February 12th, 2018 at 1:04 PM ^
a dozen pairs of Nike/Jordan basketball shoes in my lifetime, can say I've quite literally never had an issue with a lack of grip.
February 12th, 2018 at 1:04 PM ^
looked like the olympics out there. 1st time all season though so I'd be more apt to blame the Troll Center than the shoes
February 12th, 2018 at 1:06 PM ^
It's usually the court and not the shoes. Maybe it was a bit dusty or we just happened to hit a few spots where some sweat dripped.
February 12th, 2018 at 1:07 PM ^
The Trohl Center is the only B1G basketball arena that does double duty as a hockey arena. And the Badgers were home for a pair of games this weekend against Minnesota on Friday and Saturday night. Is it possible that the arena crew did not do the required conversion maintenance to keep the court dry?
(Edited to note that the Schott in Columbus also does double duty.)
February 12th, 2018 at 1:11 PM ^
Those goddamn hornswogglers.
February 12th, 2018 at 1:35 PM ^
Considering the early start time of the basketball game, the maintenance crew most likely worked through the night or started very early Sunday. Either way, definitely a chance they didn't do a perfect job.
February 12th, 2018 at 1:56 PM ^
Incorrect. The Schott still pulls double duty for OSU.
Which isn't to say that it's unreasonable to surmise the ice may have had an effect. It does happen from time to time, and it's not necessarily the fault of the maintenance crew. Particularly since there were hockey games earlier in the weekend.
February 12th, 2018 at 2:14 PM ^
I knew that and I totally forgot it when I posted. Thank you for the kind correction.
February 12th, 2018 at 2:21 PM ^
Happens to all of us.
FWIW if condensation had been significant at the Kohl yesterday Michigan would have made a big deal of it and Wisconsin wouldn't have been happy with it, either. Any significant moisture accumulation on a basketball floor is dangerous and it would have had to have been dealt with. The lack of a strong reaction suggests that moisture wasn't a huge problem.
February 12th, 2018 at 8:24 PM ^
Wisconsin wouldn't want a slick court any more than Michigan would, so yes, I can see that. Good thoughts.
February 12th, 2018 at 1:07 PM ^
Says the person with that username.
February 12th, 2018 at 1:16 PM ^
Coach B compared Charles Matthews to Bambi on ice at a presser a couple of weeks ago... a classic Beliein comparison right there
February 12th, 2018 at 1:19 PM ^
ZING.......
February 12th, 2018 at 2:01 PM ^
Nice one. You really Thumper-ed him...
February 12th, 2018 at 1:18 PM ^
was the possession after an offensive foul call where a Badger fell in the lane just outside the restricted circle. The player that slipped was in exactly the same spot. I'm willing to be that they just didn't do much, if anything, to wipe up the sweat, and that was a big cause of the problems. Wisconsin didn't have as much of an issue because their offense was mostly Happ backing his man down or long jumpers, so they weren't doing as much driving and changing direction in the lane.
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February 12th, 2018 at 1:28 PM ^
I'll make a note of that for the record.
February 12th, 2018 at 1:32 PM ^
100 percent bud. Adidas hoop shoes are incredible quality these days, Nike keeps slipping with footwear.
February 12th, 2018 at 1:25 PM ^
I suspect it was a problem with the quick turnover of the Kohl Center from ice rink to basketball court. You've got a refrigerated sheet of ice under that basketball court, and depending on temp and humidity, it can lead to sweat not evaporating as quickly as it otherwise would or just straight-up spots of condensation.
February 12th, 2018 at 1:29 PM ^
wear my Doc Martens when I play BBall so . . . .
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February 12th, 2018 at 1:37 PM ^
I actually mentioned in a post about a month or so ago (maybe longer) that matthews had been slipping all year. He was one of the few explosive players on our team wearing the Jordan 32 at the time. I am a bit of a sneaker head and traction was one of the things that had recieved a negative review from almost everyone that I had read or seen. Poole and Simpson up to that point had not seen the floor mutch. Livers had been wearing the Jordan Super.Fly and MAAR was wearing the 31's and didn't seem to have an issue. The three guys I remember slipping in the game were Poole, Matthews and Simpson on the miracle layup. All were wearing the 32's, so I think that could be the main reason for the issue.
As a side note, Duncan Robinson and Teske both wear the 32's as well, but they don't have the same explosiveness as the other three so I don't think traction would be a problem for those two.
February 12th, 2018 at 1:38 PM ^
I didn't notice it. It's probably because the arena also hosts ice hockey. I've never had problems with Nikes.
February 12th, 2018 at 5:37 PM ^
I was at the game sunday, i think matthews needs to have a bit more control himself on the drives he has into traffic, gets caught up or turns it over far too much going to the hole.
February 12th, 2018 at 11:30 PM ^