Captain Kangaroo

Jatavis needs to pick it up in 2018

Yeah...it would suck to reach the Elite 8.

For those keeping track - the Dukes have dropped 5 of their last 7, most-recently falling to the 10-12 Dayton Flyers by 15 last night (88-73). A big Fordham cupcake this weekend may be just what the doctor ordered for the former Zips HC?

With 7 scholarship players? No chance.

How many games would Dambrot have won last season if he'd lost Kwan, Noah, Antino, Big Dog, Poke and Dunn-Martin? That's about what Groce is up against right now. I liked what I saw from Groce and the kids when we had 75% of a full complement of scholarship players. But when we're down to 54% of the scholarship players everyone else has, you start to feel like the black knight in Monty Python's Holy Grail. We can can bleed on the opponent. But with no arms and one leg, that's about the only option we've got.

Now he's featured for 23 minutes per game on a 12-13 New Mexico team. Hope he's happy.

This is the first year in memory that there's no promotion of Signing Day.

@clarkwgriswold - you remember when you went on that vacation and forgot you'd tied Aunt Edna's dog Dinky to the station wagon bumper? Quoting the police officer - "The poor little guy probably kept up for a mile or so..." This ramshackle, snake bitten Zips squad bravely kept up this season ... until about the 00:30 mark of the second Ball State OT. Then the legs gave out. Excuse me while I go back and pick the carcass off the road.

Groce wasn't. Skip was.

Chase with the Panthers

I see it too...but to me it's just human nature. Every night we are facing teams that are bigger, stronger, more experienced, deeper...that beats you down. Utomi's points, rebounds and minutes are through the roof when compared to last season. He's worked really hard to improve himself, but he just doesn't have the supporting cast to win. And if you came to Akron to play basketball, your expectation is to win...a lot. That beats you down. Tough season for the players and fans. Hopefully the guys shake this mid-season malaise and get a couple wins to finish the regular season. A little confidence, and Sayles return, might get us a game in Cleveland? Seems impossible right now, but once you get past Toledo and Buffalo...the MAC ain't very good. A hot Utomi/Ivey/Duvivier can do some damage.

2 years at a lower division. 1 year at a D1 program. I don't see him leaving. Groce has raved about his work ethic and commitment all season. Now that's he's hit a little wall he's out the door? Not buying it.

I was watching the Patriots post game show last night and Charlies Weiss was being interviewed. He said NFL teams will scout college games searching for creative 2-point conversion plays. In particular he mentioned Boise State having some good ones. Obviously someone was watching the Zips/Bobcats...

Does he prefer football or basketball?

Isn't GW 9-13...good for 13th in the 14-team A-10? Nice 2-point win for the Dukes.

PD Article

Could Lucas Smith be our leading scorer tonight?

Ivey on track to set the Zips all time record for differential scoring in back to back games. Adjusted or not.

Miami scored 48 in their last game? Ouch.

Outscored 33-12 after a 13 point lead? Ouch.

I recall Jami Bosley going for something like 41, hitting a half court buzzer-beater to beat BG? One of those early "teaser" wins that made you thing Hipsher might actually have something going on.

Like Will, my son is also a Junior at Hudson. They've both played in a school-sponsored rec basketball league over the winter. Will could dunk a basketball last year, as a Sophomore. That alone makes him unique among the local HS soccer standouts. Great shooter, and ball handler. From a competitive standpoint, he has no business playing in the rec basketball league ...he's head and shoulders above any of the other kids. If he wanted to be an all state Div 2 guard, he could do it. He's the best athlete in the Hudson 2019 class. He lists at 5'10", 165. But he's a "thick" 165. Not the typical slender HS soccer player. He's strong. He could easily be an elite HS football running back or slot receiver too. For the Zips I think you'll see a player that is strong, aggressive and does things at a very high speed. Great coordination. Just a gifted athlete that happened to focus on soccer.

I feel old when I see a kid from my son's class committing to a college. Will is an amazing athlete. If he didn't elect to focus on soccer he could be an all-state player in multiple sports.

The foul on Cotton leaping over the fallen BSU player that'd just lost the ball was pretty egregious too.

Yep. Had a "George Thomas Moment", I guess.