Miners release schedule...Open vs. Pittsburgh

[jammin' jamey]

http://www.news-expressky.com/articles/2007/08/03/sports/02schedule.txt

EAST KENTUCKY MINERS
2007-08 SCHEDULE

Friday, Nov. 16 at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 18 Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 20 at Oklahoma, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 21 at Oklahoma, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 23 at Minot, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 24 at Minot, 7:05 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 26 Rio Grande Valley, 7:05 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 28 Butte, 7:05 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 29 Butte, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 2 Atlanta, 4:05 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 3 Atlanta, 7:05 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 7 at Albany, 7:35 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 8 at Albany, 7:35 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 13 Minot, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 16 Minot, 4:05 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 17 Albany, 7:05 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 19 Albany, 7:05 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 21 at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 23 Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 27 at Atlanta, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 29 at Atlanta, 7:05 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 3 at Butte, 6:15 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 4 at Butte, 6:15 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 6 Yakama, 4:05 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 7 Yakama, 7:05 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 9 Rio Grande Valley, 7:05 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 14 Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 18 at Rio Grande Valley, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 19 at Rio Grande Valley, 7:05 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 22 CBA All-Star Game
at Yakama, 7:35 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 25 at Yakama, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 26 at Yakama, 7:05 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 30 Albany, 7:05 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 31 Albany, 7:05 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 4 Great Falls, 7:05 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 6 Great Falls, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, Feb.. 9 Minot, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 10 Minot, 4:05 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 11 at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 13 at Great Falls, 6:05 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 14 at Great Falls, 6:05 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 17 at Albany, 7:35 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 22 at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 24 at Atlanta, 3:05 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 25 at Atlanta, 3:05 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 28 Oklahoma, 7:05 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 29 Oklahoma, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday, Mar. 2 Atlanta, 4:05 p.m.
Thursday, Mar. 6 at Minot, 7:05 p.m.

[Scotty doesn't know]

Yea, that is crazy that we will be playing teams that are from PITTSBURGH and ATLANTA... wow!
I may go see a game or two. The cheapest tickets are only 5 bucks! BUT if a good high school game is on the same night I will pick the high school game over the Miners.

[More Cowbell]

Wow, I bet those home games against Minot and Albany will really pack 'em in... ;)

[Scotty doesn't know]

Wow, I bet those home games against Minot and Albany will really pack 'em in... ;)

This good though. People all around the country looking at their teams schedule is going to achknowledge Pikeville by saying.." Pikeville? Where the heck is that!"
We are finally getting our name out there lol.
This is just a joke, don't freak out or anything.

[TomSportsHack]

Wow, I bet those home games against Minot and Albany will really pack 'em in... ;)

Dude ... don't diss the Patroons. Defending American Conference champs.

And it remains to be seen if the Atlanta franchise will play this season after taking last year off.

[Scotty doesn't know]

Dude ... don't diss the Patroons. Defending American Conference champs.

And it remains to be seen if the Atlanta franchise will play this season after taking last year off.

Dude I guess you are up on your CBA basketball.... I don't know jack about these teams. Minot is a good basketball team?

[Panther Thunder]

thats a pretty good amount of games hopefully ill be able to catch a lot of them.

[More Cowbell]

Dude ... don't diss the Patroons. Defending American Conference champs.

And it remains to be seen if the Atlanta franchise will play this season after taking last year off.

Dude, chill out. I wasn't dissing the Patroons (which one is that, BTW, Minot or Albany?) at all. I was dissing the entire league. :)

Look, you missed the point of my post, which was that games against places that many people around here have never heard of aren't exactly going to bring out large crowds. It wouldn't matter if they're the 10-time defending league champions or not, there's no rivalry and no hook to bring 'em in.

[TomSportsHack]

Dude, chill out. I wasn't dissing the Patroons (which one is that, BTW, Minot or Albany?) at all. I was dissing the entire league. :)

Look, you missed the point of my post, which was that games against places that many people around here have never heard of aren't exactly going to bring out large crowds. It wouldn't matter if they're the 10-time defending league champions or not, there's no rivalry and no hook to bring 'em in.

The Miners are an expansion team. Of course there's no rivalry.

[TomSportsHack]

Dude I guess you are up on your CBA basketball.... I don't know jack about these teams. Minot is a good basketball team?

The Albany Patroons won the American Conference, with the Minot Sky Rockets second.

And the quarters-won system is going to make your head spin. :)

http://www.cbahoopsonline.com/

[More Cowbell]

The Miners are an expansion team. Of course there's no rivalry.

You could easily have a rivalry as an expansion team, if there was another team in the league that is close geographically. For Pikeville, imagine if there was also an expansion team in say, Kingsport TN or Charleston WV. Pikeville could easily market a team like that as a rivalry game, in order to draw in fans. I remember when the Louisville Panthers of the AHL were created by expansion, they immediately became a rival to the Kentucky Thoroughblades (who were based in Lexington), simply due to geography. But the closest city to Pikeville in the CBA is Pittsburgh, then Atlanta, neither of which is close enough to be considered a rival.

Once again, the point I've been trying to make is that seeing teams from far-away cities that many have never heard of will not draw in large crowds.

[Scotty doesn't know]

Looking at the cities these other teams are in it is pretty crazy to think that Pikeville has something like this. I really hope the Miners the best and I hope that this is how the Expo can bring in more concerts and acts (which I am more excited about).

[clipperw]

http://www.news-expressky.com/articles/2007/08/07/sports/01miners.txt

Here are some of the players who were at the open tryout the miners had:
From Pikeville College: Daniel Price, Ben Valentine, and Mark King
From Alice Lloyd: Micah Oden, Jeremy Daniels
From UK: Brandon Stockton
From Louisville: Bryant Northern
From EKU: James White

The article listed Justin Chaffins name from ALC, He attended ALC but im pretty sure he didnt play basketball for them while he was there, correct me if im wrong but didnt he play basketball for Feds Creek?

[Scotty doesn't know]

http://www.news-expressky.com/articles/2007/08/07/sports/01miners.txt

Here are some of the players who were at the open tryout the miners had:
From Pikeville College: Daniel Price, Ben Valentine, and Mark King
From Alice Lloyd: Micah Oden, Jeremy Daniels
From UK: Brandon Stockton
From Louisville: Bryant Northern
From EKU: James White

The article listed Justin Chaffins name from ALC, He attended ALC but im pretty sure he didnt play basketball for them while he was there, correct me if im wrong but didnt he play basketball for Feds Creek?

I always hear a rumor that Patrick Sparks would be coming... I guess we get Brandon Stockton as our UK fill.

[NEXT]

http://www.news-expressky.com/articles/2007/08/07/sports/01miners.txt

Here are some of the players who were at the open tryout the miners had:
From Pikeville College: Daniel Price, Ben Valentine, and Mark King
From Alice Lloyd: Micah Oden, Jeremy Daniels
From UK: Brandon Stockton
From Louisville: Bryant Northern
From EKU: James White

The article listed Justin Chaffins name from ALC, He attended ALC but im pretty sure he didnt play basketball for them while he was there, correct me if im wrong but didnt he play basketball for Feds Creek?

I went to school at PC with that guy, can he play at all?

[More Cowbell]

I always hear a rumor that Patrick Sparks would be coming... I guess we get Brandon Stockton as our UK fill.

Yeah, I had heard the Sparks rumor too. I guess it would be kind of cool to have Stockton on the Miners, but he wasn't exactly the fan favorite that Sparks was. I don't think that having Stockton on the team will help the box-office near as much as some other UK players might have.

[Scotty doesn't know]

Yeah, I had heard the Sparks rumor too. I guess it would be kind of cool to have Stockton on the Miners, but he wasn't exactly the fan favorite that Sparks was. I don't think that having Stockton on the team will help the box-office near as much as some other UK players might have.

Maybe the future camps will hold a past UK jewel one of these years. Stockon is a former MR. Basketball so he may hold some significance with the high school, b-ball nuts around here.
BTW there was a dude that played at UL that is on the last list with Stockon.

[More Cowbell]

Maybe the future camps will hold a past UK jewel one of these years. Stockon is a former MR. Basketball so he may hold some significance with the high school, b-ball nuts around here.
BTW there was a dude that played at UL that is on the last list with Stockon.

I think some former high school stars from this area would draw in the 'high school b-ball nuts' around here better than Stockton. I still have my doubts about the ability of this team to draw fans, but I wish the best for them...

[Scotty doesn't know]

I think some former high school stars from this area would draw in the 'high school b-ball nuts' around here better than Stockton. I still have my doubts about the ability of this team to draw fans, but I wish the best for them...

With (sucky) tickets 5 bucks I may go see a game that the high games are not playing.

[thepharmacist]

heres a way to sell tickets......sign Todd May and watch the people come out. I hear the dude can still do it..

[Scotty doesn't know]

Nice thought! I think I would even come and watch if he played! lol

[Panther Thunder]

I think some former high school stars from this area would draw in the 'high school b-ball nuts' around here better than Stockton. I still have my doubts about the ability of this team to draw fans, but I wish the best for them...
If they high school stars from this area they would get blasted every game and it would be completely pointless...

[More Cowbell]

If they high school stars from this area they would get blasted every game and it would be completely pointless...

No more pointless than whole idea of bringing a minor-league basketball team to Pikeville in the first place. Oh well, guess that's beside the point...

Anyway, I never said a team of former local prep stars would be competitive, you're absolutley right they would get torched. For that matter I never suggested the entire team should be comprised of such players. I did suggest that including 1 or 2 of these players would help create a local draw to bring people in, which I still believe is true. Put a couple former H.S. stars on the team, let 'em play a few minutes during blowouts, and everyone wins.

[Panther Thunder]

No more pointless than whole idea of bringing a minor-league basketball team to Pikeville in the first place. Oh well, guess that's beside the point...

Anyway, I never said a team of former local prep stars would be competitive, you're absolutley right they would get torched. For that matter I never suggested the entire team should be comprised of such players. I did suggest that including 1 or 2 of these players would help create a local draw to bring people in, which I still believe is true. Put a couple former H.S. stars on the team, let 'em play a few minutes during blowouts, and everyone wins.
Yea i agree with that lol. I still wish we would have got and Arena Football team but oh well. What high school players would people suggest? I can' think of any that could keep up with that style of basketball.

[More Cowbell]

Yea i agree with that lol. I still wish we would have got and Arena Football team but oh well. What high school players would people suggest? I can' think of any that could keep up with that style of basketball.

I don't know. You think Todd May and Bart Williams would want to give it a try? I would pay to see that...

[Panther Thunder]

I don't know. You think Todd May and Bart Williams would want to give it a try? I would pay to see that...
They may want to, but I think Coach Williams is happy with how things are going right now and wouldn't want to give up coaching right now.

[More Cowbell]

They may want to, but I think Coach Williams is happy with how things are going right now and wouldn't want to give up coaching right now.

I don't think they would give it a go, either. I wasn't really being serious about them playing, I just remember how much fun it was to watch them star for Pikeville College back in the day. Although I'm sure they've still got the skills, I don't know how long they could run up and down the court with all those 25 year old NBA-wannabes! :)

Still, if they ever did it for like a one-night-only thing (maybe for charity), I would definitely pay to see that!

[Panther Thunder]

I don't think they would give it a go, either. I wasn't really being serious about them playing, I just remember how much fun it was to watch them star for Pikeville College back in the day. Although I'm sure they've still got the skills, I don't know how long they could run up and down the court with all those 25 year old NBA-wannabes! :)

Still, if they ever did it for like a one-night-only thing (maybe for charity), I would definitely pay to see that!
Coach Williams can still shoot the lights out!!!

[More Cowbell]

Coach Williams can still shoot the lights out!!!

I don't doubt it one bit! I bet Todd can still fill it up, too...