when did basketballs lose their laces?
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Rawlings' RSS Seam-Sealed basketball was introduced in 1948 and has been a best seller ever since.  Laced basketballs were still on the market at this time but were declining in popularity.\n\nThe rules on the construction of the ball were changed in 1949 to require a ball with leather cover of the molded type in which the leather panels were not stitched together, but "cemented to the spherically molded fabric which surrounds on air-tight rubber lining."\n\nSo in a nutshell rules prohibited the use of laced basketballs in 1949.
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Jay Williams's jersey was retired after he lead them two national title. He then was drafted by the bulls, but messed up his career in a motocycle accidents after his rookie year in the Nba in 2003 and havent came back yet
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I always thought it was a game. They throw two shoes with the laces tied together until it finally stays on the line.
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y is this in basketball?
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Original basketballs where made out of leather with the same process the Soccer and Footballs were made at the time, late 1890's early 1900's and they get the brown-orange color because they were made of vegetable-tanned leather which is tanned using tannin (hence the name "tanning") and other ingredients found in vegetable matter, tree bark, and other such sources. It is supple and brown in color, with the exact shade depending on the mix of chemicals and the color of the flesh.
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Try this: http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/lacingmethods.htm
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I would guess around 1920 or something...or atleast thats probably when they stopped using leather helmets...im not sure about the plastics though.
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A made up term for the plastic coating on the end of your shoe laces.  From the movie Cocktail.
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buy shoes without laces
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http://www.nfhs.org/scriptcontent/va_Custom/vimdisplays/newspage.cfm?Category_ID=29&Content_ID=93&showarchive=No&itemtitle=Item&Title=Basketball%20Sports/Rules%20Information&NewsHeader=BT&NewsFooter=BK_FOOT&NewsImage=
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I bought a pair of nikes for 60 bucks.  Great shoes to play basketball in. No need to pay over hundred dollars.  Just a waste of money.  You can buy good basketball shoes in the 40-70 dollar range
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David Robinson was the last back in 1994.  He had 35 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 blocks.
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shoe, foot covering, usually of leather, consisting of a sole and a portion above the sole called an upper. In prehistoric times skins or hides may have been tied around the foot for protection and warmth; studies of the foot bones of ancient humans suggest that some form of sturdy footwear was worn by human beings beginning between 40,000 and 26,000 years ago. The shoes found with the 5,300-year-old “Ice Man” in the Tyrolean Alps were made of skins and braided-bark netting and stuffed with straw and moss. The sandal, a very early form of the shoe, was worn in Egypt, Greece, and Rome; a more ancient example (c.8000 B.C.), woven from plant materials, was found in an Oregon cave. An early form of the boot was also known in Greece and Rome. The characteristic shoe of the Middle Ages was the soft, clinging moccasin, which extended to the ankle. It was highly decorated and was of velvet, cloth of gold, and, increasingly, of leather. By the 13th cent. the toe had become greatly elongated until a century later the point had to be held aloft by a chain attached to the knee. After 1377 wooden clogs, called poulaines or pattens, were introduced. A forerunner of the heeled shoe, they were fastened under the shoe (if not a part of the shoe itself) to protect it from mud or water. The chopine, an ornamental shoe with a very high sole, went to fantastic heights. After 1500, styles reversed themselves, and the width of the toe was exaggerated; two colors and slashing were often employed to complement the costume. The high heel came into fashion with Elizabeth's reign in the late 16th cent. and was worn by both men and women; the shoe was colorfully decorated with rosettes, lace, and embroidery. France introduced (c.1600) the high-top boot which developed into the cavalier's boot with its wide, floppy top. The late 17th cent. saw the emergence of the square toe, high tongue, and buckles. Heels were lowered, becoming the French curved heel, until they disappeared (c.1780). With the new Empire styles, flat soft shoes with ribbon ties became the style for women, and military boots became the vogue for men. Guilds of shoemakers or cobelers existed in the Middle Ages; in the American colonies, the earliest known shoemaker was Thomas Beard, who arrived in Salem, Mass., in 1629. Early shoemakers worked at home, in small shops, or as itinerant workers who went to homes to make up the annual supply. Hand processes were used until c.1833; thereafter the rapid invention and development of machinery revolutionized the industry; today over 180 different kinds of machines are employed. As machinery became more specialized and the use of leather became primary, shoe styles and measurements became more refined and exact. From the high button shoe of the late 19th cent. to the low-cut pump of modern times (popular after 1920), the range of materials has increased, and styles are designed for every purpose and need.
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2002 -- Los Angeles Lakers\n2003 -- San Antonio Spurs\n2004 -- Detroit Pistons
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Basketball was probably the top sport. The 90's featured Michael Jordan, who was undoubtably the game's greatest player, and his Chicago Bulls dynasty. The team won 6 championships from 1991 to 1998, including an NBA record 72 wins in '98.
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Basketball. I played basketball in school.
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I put knots in the lace right outside the opening, and hack off the rest of the laces. Done and done. All my sneakers are slip-ons. \n\nWord.