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mplona said:sam hannam said:There is ice below the floor at the Savvis Center. That's where the St. Louis Blues play.
true, theres many places with ice that we've played at. the allstate hosts of the chicago wolves & depaul blue demons. & im sure most of these arenas in the ncaa dance will have ice under them too.
Who ever said they were great places to play in? For whatever reason the Carver arena is known for being a slippery floor. If we want to give JL some recruiting ammo we need to get better facilities. Someone may want to ask JL what we need and what would be great to have to help him recruit.
SanFranciscoPete said:mplona said:sam hannam said:There is ice below the floor at the Savvis Center. That's where the St. Louis Blues play.
true, theres many places with ice that we've played at. the allstate hosts of the chicago wolves & depaul blue demons. & im sure most of these arenas in the ncaa dance will have ice under them too.
Who ever said they were great places to play in?
from a div 1 school's point of view, would you rather play men's basketball in the carver arena or the fieldhouse? what about a little gym like loyola's gentile center?
mplona said:from a div 1 school's point of view, would you rather play men's basketball in the carver arena or the fieldhouse? what about a little gym like loyola's gentile center?
The Fieldhouse would be a great atmosphere except we play at Carver for the $$$. It would also help if the students could sit around the perimeter of the arena but then where would our boosters sit? Duke does not play in a modern arena (quite small place) but the atmosphere is probably the best in basketball because the students are into the game and are really practically on the floor. Duke though has the state of the art meeting room and training facility as well as being Duke.
SanFranciscoPete said:mplona said:from a div 1 school's point of view, would you rather play men's basketball in the carver arena or the fieldhouse? what about a little gym like loyola's gentile center?
The Fieldhouse would be a great atmosphere except we play at Carver for the $$$. It would also help if the students could sit around the perimeter of the arena but then where would our boosters sit? Duke does not play in a modern arena (quite small place) but the atmosphere is probably the best in basketball because the students are into the game and are really practically on the floor. Duke though has the state of the art meeting room and training facility as well as being Duke.
point proven, its about money.
Fetz86 said:even if they just move the band to the other side to open up the middle of the student section. I heard that as a gripe of some students as a reason they dont go to games, they dont like the noise so close to the band. Its a lame excuse but whatever.
Hehehe, so they go to a basketball game for a nice quiet relaxing evening by the fire or something? It SHOULD be loud at a basketball game. Back when I was allowed in the student (heheh I sound like some old guy "back in my day"-- I guess it was only three years ago...) section I tried to do everything I could to be loud and supportive.
Fetz86 said:Yeah I dont know what they would expect except for it to be loud. I tried to get people to come with me to every game and they all had poor excuses, nobody really studies on friday nights, they probably just wanted to drink in their rooms.
Yeah, I think that's the reason why an on-site stadium is a big deal. When I was in school I had a whole bunch of trouble doing anything that required planning really. Even when I was in the Red Zone (still called that?) I probably missed 1/3 of the games for no good reason. On the other hand, I think if games were on campus, a lot of students would be able to stir themselves up for a walk across the quad... especially if you had some students out selling tickets on the quad or in the residence halls or something like that. Two ingredients= ease of access, and a reminder that something's going on...
Winning can cure student apathy. When I was there it was real hard to get extra tickets because we were so good. It would be nice to have some of the students behind the visitors. We do need a better home court advantage. Boosters would be willing to shell out more money if we are winning. winning=$$$