ESPN breakdown:
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... /401372968
@ High Point Nov. 30
Yep CofC just beat the SoCon’s best today by 2 at UTC. High Point has a pretty good team and beating FU would not be a shock. I imagine we will be without Slawson so winning will be tough. Does anyone know if Lawrence is out for the season? We only scored 11 points the last 10:44 and zero the last 4:07. Can’t afford those type droughts Tuesday,DungeonRealm wrote: ↑Sat Nov 27, 2021 9:09 pmHigh Point has a very nice brand new arena this season
If iam going to get excited about next Friday nights home game we have vs. CofC then this is a game we must win first
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Looks like Tubby Smith has built this High Point team along the non-transfer mold
Went back and looked at the play JS got hurt. He came down with all his weight on his right leg at an awkward angle. He seemed to be in a lot of pain. TV didn’t show him leaving the floor, Anyone know if he walked off? The report was a strained quad but he was holding his knee.From what I saw I don’t expect to see him for a while. Hope I am wrong
I had forgotten than Tubby Smith had become HPU’s head coach. I think this is now his 4th year there. He has been HC at 6 other major programs, all significantly bigger than HPU or FU. Those include UGA and UK (where he won the national championship in 1998). Not sure if there are “name” OOC opponents that he’s played and beaten at HPU. No doubt, he plans to beat Furman.
No wins against bigtime opponents in his 4 years there. William and Mary is his best ooc win. 7 and 9 D1 wins the last 2 seasons, all in the Big South. One D1 win this year over Howard. They did play Notre Dame close 70-61.affirm wrote: ↑Mon Nov 29, 2021 8:25 amI had forgotten than Tubby Smith had become HPU’s head coach. I think this is now his 4th year there. He has been HC at 6 other major programs, all significantly bigger than HPU or FU. Those include UGA and UK (where he won the national championship in 1998). Not sure if there are “name” OOC opponents that he’s played and beaten at HPU. No doubt, he plans to beat Furman.
Ratings as of this morning:
Pomeroy: FU #110 HP #267
Sagarin: FU #90 HP #303
I was at the game and JS was helped off the court but he was walking gingerly on his own shortly afterwards. He was definitely in a lot of pain for the remainder of the game while he was on the bench. It did not look good in person, but hopefully it's just a strained quad, as was first reported, and we won't have to be without him for too long. Even on nights when JS is not scoring much this year, he's made a huge impact with his blocks and tough D.apaladin wrote: ↑Mon Nov 29, 2021 1:26 amWent back and looked at the play JS got hurt. He came down with all his weight on his right leg at an awkward angle. He seemed to be in a lot of pain. TV didn’t show him leaving the floor, Anyone know if he walked off? The report was a strained quad but he was holding his knee.From what I saw I don’t expect to see him for a while. Hope I am wrong
Yes Slawson does a lot more thsn just scoring. There are no gimmes left on the schedule. Without Slawson chances of winning any remaining games go way down. From what I have read recovery from a strained quad can take up to 6 weeks which would be devastating. I assume Hein moves back into the starting lineup. He will be the only starter over 6’4”. To have a chance against anyone left on the schedule everyone is going to have to step it up bigtime.
wow. convention center, restuarant, practice facility, meeting rooms. If facilities is that important HP should have a top 25 team soon!
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A real estate deal with the facade of a university.They just keep adding more acres and over the top facilities and the enrollment keeps rising.. the guy understands his market.
Our win percentage is down 12% on espn since Slawson’s injury.
The facility was made possible after a huge donation from Nido Qubein, now President of HPU. I had the privilege of taking a speaking/presentation class under Qubein when I was employed at BB&T. He is an unbelievable motivational speaker and teacher. The man has a wonderful life story, coming to the U.S. from Lebanon unable to speak a word of English. He tells the story about going to a church when he came to the states just to be around Americans. Quebein had no idea what was being said, so he decided to copy what the guy next to him was doing, like standing up and staying seated when he did. It seemed to be working until the pastor congratulated a new mom on the birth of her baby, asking the dad to stand up. Well, Mr. Qubein copied the guy sitting next to him, the dad. Quebein stood up too. To make a long story short, it was that day that he decided to learn the English language better than anyone. He proceeded to become highly educated, becoming a very successful businessman and one of the best motivational speakers in the country. I found out quickly that even though he was a highly successful, he was a humble and kind man, eager to help others. I sent him a note to thank him for spending time with us that week. Mr. Qubein took the time to send me a handwritten note back, along with several signed copy of a couple of his books. I look back on that week as a highlight of my banking career, and still refer to his motivational books often. It is a joy to see good people do well, and give back. We live in a great country.
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