Let'sGoZips94

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?

One Shining Moment has a snippet of Aziz guarding a UCLA player. That's it. What a joke. Bring back this... https://youtu.be/6aPFlZF765M

1) My first thought was the +/- 5 spots was a bit misleading. When I looked at the conference standings, that thought was instantly corrected. There are some very clear conference tiers in college basketball. 2) The Transfer Portal is a mess right now for 2 reasons. - It's the new shiny toy that kids have to have/try. - The extra year of eligibility due to COVID really created a log jam in college athletics. These things will iron themselves out. Those stats are pretty telling of likely outcome for most players. Very curious to see what patterns continue to be created.

Is there any way to track the TP like high school/JUCO recruits (247)?

His yards after contact had to be huge.

Sellers also back to Balls.

That second sound you hear is their realization that Boals is staying with a bare cupboard.

Does she return like Sparks if Ali goes there?

Just a thought... Does Ali Ali end up at Balls? Doesn't his girlfriend play for the Lady Balls? UCLA assistant is there now, after Cronin talked up Ali Ali. Close to home. Sparks is a nice supporting cast piece.

I read somewhere that Boals' buyout is $100k cheaper after this week(?), which would explain why this move wasn't made prior.

Love it.

There is some smoke surrounding Boals to Butler.

If the basketball gods don't honor the sanctity of April Fool's Day, there's no hope left in the world.

Is this the first Akron basketball figure to receive such an honor?

No longer April Fool's Day. Don't want people who didn't see this on APD to think it's real, thus jinxing the program potentially. If this actually happens, you may take a community poll to vote me off the island (AKA ban me from ZipsNation).

Yep. 😂 Both statements can be true though. He can develop into a good player AND not be a system fit for us. Would Big Dog be a system fit for Groce? Nope. Was he an All-MAC player under Dambrot's system? Yes.

Enrique Freeman would like to have a word with you.

I'm still jaded by Maishe.

How'd the last Iowa transfer work out?

Not impossible. We lost a depth guy that largely rode the bench during our 8 game winning streak that saved the season, and we lost a guy that led the team in turnovers by almost 1 whole turnover more per game (2.7 turnovers per game for Ali vs 1.9 per game for Freeman). Ali was the leading scorer by .3 pts, as all 3 of Ali, X, and Freeman averaged north of 13 ppg. It's not like we lost LCJ, which was ~20+ ppg. 13-14 ppg is the average production from your 2nd or 3rd guy. His shooting percentages (46%, 40%) are impressive on paper, but those percentages should have led to a higher PPG total if he was truly a #1 player. We're not better off nor are we worse off until we see how the 3 open schollies are used. Even then, the true answer to this equation won't be finalized until March 2023. Go Zips.

What's left... GUARDS Castaneda Tribble Dawson Clarke Mitchell N. Johnson T. Johnson Prather Jr. FOWARDS Freeman Wynn I expect one 6'9"/6'10" PF, one 6'6"+ scoring Forward, and one experienced Guard to transfer in. I think Tavari and/or Prather Jr. Redshirts. It appears Groce may have an opportunity to recreate his OU squads, which were guard-heavy and anybody on the floor could score almost at all. Size wasn't the reason we lost to UCLA. Ali didn't show up and shot-making struggled. We have a massive opportunity to fix that issue. I'm excited.

And having solidified playing time to develop your game that may lead to a pro career overseas at the very least is much more lucrative than any mid Major NIL deal.