2012 Lessons Learned:The Negative

[Jared Russell]

Originally Posted by Craig Roys

Or better yet, why not give us illuminated targets? A simple LED strip instead of reflective tape marking the backboards would have solved most tracking problems which, in turn, would make the game even more exciting.

Having illuminated targets does not solve the problem that Don mentions. The retroreflective targets where just as easy to track (if not moreso) than self-illuminated targets...but in either case there is always the possibility that something off in the distance will be look the "same" to your vision system (in color if not in shape/size).

An opaque top backboard would have partially addressed this, and it's not like the audience seated behind the ends of the field was able to see anything anyhow.