Shooting Basketball with Wide Angle Lens

I've never thought to shoot basketball with a wide angle lens before since most times, the photos you see in publications are of closeup shots with blurry background. But I thought I'd give it a try this time.
What I found was that you can catch a lot more of the action away from the player w/ the ball.You can get the sheer size of the gym.And, even being just a couple of rows away, you can still get a very large group shot.