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Damnit Tribble! Simplify your layups! Great body control by Reece on that block.

Wow was my memory bad. We need the old emoticons with the tomato hitting the face.

Great win by the Lady Zips! Side note - the video board is 10x more impressive when it isn't cluttered with advertisements that occupy 25%+ of the screen.

Nevada... VCU... Gonzaga... Notre Dame... Oklahoma State... Ohio State... Big names, big games, close losses. Apparently the same song can be played in Pittsburgh.

Many of us haven't seen a second of Len Paul. Here's what you need to know - his name is in our gym's rafters. He's one of the Akron greats, so if anyone is comparing Luke to Len, take it as a compliment. Haha. From what I've seen, Luke has a lot of potential. Please excuse any potential disinterest expressed on the board as well. As Akron fans, we've seen a lot of solid recruits go elsewhere, so sometimes we guard ourselves against getting our hopes up and being let down. Additionally, we're Northeast Ohioans, meaning many of us are Cleveland sports fans - we're used to heartbreak, and again, try to guard ourselves against that disappointment. It's also nearly March, which means the real season is beginning (tourney time). In case you didn't know, Akron was in the MAC Title Game for 9 straight seasons - 2007 through 2014 (I believe I have that correct). For 9 years, the guarantees in life were Taxes & Akron Men's Basketball playing at The Q (Quicken Loans Arena, now called Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse) on Saturday in March. Injuries and a lack of depth derailed the next couple of seasons following that run, and our old coach left the program with a pretty bare cupboard when he departed in 2017. We're back at the top of the MAC with a real shot at the title this year, and I think that has us all a bit anxious and quite focused on these next few weeks (last year we were quite focused on recruiting for future seasons at this point in the year). Keep posting - it's definitely appreciated! Go Zips!

I think limiting the voting to just Twitter is stupid. Facebook has the same poll capacities, and Instagram has similar capacities I believe. 2010 was 10 years ago - Facebook was and still might be bigger with the people that followed that team/era so closely, while the other years might have the Twitter advantage. I agree with @a-zip - I started with 2010 and filled it in from there. There are very few worthy of knocking off those 2010 players for 2 reasons... 1) Many on that 2010 team decided to COME BACK to Akron after losing the '09 title in PKs 2) They WON THE FREAKING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP! Yedlin might be up there on the list for me because of how he has represented Akron on the National & International stages. Aside from that, while the teams that went to the College Cup 3 out of 4 years were great, none of them finished the job, and quite a few players took the pro route instead of returning to finish the job (I don't blame them, I just think the aspect of the '09 guys returning for 2010 makes them that much more special). We Are Akron. We Are Soccer Kings. P.S. I don't have a Twitter so I can't vote.

I'd like to see us get back to our consistently outstanding free throw shooting. Seems like we've been missing more often in recent games. Hopefully X finds some of his shot at the very least, because that has been the difference between our closer victories lately vs. the blow-outs we were experiencing earlier in the MAC schedule.

To give other players a chance... He's been that good.

It's so nice to be stop the MAC again. Canada had their fun. It's our time again. Finish strong boys!

Haven't been to the Big Dance in 7 years. No match-up would be "lame". Bring on whomever we would draw. I just want to get there.

That game was only close because of him. He was all WMU had for his entirety. Best FT shooter in MAC history, too, so if the game was close you didn't want the ball in his hands if you were an opponent.

David Kool... He was a thorn in our side.

SWEET SIXTEEN!

Because the same mistakes he was making in the beginning of the season (hurrying shots/play, not being ready for the ball, etc.) aren't being made - at least not as often.

The best time for X to be in a shooting slump is right now. Every player goes through some sort of slump. You could say last night was a FT slump at the end of the game for LCJ. X has proven he's a big moment player, and I think the slump will be broken in Cleveland at the latest. Sayles has really improved this season. I don't think he played much earlier in the year because I don't think he was up to speed with Groce's system. Bought in? Absolutely, but that doesn't mean he was ready for the speed of the offense yet. He looks way more alert and ready recently, proven by his reception of LCJ's passes in the paint. He's going to be an asset in Cleveland.

I wish Tribble would simplify his lay-up attempts, but he's going to be a special guard I feel.

Hard fought win. Not the prettiest, and we struggled at the free throw line, but a road win is a road win. Oh, and officially in 1st place.

He was very confident his freshman year up until his injury. It's a shame. I think he stays as well, because this is the first year he has been healthy and his development should take a leap heading into next year. The speed of the game takes a while to catch up on, and that seems to be his biggest setback.

LCJ is amazing. We're spoiled to watch him in an Akron uniform. Big road win. I'm stoked to see this team come back from their couple-week-lapse and put together several strong efforts in a row. They might not always shoot the best, but man are they just a great TEAM. Aside from LCJ, someone is always picking someone else up when their down. If one of Cheese/Banks/X is off, at least one of the other 2 are pulling the extra weight. If Riak is struggling, Reece is picking up the slack. Even Tribble is starting to be able to spell LCJ without it being a huge detriment to the flow of the game (not saying Tribble is the player LCJ is, but he's not a liability). This has been a fun season. Excited to see where it ends.

Very underrated movie. FLINT MICHIGAN MEGA BOWL! Toledo doesn't have to play defense when they shoot 55%+ from everywhere on the court.

This is the weakest the A10 has been in several years, with Dayton truly carrying the conference.

"...paired with particularly strong free throw shooting is why the Zips will pose a significant threat to many potential opponents..." Music to my ears.

Let's just hope Tito Francona isn't on the sidelines making the substitutions. Also, are we forgetting about the possibility of LCJ coming back next year?

I'd qualify this with his 3-pt shot has been off. His mid-range jumper is about as deadly as I've ever seen, though. Love that he has that in his arsenal. @Z.I.P. I don't know where to find a stat sheet that has a lay-up count, but @kreed5120 is spot on with our versatility and ability to take advantage of what the defense was giving us. We had a lot of dribble-drives that either ended in a mid-short-range jumper or a lay-up. It was fun to watch. This is partly why I think this team will be so dangerous come March, and why I am not worried about any of our losses. We have a strong ability - it seems - to overcome adversity, keep fighting, and adapt to the flow of a game. Sometimes it's not always enough (i.e. Toledo, PCCC), but more often than not we've seen it has been enough, way more than enough.