05-05-2023, 12:52 PM
I went to see Tennessee play in the SouthPoint shootout 2 years ago and had a great time. Although not a full time Basketball arena, it was great. The venue was great and teams and players were accessible and available for pics. The hotel itself was also really nice. I would definitely go back, especially for Stanford. My husband is a Tennessee fan and it was our first Thanksgiving without my mother in law.
I definitely wouldn’t be opposed to Bird on the staff. With recent transfer outs and rumblings that there is something going on or that people don’t want to play for Tara, well this could contradict some of that. I also think she would definitely be a players coach and may do great with fans as well. She actually went out of her way to meet me at the All Star game in Vegas by messaging me to see if I was still around.
I definitely wouldn’t be opposed to Bird on the staff. With recent transfer outs and rumblings that there is something going on or that people don’t want to play for Tara, well this could contradict some of that. I also think she would definitely be a players coach and may do great with fans as well. She actually went out of her way to meet me at the All Star game in Vegas by messaging me to see if I was still around.
(05-05-2023, 12:15 PM)stopandpop Wrote:(05-04-2023, 06:52 PM)Card10Fan Wrote:(05-04-2023, 04:10 PM)stopandpop Wrote: As previously announced, there will home games with Indiana and Duke on the 2023 non-conference schedule.
No official word yet, but Stanford will play in a tournament somewhere in Las Vegas around the Thanksgiving holiday. It will not be @ the T-Mobile Arena.
UNLV hosts a Thanksgiving tourney @ their Thomas and Mack Center (nice venue) and then there's The Southpoint Shootout (also during Thanksgiving) at the Southpoint Hotel & Casino. Their arena has often been used for rodeos and it's miles from the Strip. I suspect it will not be there.
There could be another tournament and venue, but I'm currently not aware of one. If I learn anything more I'll let you know.
Vegas hosts several holiday tournaments. The SouthPointe tourney has had the biggest names in the past. I would guess that’s the one we are in.
We also have road games at Creighton, at Tennessee, at South Carolina
And possibly at Gonzaga
The schedule looks very very challenging at this point.
I’m wondering how the search for a new assistant coach is going too?
I doubt it's @ South Point. Stanford will play at an arena used totally for basketball while the South Point venue is not.
Historically, the Blue Jays are very tough to beat in their small arena, so yes- the pre-conference road schedule is shaping up to be tough.
I would be in favor of a coach not associated with Stanford with recruitment ties to schools outside California and who might be able to tap into players to help fill some of our performance gaps (i.e. guards who can create and score).
