kreed5120

The key to beating Buffalo is scoring more points than we allow. On a serious note, I'd do my best to limit Perkins and Massinburg while forcing Jeremy Harris to be the player to beat us. Harris takes 12.5 shots per game while only shooting .402 from the field and .268 from 3. Lets try to force him to take 16-17 shots. If he goes off so be it. At least we played the averages.

If you're trying to insinuate he's unhappy because of his job, then he should quit. He has already earned enough money to not have to work another day in his life.

I'd gladly be a college basketball coach. Saul Phillips made something in the neighborhood of $2.5 million for his 5 years of work at OU.

I was a big fan of the work he was doing there. They should have given him a lifetime extension.

11 teams have won their conference tournament thus far. Only 2 of them were #1 seeds.

Akron's 98th in KenPom (3rd in MAC) and 109 (3rd in MAC) in NET rankings. The reason these rankings like us so much is because most of our losses are by small margins and could have easily been wins had a few bounces gone are way. I subscribe to the mantra that you are what your record says you are, but I do think this shows we aren't that far off from being a really good team.

Any word on whether Roscoe's status is in question for Thursday?

Would it really be wise for the Zips to pay $40k per game to participate in some 3rd rate tournament when we can't even afford to repair our track?

If Akron wins, @NWAkron will be responsible for creating all new game threads

Miami is rarely playing past Thursday these days anyways. I can see a Toledo-BG semi-final drawing really well given it's a rivalry game and the fact both schools are well within driving distance. On the opposite end the possibility for a highly attended semi-final exists. Really the only way it will be poorly attended is if it's CMU-Buffalo. This years tournament won't be setting any attendance records, but I don't see it being a disaster.

Add Mrs. Oats to the list.

I'm not normally one to compliment the other team, but despite being down 20+, Miami is still playing with a lot of effort and diving after 50/50 balls. Despite what the score says, they didn't quit.

Let's put together a run over the next 5 minutes that way we can send out the bench and get our rotation players some rest.

Voters look at the counting stats blocks, steals, & rebounds. If they actually looked at the point totals Ivey holds opposing leading scorers at, he'd easily be 1st team All-MAC.

I love how we've been faking the three in order to get a step on the primary defender. Have to keep attacking the basket. Miami is looking to run us off the 3-point line.

I actually against my better judgement made it to the JAR for the game. I haven't seen the JAR this empty since my freshman orientation.

Can we lose? Sure, but I don't think it will be because we looked past Miami.

Can an 8 vs. a 9 seed really be a trap game? If we're looking past a team that finished 1 game behind us in the standings and beat us once, we have a problem.

I think, or at least hope, that people recognize Arth inherited a 4-8 devoid of talent and will give him a free pass for at least this season.

That's a sorry list of coaches to choose between...

Buffalo can be beat by someone and maybe that someone will be us. The thing is I can't remember the last time we strung 2 quality consecutive games together. We need to win 4 consecutive to make the tournament. Not happening.

Hosting Miami to see who will have the honor of being Buffalo's 1st victim. I'm so fed up with this season that I'm strongly just considering watching that game on TV. There are no excuses next season. Akron returns a senior heavy roster in what should be a down year for the MAC. If Groce puts up another 8-10 year, I'm done.

I hadno problem not fouling on the inbounds. We would have gotten the ball with about 12 seconds left down 1 had we secured the rebound. That's plenty of time to get a good look on other end. We failed at fouling after they got the rebound.

Fitting we lost the game we did. We've been doing this on the road all year.

Outside of that 1 possession where LCJ dribbled it into 3 Kent defenders and turned it over, I think he's been playing a smart game. He's passing it when he should and shooting it when has chance for high % shot.