{"id":30828,"date":"2020-11-25T18:00:26","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T18:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=30828"},"modified":"2020-11-25T19:57:48","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T19:57:48","slug":"asheville-the-east-coast-of-maui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=30828","title":{"rendered":"Asheville &#8211; The East Coast Of Maui?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' 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was just reading about the upcoming holiday and early season basketball tournaments. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/news\/college-basketball-schedule-2020-21-ranking-the-best-early-season-tournaments-and-multi-team-events\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CBS Sports<\/strong><\/a> was ranking which ones were the best for real basketball junkies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Number one was the Maui Invitational featuring such teams as my UNC Tar Heels, Providence, Stanford, Davison, Alabama, Texas, Indiana, and UNLV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, what had me rolling on this floor was the location of the Maui Invitational. Let&#8217;s just say it isn&#8217;t Hawaii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asheville is now the location of the 2020 Maui Invitational. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asheville, the San Francisco of Appalachia, the Austin of the Carolinas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>1. Maui Invitational<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Dates<\/strong>: Nov. 30-Dec. 2 |&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mauiinvitational.com\/news\/2020\/10\/6\/general-2020-maui-invitational-bracket-revealed.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Schedule<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Location<\/strong>: <strong>Asheville, NC<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Field<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/teams\/BAMA\/alabama-crimson-tide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alabama<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/teams\/DAVID\/davidson-wildcats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Davidson<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/teams\/IND\/indiana-hoosiers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indiana<\/a>, No. 16&nbsp;<a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/teams\/UNC\/north-carolina-tar-heels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Carolina<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/teams\/PROV\/providence-friars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Providence<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/teams\/STNFRD\/stanford-cardinal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stanford<\/a>, No. 19&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/teams\/TEXAS\/texas-longhorns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/teams\/UNLV\/unlv-rebels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNLV<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Maui Invitational is always a gem to whet the hoops appetite, and this year&#8217;s field is an absolute doozy. In addition to some of the strongest brands in the game &#8212; North Carolina, Indiana and Texas &#8212; the field also includes teams with star power capable of making noise in 2020. Between&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/collegebasketball\/players\/playerpage\/2892225\/kellan-grady\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kellan Grady<\/a>&nbsp;(Davidson),&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/collegebasketball\/players\/playerpage\/3042151\/david-duke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Duke<\/a>&nbsp;(Providence),&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/collegebasketball\/players\/playerpage\/3141642\/trayce-jackson-davis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trayce Jackson-Davis<\/a>&nbsp;(Indiana),&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/collegebasketball\/players\/playerpage\/2892819\/garrison-brooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Garrison Brooks<\/a>&nbsp;(UNC) and Ziaire Williams (Stanford), this field is loaded with big names primed to set us up for some big games, even if they are not played in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/teams\/HAWAII\/hawaii-warriors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hawaii<\/a>&nbsp;as usual.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like I&#8217;ve said many a time, 2020 has been a strange year.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was just reading about the upcoming holiday and early season basketball tournaments. 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