Lavinwood wrote:Monmouth is one of those teams we have to dominate from beginning to end. This is one of the worst teams in the MAAC. They are small and got blown out by Seton Hall. Our 3's have to start dropping sometime...when that is I don't know, but we have a 3 pt famine. One of these games it's going to pour 3's...hopefully it comes against Cuse. Still don't get why Hooper gets no playing time. If he's that bad on defense then bench him after he lets guys blow past him, but give the kid a chance to get his 3 or 4 treys. It can be a difference of 12 points. Especially when teams like Bucknell stack the paint and dare us to shoot. I'd gladly let Hooper fire away and it would open the paint up for drives.
No excuses with Monmouth...bad mid major. Time to pound em.
By the way, watching other teams play at home, I've realized Carnesecca is trash. It's old, too technical looking, and it has no character or charm. It's not comfortable at all unless you have the best seats. It also affects attendance. If we had a new shiny place that was more comfortable and charming I really think attendance would increase. It's not the only factor but it definitely plays a role. It just feels like too much of a HS gym to me. The seating is very steep and the ceiling is obstructive. Why not get a new on campus arena in a bowl shape with all seats instead of hard plastic bleachers in 95% of the place?
Lavinwood wrote:By the way, watching other teams play at home, I've realized Carnesecca is trash. It's old, too technical looking, and it has no character or charm. It's not comfortable at all unless you have the best seats. It also affects attendance. If we had a new shiny place that was more comfortable and charming I really think attendance would increase. It's not the only factor but it definitely plays a role. It just feels like too much of a HS gym to me. The seating is very steep and the ceiling is obstructive. Why not get a new on campus arena in a bowl shape with all seats instead of hard plastic bleachers in 95% of the place?
Bluejay wrote:Lavinwood wrote:By the way, watching other teams play at home, I've realized Carnesecca is trash. It's old, too technical looking, and it has no character or charm. It's not comfortable at all unless you have the best seats. It also affects attendance. If we had a new shiny place that was more comfortable and charming I really think attendance would increase. It's not the only factor but it definitely plays a role. It just feels like too much of a HS gym to me. The seating is very steep and the ceiling is obstructive. Why not get a new on campus arena in a bowl shape with all seats instead of hard plastic bleachers in 95% of the place?
What is most strange about the arena is that while being a smaller arena, it doesn't seem to provide many of the advantages that a smaller arena can actually provide. In most small arenas, the fans and students are right on top of the action and ridiculously close to the participants. Based on my TV view of your arena, and assuming the LAVINWOOD signage marked the student section, the students are pretty far removed from the court and apparently in a bit of a balcony or mezzanine. Likewise, the arena didn't appear to hold sound as well as many smaller arenas have a tendency to do. If you compare it to a small venue that Creighton recently played in at St Joseph's, I think it really lacks a lot of the intimating factors that can make small arenas really tough for opponents.
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