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rurallib

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2. We play real basketball now, not the aberration you saw back then.

Reply to safeinOhio (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 25, 2019, 03:03 PM

Feb 2019

Iowa girls do have some talent in this area.

Edit to add:
The 6-on-6 two half court game you saw back then has been gone for about 35 years I think.
Iowa and Oklahoma were the last two states to play that way. As far as I know it is no longer played anywhere.

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We play real basketball now, not the aberration you saw back then. rurallib Feb 2019 #2

Thanks, I was pretty young at the time safeinOhio Feb 2019 #3

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