2024-25 Season Outlook

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Oct 16, 2024 18:41:04 GMT -6 Cactus Panther said:

Oct 16, 2024 9:17:42 GMT -6 Pounce Needs Pals said:

What to know about the UW-Milwaukee Panthers, picked to win the 2024-25 Horizon League men's basketball title
Curt Hogg
Todd Rosiak
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel


www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/uwm/2024/10/15/what-to-know-about-uw-milwaukee-mens-basketball-in-2024-25-horizon-league-season/75684031007/

PNP, this link was already provided six posts above.

Sorry, did not see it. You normally paste the whole piece. I guess that might be why I missed it.

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Oct 16, 2024 14:40:27 GMT -6 sidzills said:

Sorry! We realized too late yesterday that we were gonna end up with the mic problem. That can be fixed easily for the next time.
I will touch base with the arena staff and see what our options are there. Thanks for the input, much appreciated.

Also, posting the postgame press conference by an alone tweet helps as well. Adam Schemm was pushing to get more view. We understand the link is on the website on the postgame wrap up, but many might not go there and sometimes it's lost in the mix.

[ghostofdylan]

Love the board's conciliatory nature at the moment. Let's keep it going!

[panthersteve]

Paul, Definitely agree. This is most positive overall vibe in the program for a long long time. Going to be a lot of fun and the future is bright as long as we stay at the Arena and keep Coach Lundy for awhile. Taking the long view and in hindsight I would also say after Koonce, Costello, Geiger that Amanda Braun is the best AD since Haidet. Program seems well run and stable financially. Think about the vibe a trip to the Dance would cause!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She got us back to the Arena, new practice facility, playing baseball in a great stadium although a bit remote but still great...no academic bans....good coverage again in local media....time to let bygones be bygones and revel in the program again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[panthersteve]

How could I forget... Hiring Coach Lundy!!!!!!!!!!

[buppie05]

Oct 17, 2024 10:04:24 GMT -6 panthersteve said:

Paul, Definitely agree. This is most positive overall vibe in the program for a long long time. Going to be a lot of fun and the future is bright as long as we stay at the Arena and keep Coach Lundy for awhile. Taking the long view and in hindsight I would also say after Koonce, Costello, Geiger that Amanda Braun is the best AD since Haidet. Program seems well run and stable financially. Think about the vibe a trip to the Dance would cause!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She got us back to the Arena, new practice facility, playing baseball in a great stadium although a bit remote but still great...no academic bans....good coverage again in local media....time to let bygones be bygones and revel in the program again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Agree with this 100%. The Amanda Braun tenure didn’t start out great, but here we are in 2024 with what is most definitely a great present and a bright future. She has exhibited growth and learned from past failures. Hiring a proven head coach with ties to the city that wants to be here, vs hiring an assistant coach with little to no HC experience shows growth on her part. It may seem obvious in hindsight, but I remember some fans still wanting to go the asst coach route back when BL was hired, and I’m glad Amanda didn’t fall for that one again. The above that Steve points out shows a clear investment in the program that we all love.

I hope all the fans see this, and even those alienated previously come back in the fold for what should be an amazing season.

[Petes]

Oct 17, 2024 11:13:41 GMT -6 buppie05 said:

Oct 17, 2024 10:04:24 GMT -6 panthersteve said:

Paul, Definitely agree. This is most positive overall vibe in the program for a long long time. Going to be a lot of fun and the future is bright as long as we stay at the Arena and keep Coach Lundy for awhile. Taking the long view and in hindsight I would also say after Koonce, Costello, Geiger that Amanda Braun is the best AD since Haidet. Program seems well run and stable financially. Think about the vibe a trip to the Dance would cause!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She got us back to the Arena, new practice facility, playing baseball in a great stadium although a bit remote but still great...no academic bans....good coverage again in local media....time to let bygones be bygones and revel in the program again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Agree with this 100%. The Amanda Braun tenure didn’t start out great, but here we are in 2024 with what is most definitely a great present and a bright future. She has exhibited growth and learned from past failures. Hiring a proven head coach with ties to the city that wants to be here, vs hiring an assistant coach with little to no HC experience shows growth on her part. It may seem obvious in hindsight, but I remember some fans still wanting to go the asst coach route back when BL was hired, and I’m glad Amanda didn’t fall for that one again. The above that Steve points out shows a clear investment in the program that we all love.

I hope all the fans see this, and even those alienated previously come back in the fold for what should be an amazing season.

Broken clocks are right twice a day

[PantherU]

Oct 17, 2024 10:04:24 GMT -6 panthersteve said:

Taking the long view and in hindsight I would also say after Koonce, Costello, Geiger that Amanda Braun is the best AD since Haidet.

This is not meant to disparage Amanda at all but that is a low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, bar to clear.

[tyrunner0097]

Not ashamed to say it, but during Bart's first season, I told Amanda that Bart was a wonderful hire and "please don't muck this up."

So far, she hasn't. The route of hiring successful coaches at lower college levels is clearly the more beneficial route, as that's where we also got Bo and Bruce.

[Cactus Panther]

I figured Steve's post would sidetrack this "2024-25 Season Outlook" thread. Sure enough.

Let's try to stay on track. The other topics are fine, but belong in certain other threads.

[panthersteve]

Jimmy

I do not disagree. Giving credit where credit is due I guess. Regarding mucking it up that would be if we went back to the KC. Can not imagine Bart would stay if that happened. . ,

[PantherU]

Oct 17, 2024 15:24:51 GMT -6 panthersteve said:

Jimmy

I do not disagree. Giving credit where credit is due I guess. Regarding mucking it up that would be if we went back to the KC. Can not imagine Bart would stay if that happened. . ,

The coaching staff thought the atmosphere at the Klotsche for the 2023 quarterfinal against WSU was insanely good and would have considered it, but so many people told them it was a bad idea so it went nowhere quickly.

That said, I don't think playing on-campus in the future is a bad idea. I think that if/when the Bucks developer owners get their hands on the arena/theater block and raze it for whatever, our best bet is to come back to campus.

What doesn't work is the Klotsche Center. At minimum you'd need a Gentile Center--->Arena style offseason renovation if you want the Klotsche to be the future home of the program.

Personally, I'm rather partial to the corner of Hartford and Maryland where they tore down the old hospital. If they could somehow get the funding for it, I'd absolutely love a 3,500-5,000-seat arena on that space. And with the way attendance is going in college basketball, I'd prefer it to be 4,000 or lower. It has to be a tough ticket.

The money-is-no-object idea would be to build somewhere around North Avenue.

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Oct 17, 2024 15:55:44 GMT -6 PantherU said:

Oct 17, 2024 15:24:51 GMT -6 panthersteve said:

Jimmy

I do not disagree. Giving credit where credit is due I guess. Regarding mucking it up that would be if we went back to the KC. Can not imagine Bart would stay if that happened. . ,

The coaching staff thought the atmosphere at the Klotsche for the 2023 quarterfinal against WSU was insanely good and would have considered it, but so many people told them it was a bad idea so it went nowhere quickly.

That said, I don't think playing on-campus in the future is a bad idea. I think that if/when the Bucks developer owners get their hands on the arena/theater block and raze it for whatever, our best bet is to come back to campus.

What doesn't work is the Klotsche Center. At minimum you'd need a Gentile Center--->Arena style offseason renovation if you want the Klotsche to be the future home of the program.

Personally, I'm rather partial to the corner of Hartford and Maryland where they tore down the old hospital. If they could somehow get the funding for it, I'd absolutely love a 3,500-5,000-seat arena on that space. And with the way attendance is going in college basketball, I'd prefer it to be 4,000 or lower. It has to be a tough ticket.

The money-is-no-object idea would be to build somewhere around North Avenue.

This is admittedly probably a topic for a different or new thread, but I’d argue that our best shot at getting an on-campus (or near campus) arena built in the case of the UWMPA being razed would be to house other teams displaced by the arena’s destruction. Namely, I’m talking about the Admirals. As I’m sure some of you have noticed, I’m also an Admirals fan, so I’m probably a bit biased, but the razing of the arena would leave them homeless too, as the Fiserv Forum wasn’t built so for more than temporary ice.

If there are whispers the UWMPA could be targeted, the university should probably be in contact with Harris Turer (and perhaps some other local businesses… perhaps the Rock?) about the potential of pursuing a joint venture (not sure if that’s possible with a public university, but if it is, that would help) about building an arena that houses all of these teams, either on campus or on North Avenue or some other location reasonably close to the University. I think the Columbia Hospital campus site makes the most sense.

For this to work, I’d imagine the arena would have to be a bit bigger than 4,000. There are one or two AHL arenas that hold under 5,000 people, but I’d imagine 6,000-7,000 would work.

Doing this could also bring the potential of the university swapping baseball out and hockey in as a new sport.

Honestly, I’m good with whatever keeps the Panthers in an actual D1 facility (and the Admirals in town). I just think any new arena would likely need to house other orphaned teams to get public support. The practice facility took forever, and that was much less expensive and much more paid for than even a 4,000 seat facility.

To get back on topic, I agree that it’s nice to have stability in the Athletic Department again. And I’ll agree that Braun has been our best AD since Haidet (as low of a bar as that may be). I also think she has gotten significantly better than her first few years here.

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AWill Glisky has been hired as a member of the staff of the Milwaukee men's basketball program in front of the 2024-25 season.

His duties will include video operations and scouting and analytics, as well as digital recruiting among his other responsibilities.

Prior to arriving at Milwaukee, Glisky was an assistant coach at Minnesota State University Moorhead