MBB: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Gray Fox]

"The tryout entry fee is $200 in cash only, no checks."

I already know I can't jump.    No Charge!

[hickory_cornhusker]

Article in the Thousand Oaks Acorn about the LA Lightning, a new franchise in the International Basketball League. The Lightning is going to play its home games in Gilbert Arena at Cal Lutheran. Tryouts are this weekend. The team web site says, "The tryout entry fee is $200 in cash only, no checks."

In a league where teams average 126 points per game, the IBL is to the NBA what the Arena Football League is to the NFL.

The IBL is similar to the NBA, but the league limits dead time by employing a 22-second shot clock and allowing teams only one timeout per quarter. The IBL is in its fourth year and has 18 teams, with professional teams in Canada and China.

Ticket prices range from $6-$25 for general admission, and $100-$200 for courtside seats, which is a heck of lot more than the free admission to watch a SCIAC game in Gilbert.

My prediction: One season and done.

OxyBob

Why would you ever think of charging that much for a IBL game? The highest ticket prices for any other team is like $40. most of them aren't even that high. They aren't going to get anyone in those courtside seats.

[Browneagle64]

Word has it that the IBL will not start the games off by doing the traditional Opening Tip. Instead both players will have to dash for the ball that is placed 60 yards away from them and will then need to recover the fumble.
Oh wait a min., that was for the now defunct XFL which soon will be joined by this IBL. Hahaha

[OxyFan21]

Just saw on the Oxy website that the Tiger Women have hired a new coach, Heidi VanDerveer.

http://www.oxy.edu/x6834.xml

[OXY Oswald]

Article from ESPN.com

Summer Session Takes on a Whole New Meaning at Caltech

The beach is tantalizingly close. West L.A. beckons for some fun, but this is the offseason and the offseason is no time for slacking.

In the offseason, college basketball players set themselves apart and hone their skills by studying the formation of snowflakes, searching for planetoids and asteroids on the Kuiper Belt and synthesizing organic polymers.

What? You thought we were going to say working on the arc of their jump shot?

[Browneagle64]

Hey Oxy faithful,

Rush Gym is currently in the process of its major face lift. The Bleachers have been pulled down, walls are being scraped, the giant wooden curtain has been pulled down, old metal is piling up in the middle of the floor and orders are being placed for your favorite bleacher/ section at good ol' rush gym (Bob, apparently the bleacher that says "OxyBob was Here" is going up for 20 bucks). I sure do hope that this face lift makes Rush Gym look good.

[Ralph Turner]

...
(Bob, apparently the bleacher that says "OxyBob was Here" is going up for 20 bucks).

I'll bid $21.00.   

[Mr. Ypsi]

...
(Bob, apparently the bleacher that says "OxyBob was Here" is going up for 20 bucks).

I'll bid $21.00.   

$22!

Firewood has gotten really expensive!

Sorry, OB, couldn't resist!

[Gray Fox]

Keep up the bidding.  The final bid will go to snoopy, so you guys are just setting the price.

[Sabretooth Tiger]

Not just a face lift, beyond the new bleachers and cosmetic stuff, they are installing a brand new sprung wood floor. I think it's getting a new roof too, but not sure where that played out.

This will be a huge improvement over the original floor on concrete, sanded down to its last bit.  No more dead spots, much more lively, better for the athletes . . . it's all good!


io triumphe baby!

tooth

[Browneagle64]

Not just a face lift, beyond the new bleachers and cosmetic stuff, they are installing a brand new sprung wood floor. I think it's getting a new roof too, but not sure where that played out.

This will be a huge improvement over the original floor on concrete, sanded down to its last bit.  No more dead spots, much more lively, better for the athletes . . . it's all good!


io triumphe baby!

Tooth, great to hear from ya old man.
As of friday, the working crew has indeed stripped the old floor (word has it that they found a class of 1899' time capulse down there that included a picture of you and Bob at the Homecoming bondfire/pep rally).
But yes, having a better floor works. Not only will it be good for athletes but also all young alumni that like to play pick up games with the b-ball players and guys from the football team.
Go tigers.

(modified by GS for formatting)

[Sabretooth Tiger]

Rush Gym update (as of last Thursday): 

Old bleachers out, floor dug up, roof is to be repaired, not replaced for now.

They're working hard to get the new floor and bleachers in place for the incoming fall (August).

I'll check out the progress when I'm over there this week and see if there is anything further to report.

fwiw,

tooth

[OXY Oswald]

I'll check out the progress when I'm over there this week and see if there is anything further to report.

fwiw,

tooth

Maybe some pictures if you get the opportunity? 

[Sabretooth Tiger]

Oz . . . that would require technological savvy far beyond these old bones . . .

But . . . when I get an iPhone in July . . . maybe I'll be able to sort it out . . . 

Old floor totally gone . . . viewed the gym from the upstairs locker room window . . . something happening at the southwest section I couldn't make out . . .

I'm guessing the next stage is painting before any installation of floors and then bleachers.  Unclear to me what else they have to do to the subsurface, but I'm guessing there is some distance to travel.

I'll be at the college fairly regularly over the summer (save for when I'm gone on the family trips to Seattle/the San Juan's in June . . . San Francisco in July . . . and Hawaii for 16 days in August baby . . . aloha bruddahs . . . guess which one I'm thinking about . . . . )

sh**  . . . I better get back to work to earn some ducats to pay for these little sojourns.

tooth

[Gray Fox]

Hi everyone,

Now that our successful theatrical release is over I'm
happy to report that the Quantum Hoops DVD is finally
available!

Just go to the Quantum Hoops website and click on the
DVD button or follow this link:
http://www.quantumhoops.com/index2.htm

You will notice the official release date is June 24,
but the DVD's are in stock and will be shipped
immediately.  Orders are processed through PayPal -
but please note: you DO NOT need to sign up for a
PayPal account, just enter your info as directed and
you're ready to go.

A special feature on the DVD is a :30 minute short
documentary on the 2008 Caltech women's team and their
quest for the greatest season in the program's
history.

Please feel free to send this email to anybody you
know who might be interested in a fun and unique
sports story.

Thanks to everyone in advance and feel free to email
me with any comments or suggestions.


Rick Greenwald

rick@quantumhoops.com




www.quantumhoops.com