Admin Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 NBA commissioner David Stern, in a stunning reversal, has decided to shelve the new microfiber composite basketball after just a few months of use and switch back to the old leather model for all games starting Jan. 1, ESPN.com has learned. The decision will be formally announced by the league later this week, according to sources close to the situation. Despite an avalanche of player complaints about the new synthetic model from the first day of training camp in October, skepticism was high among players that Stern would consent to a change during the season. But with a number of prominent players complaining of cuts on their hands caused by the new ball's high-friction cover -- Phoenix's Steve Nash and New Jersey's Jason Kidd among them -- Stern was forced to concede that an in-season swap was unavoidable with the new ball inflicting injuries. -- ESPN.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish4Life Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Losers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 And now Flash's FG percentage goes back to 50. :mischief Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonDigital Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 :lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Texan Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 good. that new ball was utter crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Guapo Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 GooD..... if it ain't broke, dont fix it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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