Blue & Gold

Definitely. Mumpfield was nothing but gracious.

ESPN+ is listing the tip off at 8:00 p.m.

Now that I think about it I'm surprised the game doesn't tip off at 8:00 (EST). A standard 7:00 tip off for us is going to be a 6:00 tip for NIU (Central).

I'm hoping to see good ball movement and off-the-ball movement, i.e., offensive flow. The fewer Ali Ali dribble-dribble-dribble-dribble specials the better. "There is a direct correlation between the number of ball reversals and defensive breakdowns." -Kevin Eastman The last few games we don't seem to have been as reliant on Trimble's 3-point shooting as we were earlier in the season. That's a good team adjustment. Good job, Groce & Co. It'd be great if we could get to a point where we could just consider Trimble's shooting icing on the cake. We can beat NIU w/o Trimble catching fire. Hoping for more solid minutes from Wynn & Clarke. (No sloppy passes from Clarke.)

The construction (along with COVID) has run a handful of places out of business. It had better be absolutely magnificent when they’re finally finished. Exchange Street from Main Street to Route 8 is on deck. It will be a needed improvement tying UA & downtown, but I’m sure it’s going to be a nightmare for a couple years.

Nice post-game article from GT

Glad to hear this. This likely means they flew to Miami as well. I was having a nightmare about them bussing to Miami then bussing home. Then bussing to Dekalb and then bussing home. And then having to muster energy/legs for KSUcks on Friday.

I hope this is true and until shown otherwise this is what I'm going to believe. I like what I saw of Kalle. He's very offensive-minded. You don't often see that from freshmen bigs. With Kalle redshirting we're getting quite the infusion of long-term talent next year in: 1. Kalle - 6'10" offensive-minded big 2. Kobe - one of Ohio's all-time leading scorers 3. Nate - a 3-star shooting guard 4. Prather - a 3-star shooting guard 5. Tavari - a PG whom was highly coveted amongst mid-majors Like ZipWatcher used to say, "The future is 😎"

I believe it’s a play on the above sentiment, plus wasn’t there a Miami player back in the Romeo/Dru/Wood era that sweated profusely during games & would have butt crack sweat showing through his shorts?

No minutes for Kalle.

What a 2nd half for Ali!

Lairy on fire

Tribble passed up on two wide open corner 3’s.

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Before KD Akron basketball was pretty lousy.

Now we’re cooking! Feels like it’s been a while since we’ve clicked like this! Feels good!

Tribble having a nice first half.

Nice shot by Wynn

Clarke tries too many bounce passes in the paint.

Good to see Trimble hit his first 2 3’s.

Brian Walsh, Quincy Diggs, Chauncey Gilliam. You guys are jogging my memory. My post was actually meant as a KD apologetic, so, yeah, no excuses. Glad we have Groce.

In looking at the above seedings (bound to change), I also like the #3 seed. We'd get an additional easier game. I suppose I'd rather have tourney run of Round 1: Ball State Round 2: Toledo Round 3: Ohio than Round 1: Buffalo Round 2: Ohio Round 3: Toledo That second option is absolutely brutal.

Looks like, as of today, the only first round matchup you'd really want to avoid would be the #4-v-#5. But that'll change before the MAC Tourney.