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I agree, place Evan on him and then play man. He'll score some, but we need to stop their cuts to the hoop.

Yale is very good as finishing near the rim in traffic.

I will be thrilled if it's only 5 guys. Younger Mahaffey is going to draw attention if he keeps this play up.

You're talking about our 10th guy in the rotation when other teams only run 8, maybe 9 deep. If he's giving ~5 minutes of hustle and solid defense to give the main contributors a breather in our fast pace style of play that's plenty. Especially in a tournament where you're playing 3 games in 4 days. I'm not sure what more you're expecting.

UMass pulled away in the final minute. Wins 73-65.

Even with the MAC improving some this year it would be a brutal challenge for the MAC. The MAC has a steep drop-off after the top 3 or 4 teams. The MVC usually only has 1-2 cupcakes the MAC ~6.

Outside of Purdue they gave us the toughest game this far.

Same with Toledo

I will say Tavari as a freshman showed flashes that made you think he could be great. It took him some time to show he could do it on a nightly basis.

Cody Head would be getting 10+ minutes a game at most MAC schools. We redshirted him from the looks of it because he doesn't have a pathway to earn minutes.

I mean if we're basing it off of early season results then it's well deserved. I still have trouble taking them serious as a contender, but it isn't unheard of for a MAC team to have an unexpectedly good year. I don't remember last years preseason predictions, but I don't believe Miami was picked towards the top.

Smart money must have been as puzzled as I with the opening lines.

The line is appealing, but I have a policy of never betting on my teams. If anything if Akron was a huge favorite in a game I might pick the other team to cover. That way I hedge my happiness.

That was my thought as well. Also, I'm sure our bench guys are trying to play hard when they get a chance so they can earn more playing time. Groce has said several times MMK is getting minutes instead of Barre because he earned them with his effort and performance in practice. If you go out there during a game and half a$$ it you're certainly not going to work your way up in the rotation regardless of score.

That's a bit surprising to hear. Putting any Akron bias aside we've looked like the most dominate in the first two rounds of the tournament. I would have thought we'd be ~2.5 point favorites.

I will say it's nice for us that our best defender is likely Evan and I assume he will have the assignment of limiting Townsend. Keeping the ball out of Townsends hands and forcing someone else to generate the offense for Yale will go a long way towards securing a Zips victory.

How have they still not learned that you shouldn't leave Hardman wide open?

I actually feel Evansville ended up being a decent matchup for us. Gives us exposure to both size and a defense that is throwing different looks at us. Will prepare us better for later as the season progresses. Akron has a much larger rotation. I think Akron can pull away in the final 10 minutes as their legs get tired if we can keep the game uptempo.

I believe the ACE fund was created as a result of the settlement that allows schools to pay players directly. I understand it was created to help to pay for that. I think the Zips circle is more geared towards funding operations.

Yes, I guess it went to only 2OT. I turned it on with about 15 minutes left in the 2nd half. It was a really great game. Iona looked a bit lost defensively and forced too much offensively, which allowed OSU to build that lead. They regained their composure and never quit fighting. Much like they did against us. Difference is I feel we were able to respond to Iona's runs by running the score back up to 20 everytime they got it down to ~12.

They rallied from a 19 point 2nd half deficit to win in 3OT.

I tuned in around the same point and I agree. I'm not sure where this NIL money is getting spent as the talent level on the team looks the same as a Toledo or OU.

UMass falls to Green Bay 79-75. If Frank Martin can't turn this around one would have to think he'll quickly find himself on the hot seat. UMass isn't paying him $1.2 million and their collective isn't spending in the neighborhood of $2 million on players just so UMass can be an average to below average MAC team.

UMass struggling against kenpom #312 Green Bay...

UAB player stabbed 2 of his teammates this morning at the team facility... https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/47061708/uab-football-player-arrested-stabbing-two-teammates