Alright, let’s gab a bit about this basketball floor thing, the kinda stuff them fellas run around on in them big games. You know, the ones on TV? Yeah, that thing.

Now, they call it “FIBA Basketball engineer board wooden flooring”. Sounds fancy, huh? But it’s just wood, like, real wood, but made all special so them big ol’ basketball players don’t go slippin’ and slidin’ all over the place. I tell ya, them young’uns run fast, real fast, like chickens with their heads cut off, so the floor gotta be good and strong.

What’s this FIBA thing anyway? Well, from what I hear, it’s like the big boss of basketball all over the world, not just here in America. They make the rules, tell everyone how things gotta be. So, if FIBA says the floor gotta be this way, well, then it gotta be that way, ya hear?

Them floors ain’t just any ol’ planks slapped together. No sirree. They’re made with somethin’ called “engineer board.” Now, I ain’t no engineer, but from what I gather, it’s like layers of wood all stuck together real tight, makin’ it strong and flat. Strong enough for them big fellas to jump and stomp without it breakin’, and flat so the ball bounces right.

• Wood is important: They use special wood, I heard. Not just any wood from the ol’ wood pile. Gotta be strong wood, hard wood, the kind that can take a beatin’. Like oak, maybe? Or maple? Them fancy woods, ya know?
• It gotta be just the right size: FIBA, them fellas, they got rules ’bout how big the court gotta be. So the floor, it gotta be just that size too. Not too big, not too small. Just right, like Goldilocks and her porridge. They say somethin’ ’bout 28 by 15 meters, or somethin’ like 91.9 by 49.2 feet in them other numbers. Sounds like a big ol’ barn to me!
• It can’t be slippery: This is important, real important. Them players runnin’ and jumpin’, they can’t be fallin’ all over the place. So the floor gotta have somethin’ on it, some kinda finish, to make it grippy, but not too grippy, ya know? Gotta be just right.

I saw one of them games on TV the other day. Them fellas were runnin’ back and forth, dribblin’ the ball, jumpin’ high in the air. And the floor, it held up just fine. Didn’t see nobody slippin’ or fallin’. That’s good, real good. Means that floor is doin’ its job.

And let me tell ya, them floors ain’t cheap. Takes a lot of work and good wood to make somethin’ like that. But it’s worth it, I guess. Gotta have a good floor for a good game. Otherwise, them players might get hurt, and nobody wants that.

So, why do they use wood anyway? Well, I reckon it’s ’cause wood is strong and it’s got a little bit of give to it. Makes it easier on the players’ legs and joints. And it bounces the ball just right. Try dribblin’ a basketball on concrete, it just ain’t the same. Wood’s got that somethin’ special, ya know?

And them engineers, they gotta think about all sorts of things when they’re makin’ these floors. Like how the wood will react to changes in temperature and humidity. Gotta make sure it don’t warp or crack or nothin’. It’s a real science, I tell ya. More complicated than makin’ a good ol’ apple pie, that’s for sure.

Anyway, that’s about all I know ’bout this FIBA basketball engineer board wooden flooring stuff. It’s a fancy floor for a fancy game, and it keeps them players safe and sound so they can put on a good show for all of us. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I gotta go make some supper. All this talk about basketball has made me hungry.