Let'sGoZips94

Joke's on you. The MAC only has one way: suck. Yes, I hate our conference.

Gwalk-on 2 is Gbadebo. Yes, the G before walk is there on purpose.

So if the tournament were today, we'd play at BGSU in the first round? That's best case scenario if we're unable to get into position for a home game.

Don't Minnesotans prefer their bodies of water to be frozen?

A little bit. Made some mistakes, and then never saw the floor again. It's either they want him to learn by watching, or he's truly in the doghouse.

I believe I was the first one to start the positive vibes. You're welcome, ZipsNation.

BGSUcks! LET'S GO ZIPS!

I think KLac is getting used to fouling out.

Well done. Dilly dilly!

Didn't realize the "G" was silent in Gbadebo. Makes it SO much easier to pronounce. Big 3 by him, by the way.

10 minute game boys and girls. Do we get our first road win...?

Did we ever get actual numbers on his vertical? I don't doubt that it increased, but that could just mean he went from 10" to 20".

Is each period representative of a second or a minute of silence?

Looks like we have a new Jon Jankowski.

Good vibes Tuesday! Tonight, we get our FIRST ROAD WIN!

There isn't a lowly DI FBS team we can whoop on instead of FCS?

Morgan State...?

I'd be ok playing a tournament on Mars if it meant getting out of the MAC. In all seriousness, if we left the MAC and weren't able to easily travel to that conference's tournament, I'd be ok saving the money and traveling to the NCAA tournament games. That would be an equally awesome trade-off for me. Far-fetched, but it could happen.

That's abysmal officiating, especially knowing WVU's aggressive style of play.

Are people comparing Riak & Poke because of their tall-yet-slender build? Or have people seen Riak play and he is every bit as awkward with the ball as Poke is? Regarding the open scholarship, I really hope it goes to a true PG, regardless if it's a transfer or freshman recruit. We need a floor general - made evident by Duvivier being thrust into the PG position instead of his obviously natural SG role - and I don't know what to make of Cotton with his seemingly constant doghouse troubles, nor do I know much about Loren Jackson. I wouldn't be upset if it went to a big, though.

First of all, thank you for putting this together. I don't think it's too early with only a couple weeks in this season. I'm interested to see who stays in the off-season, and who departs. I think there are one or two players who might be asked to leave, and one or two players who might leave on their own, neither of which is source based but more of a hunch. Regarding the projected starting lineup, I would flip Poke and Sayles. I think Sayles is going to start most of next year. I also think Toles and Parrish will get a fair amount of starts, which could be promising because I think the starting lineup you are projecting is pretty strong. Next year is night-and-day compared to this year depth wise already: 4 C/PF and 8 SF/SG/PG. That's great depth with talent (hopefully) throughout the roster. A couple questions I have... - Is it confirmed that Poke will be allowed to continue to play basketball? - Do you think we will redshirt someone from this year? - Why do you think a transfer is more likely than a freshman recruit? Common sense answer to this one is because we are so young, but I don't want to assume. Edit: Speaking of transfers, looks like we just offered this guy on 2/14. http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/shane-gatling

I hope the athletes don't sue. The athletes, especially the big time players, have a duty to know the rules of recruiting as well.

It's called development. I said he has a foundation of moves (referring to his post moves), which he does. Did you see him split the double team for the layup yesterday (I still would like to see a replay; I don't believe he traveled)? We have never had a freshman big man with offensive post moves like he has. He doesn't quite play up to DI speed yet, but again, he should continue to develop and I think he will be a force. He peeves off every single big man he plays against, and you don't do that unless you have some sort of physical ability and talent, raw or developed. Poke might not be the answer long term, but he plays hard and gives us another body to spell KLac. Sayles is the one I have my eyes on to be a star PF, with Riak hopefully being a stud center. Let's see what Groce brings in this year and next year.

How about Balls blowing out Toledo by 28?

Duquesne with another loss (4th in a row), this time by 7 points to St. Joe's (12-14). 64.7% from the line.