Court buckling caused Bacot injury

[Sean Miller Fan]

Wow. Did the elevated court (which I never understood) cost UNC a Natty? This angle shows the wood buckling

 

[TheSpecialSauce]

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Wow. Did the elevated court (which I never understood) cost UNC a Natty? This angle shows the wood buckling

I noticed it when it happened. That is a shame. Hope he fully recovers.

 

[anon_d97v9o3a8b6xr]

Elevatedfloorgate

 

[LeftCoastPanther]

Why in the hell is the floor elevated?

 

[pittzap]

He hurt his leg the game before against Duke while under the basket, correct? He looked like he was hobbling at the beginning of the game against Kansas, too.

 

[King Of All Message Boards]

Still not nearly as bad as what The Undertaker did to Kane

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

Elevatedfloorgate

Russians interfering again

 

[CaptainMurphy]

Why in the hell is the floor elevated?

I'm guessing because they can't put it directly on the playing field. Probably wouldn't be good for the turf/grass and would affect the bounce of the ball. Just my random guess.

 

[Pittnerski]

all courts are made to give. Takes some stress away from players knees and ankles.

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

I'm guessing because they can't put it directly on the playing field. Probably wouldn't be good for the turf/grass and would affect the bounce of the ball. Just my random guess.

I've always wondered why they elevated it so much. My guess was to make the viewing better for spectators?

 

[CaptainMurphy]

I've always wondered why they elevated it so much. My guess was to make the viewing better for spectators?

Sight lines in domes I'd imagine. The seats have a much lower pitch and the people in the lower rows probably wouldn't be able to see much otherwise.

 

[wbrpanther]

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Wow. Did the elevated court (which I never understood) cost UNC a Natty? This angle shows the wood buckling

To me it looked like Bacot jamming his foot into the floor caused it to buckle. Not vice versa.