A basement is space is different than the space in the rest of the house. A concrete basement floor is cold, and an unending stream of water vapor slowly diffuses through the porous concrete floor into the basement. And a basement floor is likely to be wet at some point in the future from a plumbing leak, or a surprise groundwater leak in a very heavy rain.
The basement flooring chosen must take this into consideration. Countless traditional carpets have been ripped out and replaced in basements time and time again because they trapped water vapor and allowed mold to grow and odors to fester. Or they were saturated from a leak and could not be saved. And wood or wood products installed on a basement floor, such as hardwood, plywood subflooring, or laminate floors that are made of particle board, will surely be ruined by a leak or water vapor. Traditional carpets and wood floors are not appropriate for a basement and will not last.