MAUI INVITATIONAL TICKETS

[Jay Bee]

Y'all realize that last year Marquette played in a basketball tournament in Fort Myers less than two months after Hurricane Ian right?

So not the same thing

[The Sultan]

So not the same thing

You might be right, but I remember the exact same "there is no way we can hold it there" type comments being said then.

[The Lens]

You might be right, but I remember the exact same "there is no way we can hold it there" type comments being said then.

Floridians are used to the process.  There's no road map for what Maui is dealing with, at least in terms of the individuals.  They're processing this for the first time. 

[MU82]

Yeah but the difference is that 99.9% of NYC's infrastructure was still intact, and there were working hotels, grocery stores, restaurants, hospitals, etc.

That would be a tone deaf move. 12,000 residents were displaced or killed (with a 1000+ unaccounted for), and every Lahaina restaurant closed/burned down. Locals are very upset at tourists who are acting entitled and at the slowness of FEMA getting supplies in. The Governor has declared West Maui as a tourist exclusionary zone. Key local government officials are getting fired due their performance.The other tourist zones are laying off employees as tourist cancel.

FEMA has secured thousands of Kaanapali resort rooms and AirBnBs for 38+ weeks plus for displaced families, FEMA workers and for reconstruction crews. All the Lahaina rental/hotel inventory is destroyed or damaged (mine). Let's throw in a basketball tournament in one of the last remaining buildings in 10 weeks to further upset grieving and recovery.

They can do the fundraising elsewhere.

Doc and Coleman: Hard to argue against both of your posts.

[dgies9156]

Y'all realize that last year Marquette played in a basketball tournament in Fort Myers less than two months after Hurricane Ian right?

Hurricane Ian took a relatively small part of Ft. Myers out. Much of it was properties along the ocean that were not built to post-Andrew building codes in the State of Florida. Our government had key services up and running in two weeks and, given Florida is not an island, we were able to handle displaced persons.

The enormity of what happened in Ft. Myers pales in comparison to what happened in Maui. Rtaher than playing basketball, we should help rebuild Lahaina town.

[Nukem2]

Hurricane Ian took a relatively small part of Ft. Myers out. Much of it was properties along the ocean that were not built to post-Andrew building codes in the State of Florida. Our government had key services up and running in two weeks and, given Florida is not an island, we were able to handle displaced persons.

The enormity of what happened in Ft. Myers pales in comparison to what happened in Maui. Rtaher than playing basketball, we should help rebuild Lahaina town.

Yep. Mostly areas around beaches and harbor areas . Further inland did not have that kind of issues.

[Jay Bee]

Sept 29... Ian hits... October 6th, the tourney tells us "we're working w local officials, but we expect we're all good for the tourney next month!"

[pbiflyer]

Hurricane Ian took a relatively small part of Ft. Myers out. Much of it was properties along the ocean that were not built to post-Andrew building codes in the State of Florida. Our government had key services up and running in two weeks and, given Florida is not an island, we were able to handle displaced persons.

The enormity of what happened in Ft. Myers pales in comparison to what happened in Maui. Rtaher than playing basketball, we should help rebuild Lahaina town.

I was at the tournament. I was one of the ones that originally thought they would move it. I was wrong. But as stated, these two are not at all the same.
First, as noted, the damage, while horrific was mostly not in Fort Myers, but in Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, Captiva and Pine Island, with damage in Cape Coral.  The area around the arena was largely untouched. Lots of infrastructure was still in place. Restaurants, grocery stores, gas stations, hotels, etc. If you stayed near the arena, you couldn't even tell there had been a major event.
Second, there were far more resources surrounding Fort Myers. Workers could drive in from surrounding areas, supplies and building materials could easily be shipped in.  Much of it was still located in Fort Myers. Most people there were living life like normal. Restaurants were packed, traffic was normal, no shortages of anything. That will not be the case in Lahaina at the time of the tournament. Just from a logistics and resources point of view.
As an island, Maui has limited resources to begin with. And as others have noted, Lahaina looks like a war zone.
the several thousand people attending the Ft Myers tournament were a drop in the bucket to the overall population. That won't be the case in Lahaina area.

[Jay Bee]

Wherever it is (it BETTER occur somewhere), I would like a pregame setup like Ft Myers.

[mileskishnish72]

The enormity of what happened in Ft. Myers pales in comparison to what happened in Maui.

True, so true, dgies.

[Pakuni]

Tournament and Chaminade officials say no decisions have been made and they're exploring feasibility of holding the event in Lahaina.

https://www.kitv.com/video/news/officials-assessing-feasibility-of-holding-2023-maui-invitational-ncaa-basketball-tournament/video_0923daed-5168-543a-9efa-95581a1a6383.html

Illinois and Kansas playing an exhibition game to benefit relief efforts

https://thespun.com/more/top-stories/kansas-illinois-announce-exhibition-game-with-proceeds-going-to-relief-efforts-in-maui

[Jay Bee]

That was a couple days ago.. the news report... "expected to put out a statement by the end of this week".., today??

[real chili 83]

Tournament and Chaminade officials say no decisions have been made and they're exploring feasibility of holding the event in Lahaina.

https://www.kitv.com/video/news/officials-assessing-feasibility-of-holding-2023-maui-invitational-ncaa-basketball-tournament/video_0923daed-5168-543a-9efa-95581a1a6383.html

Illinois and Kansas playing an exhibition game to benefit relief efforts

https://thespun.com/more/top-stories/kansas-illinois-announce-exhibition-game-with-proceeds-going-to-relief-efforts-in-maui

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[real chili 83]

That would be a tone deaf move. 12,000 residents were displaced or killed (with a 1000+ unaccounted for), and every Lahaina restaurant closed/burned down. Locals are very upset at tourists who are acting entitled and at the slowness of FEMA getting supplies in. The Governor has declared West Maui as a tourist exclusionary zone. Key local government officials are getting fired due their performance.The other tourist zones are laying off employees as tourist cancel.

FEMA has secured thousands of Kaanapali resort rooms and AirBnBs for 38+ weeks plus for displaced families, FEMA workers and for reconstruction crews. All the Lahaina rental/hotel inventory is destroyed or damaged (mine). Let's throw in a basketball tournament in one of the last remaining buildings in 10 weeks to further upset grieving and recovery.

They can do the fundraising elsewhere.

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This

[real chili 83]

Devastation in Maui is biblical. Toddlers incinerated in their beds.

Infrastructure burned to a crisp, not just soggy.

No comparison to FMB.

Let them grieve and support how THEY want to rebuild.

Hold it elsewhere (like Milwaukee) and donate every penny of profit to the recovery.

[MuggsyB]

You might be right, but I remember the exact same "there is no way we can hold it there" type comments being said then.

No.  He's right.  Not close to the same thing. 

[MuggsyB]

Don Nelson deserves props. 

[muwarrior69]

Tournament and Chaminade officials say no decisions have been made and they're exploring feasibility of holding the event in Lahaina.

https://www.kitv.com/video/news/officials-assessing-feasibility-of-holding-2023-maui-invitational-ncaa-basketball-tournament/video_0923daed-5168-543a-9efa-95581a1a6383.html

Illinois and Kansas playing an exhibition game to benefit relief efforts

https://thespun.com/more/top-stories/kansas-illinois-announce-exhibition-game-with-proceeds-going-to-relief-efforts-in-maui

How about a Marquette/Duke exhibition at MSG for Maui relief.

[TallTitan34]

Is Honolulu an option?

I assume the Rainbow Classic is still going on there.

[Jay Bee]

Is Honolulu an option?

I assume the Rainbow Classic is still going on there.

I do not see it scheduled... but am curious if it was or is planned

[Dr. Blackheart]

I do not see it scheduled... but am curious if it was or is planned

It's now the Diamond Head Classic around Christmas time

https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/platform/amp/2023/4/4/23665918/2023-24-mens-college-basketball-exempt-multi-team-events-mte-thanksgiving-early-season-tournaments

[Jay Bee]

It's now the Diamond Head Classic around Christmas time

https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/platform/amp/2023/4/4/23665918/2023-24-mens-college-basketball-exempt-multi-team-events-mte-thanksgiving-early-season-tournaments

I don't think that's it. Diamond head Classic has been around for years; I think Hawaii played in both the Rainbow Classic & Diamondhead Classic last season

[Dr. Blackheart]

I don't think that's it. Diamond head Classic has been around for years; I think Hawaii played in both the Rainbow Classic & Diamondhead Classic last season

Diamond Head is their exempt one usually.

They have The Rainbow Classic (usually first games), North Shore Classic etc to start their year.  But it's like volleyball:  A bunch of teams travel in and they play each other in multiple games to save on travel in OOC. They host and they try to get a sponsor.

[brewcity77]

Looking at Hawaii's schedule, they don't have anything listed for November. Seems like they haven't posted their non-con schedule yet.

https://hawaiiathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2023-2024

[Nukem2]

Looking at Hawaii's schedule, they don't have anything listed for November. Seems like they haven't posted their non-con schedule yet.

https://hawaiiathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2023-2024

Hawaii is hosting the 2023 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic at the Stan Sherrif Arena 12/21-12/24.