T-Birds open season with exhibition game
It'll be the Thunderbirds against the Thunderwolves as Southern Utah plays host to Lakehead (Ontario) Wednsday night at the Centrum Arena.
I, for one, am ready for basketball season. College basketball is a passion for me, and I couldn't be more excited to tip off another season.
Tip-off for the game is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Centrum Arena on the SUU campus. Adult ticket prices are $10 for reserved and $7 for general admission. If you haven't been to a game at the Centrum, there's not a bad seat in the house.
The starting lineup for SUU figures to be Steve Barnes at point guard, Justin Allen at shooting guard, Nurudeen Adepoju at small forward, Orlando Griego at power forward and Tate Sorenson at the center.
I think Brad Kanis has a good chance of breaking the starting lineup eventually. Swaney Cooper should also see significant playing time — as will Marcus Carson.
Assistant coach Tarvish Felton told me a week ago that SUU could possibly tinker with the starting lineup in its two exhibitions (the other coming Saturday) to see how the players mesh.
Should be an interesting night.
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I went to most of the exhibition game on Wednesday. Overall I thought the T birds looked good. Steve Barnes is going to be hub of the team as is known. Tate Sorenson embressed me with his mobility. Based just on one look I would guess Marcus Carson will be the "go to" scorer, not everyone can score when it gets tough be he looks like he might be able to. As a team I think they will be quicker, more mobile and deeper. My concerns are; will they shoot as well as last year's team? With all the T birds being on the trim side will they be able to handle the rugged big men in the conference. Can Steve Barnes do the same things he does so well when he has a big guard on him?
Posted by: utgopher | November 2, 2006 05:08 PM
I agree with you. Barnes will be a definite team leader. Marcus Carson is going to provide a huge boost whether he comes off the bench or works his way into the starting rotation.
They look balanced again, with not a real defined "superstar."
I don't think they will shoot as well as they did last year. Barnes is great but after him the jumpshooting is pretty weak.
They're going to have to be a slashing team, I think, with a lot of offense coming from second-chance points.
Posted by: Rich Johnson | November 2, 2006 06:09 PM