X vs Carry is going to be the biggest matchup of the night. Carry guarded X all night last week and that screwed the whole offense up. I think X knows he needs this one bad. My heart isnāt ready for this game. Go zips!
So far this is the ideal Akron blueprint. Score early inside, rebound, clamp down and then dictate the pace of the game. Hit your shots, stop the runs and win
Losing Jacobs is brutal for Kent. Wonder if they have anything to numb him up and heāll come back. Being down 3 with X doing nothing is really damn impressive. Keep it to one score by half and weāre still in this
Hard to determine this game. Itās kind of like a week 18 game in the NFL but both teams have made the playoffs. Ive always believed the āitās impossible to beat a rival 3 timesā and a great example is last year with Akron and Kent. Zips got a huge win and needs to carry momentum into Cleveland so a win here would be huge but not an end of the world loss. Iād expect if Groce wanted to make any changes for the tournament lineup and minutes itād probably come in this game.
I hope this was the spark that we needed. That was the Sammy Hunter game wouldnāt have been in it without him. Ofc the duo killed it as well. Letās win a chip!
Biggest trend Iāve seen in these losses is big deficits early and inability to get a run going. The offense turns on and the defense canāt for multiple possessions