Re: The 2013 Offseason

by Guest Tue Jul 30, 2013 12:31 pm

PilotNut wrote:That t-shirt is awesome. Not quite as great as the PN t-shirt 2.0 coming out this fall will be, but still great!

by oldtimer Tue Jul 30, 2013 10:45 pm

I like that shirt!

by DoubleDipper Tue Jul 30, 2013 10:52 pm

Ossie Schectman passed away today (7/30)…..but on November 1, 1946 he scored the first basket ever made in NBA history (then known as the Basketball Association of America) when the Toronto Huskies played his New York Knickerbockers.

No, I wasn’t there, but the video of the basket showing a great give-and-go followed by the underhanded layup is very reminiscent of my days at UP....the "set-shot," shown after the layup, was however almost a thing of the past in the 60's! Laughing

by oldtimer Tue Jul 30, 2013 11:00 pm

That was a very good find DD, in fact I have never even asked myself the question as to whom scored the first ever basket.
This DD is why I love reading your posts. Keep em coming!

by Guest Wed Jul 31, 2013 9:03 am

Did I see Spike Lee sitting courtside in that video?

by DoubleDipper Fri Aug 02, 2013 8:55 pm

DoubleDipper wrote:I too was heartened to see Riga mentioned in his tweet.....Oskars has traveled a lot since leaving UP, and I don't know if he's now at home, but it would be nice if they are staying in touch. Not just to help Oskars get back to UP, but also just to help ensure he's keeping his life on track.....

It is my understanding that Oskars is now enrolled at Pensacola State College, a two-year JC, and last week committed to transfer to Troy University in Alabama.

Troy is a D-1 school and plays in the Sun Belt Conference.

by DoubleDipper Tue Aug 27, 2013 9:53 am

Portland Pilot Updates: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

David summarizes the Pilots offseason @ West Coast Convo….so far

http://westcoastconvo.com/2013/08/27/portland-pilot-update/

by Geezaldinho Tue Aug 27, 2013 3:28 pm

I have a nice poster I might make up for TV...

Hey WCC!

SchedulE
...........Screwed
...........Portland
...StudeNTs

Maybe FaNs. might work better.

by Geezaldinho Tue Aug 27, 2013 3:34 pm

How about grey cardboard sillouettes to put in the seats in the Student section?

by DoubleDipper Tue Aug 27, 2013 4:14 pm

Geezaldinho wrote:How about grey cardboard sillouettes to put in the seats in the Student section?

If it's grey you want, I'm pretty sure up7587 can get us 1500 of these:

by Guest Wed Aug 28, 2013 12:10 am

I'm your huckleberry.

by Guest Thu Sep 19, 2013 10:31 am

So when does practice officially start? Isn't it much earlier this year than in previous years?

by DoubleDipper Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:18 pm

DeanMurdoch wrote:So when does practice officially start? Isn't it much earlier this year than in previous years?

As you may recall from a previous post by DJ Sherman, and thanks to the Division I Legislative Council, men's basketball teams can now have "30 days of practice in the six weeks before their first regular-season game." The Legislative Council also removed the 5PM start time to allow for more flexibility for kickoff events in a separate measure.

So, backing up six weeks from UP’s first regular season game against UC-Davis on Friday November 8, the earliest team practice can begin is Friday September 27. Very Happy

by Guest Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:54 pm

Thanks! I remember that post but couldn't find it for the life of me.

So practice in a week, eh? Starting to be the time of year where chatter transitions from off-court stuff to on-court stuff.

by DoubleDipper Thu Sep 19, 2013 9:12 pm

It's still the offseason, but as UP prepares for this coming season, at least one decision has been made....the team's slogan.

If you've been following the Men's Basketball on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/upmensbasketball?sk=wall, you'll know there's been a contest to choose this season's slogan, and the winner is UP junior Ryan Kain, and the slogan for the 2013-14 season is:

YOU DIDN'T SEE THIS COMING

I like it. Knowing UP's struggles over the last couple of years, many teams will naturally overlook the Pilots on their schedule considering the game and "easy" win.......so when those teams are being thumped by the Pilots, they'll most likely exclaim "Wow, we didn't see this coming."

At least I hope that's how the season goes......

by Guest Thu Sep 19, 2013 9:52 pm

Yeah, that one could go either way, couldn't it.

by DoubleDipper Fri Sep 20, 2013 5:07 pm

Eric Reveno‏@CoachReveno 3h
1st practice one week from today, Sept 27th at 8 am. Time to put it together for Nov 8th home opener. Practices are open.

by Geezaldinho Fri Sep 20, 2013 5:15 pm

What are practice times?

by DoubleDipper Fri Sep 20, 2013 10:26 pm

Geezaldinho wrote:What are practice times?

Good question, Geez.....remember the team is allowed 30 practices in a 42 day period, so there will obviously not be practice every day.

Here's the schedule for the first 5 practices:

1. Friday 9/27 7-11 am (The disparity in the starting time listed here and Rev's tweet of 8 am could mean the action doesn't begin until 8 am.....but I'm just guessing).
2. Monday 9/30 7-11 am
3. Tuesday 10/1 7-11 am
4. Thursday 10/3 7-11 am
5. Saturday 10/5 11 am - 3 pm

Only 25 more practices to follow before opening against UC-Davis.....give the UP Athletic Department a call if you want to know other times.....all the teams at UP should have their practice schedules listed on their computers.