Rekindling the previously kindled NEW COURT DESIGN discussion

[SkinnyBenny]

I generally am a sports conservative in matters such as these, so that's okay with me I think.  Anything else and you end up 15 years later looking back at a powercat with basketball grips that looks like a fish and is trimmed in teal.  History is almost never kind to basketball courts that cave to super trendy b-ball court trends. 

[michigancat]

I generally am a sports conservative in matters such as these, so that's okay with me I think.  Anything else and you end up 15 years later looking back at a powercat with basketball grips that looks like a fish and is trimmed in teal.  History is almost never kind to basketball courts that cave to super trendy b-ball court trends. 

It's rough ridin' paint, we aren't carving the goddam court out of marble.

[CHONGS]

I generally am a sports conservative in matters such as these, so that's okay with me I think.  Anything else and you end up 15 years later looking back at a powercat with basketball grips that looks like a fish and is trimmed in teal.  History is almost never kind to basketball courts that cave to super trendy b-ball court trends. 

It's rough ridin' paint, we aren't carving the goddam court out of marble.

we rough ridin' should, can you imagine the home court adv that would create?

[michigancat]

I generally am a sports conservative in matters such as these, so that's okay with me I think.  Anything else and you end up 15 years later looking back at a powercat with basketball grips that looks like a fish and is trimmed in teal.  History is almost never kind to basketball courts that cave to super trendy b-ball court trends. 

It's rough ridin' paint, we aren't carving the goddam court out of marble.

we rough ridin' should, can you imagine the home court adv that would create?

why did I pick marble instead of limestone.

[CHONGS]

I generally am a sports conservative in matters such as these, so that's okay with me I think.  Anything else and you end up 15 years later looking back at a powercat with basketball grips that looks like a fish and is trimmed in teal.  History is almost never kind to basketball courts that cave to super trendy b-ball court trends. 

It's rough ridin' paint, we aren't carving the goddam court out of marble.

we rough ridin' should, can you imagine the home court adv that would create?

why did I pick marble instead of limestone.

cuz you're classy and a lover of neo-classical art

[SkinnyBenny]

I generally am a sports conservative in matters such as these, so that's okay with me I think.  Anything else and you end up 15 years later looking back at a powercat with basketball grips that looks like a fish and is trimmed in teal.  History is almost never kind to basketball courts that cave to super trendy b-ball court trends. 

It's rough ridin' paint, we aren't carving the goddam court out of marble.

It's rough ridin' K-StateO, whatever we get we're stuck with for at least the next 8 years.

[Skipper44]

The beauty of octowood is it makes a very safe design look much more original and interesting

[chum1]

This thread has the worst title.

[Cire]

all white court, purple lines and trim

[chum1]

Rekindling.  GMAFB.

[KITNfury]

The beauty of octowood is it makes a very safe design look much more original and interesting

Yeah, this is what I'm getting at. Octawood wouldn't ever look trendy, it would simply be one of a kind and would really give it a uniqueness similar to the Celtic's parque. I don't GAD if the paint is simple. I like that idea.

[pissclams]

The beauty of octowood is it makes a very safe design look much more original and interesting

Yeah, this is what I'm getting at. Octawood wouldn't ever look trendy, it would simply be one of a kind and would really give it a uniqueness similar to the Celtic's parque. I don't GAD if the paint is simple. I like that idea.

so ya, us and Colorado State.  sweet.   oh, and the Celtics.  yup. 

[SkinnyBenny]

The beauty of octowood is it makes a very safe design look much more original and interesting

Yeah, this is what I'm getting at. Octawood wouldn't ever look trendy, it would simply be one of a kind and would really give it a uniqueness similar to the Celtic's parque. I don't GAD if the paint is simple. I like that idea.

Making your wood do weird stuff is super trendy.

[steve dave]

guys, I just had a hunch about the octowood and did some quick science to confirm.  the wood naturally expands and contracts.  octowood layout could make this a problem. 

[KITNfury]

The beauty of octowood is it makes a very safe design look much more original and interesting

Yeah, this is what I'm getting at. Octawood wouldn't ever look trendy, it would simply be one of a kind and would really give it a uniqueness similar to the Celtic's parque. I don't GAD if the paint is simple. I like that idea.

Making your wood do weird stuff is super trendy.

Examples?

[CNS]

guys, I just had a hunch about the octowood and did some quick science to confirm.  the wood naturally expands and contracts.  octowood layout could make this a problem.  

Pretty much everything naturally expands/contracts.  No reason octowood wouldn't work other than it is probably much more expensive to install due to installation layout and stuff.  Also, OOD is pretty climate controlled...

[steve dave]

guys, I just had a hunch about the octowood and did some quick science to confirm.  the wood naturally expands and contracts.  octowood layout could make this a problem.  

Pretty much everything naturally expands/contracts.  No reason octowood wouldn't work other than it is probably much more expensive to install due to installation layout and stuff.  Also, OOD is pretty climate controlled...

I'm sorry cns casey, but you are wrong.  look at the science, it's rock solid.

[KITNfury]

guys, I just had a hunch about the octowood and did some quick science to confirm.  the wood naturally expands and contracts.  octowood layout could make this a problem. 

So does a regular court, in all directions. It's also fairly equal across the grain and with the grain. The amount is pretty small, particularly in an area that will have a fairly consistant humidity and temperature level. Small, un-noticeable gaps can be incorporated into the design to take care of this "problem".

[CNS]

guys, I just had a hunch about the octowood and did some quick science to confirm.  the wood naturally expands and contracts.  octowood layout could make this a problem.  

Pretty much everything naturally expands/contracts.  No reason octowood wouldn't work other than it is probably much more expensive to install due to installation layout and stuff.  Also, OOD is pretty climate controlled...

I'm sorry cns casey, but you are wrong.  look at the science, it's rock solid.

Is this a clue about the marble design?

[Dr Rick Daris]

is there a rule that governs what kind of slope or whatever the floor has. i know bill built the DoD around having a field that peaked in the middle and then sloped down towards the sidelines. is this an option for bball? 

[SkinnyBenny]

The beauty of octowood is it makes a very safe design look much more original and interesting

Yeah, this is what I'm getting at. Octawood wouldn't ever look trendy, it would simply be one of a kind and would really give it a uniqueness similar to the Celtic's parque. I don't GAD if the paint is simple. I like that idea.

Making your wood do weird stuff is super trendy.

Examples?

...And I feel like there's at least one more I'm forgetting.  Okay so maybe it's not "trendy," but let me assure you of this: We are K-StateO.  And even though I could probably be talked into thinking that renderings of octowood look great with enough convincing, rest assured that in real life our people would find a way to bungle it.

We are K-StateO.  Never forget that.

[CNS]

The problem with Octawood is the court dimensions.  Eventually, you would stop seeing Octagons and just see straight lines, or the shape would get longer than it is tall and look like a really Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)/mumped up rectangle with slanty things toward the ends.  I would still want it, even given this.  To have the octagon start at center court would be fantastic.

[steve dave]

future pro adjustable goals would be my choice.  crank those things down to 9 feet for practice dunk offs and junk

[KITNfury]

The beauty of octowood is it makes a very safe design look much more original and interesting

Yeah, this is what I'm getting at. Octawood wouldn't ever look trendy, it would simply be one of a kind and would really give it a uniqueness similar to the Celtic's parque. I don't GAD if the paint is simple. I like that idea.

Making your wood do weird stuff is super trendy.

Examples?

...And I feel like there's at least one more I'm forgetting.  Okay so maybe it's not "trendy," but let me assure you of this: We are K-StateO.  And even though I could probably be talked into thinking that renderings of octowood look great with enough convincing, rest assured that in real life our people would find a way to bungle it.

We are K-StateO.  Never forget that.

Prettty damn sure both of those are typical wood patterns with colored finishes or paints applied to give the look. The only different wood pattern I know of is parque and you instantly think of the Celtics when you see it.

[SkinnyBenny]

You're right, but it's still pretty much the same idea. 

As for parquet floors, I instantly think of Texas A&M when I see it.  Or UMass.  Or Western Illinois.