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Message: [QUOTE="Cheriehoop, post: 1727038, member: 127"] The men changed it based on what they considered physics/science. They believed that women's smaller hands, shorter height, less weight made the womens' game less comparable to the men's game, less attractive , thus less lucrative when $$$$ got added to the mix and the NCAA became involved. They believed that women could control the ball better, have more force from shooting distances with a smaller ball. It's the same rationale that youth leagues use even smaller balls than the women's ball. What advantage there is having a smaller ball based on physical size is an interesting one. I was used to the mens' ball so it was a pain for us who played back then. When it changed, there was a transition period but personally I saw no advantage nor disadvantage other than initially after the change itself. Bad shooters didn't become good shooters and poor ball handlers didn't become good ones either. [/QUOTE]