clarkwgriswold

Very happy to not see that back to the basket backing down his defender and then throwing up something weak. We'd be better with him I guess, but I am not losing sleep over his absence.

I thought so too but they've outrebounded two much bigger teams in the last two days.

Adam Miller was a top recruit. He was one of the top freshman in the Big 10 two years ago before he transferred to LSU last year and blew out his knee. Encouraged that the Zips again outrebounded another substantially bigger team.

On the road today. If anyone wants to preview tomorrow's game please do so as I won't have a chance.

I'm just hear to express my pre-game apprehension as it tends to be good luck for our Zips.

T-E-A-M-I-S-M!

Now the Zips move on to LSU. LSU is 4-0 off of a coaching change brought about by a recruiting scandal. They also have an almost entirely new roster from last season. The new coach is Matt McMahon who comes in from Murray State. McMahon bought OVC POY 6'10" center K.J. Williams with im from Murray State. He currently averages 17 ppg and 7.5 rpg. 6'3" redshirt sophomore guard Adam Miller played 1 season at Illinois two season ago, scoring 8.3 ppg. They were predicted to finish 8th in the SEC.

I am going to keep saying silly $h!+ like this as long as it results in a win!

I am going to keep saying silly $h!+ like this as long as it results in a win! Their big man has 2 points and 0 boards. Our 6-1 guard had nine as I recall.

Keep worrying. It apparently helps!

Hell of a rebounding half. Tribble was not big offensively but kicked in 6 boards.

I'm having an uneasy feeling about the next three days. I think the team's depth issues will resolve over time with guys like Tavari and Lyles getting more on floor experience but they are not there yet. I think that along with the depth issues that their lack of size may bite them over the next three days as it did against Mississippi State. I don't believe you need dominant big men but you need more than two against teams like these.

Being critical of a team you support does not equate to being a bad or embarrassing fan. I'd like to think that our U of A educations taught us all to be critical thinkers as opposed to sheep.

We're anticipating a plague of locusts for next year's Indiana game.

I am going to got out and a limb and assume that to get to UB, even it is the balmy climes north of the real weather mess one would have to travel through the actual mess to get to it. 🙄 UA has a real incentive to avoid this one as it really has a chance to put a damper on an otherwise lovely season.

The Beacon has an article today with a headline "Zips stay unbeaten with afternoon win.". The article is about PCCC's win over Arkansas- Pine Bluff. Yikes!

Umm, who said it would stop anybody???? I said be a challenge.

Sharp was 6-8 as a senior in high school. 7-2 as a sophomore juco. 7-5 as a junior!

From your mouth to the football gods ears! In this era of the transfer portal and greener grass, I am always worried and for some reason I just get a bad feeling on this one.

Jamarion Sharp-

I'm happy to take a bullet for the ZN.O team and make the trip if you guys all want to kick in and pay for it.

Surprised he survived as long as he did. Now the trick is keeping him here for next year.

I wouldn't mind if he looks/plays like Harney but if he develops the same crappy attitude of whining, sulking, not coming into team huddles, etc... I will lose my damn mind (not unlike I did with Harney). Tribble's effort and mindset with Harney's skill set would produce an All-American!

The start of the second half was one of the ugliest stretches of Zip basketball I have seen in some time. No ball movement, worthless possessions, half-@$$ed defense... I don't know what they need to do to get Hunter rolling but they need to figure it out fast. When your 3rd big man is essentially 6-3 Nate Johnson you can't have either of the guys ahead of him floundering. I know it may not be a popular view, but I'd like to see Tribble come in off of the bench. I love the kid and his effort but I think his energy and ability to sub in at the 1, 2 and 3 would make him a huge success in that role.

The 2-1 Zips head to the western Caribbean next week to participate in the Cayman Islands Classic Basketball Tournament. The tournament features LSU, Rhode Island, Illinois State, Tulane, Nevada, Kansas State. Western Kentucky and Akron. The Zips open up against Western Kentucky. Western stands at 3-0 with wins over Eastern Kentucky, Kentucky State and the University of Indianapolis. Western Kentucky, finished last season at 19-13 overall and 11-7 in C-USA. This year's squad was chosen by the coaches in Conference USA to finish second in the league (behind UAB). Junior guard Dayvion McKnight McKnight (16.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 5.5 apg- last season), senior center Jamarion Sharp (8.2 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 0.3 apg- last year) and Boise State transfer 6-6 6th year guard Emmanuel Akot were named the All-Conference USA preseason team. WKU features two Kentucky Mr. Basketballs in McKnight and Kentucky transfer 6-6 junior guard Dontaie Allen. WKU also features the aforementioned Sharp, a 7-5 senior center who led the nation last year in blocked shots at 4.62 shots per game. He was also the tallest player in NCAA Division I last season. Western's size and athleticism will pose a huge challenge to the undersized Zips. I'll try to work in other opponent previews as bracket moves forward.