That "legendary coach" would be "UConn women’s college basketball coach Geno Auriemma". I don't follow bball so maybe the folks who like women's college ball know who this guy is. In any case, Mr. Legendary suggests the following:
"“What makes fans not want to watch women’s basketball is that
some of the players can’t shoot and they miss layups, and that forces the game to slow down,” Auriemma told CPTV in Hartford. “How do (we) help improve that? Lower the rim [from 10 feet]. Do you think the average fan knows that the net is lower in women’s volleyball than men’s volleyball? It’s about seven inches shorter so the women have the chance for the same kind of success at the net (as the men).”
... “Let’s lower the rim seven inches, let’s say 7.2 inches
to honor Title IX. If you lower it, the average fan likely wouldn’t even notice it. Now there would be fewer missed layups because the players are actually at the rim (when they shoot). Shooting percentages go up. There would be more tip-ins.”"
I have an idea; let's put the rim at three feet, so the players who can't shoot or layup (I guess the idea that the WOMEN'S team members should be able to actually, you know, PLAY, is a bit outre) are .... more successful, honored and interesting.
Good grief.
