Last summer didn't Jamie Dixon decide at the last minute not to permit Pitt players to participate in the Pro-Am Summer League?  This move on Dixon's part ultimately caused the cancellation of the 2015 summer league and understandably roused the anger of the league's organizers. 

I always thought the "pro" in "pro-am" was for the Pitt players. Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

 

I don't really care if the league returns or not.  It's just pick-up basketball, run by pitt fans, for pitt players.  The other guys were just props to give pitt players someone to play.  It was all about pitt.

Thanks CLK for the update. Ill watch any type of ball, looking forward to it!

CLK wrote:

currentstudent wrote:

Thanks CLK for the update. Ill watch any type of ball, looking forward to it!

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I agree my friend.  The guy who runs the Pro Am is a Pitt grad, so naturally there is a lot of Pitt showcasing, but that is no reason to not let our guys compete against ACC and Big 12 players.  I could list several reasons why this is a good thing but I am sure that except for a few they are self evident.
 

. The guy DT Pitt does a recap after every game, and while he understandingly concentrates on Pitt guys, he always mentions it when a Duke plays a good game.

 

Duques102 wrote:

Totally off topic but pretty cool. I live in the Southside still and me and the old lady decided to go get some Paige's Dairy Mart at about 9 p.m. yesterday. Pull up and park and saw Darius Lewis standing in line! Talked to him briefly, he said the grad transfers worked out during their visits and looked really good. Also good to hear he said both guys got along with the team really well. Thought it was a cool little nugget worth mentioning.

Great, now you've got me thinking about one of Paige's chocolate chip cookie sundaes

We have to overcome our fear of Pitt. Beating their butts should be an objective every year. I don't remember Bruce Atkins, John Moore, BB, etc., ever backing down from the Panthers, and beginning with Sam Clancy, they always put a tough and good team on the floor. Now we look whipped before the ball's in the air, and we certainly sound whipped on the board sometimes.

The Summer League will be back.

http://triblive.com/sports/college/pitt/10446186-74/players-league-giammarco

The Summer League starts next Wednesday.  All comments and observations are welcomed on this board by those who attend.  I understand they are looking for volunteers to help with things like stats and score keeping and so on. If you are local and interested you can contact them on the link below.  Also, the teams and rosters should be announced this week.  If you see them please post.

 http://www.pghbasketballclub.com/pro-am-to-begin-july-6/
 

Duques102 wrote:

West Virginia still not participating. That sucks. Between not playing us and pitt in basketball anymore and pitt in football, and now the summer league it seems like they are intentionally cutting ties with their neighbors to the northwest. Wonder why.

WVU doesn't play Pitt because Pitt doesn't want to play them because of the behavior of the fans down in Morgantown. WVU fans have gained a very bad reputation for abusing traveling fans, and throwing stuff at coaches, and players of the opposing team. With the Dukes, it may just be a case of them not wanting to play a return game. If I remember correctly, didn't they lose the last time we played them here?
 

Duques102 wrote:

duq81 wrote:

Duques102 wrote:

West Virginia still not participating. That sucks. Between not playing us and pitt in basketball anymore and pitt in football, and now the summer league it seems like they are intentionally cutting ties with their neighbors to the northwest. Wonder why.

WVU doesn't play Pitt because Pitt doesn't want to play them because of the behavior of the fans down in Morgantown. WVU fans have gained a very bad reputation for abusing traveling fans, and throwing stuff at coaches, and players of the opposing team. With the Dukes, it may just be a case of them not wanting to play a return game. If I remember correctly, didn't they lose the last time we played them here?
 

3 seasons ago at WVU. Ovie had 19 and dominated, Mason had 18 and we lost 96-83. That was our last game against WVU. We did beat them at CONSOL the year before when the team ended up going 8-22

Please read carefully. The question was "didn't they lose the last time we played them here?" I didn't ask when was the last time we played them.
 

The Dome wrote:

Huggins is never playing us again as long as he is coach. I don't think I need to elaborate on why. The Pitt / WVU battle is much deeper. WVU was totally abandoned by their BE buddies and although they are traveling considerable distances feel like they either got equal or better league affiliation than Pitt.

WVU would kill to be in the ACC. They were able to beat out Louisville for the B12 spot, but they would have been better off losing. Had UL gotten that spot, WVU would have almost certainly been able to take Maryland's place in the ACC. Every school in the old BE, including the C5, was looking out for themselves, and I can't blame them one bit.