A dimpled surface also would not allow the 'meshing' of balls which is thought to contribute to pull. Surface properties . A second consideration is the hardness and friction of the surface material - it could be like steel or soft and gripping like synthetic rubber. Again there is no standard. The modern plastic balls appear to use a single compound to supply the bounce and wear characteristics.
Most players notice differences when doing cut rushes or when the ball catches the hoop uprights.
No one wants a ball which takes permanent deformations readily, or splits. The heating effect of sunlight when a ball is left out in the sun has often been referred to but not measured. You can plainly feel a higher surface temperature on a black ball than on a yellow ball which have been in the full sun. These measurements are peripheral to the effects of temperature on the other physical properties as if the bounce does not change with temperature then there is no need to worry about the temperature. Small thermocouples placed at the centre of the ball and at its periphery would allow this effect to be monitored.