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Post by thelasallelunatic on Feb 29, 2024 8:24:11 GMT -5
I just can't see this getting done in time. ash puri has gone on the record multiple times that they are on schedule to be finished for the start of next season. he has even said it may be done by september. could it be delayed? sure, anytime you have a big construction project, things can happen but he's not going to say that now. i do know from sitting in gola this season that the hvac issue has definitely been fixed. for the first time in years, i haven't felt like i was sitting in a sauna for two hours. i also assume a lot of the electrical and other infrastructure improvements are either done or will be done prior to the heavy lifting. and if it is delayed, i feel pretty good that he already has a solid backup plan in place. so far, this guy seems as buttoned up as they come and he would not leave himself scrambling at the last minute. there are a number of solid options in the area should they need to move some of the out of conference games off-campus (palestra, jefferson, arcadia, mcgonigle hall). not ideal but it will work in the short term. Would we go to an all road game nonleague schedule? |
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Post by diehardexplorer on Feb 29, 2024 8:31:10 GMT -5
Apologies if this has been discussed over the months since the original announcement, but with the orientation of the court changing, will there still be room for practice courts at either end (as is the case now) and will this still be able to serve the students, i.e., intramurals, pick-up basketball, etc.? I spoke with our IM director and he said they plan to have halfcourts but not fullcourts. We speculated this might mean 3 vs 3 games instead of a full 5 on 5. With current participation in IMs already being at a historic low, it seems like a liability but not a huge priority. I hope we get a phase 2 reno to address this like St Joe's is currently having on its athletic facilities. ash was interviewed at halftime during the espn+ broadcast of either the saint louis or st joe's (pa) game where they not only put that new rendering on screen but they also put two blueprint-type images up there. one was of the new configuration, and the second showed two full courts running the same way the current court does. so they're basically losing one full court for the students. and not sure what phase it is, but the state has already committed $3.5m towards the construction of a student rec center which will be attached to trumark which will sit where e & f used to be. i was told la salle will need to match that number in order to get that money from the state. i do know that state grant is real, but the rest of what i wrote is hearsay but it came from someone who typically knows what's going on. my guess is there are a few people on this board that can expand on this. no idea if there's a timeline to this, but i assume it comes after they completely finish trumark/glaser (new locker rooms, weight room, some other amenities which i believe are considered phase 2 of this project). |
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Post by diehardexplorer on Feb 29, 2024 8:35:52 GMT -5
ash puri has gone on the record multiple times that they are on schedule to be finished for the start of next season. he has even said it may be done by september. could it be delayed? sure, anytime you have a big construction project, things can happen but he's not going to say that now. i do know from sitting in gola this season that the hvac issue has definitely been fixed. for the first time in years, i haven't felt like i was sitting in a sauna for two hours. i also assume a lot of the electrical and other infrastructure improvements are either done or will be done prior to the heavy lifting. and if it is delayed, i feel pretty good that he already has a solid backup plan in place. so far, this guy seems as buttoned up as they come and he would not leave himself scrambling at the last minute. there are a number of solid options in the area should they need to move some of the out of conference games off-campus (palestra, jefferson, arcadia, mcgonigle hall). not ideal but it will work in the short term. Would we go to an all road game nonleague schedule? come on man. did you even read what i wrote? if they have to, and at this point i'm confident they won't, they'll just play some ooc games at any one of a handful of local options they have. have some confidence in ash puri. i've never seen a more motivated athletic director here in decades. |
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Feb 29, 2024 8:36:41 GMT -5
Would we go to an all road game nonleague schedule? I expect this...or at the very least you do a homecoming game and try to get a bigger name to come visit. Kick off party. Playing an all-road OOC schedule doesn't bother me in the least, but I don't go to many games. |
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Post by las71 on Feb 29, 2024 8:57:55 GMT -5
Any idea where the team will practice during the summer and fall up to the opening of Glaser?
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Post by lasallejohn on Feb 29, 2024 10:56:52 GMT -5
Any idea where the team will practice during the summer and fall up to the opening of Glaser? Outside courts |
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Post by wistergym on Feb 29, 2024 11:46:49 GMT -5
Potential problem I have not heard discussed. Maybe it was, but I haven't heard. There will still be only one entrance to the arena proper. The stands on the far side will be filled by walking around the court. Could be a real problem of limited egress and exit for large crowd, if and when we have large crowd. look at the rendering. there will be a concourse going around the entire arena behind/underneath the stands with four entrances, one in each corner. Still just two staircases to exit arena?? |
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Post by wistergym on Feb 29, 2024 11:48:22 GMT -5
Agreed. Ash very much appears to be the real deal------finally.
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Post by explorer88 on Feb 29, 2024 11:54:13 GMT -5
Any idea where the team will practice during the summer and fall up to the opening of Glaser? Outside courts Belfield Rec Center |
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Feb 29, 2024 13:00:38 GMT -5
Would we go to an all road game nonleague schedule? come on man. did you even read what i wrote? if they have to, and at this point i'm confident they won't, they'll just play some ooc games at any one of a handful of local options they have. have some confidence in ash puri. i've never seen a more motivated athletic director here in decades. I should've rephrased my question... would you go to an all road nonleague schedule, with maybe a palestra game mixed in, if it meant picking up significant money for the basketball/athletic department? Be Coppin State for 1 season, out of necessity. I would sign up for it, only because I think everyone would be pleasantly surprised with the results. |
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Post by diehardexplorer on Feb 29, 2024 13:16:12 GMT -5
come on man. did you even read what i wrote? if they have to, and at this point i'm confident they won't, they'll just play some ooc games at any one of a handful of local options they have. have some confidence in ash puri. i've never seen a more motivated athletic director here in decades. I should've rephrased my question... would you go to an all road nonleague schedule, with maybe a palestra game mixed in, if it meant picking up significant money for the basketball/athletic department? Be Coppin State for 1 season, out of necessity. I would sign up for it, only because I think everyone would be pleasantly surprised with the results. the a10 would never allow it, and i wouldn't blame them. |
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Post by explorerman on Feb 29, 2024 17:50:59 GMT -5
Regarding the state grant and the park.. It would not be for exclusive use for La Salle.. But will be used for broad array of recreational needs.. Open to the public
Haven’t heard much of an actual training center where it is dedicated space for athletics there would be practice facilities dedicated for basketball program.. that is what supposed to go over E&F i was a part of a few conversations about that
That was a big Ashley Howard push .. he always thought that was more important then arena… Most players spend time at practice facilities and locker room, etc etc
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Post by 23won on Mar 2, 2024 10:02:46 GMT -5
Regarding the state grant and the park.. It would not be for exclusive use for La Salle.. But will be used for broad array of recreational needs.. Open to the public They would be crazy to provide the land and half the money and allow it to be open to the public on their property. There are dozens of reasons why - legal and otherwise |
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Post by lasallejohn on Mar 2, 2024 10:58:18 GMT -5
I know Drexel’s rec is open to the public.
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Post by walkon on Mar 3, 2024 6:24:56 GMT -5
What are the chances we could get the throwback explorer on the court, and remove the lousy 2004-present logo?
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Post by lasalle69bestever on Mar 3, 2024 8:22:40 GMT -5
I want the smoke machine back. It was awesome.
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Post by nyalum on Mar 3, 2024 9:56:32 GMT -5
I'm curious if there will be live streaming footage of the arena renovation like they had with the Holroyd Science Center when that took place.
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Post by diehardexplorer on Mar 3, 2024 10:27:14 GMT -5
What are the chances we could get the throwback explorer on the court, and remove the lousy 2004-present logo? all of the renderings they've shown have the logo on the left at center court. what i would love to see is for them to somehow combine both that and the throwback explorer shown next to it and make it huge. imo, the logo at the center of gola should have been much bigger.   |
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Post by diehardexplorer on Mar 3, 2024 10:36:47 GMT -5
Regarding the state grant and the park.. It would not be for exclusive use for La Salle.. But will be used for broad array of recreational needs.. Open to the public Haven’t heard much of an actual training center where it is dedicated space for athletics there would be practice facilities dedicated for basketball program.. that is what supposed to go over E&F i was a part of a few conversations about that That was a big Ashley Howard push .. he always thought that was more important then arena… Most players spend time at practice facilities and locker room, etc etc la salle's biggest need is actually a student rec center. it doesn't need to be anything fancy but it needs to be done. imo, it's been a fairly big reason for the issues with declining enrollment. the general student population needs to have a place they can go to exercise, socialize, etc whenever they want like they can at drexel and most other local schools. i was told by someone who typically has good info that they were looking at putting this in the e & f space. it was originally supposed to go by the entrance to the parking lot and was going to include the book store but for some reason, that got shelved. |
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Post by MisterD on Mar 3, 2024 20:48:27 GMT -5
Is that a book...shelf pun?
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Post by diehardexplorer on Mar 4, 2024 9:32:27 GMT -5
this guy means business. maybe they should offer chairbacks for sale. i'd bet you some sicko fans would buy them.
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Post by explorerman on Mar 4, 2024 9:42:33 GMT -5
Regarding the state grant and the park.. It would not be for exclusive use for La Salle.. But will be used for broad array of recreational needs.. Open to the public Haven’t heard much of an actual training center where it is dedicated space for athletics there would be practice facilities dedicated for basketball program.. that is what supposed to go over E&F i was a part of a few conversations about that That was a big Ashley Howard push .. he always thought that was more important then arena… Most players spend time at practice facilities and locker room, etc etc la salle's biggest need is actually a student rec center. it doesn't need to be anything fancy but it needs to be done. imo, it's been a fairly big reason for the issues with declining enrollment. the general student population needs to have a place they can go to exercise, socialize, etc whenever they want like they can at drexel and most other local schools. i was told by someone who typically has good info that they were looking at putting this in the e & f space. it was originally supposed to go by the entrance to the parking lot and was going to include the book store but for some reason, that got shelved. Yep it was to go over E&F footprint.. And location made a lot of sense |
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Mar 4, 2024 10:05:47 GMT -5
this guy means business. maybe they should offer chairbacks for sale. i'd bet you some sicko fans would buy them. Pretty sure that's all of us |
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Mar 4, 2024 10:16:02 GMT -5
I'm not buying a chairback from Gola.
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Mar 4, 2024 10:37:09 GMT -5
I'm not buying a chairback from Gola. Even if they promised to take more 3s? |
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Post by MisterD on Mar 4, 2024 10:56:49 GMT -5
Monday AM is tough for jokes.
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Post by explorer88 on Mar 4, 2024 12:33:38 GMT -5
this guy means business. maybe they should offer chairbacks for sale. i'd bet you some sicko fans would buy them. Love it. Love the urgency and love the transparency. Both important to get everyone to buy in to what we are doing. Refreshing to see. |
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Post by golasalle on Mar 4, 2024 13:37:41 GMT -5
this guy means business. maybe they should offer chairbacks for sale. i'd bet you some sicko fans would buy them. Got an email a little bit ago. The are offering chairbacks for sale. |
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Mar 4, 2024 14:10:37 GMT -5
this guy means business. maybe they should offer chairbacks for sale. i'd bet you some sicko fans would buy them. Got an email a little bit ago. The are offering chairbacks for sale. If I owned an in-house sauna, I would totally buy these, add some muffled speakers, and a smoke machine from Spencer's to fully recreate the Gola gameday experience. |
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Post by kinesiology on Mar 4, 2024 14:30:51 GMT -5
I'm not buying a chairback from Gola. Even if they promised to take more 3s? Wrong thread. This is at least your second warning. |
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