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  2. Akron @ EMU 2-14-15

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    One word : Parity

    more of it than ever in this conference

    The MAC is a Top 10 conference in RPI this year, so I guess I shouldn't be as upset as I am with our road record, especially considering our roster's youth.

    I think we'll be fine on a neutral court (MACC). We were pretty good in Charleston.

  9. Akron @ EMU 2-14-15

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    Zips open as 1.5 point dogs. Biggest challenge tomorrow afternoon is playing to the beautiful yet empty EMU convo.

    I'm firmly in the camp that longs for a new arena. But the beautiful EMU Convocation Center can be put alongside UA's beautiful InfoCision Stadium as proof that you need more than a nice facility to draw a crowd.

  12. Can't @ Akron 2-10-15

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    From GT's column, a quote by Pat Forsythe:

    “You can see it out there, the chemistry and how everyone is excited for everyone else. You never see anyone down about anything; it’s just a good vibe out there.”

    It is refreshing, not having the perpetual pouting from some former players who shall remain nameless.

    The team chemistry does seem to be much better than it's been for a few years.

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  13. Can't @ Akron 2-10-15

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    Game story by George Thomas.

    http://www.ohio.com/sports/zips/men-s-basketball-akron-61-Can't-state-52-inside-scoring-bench-seal-victory-for-zips-against-golden-flashes-1.565971

    "Although the score didn’t reflect it at times, the Zips dominated play from the opening tip, holding the Golden Flashes to 35 percent shooting while hitting 40 percent of their shots."

    I agree. IMO, the score was not indicative of how UA really controlled this entire game.

  20. POLL: How satisfied are you with the 2015 FB Class?

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    Maybe I'm missing something but our class isn't ranked last everywhere. With such a drastic difference between rankings on to "big-name" recruiting websites, you can see why they're BS. Also, 4 out of the 5 teams we beat this year had "better" recruiting rankings the we did over the past 5-years...yet we still beat them. So the predictive power of recruiting rankings is not very good.

    That list is interesting. It also gives leverage to teams based on the number of recruits they signed, but look at the average star-rating. Akron is doing quite well if you look at the average:

    #1: Toledo (2.24-star average)

    #2a: Akron: (2.23-star average)

    #2b: Miami: (2.23-star average)

    #4: WMU: (2.22-star average)

    #5: NIU: (2.16-star average)

    Miami is the big surprise on that list.

  22. Zips @ Ohio U 2-4-15

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    To gain an advantage by going 11-deep, you've got to play a fast-break, run-n-gun offense and a full-court press, high-pressure defense (ala, vintage Arkansas' "40-minutes of hell").

    We don't employ either, so going 11-deep is no advantage at all. IMO it essentially just prevents any one player from really getting into a groove.

    Frenchy & Dunn both mentioned that Buffalo's legs looked a bit tired at the close of the game tonight while we had 5 fresh players. So I stand corrected.

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  24. Zips @ Ohio U 2-4-15

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    To gain an advantage by going 11-deep, you've got to play a fast-break, run-n-gun offense and a full-court press, high-pressure defense (ala, vintage Arkansas' "40-minutes of hell").

    We don't employ either, so going 11-deep is no advantage at all. IMO it essentially just prevents any one player from really getting into a groove.

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