Court design has been deteriorating for some time now. I mentioned this in the other thread about the game presentation.

No home court feel anymore. Just the same league appointed sponsors on every court with a redundant NBL logo in the keyway. Why not put the home clubs logo in keyway instead? There is no sponsor taking up that space at the moment.

I dont mind a colourless keyway - would prefer a painted one - but a colourless one can look clean and slick. Its just the NBL cant seem to pull this off.

Crowd chants - agree to some extent. However soccer is so boring the fans need to make chants to entertain themselves. Although the NBL chants are lame and dated. I suspect too many casual fans with who aren't that engaged with the league and the players yet to be able to form decent chants.

NSEC had the best floor, RIP

Definitely need to have a logo and name of the home team on the court.

The colour and branding of the court for the Kings is pretty decent. Would love other teams to follow suit.

It looks exactly the same as every other court in the league. Which is the problem.

Do you think the players forget which city they are playing in?

My highly scientific study says yes, considering the amount of road wins already this year.

If nothing else, we need to ban monosyllabic teams from using the "Let's Go" chant. "Cro-ocs" was bad enough, by "Haw-orcs" is truly lamentable.

I am pro-Hungry Jack's chant. Take note, other potential sponsors, at what the right kind of promotion can get people to do.

It really ought to be saved for after they miss the first shot.

Agreed.

I'm all for no sponsors at all on the court.
Just have the home teams logo in the centre court, 2 x NBL logos below the foul lines.
In the past the NBL needed these spaces filled but these days the LED screens at every venue provide enough advertising.
Also polluting the court with trashy logos takes away from the brand that is the NBL.
Think AFL, A League, Cricket, Tennis. All those sports have plenty of Advertising around the ground yet leave the playing surface blank.

These decals all over the place are also a hazard for the players safety. The Boomers were in hot water for removing a decal which they felt was unsafe in the international disgraced Philippines game. I have worked with Vinyl for 20 years and it’s not designed to be wet on the surface. Those who play ball know when you wipe sweat off the court with your feet, it dries quite quickly. Won’t dry on Vinyl anywhere near as fast.

Just paint the lines per the rule book would be a good idea. Amateur Melbourne today with their keyway fail.

What ever happened to officials checking the court before a game is played.

Most teams wouldn't own the courts they play on, so they can't paint them.

I must be imagining the Toyota logos plastered all over every AFL ground.

What does a court cost? I can't imagine teams would want to shell out for one if there's one readily available.

Not to mention buying a new one every season due to a change in sponsorship.

How did none of the commentators notice the issue? The closest we got was Dwayne Russell claiming one of the coaches wanted to put tape down to mark were Wesley was allowed to stand, but it was presented as a joke and not as the exact thing that should have been happening. Not that I expect much better from Russell, mind you.

Being on the court would be worth more. Visible to fans on the other side of the stadium, visible the entire game, guaranteed to show up in news clips, photos, etc.