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Regardless of which rankings you're looking at, we're in the top 3rd of teams in the country in 3P shooting, and we take nearly the most in the country. That's pretty good. There's room for improvement and we shall see if that improvement happens. I also wonder how much of the shooting struggles is due to the wack schedule. Most of those games had irregular breaks in between and all but one wee on the road. Shooting is often a rhythm-based ability, and the regular MAC schedule might yield more successful numbers. I'm convinced you didn't read a single word of my long post. 😂 OU was top 75 both season in 3PA per game. They didn't shoot it the best during the regular season, although they were still around the 35% mark which is pretty good. The 2009-10 team struggled to win during the regular season as a result, and didn't cross the 20 win threshold until the MAC tournament. The 2011-12 team was full of juniors and experienced guys, which is what led to more regular season success (knew how to overcome poor shooting nights). The key for both teams was they were capable of making the 3 ball, which is why they had so much postseason success. The volume of 3s was different over a decade ago, that's why those numbers look so different. But the 3 ball was ABSOLUTELY the OU formula. Nearly every player on that team could shoot which is why they had so much success against Zeke Marshall's era of Zips.

91st, and we're 3rd in the country in 3P Made per Game. We're a pretty good 3P shooting team.

I love it. @blueandgold is correct in that it is chaotic and frustrating, but that's by design. It's frustrating for fans when the ball doesn't go in at a great clip, but it's even more frustrating for opponents. Here's why. Most teams do not have the quantity of shooters that the Zips have. There are 2 players that regularly play in an Akron uniform who do not shoot 3s - Okonkwo and MMK. This means the majority of Akron's shooting attempts are going to be from beyond the arc. For every 2 3's Akron makes, the opponent will have to make 3 2's. For simplicity, Akron's opponents will then have to score way more efficiently to keep up with Akron, assuming Akron is not having an all-time poor shooting performance. The pace of play is by design to maximize Akron's opportunities to shoot 3s and with the way Akron rebounds the ball, we are able to limit second chance opportunities for the opponent which cripples their equalizer. In the losses we have had so far, we have either shot poorly from 3 (30% or less; Ark St, Princeton) or have been heavily out-rebounded (SMC, Milwaukee, Yale). Those are the only two ways Akron is losing, and only one of them is out of our control. When you think about the game of basketball and all the variables, it's tough to find a system that limits the opponents' ability to affect the outcome. Akron controls the outcome most games and with the shooting personnel we possess, the outcome is going to favor Akron more often than not. For comparison, I took a look at Groce's 2009-10 and 2011-12 Ohio squads and their national rankings in specific stats. 2009-10 Points Per Game: 57th (73.9) FGA Per Game: 98th (57.5) 3P%: 71st (36.5%) 3PA Per Game: 67th (20.5) Possessions Per Game: 70th (71.8) Rebounds Per Game: 107th (36.3) Offensive Rebounds Per Game: 201st (9.5) 2011-12 Points Per Game: 110th (69.7) FGA Per Game: 90th (56.7) 3P%: 176th (34.0%) 3PA Per Game: 47th (21.8) Possessions Per Game: 148th (68.3) Rebounds Per Game: 191st (33.7) Offensive Rebounds Per Game: 79th (10.6) Akron 2024-25 Points Per Game: 75th (78.1) FGA Per Game: 4th (65.8) 3P%: 91st (35.2%) 3PA Per Game: 3rd (32.2) Possessions Per Game: 30th (75.0) Rebounds Per Game: 58th (38) Offensive Rebounds Per Game: 46th (10.9) Yes, the game has changed and the numbers are heavily inflated in today's game, but the patterns remain the same. Groce's OU squads were top 100 typically in these metrics. Akron is currently top 100 in all of these metrics. We know the success Groce has had with this type of team - 3 NCAA tourney wins including a near trip to the Elite Eight in 2011-12. The postseason success didn't match their regular season success, as both of Groce's Ohio squads struggled at times during their respective regular seasons. The current Zips aren't perfect by any means, but they are built to make noise in March. Only a couple months away from seeing if that happens.

I use bballnet.com. It has a cleaner, more user friendly layout than the official NET website, including a conference by conference breakdown on the right side of the home page.

They're going to win against lesser competition more often than not thanks to their tough play style, that's why the game is played. Kent is ranked "higher" because they have 1 Q3 win and losses to #5, #6, and #55. That covers up for their 1 Q3 loss and 1 Q4 loss (Akron does not have a Q4 loss). I don't know what Kent will be come March, but right now, they do completely suck statistically. In their 18 pt win vs. NIU (thank goodness NIU is leaving the MAC), Kent shot 17% from 3 and 53% from the line. They played bully-ball and ultimately overpowered the Huskies, but it was not an impressive performance. NIU shot an abysmal 30% from the field, including 25% from 3 and 46% from the line. Kent had more turnovers (15 to 11) but 19 more rebounds (51 to 32). If Kent wasn't playing against the MAC's version of the Washington Generals, they would've lost that game. Their best player is out for the year, I believe they have another key contributor out for the year, and their top local recruit is basically MIA and potentially quit basketball.

Haliburton ➡️ Freeman

They should be offering a $25 ticket special for X amount of tickets as a play on his number. They also need to have a slew of his jerseys for sale.

This is why I don't understand the move by them. The new MW is not an upgrade over the MAC in any way, shape, or form, at least not in football. Air Force, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Northern Illinois, San Jose State, UNLV, UTEP and Wyoming - that's their new football conference. Outside of Vegas, what is the MW selling to media networks? 12am kickoffs with NIU @ Hawaii? Is this strictly based on their Notre Dame game?

Through two conference games and ~half the season, here are the team stats for the conference. I also used TeamRankings to put the numbers into a national perspective. Some of the data is a bit different, presumably due to ESPN counting different non-DI games vs. TeamRankings (looking at you, CMU, and your dumb 4 non DI games). Some interesting observations... - Akron & Miami OH are the two best offenses in the conference. Akron's is based on volume, while Miami is a bit more efficient. Akron, Miami OH, and Ohio are the only 3 schools in the top 100 for PPG, so OU could be included in this discussion based on that metric. - Conversely, Kent is the worst offense in the MAC. They are last in PPG, FG%, and 3P%. They are the only team not averaging 70+ ppg, under 40% FG%, and one of two teams under 30% for 3P%. - There are 4 teams in the top 100 for 3PA per game. Kent, Ohio, Miami OH, and Akron, with Akron being 4th in the country. - Unless I missed a school, there are 5 MAC teams in the top 100 for FGA per game. Toledo, Miami, Kent, WMU, and Akron, with Akron being 4th in the country. - Akron is the only team in the top 100 in the country for 3P%. - Akron leads the MAC in RPG and the only MAC school with 40+ RPG. This is largely volume-based considering our pace of play, but still good to know we're crashing the boards. We are 45th in the country in Off. RPG.

Seth Wilson is shooting it well tonight. Love it! Decent first half. Defense needs some tweaking but I like where we're at!

The MAC will come down to Akron & Miami.

Thank goodness we're shedding dead weight in NIU. Unfortunately, Steinbrecher has done a fantastic job overseeing the bulk of the MAC shift closer to NIU's level than Akron/Kent/Ohio/Toledo. Kent losing to Balls is hilarious. Would be amazing if they ended up with their first losing season in decades.

CMU loses by 2 to OU. Ugly game by the looks of it. 57-55. Did Charlie Coles' ghost coach both teams?

I don't know if he was the focus when you have guys like Enoch Cheeks, Day Day Thomas, and of course Jizzle James. This is a Key & Peele skit...

What is 2019-20 without X1.0 - that stretch 4 that can play the entire court? We had a bruiser combo guard, a slick point guard, multiple guards that could shoot, and a decent but undersized front court. It's a very similar make-up to what the current team is. Hopefully there is enough on this team to overcome the loss of Harris. Massive blow.

Their first ever Hermann Finalist from their first ever(?) College Cup team. They have a $20M payroll for football and apparently leftover money to buy the Hermann Trophy. Adedokun was 6th in the country in assists, 8th in points (21 less points than Emil), 19th in points per game (over a full point less than Emil), and 22nd in goals (12 fewer than Emil). Criminal.

Did the shoulder issue occur when he had that nasty fall?

Zero coincidence the comeback started once the ball was put in Sharron Young's hands.

Ohio State player won the award. Bummer.

Started off with the Taco Bell runs for us.

2 pt game.

(Sings) Tavari iso turnovers and Missed open layups... These are a few of my favorite things

Live look at Kent trying to play the mythical National Championship this year with 0 wins...