So, I'm watching the Heat vs, Bulls game and, at the half, Sager is interviewing D-Wade. Wade goes on to say that he had let the team down a bit during yesterday's game, so he decided to forgo taking all the phone calls from friends (he's from Chicago) and get down to the arena early to "shoot around a little bit to get used to the rims." Thought that was an interesting remark. That said, I would guess (virtually guarantee) the rims are the same, but it's the "backdrop" he's wanting to get used to.
Actually, many players claim that the rims are slightly different from one arena to another. Supposedly, some maintenance crews give them that extra twist when they bolt them down and make them springier. It's probably mostly superstition...but I do recall one case where it was not. One of the hoops in NY was actually tilted. If you shot from one baseline, you had to put extra arch on the shot to get it over the rim. From the other baseline, you were shooting downhill. The Knick players noticed it first - and didn't mention it! Eventualy, other teams noticed and complained, but for a few games the Knicks really did have a special home court advantage! (sort of like the legendary dead spots in the old parquet floor in Boston)
OT to your OT watchin the bulls heat game and I'm noticing tyrus Thomas is either pretty good or getting to pretty good. That said jokaim Noah who I've always hated is horrible as hell and I'm supprised he plays to say the least
If you have watched the Bulls at all since the trade, you would have to agree. Brad Miller helped that team a lot with his interior passing. I was actually hoping for the Blazers to trade for him, and put him at backup PF. He is a very high IQ player, and if you make your cuts, he will hit you with the pass. When he was with Cweb in Sacremento they were a very good interior passing team.
In Reggie Miller's book I Love Being The Enemy he talks about how a team with poor rebounders will tighten the rims for longer rebounds, and a team with decent rebounders will loosen the rims for short rebounds. I don't know how true it is, but that's just one source I've seen.
