Should Basketball Rims be Raised?

[SayMyName]

Should the height of basketball rims at college and professional level be raised, say, to 12 feet from the current 10 feet?

Raised baskets in Tennessee test game made rebounding - 12.04.67 - SI Vault

 

[Indofred]

Basketball players are quite tall so I suppose their rims are already quite high.
I've never rimmed a basketball player so I'll have to rely on the thoughts of others.

 

[Politico]

Yes.

 

[ginscpy]

I was pretty easy to touch the rim when I was in my 20s and about 5'10".

Today I am 58 and shorter.

Keep the rims at 10 feet.

 

[Indofred]

I was pretty easy to touch the rim when I was in my 20s and about 5'10".

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Did anyone beat you you for touching their rim?

 

[there4eyeM]

Is this proposing a rim job?

 

[ginscpy]

ha ha ha

good stuff 2 newbies joined July 2012 ha ha ha ha

a riot

 

[ginscpy]

leave the rims where they are

 

[Douger]

Put a height limit on the players. Say 6'2".
The larger negroes can hone their skills at painting ceilings, changing light bulbs and picking fruit.

 

[samjones]

Should the height of basketball rims at college and professional level be raised, say, to 12 feet from the current 10 feet?

Raised baskets in Tennessee test game made rebounding - 12.04.67 - SI Vault

1967 is a while back. I'd say they settled this question with a 3 point line.