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

part of me doesnt want it to come back teh way the suns are playin:oldlol:

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

[QUOTE=305Baller]They pulled it quicker than New Coke.

New Coke > Micro Fiber Ball[/QUOTE]
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.

[QUOTE=bence23]part of me doesnt want it to come back teh way the suns are playin:oldlol:[/QUOTE]

You will when Steve Nash's hands are fishnets by march.

i am pumped, great news!

[QUOTE=GOBB]Stephen A Smith made a good point.[/QUOTE]

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.

"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."

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

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

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

The historic times of the NBA

This is why scoring was up in 2005-2006.

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

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

[QUOTE=Im Still Ballin]This is why scoring was up in 2005-2006.[/QUOTE]

I forgot this was a big part of it

[QUOTE=ArbitraryWater]I forgot this was a big part of it[/QUOTE]
You didn't forget. You were still in diapers.

[QUOTE=aj1987]You didn't forget. You were still in diapers.[/QUOTE]

God damn :biggums:

Murder.