A View From The Cheap Seats

Just a couple amateur pictures that I took at the KSU-Sacramento State basketball game last Friday night. How amateur? Well, these are about the best ones I could get out of over 100 pictures. Take a look through and feel free to leave me some comments if you wish:

The loge boxes really added a nice touch to the arena, I thought. Although some had worried, it doesn't look like the view from them will be in any way impaired by standing students.

I wouldn't be opposed to seeing these line the west side of Bramlage as well. Assuming, of course the the demand is there.

More of the loge boxes. I really like the "Kansas State University" above them

Blake Young at the line. In this game he showed a knack for being able to knock down open jump shots. That will be big as the season progresses, and teams double down on Beasley, Walker, and Hoskins. This is a much different Blake Young than we saw last season. He will be fun to watch.

The man himself. Better enjoy him while he's here, Cat fans.

Coach Frank has some fire. I love it! He is very, very intense and I think his guys would jump through fire for him.

Coach again, with Andre Gilbert. I was very impressed by Andre's length and athleticism. Could he potentially be the replacement for Akeem Wright as a defensive specialist.

Dave Hoskins flashing some Bling before the game. Guy looked sharp, I must say. But I prefer him in his jersey. I liked our warm-ups as well. Have a feeling these guys are going to get more K-State gear than they will ever know what to do with this year.

Beasley once again. I think when Coach Martin called him "efficient" that it was spot on. Honestly, if you would have asked me to predict his stats at the end of the game I would have said 25 points and 15 rebounds. When I got to my car and turned on the postgame show, I almost wrecked when they said he had 24 rebounds and 35 points. If there's such a thing as a "quiet" 35 & 24 game, that was it.

Overall, wasn't a terribly impressive showing. Very sloppy, but it was fun to watch all the new kids. Man, this team even without Beasley, Walker, and Hoskins next year is going to be fun to watch. These guys are athletic, they're talented, but they're raw and will need some time to develop. A lot of talent here. Just typical preseason sloppiness right now that I'm sure will be cleared up. The sky is literally the limit for these guys.