBA ball will be gone: Leather ball will return on Jan. 1

    reliving the thread that the NBA decided that a leather ball was to costly to use

    The historic times of the NBA

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    Default Re: New NBA ball will be gone: Leather ball will return on Jan. 1

    This is why scoring was up in 2005-2006.

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    Default Re: New NBA ball will be gone: Leather ball will return on Jan. 1

    There was a time when many high schools switched to this ball:



    I've used it and the grip is so much better.

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    Default Re: New NBA ball will be gone: Leather ball will return on Jan. 1

    Quote Originally Posted by Im Still Ballin
    This is why scoring was up in 2005-2006.
    I forgot this was a big part of it

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    Default Re: New NBA ball will be gone: Leather ball will return on Jan. 1

    Quote Originally Posted by ArbitraryWater
    I forgot this was a big part of it
    You didn't forget. You were still in diapers.

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    Default Re: New NBA ball will be gone: Leather ball will return on Jan. 1

    Quote Originally Posted by aj1987
    You didn't forget. You were still in diapers.
    God damn

    Murder.

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