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As an Akron connection, Fletcher Loyer's dad Johnvplayed for the Zips when I was there, from 83 to 87.

Purdue probably works closely with whatever lab grows Edey, Wemby, Olivier, etc.

Those 16 steals are an all-time NCAA D-1 record. I watched the game for a bit at the start of the second half and they were getting destroyed. Saw one Zips basket and Notre Dame running all over them. Now they are a top 15 team, so I have no idea how the Zips stayed as close as they did.

Yurachek is out. Wistrcill is replacing him. 😉

Currently in a very close game. Have this one be a super hard fight and not come back totally focused

Where does Purdue find this pipeline on 7'4" players? He's no Zach Edey but I'd still be happy to have him.

I think that's one of the reasons Carney seems a better fit. He's no introvert. Not that introversion is bad...I'm an introvert haha. But head ball coach isn't necessarily the best role for an introvert.

Good post. I just want to launch a conversation off of it. We have had a few centers at Akron during Groce’s era similar to Barre. Tall, mobile, shot blocker type; Riak, Aziz and briefly Gueye. The other type of center we are accustomed to obviously is the Freeman type. Very versatile, athletic and skilled with more of a power forward frame. You can add Sayles, Lyles and now Marvin to that list. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Oggie play the 5 spot in time as well. But the last center type we are not too familiar with at Akron is what I call the “earth mover” center. I witnessed it with Illinois. They are big, strong and weigh about 250lb. They typically range between 6-8 and 6-10, but have a low center of gravity. They are immovable objects. The only guy that has fit this description was Kostelac. They are less versatile and athletic, but can be highly skilled and effective in Groce’s system. They don’t run the break as fast as the others, but they do run the court. Brisco is an earth mover. We have had other MAC teams use earth mover centers against us recently. I don’t remember their names, but the Zips recruited one of them. Any way it will be nice to have a big body to throw out there during those match-ups especially. Personally, I would like to see Brisco cut his teeth with some time against the 6-11 big for Purdue. And I would let Barre get some time against their 7-4 center. The rest of the time I would play small with Lyles and let their bigs chase us up and down the court.

That stinks. Assuming they'll be still be seeded?

Really sucks that Jose is not available for the next game. I was getting a bit concerned near the end that we were going too all out in this game and risking more player availability for the next one. Put this behind us and get ready for the NCAA Tournament.

Purdue vs Alabama right now on ESPN2.

Pathetic 2nd half.

Sucks

The Huskies just had our number this season. A rare program that we have now played five times and never beaten.

There are points when the possession game is overrated and unnecessary. When you are dominating the game and not winning is one of them. At some point, you just have to let it rip and hope that chaos is the tool of the soccer gods.

Too bad.

Red card on Akron for a rip down on a break away with 2 minutes to go.

We look atrocious on offense in this second half.

UCONN 2 1 with 19 minutes left

2-1 UConn with 19 minutes to go. Awful defensive breakdown around the box.

Now down 2-1.

Devan Christion- 6'9" F - Vegas Where in the world did this come from? Had offers from George Mason and others, but can't find too much on his recruiting. Looks long and smooth.

UConn tied it 10 minutes ago. 1-1 Chippy game now. Akron with lots of chances. The quality of the chances is questionable. Need to get better at creating quality shots.

I know someone who was in the administration when Tressel came to U of A. The collective expectation was that he was going to be a lazy figurehead easing into retirement. To their surprise and pleasure, he worked very hard and did well in the job. The school could use a guy like that now to help make up for their introvert head coach.