- Cross Traxxion technology produces better grip, feel, and consistency than current ball
- Pair of cross-shaped panels reduce channel area by 33 percent for better moisture management
- Microfiber composite material offers consistent bounce and eliminates need for break-in period
- 29.5-inch circumference, 9.4-inch diameter, and 4.7-inch radius; for indoor use only
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Play like the pros with the official Spalding game ball for the 2006-2007 NBA season--the first ball redesign in more than 35 years and the second in 60 seasons. The game ball features Spalding's Cross Traxxion technology, a remarkable advancement embodied by two interlocking, cross-shaped panels rather than the eight oblong panels found on traditional basketballs. Each microfiber composite panel covers far more space and produces fewer channels than on older balls, resulting in better moisture management, an improved grip, and superior feel throughout the course of the game. In addition, the lack of channel convergence in the new ball decreases the surface undulation to produce a truer, more consistent bounce, a must on indoor courts with finicky surfaces. And finally, the composite material eliminates the need for a break-in period--unlike the current leather ball--and makes each ball play far more consistently. In other words, no more adjusting your game to fit the ball, as every ball plays nearly the same.
Spalding has supplied the official game ball to the NBA since 1983, and will supply NBA teams with 2,250 new balls at the start of the 2006-2007 season. As NBA Commissioner David Stern says, "The advancements that Spalding has made to the new game ball ensure that the best basketball players in the world will be playing with the best basketball in the world." Each NBA game ball also sports the official NBA logo in the middle and is colored a distinctive NBA-heritage orange tone. Official game ball specs include a 29.5-inch circumference, a 9.4-inch diameter, and a 4.7-inch radius. The official game ball is designed for indoor use only.
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The NBA Microfiber Composite Ball is manufactured by Spalding, features a new design and a new material that together offer better grip, feel, and consistency than the current leather ball. This ball was used as the Official Game Ball of the NBA for the beginning of the 2006-2007 Season. This marked the first change to the ball in over 35 years and only the second in 60 seasons. In 1970, the ball was transitioned from a four panel to an eight panel ball. The new ball features Spalding's Cross TraxxionTM technology, a union of revolutionary design and breakthrough material. The design is comprised of two interlocking, cross-shaped panels rather than the eight oblong panels found on traditional basketballs. As a result, there is more material coverage. The material is a microfiber composite with moisture management that provides superior grip and feel throughout the course of a game. Additionally, the new composite material eliminates the need for a break-in period, which is necessary for the current leather ball, and achieves consistency from ball to ball.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing -- better basketballs available for much less $,
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The new-but-soon-to-be-old NBA Game Ball was a real disappointment. It has a good grip (as long as it's not wet), but the grip feels fake and unlike a "real" ball. In fact, like Wilson's Solution Game Ball, the grip on this one is too sticky; if you're an accomplished player who's used to a bit of slide -- in your hands and on the backboard -- you'll have to adjust how you dribble and shoot. (In this respect, the ball really does, as others have noted, behave more like a cheap rubber ball than a good game ball.) We've also had complaints in our leagues about the bounce: the ball feels soft, as if it's under-inflated, but bounces as if it's over-inflated, making it difficult to handle, even for good ball-handlers. The only people in our leagues who seem to like it are the pure shooters -- the guys who shoot long-range jumpers and rarely dribble or use the backboard.One quick comment in response to another reviewer: "To suggest that leather is superior to synthetic is just plain neanderthal." I agree; a good composite ball is better than any leather basketball I've played with. The problem is that this isn't a good composite basketball. Check out Spalding's TF-1000 ZK Microfiber models, which sell for half as much on Amazon as this one but are much better.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Ball - Crazy price,
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This review is from: NBA Microfiber Composite Ball (Sports)
I have always been a nut for buying new products when it comes to basketball.I have tried several basketballs when it comes to the higher level end balls. NCAA Solution, NAIA Rawlings Leather, NBA Leather Game, and now the NBA Composite Game ball. I will say that when it comes to grip, the NCAA Solution ball is still the tackiest of the basketballs, but the new NBA game ball has a much better initial grip than the old Leather ball. This has some advantages and disadvantages Grip Advantage - Players with smaller hands will be able to grip this ball better. The ball seems to almost stick to your hands whereas the old leather game ball did not. Disadvantage - The ball seems to also stick to the backboard whereas the other ball would glide off of it. I did find that I was having problems bouncing the ball, it did not bounce properly, but this problem was fixed after a game of playing. The old leather balls took months before they lost their plastic like feel. I do not feel that the ball gets slick when wet as was the complaint of NBA players who played with the ball. Obviously I am not at the caliber that they are at, but I feel that the ball always had a constant grip whereas the old leather game balls would get slick when wet. The downside to this all is the price. I feel that the 100 price tag that most retailers are charging for this ball is a bit high. Hopefully this ball will go down in price. I am hoping that Spalding will take their cross traction technology to their other composite balls that way other players will be able to take advantage of the new panels. Panels I really did like the new panels that this ball has. I do feel that the bounce is more consistent with this new design. Overall I still think i would prefer the NCAA Solution ball, but this ball has a very short life span. The NBA composite game ball is a high quality ball, but if you enjoy the classic feel of leather, you should buy the old game balls before they entirely zone them out.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
$99 for bragging rights.,
This review is from: NBA Microfiber Composite Ball (Sports)
Ok, i REALLY thought this ball would be GREAT considering the overinflated price and since it is endorsed by the NBA. NOT SO! This ball feels very similar to the cheap $20 balls you can get at your local department stores! Feels similar to the Wilson NCAA solution game ball, but slightly less tacky, but since it has to be pumped up so much inorder for it to actually bounce it feels almost like rubber. I personally do not like that. This ball is supposed to be able to be played out of the box, without a break in period. Well, i hope it gets to feeling better over time, but since it supposedly has not break in period, i am very skeptical. I honestly do not feel the "crosstraxxion" design does anything to improve the the feel or grip of the ball. If you like the feel of leather, this is NOT for you. I am NOT impressed! Search for reviews for this ball before purchasing! The only thing you can do with this ball that you can't do with others, is say "Well at least this is the Official Game Ball the pros use!"
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