Discuss what you thought of how the bball team played.

I was really impressed by Courtney Fells. He makes crisp passes, and I see him playing smart and not trying to do too much, like some Freshman that are making the transition from being the star on their HS team, to having equal talent around them. I know it's early and it was just a scrimmage game, but I think we need to work on our FTs some.

For that exhibition game against that Canadian team, the University of Guelph (sp?), I want to bring a sign that says, "Canadian Beer Sucks!"

10/29/2005 4:57:07 PM

I'm stoked about bball season, it'll be great to be back in the RBC Center

Can we get tix to that exibition game (through the online TicketReturn system)? Or do we just show up to the RBC Center?

10/29/2005 4:58:11 PM

sorry i was still in bed

10/29/2005 4:58:30 PM

who won?

10/29/2005 4:59:18 PM

So what was Jordan Collins doing dressed up on the bench? I'm guessing that he can't be a coach because he still is a student.

10/29/2005 5:13:18 PM

why simmons did not play today in the red/white game?

10/29/2005 5:44:08 PM

i heard he had recently had his knee scoped.

is Jordan Collins gonna become a Graduate Assistant like Levi? I know they were both dressed the same, and watching from the sideline seats. he seemed to have a good work ethic, and played extremely hard. remember how hard he went to the basket on that play were he injured his shoulder against Wake last year. it's good to be able to tell recruits that even if they don't make it to the NBA, there's a chance for them to learn how to coach here after their playing days, and it helps spread State's influence in the game. you never know when the next Nate McMillen will emerge.

[Edited on October 29, 2005 at 5:51 PM. Reason : ]

10/29/2005 5:45:25 PM

We shoulda scheduled the U Toronto Varsity Blues

10/29/2005 5:48:44 PM

were there any recruits there?

10/29/2005 7:39:59 PM

I think a couple, but I dont know which ones

10/29/2005 7:44:10 PM

that new pre-game cheer was just the fast fight song end. i was expecting something new.

10/29/2005 8:13:23 PM

I thought brandon costner had a good lookin shot, as did courtney fells. fells looks like he could become a scorer in a year or two and bennerman looked like he's ready to step into the "scorer" role if we even want to say we have one. brackman looked good too, definately beefed up a little which will no doubt help out in paint of the ACC.

as for the things that werent so great, gavin grant needs to learn how to run the break. i realize it was a scrimmage, but still, he was runnin the break like a high school frosh thinkin he's the man. get the ball to the middle, and use the guys fillin the lanes to your left and right or spottin up for the 3. other than that, evtimov not dunkin that ball was not shocking, but still funny. probably one of the very few 6'7" D-1 bball players that cant dunk. haha, not like he needs to, keep knockin down the 3's and makin people look stupid w/ the hooks and inside moves.

cant wait for the season to begin friday with gelf?? haha, might as well be mother mary's school of the blind.

10/30/2005 12:18:50 AM

i know austin freeman was there b/c my friend saw him talking to david thompson

10/30/2005 12:28:38 AM

Evtimov can dunk

10/30/2005 12:45:33 AM

and by dunk you lay-up

10/30/2005 12:49:55 AM

What trips me out is the way defenders never seem to adjust to Ev. They follow him inside, like, "Hey, the big guy's going to dunk!" and then seem shocked when he goes out to take the 3 instead.

I mean, I could understand it if it was his first few games or something, but this has been going on for three years now.

10/30/2005 12:52:09 AM

by dunk I mean dunk

10/30/2005 1:11:14 AM

They just need to follow through with the layups. Some real nice passes, some real easy looks, and they just missed the layup. Other than that, good stuff.

10/30/2005 1:26:09 AM

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"makin people look stupid w/ the hooks and inside moves"

The only people Evtimov made look stupid last year with hooks was himself and Herb for playing him.

He singlehandedly cost us the Washington game by having one of the worst games any Division I player has EVER had


Stay outside the 3 point line PLEASE

10/30/2005 2:05:26 AM

that's weird. i thought that blatant no-call on Hodge's last shot attempt cost us the game. and it's not like Washington wasn't a #1 seed or anything. if Ev stayed out shooting 3s all the time, defenses would easily shut him down. the fact that he can and does put it on the floor and try to bang inside with weird hooks and layups makes him rather unpredictable and hard for any big-man to guard.

10/30/2005 11:14:11 AM

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"that new pre-game cheer was just the fast fight song end."

that was so gay

i refused to do it b/c it's so much better in the heat of the game at the end

10/30/2005 11:30:33 AM

does anyone know where the RBC Center ranks in terms of capacity compared to other college basketball arenas?

10/30/2005 1:46:05 PM

Anyone get the new poster? Wanna take a pic for us out-of-staters?

10/31/2005 10:20:00 AM

^^I know that they are second in the ACC, right behind Carolina

10/31/2005 12:45:34 PM

ah dammit i won't be able to go to the game this Fri. and have a sign that says "Canadian Beer Sucks", b/c i'll be in Charlotte for my 22nd bday.

10/31/2005 7:37:26 PM

here's a link listing the 50 largest arenas where NCAA teams play.

http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0105720.html

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" The 50 largest arenas in Division I for the 2004-05 NCAA regular season. Note that (*) indicates part-time home court. Seats Home Team 1 Carrier Dome 33,000 Syracuse 2 Thompson-Boling Arena 24,535 Tennessee 3 Rupp Arena 23,500 Kentucky 4 Marriott Center 22,700 BYU 5 Dean Smith Center 21,750 N. Carolina 6 MCI Center 20,674 Georgetown* 7 Continental Airlines Arena 20,049 Seton Hall 8 Savvis Center 20,000 Saint Louis 9 The Rose Garden 19,980 Portland St.* 10 RBC Center 19,722 N.C. State 11 Value City Arena 19,500 Ohio St. 12 Bud Walton Arena 19,200 Arkansas 13 Wachovia Center 19,010 Villanova* 14 Freedom Hall 18,865 Louisville 15 Bradley Center 18,717 Marquette 16 Thomas & Mack Center 18,500 UNLV 17 Madison Square Garden 18,470 St. John's* 18 FedEx Forum 18,400 Memphis 19 University Arena (The Pit) 18,018 New Mexico 20 Alltel Arena 18,000 Arkansas-Little 21 Comcast Center 17,950 Maryland 22 New Orleans Arena 17,832 Tulane* 23 Carolina Center 17,600 South Carolina 24 Allstate Arena 17,500 DePaul 25 Assembly Hall 17,257 Indiana 26 Herb Kohl Center 17,142 Wisconsin 27 Assembly Hall 16,450 Illinois 28 Frank Erwin Center 16,331 Texas 29 Allen Fieldhouse 16,300 Kansas 30 Hartford Civic Center 16,294 UConn* 31 LA Sports Arena 16,161 USC 32 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 15,500 Iowa 33 Pepsi Arena 15,500 Siena 34 Bryce Jordan Center 15,261 Penn St. 35 United Spirit Arena 15,050 Texas Tech 36 Coleman Coliseum 15,043 Alabama 37 Arena-Auditorium 15,028 Wyoming 38 Huntsman Center 15,000 Utah 39 Breslin Events Center 14,992 Michigan St. 40 LJVM Coliseum 14,665 Wake Forest 41 Williams Arena 14,625 Minnesota 42 McKale Center 14,545 Arizona 43 Maravich Assembly Ctr 14,236 LSU 44 Wells Fargo Arena 14,198 Arizona St. 45 Memorial Gym 14,168 Vanderbilt 46 Mackey Arena 14,123 Purdue 47 James H Hilton Coliseum 14,092 Iowa St. 48 WVU Coliseum 14,000 West Virginia 49 Crisler Arena 13,751 Michigan 50 CSU Convocation Center 13,610 Cleveland St."

soon St. Louis will be out of the top ten since they are going to be moving into a smaller on campus arena.

10/31/2005 7:43:35 PM

just think if they put a bball court in the middle of the carrier dome instead of just using half of it. like 51,000.

granted you wouldn't be able to see anything without binoculars. hell, you need those to see bball as it is from some of the places in there.

10/31/2005 8:11:41 PM

Of the 5 major conferences (ACC, Big East, Big 10, Big XII, Pac 10, and SEC), which do you think is the most overrated? 37% of the country thinks it's the ACC, according to an ESPN poll.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/index
right corner near the bottom.

10/31/2005 8:19:17 PM

^ but it says "for this season" and the ACC is not gonna be that great this season (as compared to most years)

11/1/2005 2:27:57 AM

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"soon St. Louis will be out of the top ten since they are going to be moving into a smaller on campus arena."

they are building a new arena, probably will seat around 15-16k, it will not be done for a few years though

11/1/2005 2:37:14 AM

well actually it's going to seat 13k if you want to be picky. i just meant that in the near future they will be moving out of there current arena, to a new on-campus arena. when that is i have no clue.

http://arena.slu.edu/arena4.html

11/1/2005 9:14:30 AM