Westie

Gonna take some real funky results to prevent a 2/3 Akron/Can’t State semifinal

Attendance 2,125 according to espn. Would have thought more would be there tonight. oh well, heck of a win. Good time for an extra day off.

Ditto above. Would be happy not to see UMASS in Cleveland. How have they lost 10 games?

UMASS shooting 58%, down 6. One of the craziest box scores you’ll ever see.

UMASS 24 fouls at the under 8 timeout. That’s wild. Stay gritty Zips!

Do most of you buy tickets through UA once they clinch a spot in the MAC tourney? I was gonna buy tickets today but I wanna sit on our bench side.

Is this the transcript from the video?

They need this week off. They seem to have lost some mojo. They have a month to get it back

Some nights it’s just the other team’s night. Ridiculous shooting

3-19 from 3. Ugh. Come on boys, it’s a play for pride game. Relax.

until the last two games, Akron won the rebounding battle in just about every game. Not making excuses for the last two but Kent missed 22 3-point shots. Lotta long rebounds. Last night was a zombie performance but they still managed to win. Groce will get into these guys and clean it up.

7/28 from 3 and getting killed on the boards. Recipe for losing to a crap team.

All out of sorts. EMU getting the strange bounces as well. Tavari needs to put the offense on his back

OK I haven’t seen it brought up and it doesn’t bother me but the woman next to me last night was clearly troubled by the Jesus Won warmup shirts. Again no issue here but it did seem odd. Great win. Rock fight as Groce called it. Was glad there was no stress down the stretch. I’d still prefer to see them only twice and not three times.

Just read the Tavari article on ohio.com. I am really surprised at all these guys leaving. Wish them nothing but the best but can’t imagine their grass is gonna be that much greener.

Good source says Tavari has boarded the portal. What is happening?

As a Zip/Buckeye combo fan, Evan Mahaffey plays hard. Good defender, high motor. Hoping the staff can do what Ohio State’s couldn’t and that’s give him some confidence on offense. He’s a guy who just has trouble getting the ball in the bucket even from in close. He just seemed in over his head in the Big 10. 3.6 points and 3.1 rebounds in 18 minutes per game this year. Those numbers should improve at Akron if he can translate his effort and attitude onto the stat sheet. Really good guy. Rooting for him to have a great 25-26 season.

Xavier hiring Richard Pitino. Was hoping they wouldn’t come calling for JG.

Coach did not exactly cement his own return in the latest Beacon article. Have to believe he is getting some calls. Hopefully it passes with no drama.

Evan is just not good. He’s a good guy who plays hard but never has much to show for it. Maybe Groce could polish him a little. Holtmann and Diebler had no luck. It was 4 v 5 on offense with him on the floor.

The program is in such a good place right now. Sure wish UA would come up with some plan for the JAR. That kind of commitment would go a long way. That’s where a lead gift from LeBron would go a long way. Has he ever given any money? I know he gives Ohio State cleats and headphones, etc. That’s so nickel and dime stuff for him. Akron is home to a guy with unlimited resources and he could provide a lead gift toward improving the basketball facility. Maybe he has already said no or maybe no real plan has ever been presented.

When Ohio State lost to Oregon this year (the same team they clubbed in the Rose Bowl), Urban Meyer said a big reason was the Buckeyes non-conf schedule. He said the speed and athleticism of Oregon was unlike anything they had seen. Basketball is different but maybe the Zips need to see a Big Boy in December every year so they know what it looks like in March. The Sun Belt and Ivy League aren’t Big Boys. Still, great year, great program and a great coach.

With 7 of the top 10 contributors back (presumably), one would hope it’s not a real hectic portal season. Could definitely use one guy north of 6-9 who can mix it up inside. Future is bright with this coach. Some day, we’ll get the right matchup and advance.

No reason at all we can’t rule the league and give this another shot next year.

Nate’s problem is he’s 6-3. If he’s 6-7 with his style, he could be effective outside the MAC. He still gets wherever he wants on the floor, but against this level of competition, no dice.