bUAkronG Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 (edited) Zips doing the same thing that CMU did yesterday in letting BG stay in the game. Need to come out in the second half and extend the lead to put them away. Edited March 12, 2016 by bUAkronG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziptrumpet87 Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 Fat lady is warming up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 (edited) I don't think we played particularly well (not bad, but not great) outside of Big Dog, although I would like him to make his FTs. Need to play better to win tomorrow. Survive and advance!! See you all at the Q tomorrow! Edited March 12, 2016 by LZIp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 BG hit the wall after their last run. Well-played. Did Reggie goal tend that dunk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 So who do we want to play tomorrow? Don't know who to root for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 See y'all tomorrow night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 (edited) I just want a close game between these two. This is going at a much faster pace than our game. Edited March 12, 2016 by NWAkron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDZip Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 I just hope whoever wins shoots like they are doing in the first half tonight. So this will be the Zips 8th appearance (in ten years - wow) and we have never faced anyone other than an East squad. BGSU is the only team we haven't faced. In the last 20 years, the west has placed a team in the final only 9 out of the 40 chances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 It looks from their uniforms like Buffalo is rebranding as "NEW YORK". Michael Reghi has fallen in love with a new catch phrase: "raise up". I believe game time for the final tomorrow is 7:30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 1 hour ago, ZippyRulz said: It looks from their uniforms like Buffalo is rebranding as "NEW YORK". Michael Reghi has fallen in love with a new catch phrase: "raise up". I believe game time for the final tomorrow is 7:30. Actually, the school is SUNY (State University of New York) Buffalo. So it is not a re-brand at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 Tonight's game had a weird feel to it. We never could really pull away with it, but even still, it never felt like it was in doubt. They had no answer for Big Dog. I feel like I type that every game. Lots of Zip fans there, maybe the most on a Friday, at least form what I can remember. Fun atmosphere. Gonna have to do a better job on the boards tomorrow night to get to the Dance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 We've got to be better defensively. The second half was an improvement but D must improve if we want to dance. Oh yeah, and Jake was fantastic. BEAT CANADA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1981 grad Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 We got killed on the boards tonight. We have to do a better job boxing out and be more aggressive getting rebounds. They had 14 offensive rebounds to our 4. Last year Kwan had 2 bank shot 3 balls in the tournament. Tonight he thought the banks were open. They were not. Big Dog was amazing out there. If we win tomorrow he should get the MVP of the tournament. KD kept indicating that he was going play 9. He only played Jimond 3 minutes. I was surprised because we need to keep guys fresh. It was good that Big Dog only played 25 minutes. Jimond is an athletic player who can rebound. We need him off the bench. Buffalo looked really good in the second game and they are playing their best ball now. We need to play much better if we are going to beat them tomorrow. We need to shoot 40-50% from the 3 line tomorrow and play physical defense and rebound! Go Zips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 Game story from GT http://www.ohio.com/sports/zips/ua-men-s-basketball-top-seeded-zips-advance-to-mac-tournament-title-game-with-80-66-victory-over-bowling-green-1.668483 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 In his Postgame, Buffalo's coach boasted about having "A Lot of Bodies" that he can put on Big Dog. I believe that they are going to take him away, and we're going to have to win this game with a good outside shooting game. And I believe we are overdue for a hot night again. What scares me the most about Buffalo is their ability to rebound. Even though we won, they killed us at the JAR a few weeks ago on the boards (one of our initial games without Pat). We need to dig some of those out, and get some turnovers to negate the rebounding advantage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 18 minutes ago, skip-zip said: I believe that they are going to take him away They can try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 7 minutes ago, zippy5 said: They can try It's all going to depend on how the game is officiated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 I feel the teams that have been the most successful against us are the teams that have single guarded big dog. He's so good passing out of double teams that so often times his passes lead to open 3 looks or uncontested cuts to the basket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 8 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: I feel the teams that have been the most successful against us are the teams that have single guarded big dog. He's so good passing out of double teams that so often times his passes lead to open 3 looks or uncontested cuts to the basket. Yep. If it's Buffalo's plan to rough him up, I think this game is going to be determined by how well we hit those shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 BD could kill them with free throws, if he shoots well at the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 Now is the time for the shooters to get hot again. The last three games have been pretty bad by Akron standards. The BG game was an improvement but we need to get back to hitting 11 or 12 a game while working through Dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 11 hours ago, akronzips71 said: Actually, the school is SUNY (State University of New York) Buffalo. So it is not a re-brand at all. The "SUNY" and "Buffalo" were very small on their unis whereas "New York" was prominent, as if they want to expand their brand throughout the state. Sounds familiar. We will see if they wear the same ones tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 3 minutes ago, ZippyRulz said: The "SUNY" and "Buffalo" were very small on their unis whereas "New York" was prominent, as if they want to expand their brand throughout the state. Sounds familiar. We will see if they wear the same ones tonight. They should. I believe this is the second year they've been wearing "New York" on their chests. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 15 hours ago, NWAkron said: BG hit the wall after their last run. Well-played. Did Reggie goal tend that dunk? Saw the play reviewed on TV. It was a clean Ally-oop 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewbrooman1 Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 2 hours ago, Blue & Gold said: They should. I believe this is the second year they've been wearing "New York" on their chests. 3 hours ago, ZippyRulz said: The "SUNY" and "Buffalo" were very small on their unis whereas "New York" was prominent, as if they want to expand their brand throughout the state. Sounds familiar. We will see if they wear the same ones tonight. They started this silly branding idea in 2013. From their game notes: "Entering its third year, the New York Bulls Initiative (#NYBI) continues to broaden the awareness of The State University of New York, Buffalo athletics in an effort to build America’s next big time college athletics brand...this initiative will position The State University of New York, Buffalo as the premier athletic department in the state." Anybody calling them anything but Buffalo? I believe the AD who started it has moved on to greener pastures. I guess at least they have a basketball uniform featuring the actual school colors, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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