Checkerboards returning to Rupp Arena floor!
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If it was Louisville’s new floor, it would release a statement saying it isn’t going anywhere.
Well, 0-1 on that court so I say heck yeah! (Not necessarily for the checkerboards) 🤷♂️
I’m blaming the loss on the floor.😜
The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team will forever have a losing record on the third court to grace the Rupp Arena floor. After just one game, it’s being replaced. Rupp Arena announced Thursday afternoon via social media that the playing surface was unsuitable and would no longer be used. The court was installed for the Wildcats’ home game against UNC Wilmington on Dec. 2, and UK — just four days removed from a 22-point blowout of No. 8 Miami on the “old” Rupp court — lost a shocker to the visiting Seahawks, who pulled off an 80-73 upset over the heavily favored Wildcats. That will go down as the only men’s game played on the surface, which was just the third in Rupp Arena’s history. The building was opened in 1976, and the original court was replaced before the 2000-01 season. That playing surface was the home of the Wildcats until the new one was installed this month. There is no set timetable for the next court to be placed in Rupp Arena, and the “old” court — the one used from 2000 up until that game against UNC Wilmington — will be reinstalled for the time being.
Read more at: https://www.kentucky.com/sports/col...tball-men/article283067768.html#storylink=cpy
The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team will forever have a losing record on the third court to grace the Rupp Arena floor. After just one game, it’s being replaced. Rupp Arena announced Thursday afternoon via social media that the playing surface was unsuitable and would no longer be used. The court was installed for the Wildcats’ home game against UNC Wilmington on Dec. 2, and UK — just four days removed from a 22-point blowout of No. 8 Miami on the “old” Rupp court — lost a shocker to the visiting Seahawks, who pulled off an 80-73 upset over the heavily favored Wildcats. That will go down as the only men’s game played on the surface, which was just the third in Rupp Arena’s history. The building was opened in 1976, and the original court was replaced before the 2000-01 season. That playing surface was the home of the Wildcats until the new one was installed this month. There is no set timetable for the next court to be placed in Rupp Arena, and the “old” court — the one used from 2000 up until that game against UNC Wilmington — will be reinstalled for the time being.
Read more at: https://www.kentucky.com/sports/col...tball-men/article283067768.html#storylink=cpy
Another way of saying: We screwed up!
These UK statements are being cautious about avoiding saying who’s at fault here.
But someone obviously is. Did UK order the wrong product? Or was it a defective delivery?
But someone obviously is. Did UK order the wrong product? Or was it a defective delivery?
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According to the Rupp Statement, the manufacturer agreed the product was bad.
Funny, wonder if UNCW would agree?
It's not like they ordered it on Alibaba.
Maybe we can sell it to them
Cal is picking up the tab
I don't like using "bad court" as an excuse for a loss. And this is how it will be spun by rival media for sure.
There’s honestly something to this. For UNC Wilmington it was just another court, made no difference to them. Not the case for our Wildcats who were accustomed to their home venue, and it seems it actually may have messed them up. The new court looked cool and shiny and all that, especially in person, I really did like it aesthetically. Doesn’t excuse the loss, but I’m also not going to act like external factors have no effect. If you’ve played the sport, you know there’s some feel to it. I’m a lights out shooter at my local gym, put me anywhere else and I have to adjust first.
The natural/non-colored wood was way too bright. Wish they'd darken it some.
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In other news, UNCW purchases former Rupp Arena floor at discount rate.
You simply cant keep the court you lost at home to a mid major on the very first game you played on it! Its cursed; get rid of it like the Salem Witches!
Robbins is top of the line for wood gymnasium floors. They are also a great company to work with. I have no doubt there were issues that UK noticed and Robbin’s agreed to replace the floor.
I’ll throw a guess out there. I’m assuming it acclimated to the climate at the Robbin’s factory while it was laid out there and when it was transitioned to Rupp, something happened and it didn’t quite fit together how they felt it should. If it was just the finish, they could strip that, but it sounds like it’s a completely new floor they will be getting.
Unacceptable if any players were at risk. Would be a lot of pissed off UK fans if someone would have pulled a Derek Anderson.
I’m curious to know as well. Figure the players had to have said something after the game because that has been the only game played there unless of course the women’s team also played a game. Even then, that is still a very small sample size to judge the performance on the floor. Just seems very weird to mecertainly don’t recall there being a slipping issue of any kind
Heard they used bamboo and didn't let it acclimate long enough. J/K
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It wouldn’t be slipping bc that is just a floor finish issue. I’ve had a few basketball courts installed where I’ve worked over the years. It’s potentially something that the players might not even notice, but the facilities staff in athletics did notice. When you’re paying that kind of money, you want it to be perfect. Little problems can escalate into big problems of not addressed immediately.
From the article:
“And when we looked at it, we agreed with them and made the decision to replace the floor,” he said. “This is just an unfortunate situation. And, frankly, I’ve done this for 30 years, and this is the first time I can think of that we’ve ever done anything like this.”
The first time ever, huh? And it happened to be Kentucky. Someone needs to dig into where these Robbins employees went to college. Duke? Loovull? UNC? They f*ckin' with us, Willis?
🤣 🤣 🤣
“And when we looked at it, we agreed with them and made the decision to replace the floor,” he said. “This is just an unfortunate situation. And, frankly, I’ve done this for 30 years, and this is the first time I can think of that we’ve ever done anything like this.”
The first time ever, huh? And it happened to be Kentucky. Someone needs to dig into where these Robbins employees went to college. Duke? Loovull? UNC? They f*ckin' with us, Willis?
🤣 🤣 🤣
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