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My impression is that warm up shots are missing more than I remember

I noticed this at the time as well and wanted to blame it on the new balls but Lexie sure adjusted well last night!

Thanks for the link about the new balls.  From the link,

Murphy stated that Wilson worked with the NCAA and several of its schools to create a ball that has "an extra layer of grip," and is "easier to shoot from long-range."

I  wonder if the aerodynamics of the ball has changed, the way golf ball design helps the flight of the ball. Or the weight distribution (I only recently saw about the interior of bowling balls being non uniform)

As Lexie kept draining 3s last night, I was beginning to consider whether the 3 (at whatever distance) is getting too easy to hit and is making basketball a battle of stand-off artillery.

It would be interesting to know what schools used the new ball and if the stats show better 3PT and FT shooting.
Also, I wonder if all the schools now have access to the tournament ball and can practice with it.

The way the new ball was clanking off the rims in warmups on Friday, I thought they might have been overinflated. But a different feel could explain being just a tad off on the release. Reminds me of the controversy in MLB about changes to the ball. Can't the powers that be just leave well enough alone?!

[UltimateCard]

My impression is that warm up shots are missing more than I remember

I noticed this at the time as well and wanted to blame it on the new balls but Lexie sure adjusted well last night!

Thanks for the link about the new balls.  From the link,

Murphy stated that Wilson worked with the NCAA and several of its schools to create a ball that has "an extra layer of grip," and is "easier to shoot from long-range."

I  wonder if the aerodynamics of the ball has changed, the way golf ball design helps the flight of the ball. Or the weight distribution (I only recently saw about the interior of bowling balls being non uniform)

As Lexie kept draining 3s last night, I was beginning to consider whether the 3 (at whatever distance) is getting too easy to hit and is making basketball a battle of stand-off artillery.

It would be interesting to know what schools used the new ball and if the stats show better 3PT and FT shooting.
Also, I wonder if all the schools now have access to the tournament ball and can practice with it.

The way the new ball was clanking off the rims in warmups on Friday, I thought they might have been overinflated. But a different feel could explain being just a tad off on the release. Reminds me of the controversy in MLB about changes to the ball. Can't the powers that be just leave well enough alone?!