Z.I.P.

He's now property of Seattle Sounders Academy. how long did he spend in WA? Well, whatever...;)

Here's what I will be relying on: ESPN Extra. Available to (most) all Time Warner Cable subscribers nationally. And a few others...! http://espn.go.com/espncollegeextra/#schedule Win Saturday, and I may see you in Spokane next week! lol

Regarding MAC tourney TV coverage. Last year ALL of Akron's tournament games were broadcast nationally on the ESPN Extra system, which is available on Time Warner Cable and a few other cable systems. No sure yet about tonight's early round games, since I haven't looked. However, I've only found ONE Zips game on that format this year -- the season opener @SUCanada at Buffalo. Compared to over 10 last year and about 15 two yrs ago. Very strange!

Alright! When I started reading this it appeared to be yet another effort by an ill-informed out-of-towner to continue the "Fable of LeBron". Thankfully it quickly diverted to become the BEST article on LBJ, KD AND the history of Akron basketball that I have yet read! Congratulations to the author -- a Northwestern U senior. I wonder, how many of you know about the Firestone Non-Skids and Goodyear Wingfoots being original members of the NBA (or NBL as it first was)? I've been studying Akron's place in basketball history for a few years now, with the assistance of an acquaintance I made, who happens to be one of the greatest minds in basketball history -- Akron native, former Kent State HC and Los Angeles Lakers 88 y.o. Director of Scouting Bill Bertka. Bill played bb in his youth during the WWII era at the old Akron 'Y' with the game's early stars, who were members of these pre-NBA professional teams. Here's a recent article from the NBA website about this legendary figure who may become the first lifetime assistant coach to make the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame. http://www.nba.com/lakers/news/160303_billBertka

THAT was an amazing victory! Did Anyone think we could shoot 7 of 33 threes and come away with a 14 point win?!?! A tribute to our bench, and the supply of guards we can rotate in. Akron's bench outscored Kent's 34-15 In the first half, ESPN showed the Huggins banner hanging and talked about the young Huggy taking Akron to its first Big Dance. The announcers missed a chance to pose the trivia question: "Who was the Akron football coach when Huggins was coaching basketball?" They could have then panned to the shot of Gerry Faust sitting behind the Akron bench for the answer!

Here's the NCAA Three-Pointers Made list -- not including tonight's game. We have a chance of catching North Florida, especially the way we're playing right now. https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-basketball/stat/three-pointers-made-per-game

I'll make this a combination post of multiple ideas: Tonight we proved that not only can we beat a good team without two centers, we can beat one with just half-a-center! Isaiah had 1 point at the half, and 2 pts midway thru the second. Now, going forward, I would hope that that trend does not continue. Strangely, it seemed that tonight BOTH teams had little post play -- and when it comes to the perimeter, I'll take Akron's play over about anybodys! Murray Bartow on the ESPN2 broadcast stated (kudos BTW to ASN -- the broadcast was as good or better than the REAL ESPN) that in the post-season, if Akron hoped to get very far, they would have to tighten up their 3-point defense! I recall pretty surely that our team was ranked near the top of the nation in 3-point defense just a couple weeks ago. So, I am less concerned than the " expert analyst". What is the story with Kaminsky's T-shirt? ONE sleeve? Looked like his arm was in a sling. #NotTrending!

I'll go with Whitford this year, and Steve Hawkins next year (Comeback Coach of the Year).

FWIW, I Just saw a tweet from @Kent State, that our Wagon Wheel matchup next season is at Dix Stadium on Oct 1st. Can anyone confirm. Edit, Never mind. Found the sked in another thread. My bad!

Slightly OT, but when I was tweeting @Yedlinny today after SAFC's draw with Crystal Palace, which saw them clear of the relegation zone for maybe the first time all season, I couldn't help noticing in DA's photos a shot of him and "Uncle" flashing some true #UglySweaters at the Wearside pad over the Christmas season. Check it out next time you visit the Tweeting post. Tweeting post! lol -- it was the Canaries of Norwich who Sunderland pushed into the drop zone today! Wish I could remember Uncle's handle at Zipsnation. Anyone?

On your birthday, Aloha and "Hauoli La Hanau", Ohio. Now Go Zips!!!

#ThisIsIt #TitleNight

Noticed that the ESPN3 broadcast is about 2-4 minutes behind the UAkron stat feed. Gozips.com.

Thank you, Captain Obvious!

Don't give up on th I s team -- they can score points in a hurry. Meanwhile, can you young techies tell me why all the ads on ESPN3 are for small businesses in L.A.?

Here's what I want to know: Why, after Big Dog's basket, does ESPN3 go to a commercial for a mattress company in Los Angeles??

KD no like TOs!

I have noticed that when a game is not broadcast on ESPN3, the Sports Network of Record also does not have an on-line gametracker going (like tonight). So, while we (those who tried to follow) got that maddeningly poor video stream, we were treated to NO statistics to boot!

Wow! They were down THIRTEEN??!! (I was working this p.m., so too busy to follow closely). But -- was anyone REALLY afraid we were going to get blown out at that point (down 36-23)? That's because we know how resilient this team is -- and what 3-pointability it has!

Mister Cheatham is just scratching the surface of his ability. He has the potential to be the team's leader in various categories.

All I can say is, as well as we've been playing, our opponents during this win streak have been bringing their best stuff. When you're in first, you have a target on your back. 7 of 18 on 3-pointers for us in the first half. Hope you guessed "over"!

Josh is a trooper, Big Dog is the Tank!

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Is it better than nothing? I lost the broadcast again!

I lost it after the last TO.