Let'sGoZips94

I think they have shut Sayles down for the year, and I'm ok with that. I need him 100% recovered for next year, when we can really make some noise start-to-finish. I also watched it, via YouTube this morning (dual monitor setup at work ROCKS). I thought it was a great show as well. I did not realize that EMan was a honor's student, and had not heard him speak before. Really glad to have him at the University of Akron and in a Zips uniform. Sounds like he's making quite the recovery. Since game 1, I have been impressed with Parrish's instincts both offensively and defensively. He has always gone strong after the rebounds, and I don't know if we've had a player jump the passing lanes like he has in quite some time. The difference between now and the beginning of the season is his instincts have matured into skills. He is more intelligent and better positioned when he goes for steals/rebounds now. He has also caught up to the speed of DI basketball, and does a good job of keeping his man in front of him and helping out on D. I think he is going to be an All MAC player for his final 3 years here. Groce is a great interview. He gives terrific, detailed insight and calls it how he sees it.

I would hope so.

Greatest fan-friendly promo ever. You either win money, or you save quite a bit of money. There is no losing.

It prevents a 50% free throw shooter from faking an injury so his team can choose an 80%+ free throw shooter.

From Dec. 29th.

Do the rules allow us to lump in the few OU stragglers that pre-maturely bought tickets or just enjoy the MAC tourney? Similar green, and you know they'll be rooting for EMU. If so, I'm going to add 22 to Skip's 45, for a total of 67.

When should we start seeing commitments? It's been a while since I've followed the recruiting this closely.

I saw on here that WMU is on spring break?

Chalk held, except for Akron. Time to be the bull in a china shop, and bust this tournament open.

Akron and Duquesne both play on Thursday. Duquesne plays at 6pm, and Akron plays around 9pm. Which game will some of this thread's participants attend...? Do they make the drive to support KD or do they head to Cleveland to support Akron? Quite the dilemma... Sorry, I had to have some fun with this one. Go Zips.

For those of us that didn't give up and watched the game live, we thank you for this recap. FIFY I didn't think that deep, but I was afraid he got hurt. More importantly, the whistle wasn't very obvious right away, so it took me a quick second to realize they actually called the foul. Calling obvious fouls is their job. It's the ticky-tack, inconsistent crap throughout a game that people take issue with. It cannot be stated enough how great of a job Groce has done coaching this year. It helps make the future look really, really bright. Also, the MAC is taking notice, evident by Can't State's and OU's message boards.

I thought about making it a more sarcastic post, with a bold prediction being the team that has the most points at the end of the game will win. I figured I'd spare y'all the sarcasm, put some real keys in there, and leave the common sense to you or Clark (you beat him to it).

Keys to this game... - Make our shots - Don't let The Q be intimidating to our young guys - Play high-energy, aggressive defense - Ball movement, both on and off the ball, on offense - Get into Thompson's head; this is where KLac can really shine

Shhhhh... Don't give WMU any ideas. They might fire Hawkins and hire your dog.

It's almost an immediate reaction for me to go from here to BobcatAttack when something good happens to us and something bad happens to them. They all have their hands on their heads wondering what the heck they're going to do with SP tanking their program and Groce just getting start at Akron. One of their posts says, "#HeCanRecruit." Can we also say, "#HeCanCoach"? He's done an amazing job these last few weeks with this team, and completely out-coached Hawkins tonight.

9pm.

Does Cedar Point name their next coaster after this game or our season in general?

We had no business winning that. Then we had no business losing it. Then we had no business winning that again. Incredible.

BALL GAME!!!!!!!!!!!! TO THE Q WE GO!

Any doubt that Cotton will be back next year has gone out the window with this game.

In multiple ways, yep.

Patton is fantastic at going up quickly under the basket. We have a 9 pt lead.

This is unbelievable.