"John Groce very unhappy right now."
I'm very unhappy with the lineup on the court. Thornton, Scott & Tribble shouldn't be on the floor at the same time. We've got not 3 point shooting. GET TAVARI IN THERE
I dated a girl from Canton for a while. She went to UA. She said being from Canton she always considered Akron a much bigger (kind of scary) city. I forget how she put it, but Akron made her nervous at first... till she got used to it. Then she loved it. She still works & lives in Akron today. I think a lot of ppl from south of town feel that way. However, the double-whammy of COVID and the 3-year-long-marathon of Main Street demolition derby/reconstruction took a toll on downtown. More than a handful of restaurants/bars closed. If we can get Main Street back to where it was pre-covid there's much more to do around UA & downtown than there is in KSUcks or anywhere south of town till you get to OU.
I find myself with you. Love these guys but I’m having a difficult time getting excited about this year’s MAC tourney. Hope I shake this off by tip off! Go Zips!
Good post. The truth hurts.
Groce & Co. pretty much whiffed on *Scott & Thornton.
**Tavari didn't develop like I'm sure they were hoping.
Dawson has regressed since his injury & year off.
Nate Johnson got hurt & hasn't returned to form.
PF ***Jermaine Marshall transferred out for mort PT. He'd be a senior for us this year.
C ****Aziz Bandaogo transferred out for more PT. He'd be a junior for us this year.
We've had a lot to overcome.
* I still think Scott has a lot of upside.
** Seems as though Groce & Co. were banking on a breakout year for Tavari.
*** Jermaine was named to the SoCon All-Tournament Team and had 23 & 8 in Samford's championship game win.
**** Aziz would be one of the best mid-major C's in the nation this year.
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Would you expound upon this point?
Personally, I love where the Info is located. I'd also be thrilled with a downtown basketball arena across from Canal Park. I'm also excited about the potential of the renovated Polsky Building bringing arts & music to Main Street. I've always believed the more vibrant Main St. & Exchange Streets are the better. I'm of the opinion the U & the city (downtown, specifically) are a symbiotic relationship. It sounds as though you and I are on different pages in this regard?
Jermaine Marshall & Samford are playing for the SoCon championship.
Edit: my bad. Apparently it’s only the semifinals and the championship game is tomorrow night.
Excited to have you guys & looking forward to competing against you! Good fit competitively for football & UMass, Akron, Kent State, Ohio, Toledo, Buffalo & Ball State makes for a very nice basketball conference.
I think I'd rather be playing KSUcks. We've beaten them twice this year & now Payton is hurt. Miami beat us earlier in the year (when we were playing much better than we are now). Big 6'8" 305-pound (probably closer to 350 than 305) Anderson Mirambeaux has surprisingly quick feet, can hit outside shots, & gave Enrique trouble in our first meeting... in fact I'd go as far as to say he outplayed Enrique in their first meeting. It's the only time this season a P has outplayed 'Rique.
And our guards cannot throw it in the ocean. WTH?? This is supposed to be D-1 basketball!!! 😡