clarkwgriswold

Heck, those are a treat compared to the old fiberglass bleachers at the Rubber Bowl that would make your keester itch for a couple days!

It needs a track and some glass rails. Those upper seats are way too close.

Three point shooters have generally driven ZipsNation nuts. Josh Williams...Kwan Cheatham...Xeyrius...Trimble... Some of those guys though, like X and Kwan, had other ways to contribute when their shot was off. Trimble does not.

I'm still waiting for my refunds from the Saul Phillips and Rob Murphy retention funds.

I suspect that the same attitude that allows you to be taken away from the team by Groce is the same attitude that won't allow you to take responsibility, buck up and earn your way back. I really hope I am wrong on the inner workings of what went down and that this is a situation of a good kid losing his self-confidence and that this is all a part of his process of a successful rehabilitation of that confidence. Time will tell, but the results on the floor tell us what's best for the team right now. I also think that we may be giving his absence a little too much credit for the Zips recent success. There's more to it than that.

As the season winds down the Zips head off to Muncie to face the Cardinals of Ball State. Ball State stands at 12-15 heading into today's game against EMU, having lost 4 of its last 5. Payton Sparks leads the Cards at 13.4 ppg with Tyler Cochran chipping in 11.9 ppg. Sparks also leads the team in rebounding at 8.2 rpg. Sparks, a 6'9" 240 pound freshman, has had an impressive season and has become one of the MAC's better big men. He has had 9 double doubles thus far. The Freeman/Sparks matchup should be a fun one to watch.

OU shot 36 three pointers to the Zips 15.

62.5% shooting for the Zips.

A 46 point half followed by a 45 point half. Nice.

Stay aggressive and don't get conservative trying to preserve a lead. It's the basketball equivalent of the prevent defense.

54 point half against Buffalo? 51 point second half against Ball State? 46 point first half against BG? This is probably the best given the opponent and the Zips defense.

3 turnovers for Zips, 6 for OU.

I think the Zips should be able to hold on in the 2nd half of they can shoot 64% while OU shoots 37%.

Best half of the season?

Two open threes by OU. Need to pick up the perimeter defense.

They can't treat Carter like he is a bog when he is on the perimeter.

Senior night for the Bobcats. I wonder what's happened with Lunden McDay, the SVSM grad who was starting for OU. He opened the season with them then was off for personal reasons and I don't think he's ever returned. It didn't sound like a KJ Walton "taking his ball and going home" situation.

The problem in NEO is that all of the grill cooks insist on breaking their eggs at the same time and as a result everything ends up a mess at the same time. There's absolutely no coordination between the powers that be. It's ridiculous.

I saw that. I just don't think it's a great idea. I thought it was odd that it was busy when the crowd was otherwise so bad.

From your mouth to the basketball gods' ears Let'sGoZips94!

Getting the students into the lower bowl was a nice move. The courtside lounge is a flop. Those are at least indicators that those in charge are starting to think ahead. They need more of that.

Here's hoping they are peaking too early. They've gone from 4-4 in the MAC with losses to CMU and NIU to 13-4.

New/updated does not have to equate to large. Actually, in the MAC and mid-major settings, smaller and more intimate results in a home court advantage. I'd much prefer PCCC to come into a 4,000- 5,000 seat arena where the fans are close and breathing down their necks than into a half empty 10,000 seat arena or a place where the loyal GA fans are far away and separated by a glass rail and a freaking track. I recall many of the very same anti-arena arguments being made against Canal Park in the mid-90's. I think most would agree it has been a success. In any event, anything is going to have to come out of state monies. UA doesn't have it. The citizens won't support a tax. As a result, at best we're left to modifications to the JAR. Fortunately, a plain box should be relatively easy to work with. Also, according to Reghi the JAR is "historic and venerable", and we can't abandon a facility that is equal to the Palestra in Reghi's eyes.

...and great hair!