Why is the international basketball hoop different than the U.S hoop?
96917
International hoops are 450-457mm and the NBA hoops are 18 inches = 457mm. The International could be a possible 7 mm smaller. Just the rule differences, but they are probably the same hoops.
700789
Well Singapore has always been a soccer crazed country, basketball was always ranked behind it in terms of participation, fan-following and tv-viewership. It's mainly due to our culture, after all Basketball is still deemed in some quarters as the game the americans invented , unlike soccer which is played worldwide.
996410
No and Europeans dont play that ball either. The balls are illegal. Everyone plays the same size ball according to R&A rules.
710456
This is an interesting question, but I must admit I hate one on one basketball, unless it is within the confines of the team game. I feel it is what is destroying basketball in the US. Watch the international teams these days and see why the US can't win in at that level of competition anymore. Too much focus on the individual....
903619
I don't like the new shape at all. The shape of the old NBA Ball is like a piece of American History and it's like all of a sudden they thought it would be a great idea to make it look more like a baseball.
266452
No it wasn't.  Aside from his obvious flaws and divisive personality, his style of play will not flow with the european basketball that the US will have to play to win.  He is a slasher/driver, shoot first, maybe pass later type.  His passing skills are suspect and he isn't really effective in a half-court offense (no, driving to the basket does not count).\n\nThe reason why the last few Olympic teams have faltered is because they got the best players from the NBA, not the best players who would be suited to play the European game.  This time, it seems that they are trying to use more role-players, rather than just stocking talent.  Any successful team has stars and role-players.  I think it will work with this team.
631800
The three-point line is generally an arc at a set radius from the basket. In international basketball, the three-point line is 6.25 meters (20 ft 6 in) from the basket. U.S. college basketball specifies a distance of 19 feet, 9 inches (6.02 m) from the basket, also used in U.S. high schools. In the NBA, the arc is 23 feet, 9 inches (7.24 m) from the basket, but near the sidelines, three-point line is straight and parallel to the sideline in order to allow room between the three-point line and the sideline. Hence, the distance varies near the sidelines; it is 22 feet (6.72 m) at its closest point in the corner.
280928
Basketball.. less chance of injury.  A little easier on the body.
300532
because it is more of a foreign sport than football or basketball or baseball.
78760
a basketball will bounce the highest of these objects because it is mad of a harder material whose material will retain its shape more readily than the others. also it has higher air pressure inside.
876244
the greek team was slaughtered by a spain team that was without pau gasol in the finals...whereas the us team handily beat argentina who just barely lost to spain in the semifinals....the greek team just got lucky and had a hot streak to score the upset...in a single elimination game a far inferior team can always pull an upset by playing beyond their potential or catching the other team on an off day..this was clearly the case in the last fiba championships
334971
Basketball because it's faster, more exciting, and there's much more involvement in basketball than baseball.  There's more emphasis on athleticism in basketball than baseball, but skills are just as important, if not more important.
986813
Europe has some excellent basketball players... they've been kicking our butts in international tournaments for quite a while now...\n\nThe travel expense would be too much for most NBA teams...NBA teams (that are in the same conference) play each other several times a season... one team might make 3 trips to one arena during the season... imagine making 3 trips to Europe, just to play one team.. of course, they could play ALL of their regular season games  against their European opponent while they're over there, and only go over one time... jet lag and traveling through many time zones would be a problem for the players.\n\nHowver, Europe has their own professional leagues.. the NBA won't be going there any time soon.
320970
about 2 and a half times bigger than a basketball. Don't believe me? Take ur goal down and see. The Rim diameter is one of the NBA's biggest misconceptions.
41341
It is not played outside the US.  Rugby is much more international and is no longer in the Olympics.
7378
Basket ball was invented at Springfield, Mass. (home of the hall of fame) by a school teacher who wanted to add recreation by allowing children to throw a ball through a basket held at an elevation well above the children.  I understand it was something like a peach basket with the bottom removed.\n\nIn high school, I played on an intramural basketball team called the "Slowfoot Five" and we had an undefeated season (even though I did not score a single point - but I was tall).  I did save one game by preventing forfeiture when our star player had to be late (that was my job!).  Our shortest player Russy (shortest in our school) saved one game in the last few seconds when he lobbed a ball in a high arc the full lenght of the half-court we played and scored the winning basket that landed like a coin and took its time to fall through.  But he beat the Ref.'s whistle and we won by one point.  Thus the game was evolved to provide lots of excitement.  Good luck.
676561
The basketball court comes in different shapes and sizes. In the National Basketball Association, the court is 94 feet long by 50 feet wide (28.65 m by 15.24 m). A FIBA court is slightly smaller, at 28 m by 15 m. In street ball the court is much smaller than in NBA.