NIT 2024: Next in a Long Line of Basketball Disappointments

[KidA23]

In this day and age, Wake doesn’t need to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on a new basketball arena.

100% right.

Look, is Joel the perfect arena for us? lol of course not. Can we still win a decent number of games there? Of course. In an ideal world, would we be better as a program if we had a smaller arena that is more Wake-y, closer to campus, harder for road teams, etc.? Definitely.

But the time for raising and spending tens of millions on a new arena has come and gone. Given the massive upheaval in NIL, conference affiliation, transfer, and other mechanics over the past few years, we’re much better off spending what resources we have elsewhere. The Joel is fine-ish/good enough.

 

[EssexThayer]

So, any updates/rumors about Sallis’ potential injury?

I have reached out. No update as of now.

 

[BigDeacEnergy]

For the life of me I just don't understand how a sexually frustrated, angry, plump, little ginger bread man could take a look at the Joel, take a deep wheeze in, and think to his soulless little self that it's the Joel that's the problem.

Some on this board would say he just needs a good pegging

 

[myDeaconmyhand]

Some on this board would say he just needs a good pegging

Probably complain it’s bigger than it needs to be. Can’t satisfy that guy.

 

[BeachBumDeac]

For the life of me I just don't understand how a sexually frustrated, angry, plump, little ginger bread man could take a look at the Joel, take a deep wheeze in, and think to his soulless little self that it's the Joel that's the problem.

are you talking about DR or Dustin Kearns?

 

[Deacfreak07]

We already eliminated App, time to stop arguing with small NC people on this thread and move on.

 

[TheIshThatSaved WakeForest]

Bumping this, as despite my apparently contrarian views of the Joel, this is a more immediate concern.

I didn’t realize Sallis injury was a concern. What was spotted that brought it up? Definitely not digging back through this thread to find it

 

[IamThunderbolt]

I didn’t realize Sallis injury was a concern. What was spotted that brought it up? Definitely not digging back through this thread to find it

Hurt his ankle after the game, had to be helped (possibly carried?) to the locker room by teammates.

 

[JuiceCrewAllStar]

after the game? how?

 

[IamThunderbolt]

I just saw hunter sallis trip on the way to the tunnel and he hopped on on foot in pain the rest of the way…. Hope it’s nothing


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[IamThunderbolt]

Hunter Sallis Injured as he left the court. Carried to the locker room by 2 of our guys.

 

[w84it]

Just for context, it cost Northwestern $110M to take out 1,100 seats when they renovated Welsch-Ryan Arena in 2018.

 

[MichDeac25]

Sallis injuring himself walking through the tunnel after a victory may just be the most Wake Forest thing ever.

 

[Ball State Deac]

I didn’t realize Sallis injury was a concern. What was spotted that brought it up? Definitely not digging back through this thread to find it

I think someone said it was a post-game injury???

 

[Ball State Deac]

Just for context, it cost Northwestern $110M to take out 1,100 seats when they renovated Welsch-Ryan Arena in 2018.

Nice looking facility: https://www.mortenson.com/projects/welsh-ryan-arena-renovation

 

[WRS]

Sallis is only 29% from 3 since the Duke game and he missed some great looks last night. We will need him to step up if we want to beat higher quality teams going forward.

 

[IamThunderbolt]

Sallis is only 29% from 3 since the Duke game and he missed some great looks last night. We will need him to step up if we want to beat higher quality teams going forward.

I feel like he hits near 100% in the first five minutes of the game, then falls off.

 

[WRS]

I feel like he hits near 100% in the first five minutes of the game, then falls off.

Agreed. It’s a weird pattern.

 

[DeacDaddy]

He had a few moments where if his shot had fallen, the backbreaking of App would have come a lot sooner.

 

[SkyDivingDeacon]

Are we really still talking about the size of our basketball arena? JFC…it was absolutely electric a number of times this season (especially vs. Duke) and it always will be if we are winning. A smaller stadium does not guarantee that we will win, therefore winning is more important than building a smaller (and super expensive) stadium. Any new monies being poured into b-ball should go to about 3-4 other big ticket items long before thinking about building a new home venue.