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Just wanted to say THANK YOU for all the support you gave to the team and the coaches!!! I wish I was able to attend the game but that week we were finalizing the move back in our home (we had a house fire back in Oct 2014) But we watch all the games and I follow all the Blogs and news that was out there regarding the Men's Zips Basketball. As a parent and fan I was so PROUD what this team was able to accomplish through all the adversity they went through. After the game I told Kwan hold your head high because you were able to prove to yourself and everyone out there you guys could do it. No one ever thought you guys would even get this far alone getting to win 21. I just let him know that what you went through this year will prepare for next season. I'm looking forward to the next season because this team will go further than you could ever could dream of. This team actually has a brotherhood that you don't see too often in a basketball organization. I love it and I'm a PROUD mom and fan - Thanks again to all the fans I met over this season we look forward to meeting more of you guys in the next two years. See you next season - GO ZIPS #2 ZIPSMOM

KD spends countless hours analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of his teams and individual players. If there was an area he thought he could improve upon, I am sure he has studied the pros and cons of a new strategy before implementing it or discarding it. Am I doing it right?

That sucks.

First 3 are all 6'2. Eye test don't win games

I think the issue might come from the default forum view only showing the past 30 days of active threads.

Now that the season is over (and with the decision by the Zips not to participate in a post season tournament probably not easily arrived at since that is one of the things the Zips like to tout, how often they have participated in the postseason under Dambrot), for a little fun, Hustlebelt presented each teams all time team to see how they would stack up against each other. I think CMU has the best overall, with BGSU and Miami being pretty close too, but I disagree with two of the Zips choices: G: Steve McNees (2008-11) G: Joe Jakubick (1980-84) F: Derrick Tarver (2002-04) F: Romeo Travis (2004-07) C: Zeke Marshall (2010-13) I would substitute Eric McLaughlin for McNees and Len Paul for Derrick Tarver and I think the Zips might have a shot. And by the way, with the success of the Bulls this year, Hustlebelt reported that Bobby Hurley's name is potentially being discussed as a good fit for DePaul. Another reason to be happy KD stays put.

This is a well written, but old article from Hustle Belt concerning the arena proposal which never made the ballot in November. http://www.hustlebelt.com/akron-zips/2014/4/24/5645480/the-proposed-new-arena-in-akron-a-realistic-look Since this article was written, UA has said they're willing to sink $30 million into renovating the JAR. Most on here, including myself, were (extremely) disappointed with that. The article says that the proposed arena would have cost $76 million. If UA is willing to put up 30 million, how on earth can Akron (& Summit County) not come together for an additional $46 million? Goodyear FirstEnergy FirstMerit Summa LeBron/Nike The City of Akron Summit County Diebold Jo-Ann Fabrics Collectively, there just has to be $46 million in there. Name the arena. Name the court. Name the various entrances. Name the... whatever! Come together, Summit County! The Zips, and downtown Akron, need a new arena - not a refurbished JAR.

http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/the91stminute/2015/03/the-mls-grinder-the-walking-shea/ Caleb Porter is changing About 16 minutes into Sunday’s Timbers-Galaxy game, there was an instructive moment of interchange between John Strong and Alexi Lalas on the Fox broadcast on Caleb Porter and possession soccer. This came after the Timbers coughed up another quick burst of possession on the near sideline. Lalas: “We’ve also mentioned three or four times the direct play of the Portland Timbers. In talking to Caleb Porter, it’s a very different type of Caleb Porter than we’ve seen in the past. The way that he thinks about this team and how this team is going to get results this year. Very pragmatic. Almost humbled, if you will. I’m not sure I like that type of Caleb Porter.” Strong: “You two had quite the conversation about that idea, of the way the Timbers want to play. And Porter, his philosophy right now is basically whatever gets us to win games is the way we want to play.” Lalas: “We had a long conversation about possession and just possession for possession or purposeful possession and all the things people talk about when they talk about possession. I think he’s recognized that being direct right now is the way to go. It doesn’t mean he doesn’t want to possess the ball. It doesn’t matter how much possession you do or don’t have, you still have to do the little things right. Like defend set pieces.” Sad words, all of them. If we’ve established already that the “long ball” (aka “diagonal ball”) is not in itself bad, then we also acknowledge that Porter playing for wins through the conduit of any means necessary (and not an aesthetic one) isn’t itself a negative. But Porter isn’t that kind of coach. The sadness in it revolves around the fact that over the top ball and playing your most dangerous soccer on the break isn’t who Porter is. He wants to dazzle through the midfield. With this team, on turf (I SAID THOSE WORDS) it isn’t possible to do it and win in MLS. So he’s adapted. As good coaches do. We’ll touch on exactly what the Timbers are doing differently in later Grinders. But as you saw in Portland’s wild 2-2 draw with LA, the Timbers got almost all of their most dangerous attacking moments through quick-burst soccer. Porter will play this way as long as he has to, but wow… I want the old Caleb back. At Peak Porter, there’s nobody in American soccer coaching quite like him. I don't understand why Portland has turf rather than grass. It's a soccer only stadium. With the drainage systems available, I can't believe that they cannot have grass.

I don't agree that Pohl is the starter until Woodson beats him out. I think the competition for starting QB is wide open next year, and if Pohl is the starter next year...look-out for another lack-luster year on offense where we struggle to reach 6-6. If Pohl is our BEST option at QB next season, that doesn't bode well for this team next year...or into the future. I personally would like to see Kincade, or Chapman step up to the position. Kincade redshirted this season Lance99, same with Chapman...this was his year out due to being a transfer, and the redshirt year has been burnt as a result of that. Kincade has 4-years left, Chapman has 3, if I'm not mistaken. Hirschman does graduate this year so he's not a consideration at all.