LMU vs Hope International: Exhibition

[fanblade]

Exhibition season has started!

Happy to finally post our first game thread. Seems like this off-season dragged on forever. But then again, compared to last year's non-stop drama that is probably a good thing.

Last year we easily defeated Hope, which didn't say much, because Hope was a very bad NAIA team. This year I'd expect similar results.

Hopefully we'll see good play but ultimately it's going to be hard to really judge much from this exhibition.

Nov. 4 at 7 p.m

www.lmulions.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/110309aaa.html

[LIONS90045]

Hope won its first two games and has two bigs from Serbia. They are riding for a fall!
Should be fun to watch in any case.

athletics.hiu.edu/

[lmufan]

does anyone have two extra tickets for the game? how does it work for alumni how much are tickets?

[lion99]

lmufan, I like your optimism but I highly doubt that tonight's exhibition will be a sell-out. You should be able to purchase tickets at the game, or you can call (310) 338-LION. I'll be there with a few more LMU fans. Go Lions!

[raca]

Will we see everyone besides probably not Larry Davis?

Looking forward to it.

[irishlion]

Larry's not expected back until the Montana trip next week. JD may play limited minutes. Ashley is still out - probably another two weeks. Quincy is questionable. Other than that - we should be good to go.

[lionsfan88]

The athletics web site is saying that Quincy and Ashley will not be playing.

[irishlion]

The same article says Larry is not playing. I expect to see JD, but might not play a lot of minutes, as he's still nursing an injury as well.

However - I'm looking forward to seeing what the freshman bring to the game, as well as how Tim has healed.

[lmutourney2011]

I heard that Quincy might need surgery on his hip and will be redshirting.

[lambdachi1988lion]

I had lunch with Larry yesterday. Really nice guy. He said that he went through a full practice yesterday, but was a bit sore after. The coaches don't want to rush him, but he is definitely ahead of schedule.

He said that Jarred should play today. Drew just strained his groin a bit and should be fine for today.

Ashley, however, may have tore his meniscus. They are just being cautious and having him get an MRI. He is walking in fine , so they think he should be alright and may have just tweaked it.

Can't wait for the game

Go Lions

[lambdachi1988lion]

Larry said he might play today, but it will be a gametime decision.

[irishlion]

Wow, I would be WAAAY surprised if Larry plays. I just can't see coach risking LD rushing the rehab, and risking a set back, for an exhibition game.

But - we'll see.

[ironlions]

I hate hearing about all these injuries so early in the season. However, they all seem minor and players being held out for precautionary measure. I really hope Ash's injury is only a tweak...he will really open some eyes this season.

I'm literally looking at the clock at my desk waiting for game time!

Go Lions

[irishlion]

After last year, the word "injury" will make all of us twitch. However - Larry's is from last spring, and is almost healed. The others aren't that unusual for basketball. Ash's meniscus and Given's knee issues are standard - and usually just require rest/physical therapy. Viney's groin injury shouldn't cause concern, and JD's foot problems seem to be manageable. A team expects certain nagging problems - and maybe one or two injuries that actually sideline a player. If we can keep it to that - we should be OK>

I'd recommend wrapping our key players in bubble paper between games.

[ironlions]

With the amount of practice they have at the start of the season these kind of nagging injuries are to be expected.

Bubble paper and lots of prayers.