TSU88 1,074 Report post Posted July 27, 2023 45 minutes ago, TuTigers2012 said: Again, it’s “close” to a lot of teams but not close enough to draw a crowd when only 3 fan bases draw more than flies. Expensive hotels don’t help either. This got me to thinking, so I checked the internet machine and found that the middle point between Boston (location of the northernmost school-NE) and Charleston (location of the southernmost school) is Fredericksburg VA. I can’t think of a venue in Virginia that it would make sense to host the tournament, seeing as JMU is gone and there’s no team in Richmond. So, I guess by default DC is the best place. It’s frustrating that despite all the years in the Skerry era that we’ve had the tournament in Baltimore and DC that we’ve failed to capitalize on this fact. It would be interesting to see if we would be able to have a partisan crowd if we ever actually make it to a championship game, but I’m not sure that would be the case, as I suspect a lot of people would simply opt to watch the game on tv. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bay Area Tiger 349 Report post Posted July 31, 2023 Watson & Thompson… could this finally be the season!!?? 🕺 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TSU88 1,074 Report post Posted July 31, 2023 24 minutes ago, Bay Area Tiger said: Watson & Thompson… could this finally be the season!!?? 🕺 On paper, Watson, Thompson, May and Jones appears to be a nice core. But we’re going to need our PG(s) (Hicks &/or Williamson) to step up, and get contributions from guys off the bench, to even be in the conference title conversation. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TuTigers2012 1,071 Report post Posted July 31, 2023 59 minutes ago, TSU88 said: On paper, Watson, Thompson, May and Jones appears to be a nice core. But we’re going to need our PG(s) (Hicks &/or Williamson) to step up, and get contributions from guys off the bench, to even be in the conference title conversation. Agree. But there’s the pesky issue of who is manning the sideline at the ESA Arena the first week of March. I think this team will be decent if Watson buys in and plays well. The defense is going to be good. At least on paper. May and Jones are better on that end than Holden and Nick. Can that d2 kid play defense like Russell? Hicks defense didn’t seem as great last year (injuries) but I can see us in a lot of rock fights Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TSU88 1,074 Report post Posted August 1, 2023 1 minute ago, TuTigers2012 said: Agree. But there’s the pesky issue of who is manning the sideline at the ESA Arena the first week of March. I think this team will be decent if Watson buys in and plays well. The defense is going to be good. At least on paper. May and Jones are better on that end than Holden and Nick. Can that d2 kid play defense like Russell? Hicks defense didn’t seem as great last year (injuries) but I can see us in a lot of rock fights I don’t want to put too much on his shoulders, but I feel a lot better about the upcoming season with Watson onboard. My hope is he’ll be motivated to have a strong season, to position himself for a contract overseas. We really need May to take that Freshman to Sophomore year leap. I think he’s already better defensively than Timberlake and if he can score in the low teens…. Jones & Thompson is a nice 1-2 punch inside & hopefully we can get some decent minutes out of Paar, Tejada and the D2 kid. The guys I’m most intrigued by, besides Watson, are Williamson and Cole. I’d like to think they can add an element of athleticism that has sometimes been lacking in the past. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blounge 522 Report post Posted August 1, 2023 We have some interesting pieces for sure. Time will tell if these guys are the real deal or a bunch of transfer portal duds. Could be an exciting year. Wonder if these guys can hang with the CofC. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TuTigers2012 1,071 Report post Posted August 1, 2023 23 minutes ago, TSU88 said: I don’t want to put too much on his shoulders, but I feel a lot better about the upcoming season with Watson onboard. My hope is he’ll be motivated to have a strong season, to position himself for a contract overseas. We really need May to take that Freshman to Sophomore year leap. I think he’s already better defensively than Timberlake and if he can score in the low teens…. Jones & Thompson is a nice 1-2 punch inside & hopefully we can get some decent minutes out of Paar, Tejada and the D2 kid. The guys I’m most intrigued by, besides Watson, are Williamson and Cole. I’d like to think they can add an element of athleticism that has sometimes been lacking in the past. Spare parts. Williamson and Cole are gonna play very little until mid/late January Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TuTigers2012 1,071 Report post Posted August 1, 2023 25 minutes ago, Blounge said: We have some interesting pieces for sure. Time will tell if these guys are the real deal or a bunch of transfer portal duds. Could be an exciting year. Wonder if these guys can hang with the CofC. I think it’s somewhere in between. The transfers should replace Russell Sylla and holdens scoring. Paar should give us more than beiku. Can may, Williamson and hicks combine to score 12-15? Do we finally get an impact freshman? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blazer49 186 Report post Posted August 1, 2023 Looks like the chickens are joining us in New York for the Hoops Fest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
