Let'sGoZips94

16th & 28th starting spots today for Kaulig Racing.

Sounds perfect to me?

How so? It's considered one of the greatest atmospheres in college basketball. Yes the program and fans have something to do with that, but so does the arena setup.

Has anyone looked at Cameron Indoor Stadium for a blueprint for JAR modifications? It's a very similar arena. 9k capacity, but that includes upper corner seating which we couldn't do. But I would imagine the rest could be done.

I'd imagine this will be addressed by Guthrie sooner rather than later.

Bobcat Attack is yet again a must read. "Next season starts next week!"

That may have been literally the perfect game script for Akron. 2010 Akron soccer lost to CSU on their crap field. They went on to never lose again that season, claiming the National Title. They had played some uninspired soccer leading up to that game, and an opponent finally took advantage. That game was a wake up call to the team. For this squad, Trimble was excused from the team a few games ago. They go on this run of playing great teamism ball, knocking off the Bobkittens of BFE Ohio during that stretch. They head into Cleveland now with a winning streak AND having been tested with NOTHING going their way. Heck of a win. Always good to finish the regular season with a W. Awesome seeing Groce in the stands after the game. Now let's go beat Canada in Cleveland!

I think it has more to do with Wynn.

Our coaching staff deserves a lot of props. They're coaching their asses off this year, and whatever they're selling, the players eventually buy.

That was their first pedestrian shooting performance (high 30s percentage wise from both the field and beyond the arc) against a top team in a long while, yet they luck out with Buffalo shooting 28% from 3. Pinky sold his soul to the basketball devils this year...

Agreed. Although I think the zone in general is giving us fits. Ali does not fit the offense as it currently stands against the zone. I'd like to see him move more, try to slash behind the defense, open some lanes. Same with Tribble - if he would fake a quick pass to the corner then attack the hole when the defender bites, that would be helpful.

Ali is not there tonight...

I'm glad we're struggling tonight. Keeps us on our toes, gives us something to work on going into next week, etc.

Since when did this change? I thought we were locked into Canada?

Yes, and they didn't have Mballa nor their coach. Us being a new team is neutralized, but if we get by Canada...

OU is the only Top 4 team to have played against this Akron team (without Trimble). No other Top 4 team has seen this Zips team. That's an interesting fact heading into Cleveland.

Buffalo was arguably the nail in the coffin for Dambrot. Buffalo's style & athleticism complete outclassed Dambrot's style & lack of athleticism in basically every aspect. During Dambrot's final years, he had trouble beating Buffalo during the regular season as well. This isn't to discuss Dambrot, but to show that Buffalo's style is tough to beat no matter what. We match up better with them now from an athleticism standpoint, especially without Trimble basically making it 4 v 5 when Buffalo has the ball, but Buffalo still has the advantage with Segu & Williams. I disagree with the final two statements I cropped in your quote comment. We won the tournament 3x with zero standout guards/players (minus Zeke, but Freeman neutralizes not having Zeke). Those backcourts were slightly deeper than ours, but no better than what we have now as long as Clarke continues his higher level of play. Systems can win tournaments just as easily as ball-dominant killers, if not more easily. If that ball-dominant killer, that a team relies on so much (like Carry), is off - look out; that team will probably struggle to make up the difference (which is what pisses me off so much about KSUcks having their poor performances all against bottom-feeding MAC teams). The way the Zips play defense, the way they spread the ball on offense now, the way they rebound - they will have just as good of a chance in Cleveland as the top 4 teams. What could be the death of the team is the lack of consistent outside shooting. Then again, Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse doesn't have the best sightlines and can neutralize good shooting teams. This will be a fun tournament with truly 5 teams that can win it all.

Look at that. You practically outsourced this task and didn't even know it. Congratulations on not having to follow @Zipmeister's requests. 🤣

Do they match what 247 has?

Watching CSU vs RMU in the Horizon League tournament. Man did Patton develop well. He was slower and a bit uncoordinated at Akron. He's sped up and is real smooth on the court now. Having one heck of a second half. Wish he was still a Zip, but glad CSU is working out well for him. Edit: Didn't realize Anderson Mirambeaux (previously recruited by Akron) ended up at CSU. He is a bowling ball of a human being. Large specimen - INCREDIBLY athletic. Moves quite well.

Of course my first day at a new job would be when there's a day game for Akron in the MAC tourney after working the past 2 years 100% remote. Oh well. A General Discussion thread wouldn't be complete without a CAN'T STATE SUCKS.

"Jennings throws it up... Jock rises above the defender... 'BOOM'! TOUCHDOWN AKRON!" Announcer's dream right there. Or there's this classic... (Per a pronunciation website, Boum is pronounced Boom, so I hope that's how he pronounces it, too.)

I forgot Akron was a 15 seed in 2011. This is not the year to be lower than a 14 seed. The current projected 2 seeds... - Purdue - Duke - Auburn - Kentucky

Out of curiosity, when/who was the last non 12/13/14 seed? Barring one of the lowest seeds winning the MAC tourney, I've always figured the MAC was slotted into that range of seeding automatically.

KSUcks wins by single digits against NIU. They shot 41.7% from the floor, and 16.7% from 3. Should they ever slip up and not shoot lights out against the best in the MAC (I highlighted, I think earlier in this thread, their shooting differences against the top of the MAC vs the bottom), they'll get run out of the gym. Ohio lost to BG by 3. BobcatAttack is a real pick-me-up if you're having a down day. Many are looking towards next season already, and one post even says that last night's loss may have cost them the CBI. Yes, you read that correctly. The Athens Kitty Cats are worried about the CBI.