Let'sGoZips94

More than 1/4 of the players in college basketball. Good odds that most suck. The 49th best player averaged under 14 ppg on a team that lost 2 of its original starters. He also no-showed in 2 of the biggest games of the year, if that tells you anything.

WOOOOOWWWW.

Exactly. He moves well for his size but not much production, hence why I don't think Groce would go after him at this point. We need more production from a guy with his type of experience.

Interesting. I wonder if it's a recruit or a transfer.

I wonder if we'll have the tallest OL room in college football. Room full of sequoias. Sheesh.

What are you good for...

Anderson Mirambeaux entered the portal for Cleveland State. We were in his original final 3 I believe. I doubt Groce goes after him now.

8 more years! 8 more years!

You're correct. But I would imagine at this point any guys coming here understand what Akron & Groce's system are about - Z-Fence.

I want a replacement for Ali Ali, and I think we'll find one, but I'm not sure we need one. We are going from a guard-light team, that allowed Ali Ali to take 477 shots last year, to a guard-heavy team that has 4 new guards (good size, too) to consume 477 shots. Those 477 shots were second on the team (X took more) and only led to less than 14 ppg. Can those 4 guards slot in and average more than 14 ppg in total with 477 shots? A modest 6 ppg per player (around Tribble/Dawson production) would equal 10 more ppg. That would be 78 ppg (subtracting Aziz's ppg), with zero increase in production from the returning guys. Moneyball.

I thought I saw Freeman on an ad.

The main thing that matters is looking at how Ali's decision impacts the Akron basketball program. I truly believe it'll be a net positive based on fit, and I wish Ali success at Butler.

Northern Illinois ➡️ Balls ➡️ Toledo Only took him several years, but he finally went from worst to first in the MAC West. Oh wait, there aren't divisions anymore in basketball... Side note: the MAC should hire him post-graduation. This kid clearly loves the conference.

This one has me excited. Watched a few highlights, and he seems to be quite athletic/coordinated. Looks like the perfect compliment to Freeman, and interchangeable with Freeman where the offense doesn't change when one or the other isn't on the floor. His offer list shows he has promise. Up to Groce & Co. to tap into that potential and develop him. I'm stoked.

Are we at a safe point of not losing anyone else at this point?

Top scorer in the nation, Goose from Top Gun - I mean Doug Edert, and a brawl in the stands last season. They're going to have to call it the House that Tim O'Shea Built.

My thoughts exactly. Well said.

Groce learned under Thad Matta, now Thad Matta is poaching a Groce player. Full circle? Probably the best possible move for Ali aside from staying is going to play for someone that is probably very similar to Groce or at least has an open line of communication with Groce to understand Ali's game.

Guys who produced 17+ PPG previously aren't going to be heading to a mid major. However, guys who can produce 17+ PPG but were not given the chance due to system fit or lack of playing time, they would presumably be willing to come here. That guy is definitely one of the 1000+ transfers still available. Again, for as nice of a player Ali Ali was, he was only the leading scorer by .3 ppg on this team. He produced 2nd or 3rd man numbers. We desperately need that #1.

Whatever description they slot into, we need 17+ ppg. We need that guy that can take over a game consistently.

Somewhere in there is a 17+ PPG player that we desperately need.

Amazing what happens when you hire a P5 staff - you get P5 players.

Are we tracking potential transfers here, too?

When's the last time there was this much excitement surrounding the Spring Game?