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1 hour ago, a-zip said:
I like this kid A LOT!
Phew!
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15 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said:
Not holding my breath on Alvarez. He's going to end up at Wichita State.
So let it be written. So let it be done.
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36 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:
This is what the signing, along with the other commitments thus far, says to me.
Groce noticed a huge deficiency in the back-court last year. Whether it be skill wise, character/personality wise, leadership wise, who knows, but there was a void. When you look around college basketball, guards dominate March. We have good size/depth in the front court, and the experience will come. However, we lacked the guards last year. I used to dislike JUCOs, especially when Can't State was essentially a DI JUCO team, but in today's college basketball landscape they are a necessity. Can you build a program with freshman guards? Absolutely, but there will probably be a drop off for a couple of years due to the room for physical, skill, and maturity growth. Groce isn't in the business of a multi-year drop off. He is in "win now" mode. We had our off year, and still nearly made it to the semi-finals of the MAC tourney. By going heavy on the JUCO route this off-season, he has by-passed the multi-year growth process, and let someone else work with the JUCO kids to grow physically, maturity wise, and skill wise.
With these 3 commitments, our back-court now looks like this...
Jackson (5-8)
Hester (6-3)
Roscoe (6-3)
Cheese (6-4)
Ivey (6-4)
Banks (6-5)
Utomi (6-6)
Toles (6-6)
Wow. Find me a MAC squad - aside from Buffalo - with that kind of size in their back-court. The best part? They're all play-makers. I'm not too familiar with Jackson's game, but Toles, Banks, Roscoe, Cheese, Ivey, Utomi, and Hester all have nice, well-rounded, aggressive games where they can get to the basket or shoot it from outside. We're becoming a matchup nightmare in one off-season, assuming these guys play to their perceived potential based on their highlight videos.
Always appreciate your optimism.
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Seriously, his name is cheese?
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I saw parts of it.
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2 minutes ago, zippy5 said:
Maybe we got Parrish's "replacement" in Roscoe and/or Banks and he didn't have much PT in his future
We don't know that anyone pushed him out. Might just be a kid changing his mind. But still a disappointing situation.
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Haters gonna hate. And continue to hate.
Be happy if Wilson leaves because he can take his salary with him.
Channel Banks and Jerome sign yesterday. Parrish leaves today. Coincidence?
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10 minutes ago, ewbrooman1 said:
I have no interest in following a constant turnstile roster.
Then don't.
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20 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:
Ouch...
Ultimately he wasn't a Groce recruit, so if he wasn't a system fit either talent or personality wise, it makes sense.
I guess we will never know unless we have a primary source in this.
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10 minutes ago, RowdyZip said:
Imagine once the transfer rule goes away!
God help us all!
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6 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said:
As the Kittens would say:. TOS
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15 minutes ago, akronzips71 said:
I was referring to Sayles. Diak has never played one minute for us. He is an unknown. He could be a bomb or THE BOMB.
Anything else? or is that it?
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5 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:
I'm not sure if this is how they determined that, but in his twitter post, there's a #1 in the graphic by Gamecocks.
Oh.
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According to 247sports, Moss is leaning towards South Carolina, but we are still even money on Neftali Alvarez. How they determine this? No idea.
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4 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:
Do we have any offers out to any non-guards for this year?
See my link above. It will take you to all the offers.
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Who was the "Big" on the Kitten 2010 and 2012 teams? I seem to remember Bassett (2010) and Cooper being the stars. In 2002, 6'4 Antonio Gates and the giant Trevor Huffman led PCCC.
I see the point of needing a stronger inside guy like Big Dog or a shot-changer like Zeke because in certain games and situations that is what we will need. Riak and Eman could be the shot-changers. Sayles is the strong presence. Not sure what adding another guy will do. Groce and staff know what they need.
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15 minutes ago, akronzips71 said:
We NEED a big. MUST save that last scholly for a big. We won in the Zeke and Big Dog years mainly because we had a dominating big. This year, if nothing else, shows the folly of playing small.
Ugh. It wasn't like the coaching staff said "hey, just for fun let's try playing small and see what happens." Groce had one "big" left on the bench after the home BG game. That guy was an inexperienced sometimes awkward freshman.
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https://247sports.com/college/akron/Season/2018-Basketball/Offers#MAC
good source to see what's going on with Zips and around the MAC. Stark State @ Ravenna is striking out all over the place. But this doesn't include JUCOs I guess. We still have a chance at Alvarez and Moss although I don't know what "Warm" means as opposed to "Cool."
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52 minutes ago, zippy5 said:
. didn't see him look to pass too often
I think he will get that message quickly.
So one scholarship still open?
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1 minute ago, LZIp said:
I'll be the first to say I don't know jack about evaluating basketball players.
Same here.
At least Groce can now say he's "recruiting Chicago."
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Yes, it's high school play but that shot does look a lot like DJ's
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18 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:
I don't understand those stats. It says he only played 2.5 minutes per game yet averaged 11.5 points?
Also, can someone catch me up with this thread? We offered him back in February? Any other schools offer him?
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Incredibly excited about next season.
From my humble perspective, I see two underperforming players transferring out and the best players staying.* Contrast to WMU and BGSU where some of the better players left.
*As for Cotton, I think the staff and his teammates tried to make it work with him but...
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Ugh. All this negative energy.
Xeyrius Williams transferring in
in Akron Zips Basketball Recruiting
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The "worst thing" or the "hardest part" ?