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Special night for Enrique on Saturday.

I’ve got all the incoming transfers we know about listed on the initial post in the “2025 Verbal Commits” thread.

I followed Groce here because I love his offense in its purest form. I know opinions differ and I have friends who think it’s nothing more than rec-ball. But it’s not. Granted it’s not a traditional set offense. Players are making split-second decisions while constantly on the move and depending on what the defense presents. It’s not predictable, but it’s also not random. And it’s a bitch to defend when it’s humming. Is it heavy on the 3 pointer, yes. For many of the reasons @Let'sGoZips94 has already mentioned. But it’s a lot more than that. Ideally, every player in a Zips uniform should be able to drive the ball and score at all three levels. They should be able to pass effectively on the move and post-up their defender. Even Tavari. The constant motion is that of a wash-machine or even better a hand-mixer with 5 beaters. Constant movement, drive and kick. Drive and kick. Driving can lead to lay ups, dunks, floaters, mid-range jumpers, fade-aways or passes back out to an open shooter on the perimeter. You will see some players, especially the point guards given the green light to bomb threes from near the logo. Castaneda and LCJ certainly hit some crazy threes. That pulls the defense out and opens up the driving lanes. You will also see plenty of wrinkles worked in; pick and pop, give and go, inside out, but the drive and kick is the straw that stirs the drink. And what makes all of that driving possible? A deep bench and a commitment to shooting the 3 ball well and often.

I came here to say this (LOL). I think 3 point heavy mid major teams have a higher chance to pull an upset in March but also a higher chance of getting blown out.

A-10 teams routinely mop the floor with us. If we like going to the NCAA tournament with any regularity, and winning conference championships we don’t leave the MAC.

The A10 footprint is from the east coast to Chicago/St. Louis which we would obviously be within, and already has an Ohio member in Dayton. Their members are scattered between 4-5 different conferences for football, one of which might suit us. With UMass leaving, they will be at 14 (basketball) members... would they be interested in an Akron/Kent dynamic duo to go to 16?

I think we've signed more than what it is showing, but the site is probably way behind on updating our info.

It took until the semifinals, but we finally got a good game that was decided in the final few minutes in the CFP...

Regardless of which rankings you're looking at, we're in the top 3rd of teams in the country in 3P shooting, and we take nearly the most in the country. That's pretty good. There's room for improvement and we shall see if that improvement happens. I also wonder how much of the shooting struggles is due to the wack schedule. Most of those games had irregular breaks in between and all but one wee on the road. Shooting is often a rhythm-based ability, and the regular MAC schedule might yield more successful numbers. I'm convinced you didn't read a single word of my long post. 😂 OU was top 75 both season in 3PA per game. They didn't shoot it the best during the regular season, although they were still around the 35% mark which is pretty good. The 2009-10 team struggled to win during the regular season as a result, and didn't cross the 20 win threshold until the MAC tournament. The 2011-12 team was full of juniors and experienced guys, which is what led to more regular season success (knew how to overcome poor shooting nights). The key for both teams was they were capable of making the 3 ball, which is why they had so much postseason success. The volume of 3s was different over a decade ago, that's why those numbers look so different. But the 3 ball was ABSOLUTELY the OU formula. Nearly every player on that team could shoot which is why they had so much success against Zeke Marshall's era of Zips.

ESPN lists 120th. Either way, 91st isn't what I'd call good either. Makes per game doesn't mean much to me if your percentage isn't impressive. It's just chucking. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/stats/team/_/table/offensive/sort/threePointFieldGoalPct/dir/desc Absolutely! But to this point, we haven't been a good 3-Point shooting team, and haven't really trended in the right direction, either. Team 3-point percentage over the last month: Milwaukee - 40% Yale - 33.3% Jackson State - 23.1% Princeton - 30.4% BGSU - 28.6% CMU - 43.9% Seth Wilson could make a big difference here, as he did vs CMU, but I need to see it for more than one game first.

You guys know they aren't gonna do anything special other than have him on the court before the game or at half with a video to accompany him.

This offense is the best chance for this roster to succeed