Design the new Moda Center court

Here's mine:

 

I kinda like that one... it's classy.

 

Lakers have a yellow baseline.

 

I remade it with a slight change.

 

I think you were the only one who thought it was funny. I sure didn't.

 

Lines should probably be black on that one. You have to have the Restricted Line.

 

Changed it just a bit. And I think mine is the best. I would also do the inside of the baseline lettering in white.

 

These are my choices:

Starting to like the idea of a black paint.

 

I'm telling ya, this concept is the way to go!

 

Well, I'm sure somebody will guess the combo they'll use, and "win".

 

I'm diggin' both of those.

 

Yeah, that's kinda what I was going for with mine. That was a good looking floor, and the white key really stood out. I just changed the baseline to red so it contrasted against the surrounding seating and framed the court a bit better. And I think it just has a little more visual interest than a black baseline.
I also thought that the white key might make play in that part of the court more visible - not only to viewers, but to refs and players so perhaps we could get more 3-sec defensive calls against our opponents, or make sure we get outside of the restricted area when trying to draw a charge. Having the restricted line painted on a white surface should be more noticeable in your peripheral vision. And I feel like the red baseline would be more noticeable for the players, and perhaps that could reduce the number of times a player steps out of bounds when they're in the corner.

 

Refs don't look at the actual paint. We look at the players in between the lines. So the lines would have to have good contrast. This is why IMHO as a ref I would not want a white paint. I have look at feet. Home feet are white. Most away feet are Black/Dark. If you want to achieve the desired effect of the official getting a good look at feet in the paint and possibly calling more D3 calls, I need a paint that can contrast both those shades. This is why I think the paint should be Blazer Scarlet and the college line White with all the other lines Black. This way as a referee you can clearly see who is entering the paint and how long they are in there. Like this:

 

I didn't realize that home teams typically wear white shoes. I didn't think ANYBODY wore white shoes anymore and figured shoe color was just a personal choice.
But in all honesty my color choices were first and foremost chosen for aesthetics and based off one of my favorite court designs, with any strategic advantages being secondary. I still think that even if it doesn't help with reffing, white and red would be more noticeable than black when players are using their peripheral vision.

 

Stick a light saber wielding poker playing dog center court.

 

It would seem with a finite amount of combinations available on the website they are going to be able to "choose someone's design" but it will just be a coincidence, whichever one they go for will have been made I would think.