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5 minutes ago, akronzips71 said:
We NEED a big. MUST save that last scholly for a big. We won in the Zeke and Big Dog years mainly because we had a dominating big. This year, if nothing else, shows the folly of playing small.
False. We never went to the NCAA Tourney with Big Dog, struggling in the MAC Tourney for a couple years because of a lack of a backcourt. Zeke was a bit of a different player, because he was a highly touted recruit with a massive wingspan that really changed the game defensively. However we lost Abreu, and got stomped by 40+ in the tourney, despite Zeke and Tree. While I do like a good big, NCAA games are won with killer guards and athletic forwards.
This year showed it sucks to be young and lack depth. Period. Taking away anything more than that on the negative side is a bit of a reach, and shows pessimism.
We have KLac, EMan, Sayles, and Riak in the front court. That's plenty to win in the MAC and beyond. The difference comes from the backcourt, which we need to solidify due to a lack of depth to begin with, plus the losses of Cotton and Duvivier.
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http://njcaa.org/sports/mbkb/2016-17/div1/players/channelbankshlzd
More of an aggressive guard, who likes to get to the basket.
I love these 6'3"/6'4" guards by the way. Tourney runs are built on a foundation of these types of guards.
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Lefty SG with a beautiful stroke. DJ Cooper + several inches. I love it. Looks like he's added on some muscle since his HS days, too.
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Plus EMan and Sayles to an extent, and add the 3 scholarship players we are probably getting - whomever they are - to the roster.
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According to Bobcat Attack, Toledo and EMU have some players leaving, including EMU's Jordan Nobles.
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15 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said:
Both great kids who played hard and helped in a down year. However, if they were ever going to be major contributors, especially SIna, that's not a positive comment on the future direction of the Zips.
This.
The core of this team is pretty strong, and now we're able to build upon it with 3(?) open scholarships, plus the transfers from last year. To quote Jose Bautista, the MAC should be shaking in their boots.
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1 hour ago, Balsy said:
And that's the problem. If you saw my post as condescending, than suck it up buttercup. (that, is condescending). I am unapologetic about talking about facts and making logically sound arguments. If logic and facts = condescension, than so be it. Prohibiting the free exercise thereof DOES NOT include using the force of government to enforce your religious convictions onto others; which is logically consistent with every example I gave. (Extension:) If you don't believe drinking alcohol is morally right according to your god, that's fine. You and your parishiners don't consume or sell alcohol. The government has no business banning it for everyone based on your religious beliefs. THAT is the very definition of "shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;. And you know that it is.
I was seeking clarification, yes, hence the question. Which Zach gracefully gave.
No, logic & facts do not equal condescension. Tone, demeanor - that can equal condescension. Trust me, you didn't hurt my feelings.
What further clarification did you need if you knew that the government is to pass no law prohibiting the free exercise of religion? Or did you just want to argue, and attempt to assert your supposed intellectual superiority? Because that's how it comes off.
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1 hour ago, Balsy said:
The government is to pass no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.
I read your condescending response in its entirety, thank you very much, but am only going to respond to this partially-emboldened sentence...
All of this discussion, the rants, etc., on the topic, yet you knew the answer to your own question from the beginning?
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25 minutes ago, kreed5120 said:
The JAR is still structurally fine. I posted a report on this site 2-3 years ago that detailed the report conducted by that independent party that conducted the feasibility study on the cost of repairing the Rubber Bowl. Long story short, the Rubber Bowl was totaled. Building a new basketball arena while continuing playing football games at the Rubber Bowl wasn't an option. The option was either build a new football stadium or disband the program.
Infocision was built at a cost of $61 million. That's really cheap compared to most other stadiums rebuilt and renovated in that same time period. Could have they built it a little smaller and saved a few million? Probably, and honestly they should have. It still would have only saved a few million dollars at most. Not enough to fund a ~$70 million basketball arena.
Very, very good post regarding the topic. A "like" was not enough.
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Not surprised. He always looked uncomfortable. Good luck to him!
I'm very happy to have another scholarship available for Groce to use.
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9 hours ago, a-zip said:
You question what is being repeated....either you didn't read what I have said or you don't understand.
Can you explain this one to me....."We've got the coach who has shown he can take a MAC school where we want it to go." Groce went 14-18. Is that where we want to go? He had a .600ish record at Ohio, went to the regional semifinal and left the next year. Is that where we want to go? Also the putting lipstick on a pig thing you referenced (lighting, scoreboards, etc.) What do you do you mean by "given the circumstances". Are you referring to the financial distress the school is under? If so, how can you not understand my point?
BTW - if UA would have kept the commitment they made to Huggie, he would have stayed much longer.
Yes, this is exactly where I want to go.
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20 hours ago, Balsy said:
On the contrary, Balsy was simply telling accurate information/leveling the playing field. It's not my fault others are such easily triggered snowflakes that can't handle not having the privilege of being able to say whatever they want without a response.
Nothing I said was inappropriate, imposing by beliefs (either religious or political). I simply pointed out facts.
The First Amendment doesn't protect you from responses; that's called a safe space. You were the one that brought up the team prayer due to Akron being a public University. The fact that you're questioning team prayer at all, in America, shows you might be the snowflake as the team prayer obviously triggered you.
I'm just as guilty about mixing politics and sports - sports have mixed in politics themselves, and I also think there are relevant discussions - but I try to keep it relevant. I didn't and still don't understand why team prayer was questioned, and if you want to talk about facts, talk about how the First Amendment protects freedom of religion, which does include Christianity despite the on-going war against said religion.
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15 hours ago, LZIp said:
I don't think there is ever a deadline for someone to transfer.
I believe this is correct. However, I believe there are deadlines that determine eligibility, i.e. how long the player would have to sit out.
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If you could please pay attention to the team prayer, and let us know who leads it, is it voluntary, etc. I think we're all interested in that information. (I'm kidding; just having some fun)
Looking forward to hearing what you see. Unfortunately, I will be busy putting up backsplash in my kitchen and won't be able to attend.
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7 minutes ago, zippy5 said:
Sendy's proposal was to add 32, well, 28, to get to 96. It would add one extra round, which I'd definitely be okay with. You're still at under 1/3 of teams in the tourney, as opposed to over half of NCAAFB teams I think.. My opinion is that I think the public would view the first round the way they view the "first four," aka not really in the tournament yet. If there were 96 teams, I think you'd have to give 32 teams byes, and 64 would play to get into the round of 64. While I don't think I have anything against the idea, I don't think fans will really have that "we made the tourney" feel unless they get to that round of 64 game. Which is a whole lot of a better chance than mid-majors get now, so I'm for it.
Do you really think if the tournament was expanded, the committee/NCAA would push to give mid-majors more of a chance? Do you think they'd really make a change to benefit mid-majors?
They literally added more play-in games for the 11-seed spot in order to dip into some bigger schools' pockets at least one last time for the season. There are ~.500 P5 schools making the tournament over 20+ win mid-majors.
Expanding the tournament to 96 teams believing mid-majors would have a better chance to make it to the round of 64 is like people who don't trust the government, voting to grow the government and give it more power. The little guy would continue to get squeezed out.
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1 hour ago, Steve1982 said:
There isn't that many Div 1 basketball schools, somewhere around 350. Why not just let everyone in? Seed geographically and the first 2-3 rounds are played at the home of the higher seed. They pay out to the visiting team a set dollar amount ($say $100,000). Then reseed for the rest of the tourney which would resemble what we have today.
There are 351 DI men's basketball teams to be exact, compared to 130 DI FBS football teams. I'd say that's a lot of DI men's basketball teams. My question was directed at the number of teams admitted to the DI ranks since 1985, the last time there was a significant tourney format change. There were 42(?) teams in 1984, but how many DI schools were there in total?
Heck no they all shouldn't make the tournament. That would be the death of March Madness and college basketball as a whole.
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Any updates on commitments, offers, etc.?
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45 minutes ago, Captain Kangaroo said:
Three thoughts...
1) The play-in games are a money-grab joke, especially the 11 seeds to squeeze every last dime possible out of the upper echelon level of schools.
2) The field was expanded to 64 in 1985. How many teams have been added to the Division I level of competition since? That would be interesting to know.
3) These coaches need to realize it's all about quality of wins, not quantity.
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1 hour ago, NWAkron said:
He is one of the better ones in the MAC. Ohio native .
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On 3/31/2018 at 10:17 PM, a-zip said:
This is why I don't post on here....You totally miss the point. You can be as optimistic as you want about next season...if Groce succeeds, he will be gone. Based on your response I assume your expectation was for LBJ to foot the bill for an arena.....LOL. If the mayor had half a brain, he would have worked something out with the U and LBJ...he didn't and he let it ride out of town.
I was confused on the point of the original post to begin with, so I did probably miss it.
If Groce succeeds to the point of another, bigger program wanting him, I'm going to be happy as hell because that means my wishes came true from when we hired Groce (NCAA tourney run). That will also prove that the next level can be reached at Akron, which should attract a good, young coach to replace him, again should Groce leave.
I do not expect LBJ to foot the bill for the arena. However, some public, vocal support backed up by a sizable financial donation to build the foundation would be/have been nice. The guy is close to becoming the first ever billionaire athlete. The money is there for him to truly make a difference when it comes to the city of Akron and its university. Maybe if he wasn't spending the time boosting up OSUcks athletics, sporting the Suckeyes gear, he'd have more time to focus on Akron. I have similar feelings towards Dambrot. He complained and complained about the JAR, yet took a salary that made him the highest paid coach in the MAC, from a school he knew was strapped for cash. It would have been nice for him to maybe make a statement and put some of that as a foundation towards a new arena, but ultimately he has to do what's best for he and his family.
Ultimately, as @kreed5120 mentioned, the taxpayers have spoken, and I don't blame them. Heck no I wouldn't trust them to spend my money better than I can, not with their track record. A new arena needs to come from private donations, which is why I'm so adamant that if LeBron truly cares about the city of Akron so much, he'll become a bigger voice and put his money where his mouth is.
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2 hours ago, jupitertoo said:
Happy post April Fool's Day.
Edit: Actually, after further thought, is the joke really on you and the OU fan base?
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Someone should post this on BobcatAttack and watch them implode with a similar Dambrot/Groce Civil-War-like debate.
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On 4/1/2018 at 7:58 PM, ZipsVoice said:
I’m hearing they’re a lot closer to ready than Kato...entitlement issues?
This wouldn't surprise me in the least. That's why I'm so interested in the QB competition.
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Shhhh... Don't tell that to Villanova. I guess they don't have any bigs. How on earth did they win a National Title?
Getting slightly back on topic, getting either of the remaining two guards we have offers out to (Moss & Alvarez) would be massive. We would instantly become a title contender again, in my opinion, with the back-court assembled this off-season.