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  2. Zips @ #8 Gonzaga 12/10/16

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    4 hours ago, GoZags said:

    Pre Game media thread on GU's Board:

     

    Not only the links to the pre-game stories, but some "comments" as well --- one stop shopping.

     

    http://guboards.spokesmanreview.com/showthread.php?58306-Akron-Pre-Game-Media

    GoZags, let me ask you the Q's people here might not have thought of:

    1.  How do folks in Zagland generally feel about the relative strength of this year's team to the past?  I personally feel the team's balance and depth is as strong as any you have put on the floor.  Is there a feeling that "This is the Year" -- that you finally break through and make the trip to Phoenix (that's where former Akron administrator Dawn Rogers is directing the NCAA Final Four in April, Zips fans)?

     

    2.  How often do you see UW or Wazzou gear in the stands at your games, and how are those wearers treated?  We need assistance in weeding Suckeye gear from our venues.

  7. Jerome Lane

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    Are people forgetting something?  A player can test the water with pro scouts, but so long as they don't hire an agent and aren't drafted, they can return to their college team.  I'm hoping Jerome learns in this process that he'll be much more marketable to NFL teams if he has a great senior year.

  8. Zips vs. Coppin State- 12/7/16

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    7 hours ago, Captain Kangaroo said:

     

    We have a glut of 3-point marksman on our roster. We need someone to play "garbage man," play defense and clean the glass. This kid..."Marcel Boyce Lite"..."Louis Orr Jr."..."Baby Rodman"...whatever you want to call him...he looks like a offensive project.

    VERY interesting comment about Lou Orr Jr.  I can't recall seeing him play, but his son Chauncey (I bet some of you remember him playing for his dad at BGSU) has been in the islands playing D2 ball for a couple years and shows flashes of greatness, scoring mid-double figs for Hawaii Pacific U.  He's the best son of an NBA player on the team since Jerry Lucas' son played there in the 90s.

  10. Zips @ #8 Gonzaga 12/10/16

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    8 hours ago, skip-zip said:

    Yep, they left early this morning.  I hope the extra time up there helps.  

    Today's paper shows overnight temp of 8 degrees in Palouse.  I guess that's why Keith decided he needs to come back to Hawai'i next season.  Yes, the Amish-bearded Pole is an amazing specimen.  Will be quite a challenge for even a Big Dog.  Hope we can go to the half within single digits.  In any case, this will do wonders for our RPI.

  14. Zips vs. Coppin State- 12/7/16

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    9 hours ago, ZachTheZip said:

    Copied from a Rowdies email:

     

    Men's Basketball vs Coppin ST 7 pm
    WHITE OUT!!!  Everyone wear WHITE!
    Bring toilet paper to throw onto the court after the first point is scored!

     

    Has marketing done anything to notify the regular fans that it's a white out, or that we plan to TP the JAR?

    For many years, Austin Peay did this for every home game -- I think we played them there at least once and they did it.  No tech was called.

  15. Zips @ #12 Creighton Bluejays

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    18 hours ago, Blue & Gold said:

    Definitely.  I haven't seen Gonzaga play, but there's no way they're going to be as athletic as Creighton.

    To stress your incredulity, B&G, allow me to prepare you for the Gonzaga Bulldog team you haven't seen.  First --Yes, Creighton is an entirely legitimate Top-10 team -- which played as well against us as Villanova did in 2015 -- and you probably remember what happened to that team.    HOWEVER, Gonzaga on their home court is 5-10 points better than Creighton --making them at least a top-3 national team, and possibly #1.  They have three seven-footers on the roster, the second one as good as the fantastic frosh Creighton started against us.  And the starter, Przemek Karnowski may be the top draft pick and the best collegiate player in the NCAA.  After Karnowski they have other All-America caliber athletes like combo guard Josh Perkins who scored 16 in yesterday's Zag win over Arizona and shot over 45% from 3-point range as a freshman last year.  Then Nigel Williams-Goss is playing great ball at the other guard spot, and was MVP of the recent tournament where the Zags beat Iowa State for the title.  I have followed Mark Few and this program since they surpassed mid-major status so many years ago, and I believe this is the best team Gonzaga has put on the floor, and the one most-likely to reach the Final Four.  IF the Zips play their best game,  similar to the performance versus Creighton's Blue Jays, the spread will be closer to 20 than the 12 they lost to on Saturday night.  But, that quality of Akron team makes them the strong favorite to win another MAC title, and I think our depth in the backcourt means we're more likely to win the last game in Cleveland this year.

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  16. Zips @ #12 Creighton Bluejays

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    7 hours ago, skip-zip said:

     

    I believe a game in which he takes 9 attempts from 3-point range is not going to turn out well most of the time.  Don't get me wrong.  I love the way he plays.  I just don't think he's an effective jump shooter.  

    If that's the case, then Kwan should be on the bench.  However, that is NOT the case, and Kwan Cheatham is proving his role as on - floor leader of this team.  If -- no, when this team develops in MAC play into one of Keith Dambrot's best Akron teams it will be because of the depth of guard play and 3-point shooters.  I too was cautious in judging Kwan and the team in the preseason, due to his past inconsistency and the loss of Jake and Reggie on the wing.  Now I am convinced -- this team will not fall off from last year's in its jump-shooting ability.  That is in large part due to the overall maturation of Kwan, not just in shooting the rock, but his remarkable leap forward in steadying the team's offense and his off-ball movement.  

     

    I will have more to say about the game at Omaha later, and it will begin with words to the effect of "never have I been  so impressed with a team that lost by double-figures, as I was by our team yesterday..."  And believe me, I have never been one to overindulge in optimism or praise of Akron hoops.  I am becoming a believer in this group's all-around potential for excellence.l

  18. Zips @ #12 Creighton Bluejays

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    5 hours ago, 1981 grad said:

    Just checked on Warner Cable and the Creighton game is not scheduled on FS2.  Hopefully that will change.

    It is a national broadcast, grad.  It shows up on my TV index all the way out here in HA-Waii.

     

    I have a question:  We defeated Creighton at the JAR in Feb 2011, in the ESPN BracketBuster.  Who remembers that game?  Doug McDermott was a freshman for the Blue Jays, and according to the CU preview, scored in double figures all 35 games that year -- holy mole'!  I looked, but can't find a recap.

  21. Zips @ #12 Creighton Bluejays

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    21 hours ago, skip-zip said:

     

    Thanks.  Yes, I knew it was a real channel.  I don't have the cable package that includes that channel, so I was assuming that the internet won't allow me to log into the Fox Sports internet site to watch in on line.  I bet it's similar to the ESPNU games.  If you don't pay for those extra packages, the Watch ESPN website won't let you log into those games.  

    Skip, I don't know what cable provider you pay to, but I have to guess the expense of upgrading to the top tier of sports packages would be quite inexpensive for you.  In my case, I pay Time Warner (or whatever-in-the-Hell they call themselves these days) $8 a month and receive every English language sports network available on their system.  That includes something like 30-50 new channels -- 5 Pac-12 channels, about 10 Fox regional and speciality networks (Fox Soccer+), B1G, etc, etc.  TWC and ESPN no longer offer their football or basketball "Plus" package -- apparently they want people to use the ESPN3 platform -- even if their favorite school isn't technologically equipped to provide broadcasts.

     

    And, as far as Fox college basketball coverage goes, I thought their broadcast of last year's Akron-Villanova game was far better than what UA ever gets from ESPN clowns, where announcers have to make comments like "Wow, that Johnson kid is HUUUGE!"  Really looking forward to the Creighton game Sat @ 3:00 I think, HST.  We might get the same announcer who called "Throw it Down Jerome".

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