Galen Is Better Than Pauley; There, I Said It
OK, this venue has no history, no tradition.
But it's a better place than Pauley Pavilion to see a basketball game.
The stuff hanging in the Galen Center rafters is lame. Instead of 11 NCAA basketball title banners, the Trojans settle for four banners dedicated to female USC athletes, two of them volleyball players.
Nothing of serious importance ever has happened in this building, that I know of.
But as a fan venue ... this is just better.
It's new. It's got modern conveniences -- like adequate restroom facilities and concessions.
The seats actually are close to the game. Instead of 10-20 yards from it.
The seats have some padding. And they're seats -- not the bleachers that Pauley mostly has.
Because it's compact, the sound is amplified.
They have a modern message board hanging over the court ... they have messages and scores and stats running along the outer face of the second level.
It's just a better arena. Maybe it ought to be, seeing as how Pauley is four decades older.