why are most basketballs orange?
534794
Because that's the colour of the leather they were first made out of - well actually it was more brown, but an orange basketball is easier to see and they didn't want it to resemble a football.
106466
it isn't done just in nba...almost all the basketball teams in the world do this.\ni think it's because of the law. it says that the home team should wear LIGHT shirt and the away team, DARK. of course dark doesn't mean black; colors like: green, red, blue and so on...except for yellow & others that look light.
330284
The color of the black box is ORANGE. The reason for this color is obvious. It needs to be conspicuous so that it will be easy to find in any terrain. It has to clash with the color of the ocean, mountains, trees, or deserts in order for easier location in the event of a crash.
1122678
Baseball players have grass (or astro turf) and dirt to spit on, and basketball players don't, they wouldn't want to ruin their nice court floor.  hehe, what do I know? NOthing apparently lol.
331513
its red orange it looks like red bc red is darker then orange therefore red overtakes orange, but yeah its red orange
227637
The "paint" is the red(or solid color) rectangle under the net. It's usally under the net, and extends a few feet out. Shaq O Neal is considered a great player "in the paint" because he is almost unstoppable when he is that close to the net. So Points in the paint are when someone is standing in the painted area of the floor, and scores. Whethre it'd be a slam dunk, a hook shot, whatever, that's what paints in the point are. Pick-n-roll's are usually an offensive move. I believe it means, for example, a player has the ball(in this case lets use Allen Iverson) and he's being defended really well by the other team. Well one of AI's teammates would come over and stand in front or block the guy defending AI, which gives Iverson a chance to "roll" around and attempt a better, more open shot. Not 100% sure on that though. Hope this helps.
247967
Which ones do you mean - footballs, baseballs, basketballs, rugby balls, or some other type of athletic balls?\nMen like to play with their balls for all kinds of different reasons.  Don't fret about it.
776806
I think it is an Australian term and has something to do with the silks (or colours).\n\nFound this for you.... (it is not the colours)\nROLLING ALONG: Just why are jockeys called hoops? "Hayes hoops cop a hiding", said yesterday's The Sunday Age over Saturday suspensions of Craig Williams and Dwayne Dunn. According to Alec Selman, the former stipendiary steward, an example of it was seen in Melbourne recently when the Irish jockeys were competing there. "One had a fall and rolled along the ground [like a hoop]," he pointed out. The jockey remained motionless, a point all once followed until attended by the ambulance men. "The term originated from the National Hunt racing in Great Britain," Selman added.
1149926
Because most NBA GM's and coaches don't think street ballers can cut it playing organized basketball, so they don't even give them a chance.  They thinking that if that guy on the street is really that good then why ain't he go to college, or why didn't he just go over seas or something.  Its a form of stereotyping.
566062
Because it is fun to play and watch. It is also pretty easy to learn- bounce the ball, put it in the hoop. It came from Canada, so technically it was exported to the US. Russia always is good in basketball too. They won the olympics in the 80's and Kiralenko and other Russians are still playing well in the league. Now a days there is an influx of basketball players arcoss the globe. NBA multiple players from Brazil, Argentina, Yugoslavia, France, Spain, Nigeria, Sudan, Austrailia, Turkey, China, just to name a few. It's almost everywhere.
176133
The players play for pride making emotion a bigger part of the game. Games are more exciting because teams actually play defense. I can't stand watching all the showboating in the NBA and College ball doesn't seem to have all that.
594193
No. Ball size and colours are regualted by the different governing bodies, FA, FIFA, UEFA, Premier League etc. It would be unfair if you used different balls against certain teams.\n\nImagine a green ball, no one could see it, that's why the use orange balls in the snow and white ones the rest of the time. Other colours would be hard to see against strips, at least white with a small ammount of black is always visible.
897171
A form of muation a orange is known for could have made your body available.
47078
"colored"?  hmmm...  95% of the NBA is black, and there is one purple guy, onw green and yellow polka-dot colored guy, and one dude who is "colored" like a giraffe.
161458
Tony Hinkle created the first orange basketball in the late 1950s
147196
why is this in basketball?
740927
3 point shot never used to exist.\n\nBasketball used to be about 5 men working as a team. Now, the basics are lost and there is too much showboating.\n\nWhen did traveling cease to be a violation? Today, they allow 5,6,7,8,9 running steps while carrying the ball to the layup!\n\nYears ago, blacks never played Basketball. Today, whites rarely play basketball.\n\nYears ago, 6'4 was tall. Today, 6'4 will get you stepped on!