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Here is how I see the line up looking and then you have MMK to Play Center and PF depending on injury and Fouls. I am the biggest MMK fan. he was a great FT shooter and showed signs of a few straight line drives last season. I think he could have an Amani like improvement on the perimeter, and expand his game to the stretch 4

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Bingo. Not to mention closing out is a low harder with small guards vs. larger wings (pun not intended). Miami OH's athleticism was a fraction of Akron's, but they're 3P defense was far superior because the close out was more effective with 6'5"+ players all over the court. Akron wasn't built to play lockdown defense last year; they'll be built for it this year, that's for darn sure.

MMK I'm not sure logged a single minute at PF last year and was ahead of Barre in the rotation. Why would you assume he's 3rd string C? Also, I think several of the other guys can play minutes at the 2. Personally, I like the size. It allows us to switch more on defense without finding ourselves with a 6'7 wing backing down our 5'11" guard in ISO. Having to send help defense as frequently as we did last year was what led to many breakdowns defensively last year.

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Henderson is a 2G White is a 3/4 Pence is a 3/2 Halligan is a 3 MMK is a 4/3 White and Pence will be the focal points of the group. Henderson might be a focal point - hard to say without seeing him in action (so many good things have been said about him) and Halligan/MMK are supporting depth pieces. If we're relying on Halligan & MMK to take huge leaps and become dependable, we're in trouble. With the way it's setup, they're not in that position. This roster is pretty well stacked.

I am happy with these additions they are good players but I am getting worried we will have a Major Log Jam at the 3-4 slots. I do not think any of these guys can play the 2 except maybe Henderson but here are the players we have for the Wing 6'5 Josh Henderson 6'6 Collin White 6'6 Ty Pence 6'5 Zach Halligan 6'6 Marvin Musiime- Kamali Do you play Josh Henderson in the jammed up backcourt or do you make MMK your 3rd string Center. those are 5 guys that all expect to play who is sitting the bench all season?

One could say JoeMo makes a fiscal contribution by taking less pay to be here than what his true market value is.

Thursday night ford will be throwing out the first pitch at the RubberDucks Game

Not so sure. I'm getting some Hester/Roscoe vibes. We will see.

So with the rule change that was announced a few weeks ago that allows basketball teams to take international trips on a yearly basis, is this something we will see the Zips take advantage of?

Based on the personnel so far, I think Akron can play a multitude of styles and be successful. The concrete issue with last year's team was its true peak was a certain style and Groce didn't fully want to commit to that. This squad looks like it can beat you with finesse, physicality, speed, possession, etc.

I suspect Ford will follow Groce's lead and bring in the most talented kids (with character) he can find and adapt the system to his talent.

Great article about Malik https://wakingthered.com/2026/04/21/23339/malik-henry-keen-to-make-most-of-toronto-fc-opportunities-we-always-have-to-stay-ready/

That site only shows 2 years of data. He does only have 1 year left.

I’m going off the player card graphic @kreed5120 posted earlier.

Even though I find it amusing that a fellow Redbird is now an Akron Zip I have nothing to offer pertaining to Ty Pence. I have watched very little ISU basketball. I checked into a game and I remember thinking the pace was just so slow. I have become so accustomed to Akron’s fast pace. So the question I have is will Ty Pence adjust easily to the faster pace? Or is Ford not looking to continue the fast pace offense?

This is Pence's last year of eligibility I believe.

Zips add Ty Pence.

Boals seems to have found more money to compete. They paid to keep Simmons and the 2 guards they've added couldn't have come cheap. I think they will be improved.

Kent also added a 5'11" guard from ETSU

I agree, this is my second favorite pickup behind Colin

He also came off the bench a chunk of the time on a team that made it to the NIT Final Four. He's going to get more PT here, which will likely make him a 12 ppg, 6 rpg type player. That's All Conference in the MAC.

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