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nba vs college basketball rims

AhmanfanAhmanfan Posts: 4,395 ✭✭✭✭
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Why does the ball sound so different coming off NBA as opposed to college basketball rims?
John
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  • VitoCo1972VitoCo1972 Posts: 6,130 ✭✭✭
    3 Guesses:

    1 - Audio on college basketball broadcasts may be different (possibly inferior)

    2 - NBA Basketball stantions may be higher quality thus the rim would be just a hair tighter

    3 - I believe the composite used for NBA and college basketballs is actually a different kind of material.

    Just throwing out guesses.
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  • jdip9jdip9 Posts: 1,894 ✭✭✭
    I think the rims are a tad tighter in the NBA...seems like you don't see nearly as many shots bounce over the backboard in college.
  • TravelingWilburyTravelingWilbury Posts: 42
    the rims in the NBA are made out of Palladium, college hoops are made out of silver
  • AhmanfanAhmanfan Posts: 4,395 ✭✭✭✭
    interesting. I would think the rims as well, but what about when they play at someplace like MSG for a college game? Do the rims still make that 'college basketball DONG!!'?

    John
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