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Why doesn't the basketball program play against schools that have famous football programs and vice versa? I always thought the name recognition would draw eyes when we beat them.
For example, Auburn, FSU, Boise State, and Oregon in basketball.
Penn State & USC were perfect opponents in this regard. Mediocre basketball but great name recognition.
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Another issue that is out of our control, and this is a chicken-egg argument, is the lack of media coverage. The Cleveland televised media pretends we don't exist and always has. After a few generations of this it really is in the zeitgeist of the community that UA athletics is irrelevant. Did the Beacon do a pregame story the day of the game. I don't believe so. The only way the community knows what's going on at UA is through the UA marketing department, and we've had some rather depressing and lengthy discussions about them as well.
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Slightly off topic, but within the general topic of overall attendance issues, I'm now in the camp which believes we need to cease with prioritizing keeping the 20-win/season streak alive, and start going into the lion's den a couple of times a year. We need to shake things up a little.
Going into traditional Top 25 venues twice per year gives us two money games and the chance for some big time wins. We need to show the community that we are nationally relevant, like the soccer team has done.
Scheduling the same way year-after-year has become a bit wearisome.
(Top 25 and/or upper-echelon B10 schools. Name opponents. Not Northwestern. Bring on Michigan, Michigan State, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio State. I feel USC was a big win, even though basketball people know USC sucks. None-the-less, USC is a name opponent. Same goes for Penn State.)
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My biggest takeaway from tonight's game is that BJ is really starting to come around. He's potentially our most versatile player. We need him to play well and with confidence.
Big Dog still looks just awful. KD keeps talking about conditioning. I just don't get it - Big Dog broke his wrist, not his ankle. Conditioning shouldn't be this much of an issue.
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Wonder if the timing of the announcement concerning the fact we are ready & willing to put pretty big $$$ into our existing basketball facility (and not wait on voter approval for a new arena) is an indication of us trying to make a move?
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I have to ref little kids ball once in a while. By little kids I mean basically non-competitive 3rd-6th grade. I HATE it. I understand what is meant by the referee "anticipating" the call. Sometimes it's next to impossible to see what just happened with the naked eye.
Add to that the fact that half the crowd is upset with you, along with one of the two coaches being pissed at you, no matter which call you make & talk about an unenjoyable experience. Good grief. I have no idea why anyone would want to be a basketball referee.
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Joshua Williams scored 28 last night as St.V/M beat nationally ranked St. Benedict's (NJ).
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Liked seeing Gladden get the start. He needs a shot of confidence. He had a good game tonight against an athletically inferior opponent. Hopefully it carries over.
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Anyone know what kind of offense would best suite Jacob Harrison, that stud 4**** QB from Dayton we have coming in after next season?
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I'm on my phone & can't post the link, but per Marla Ridenour on Ohio.com, Tree is no longer enrolled at UA.
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And I have to keep reminding myself the dude's only 19! Crazy.
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7-0?!
89-61 win last night?!
Good grief, we're a legit power
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In comparing a true freshman Robotham to my two other all-time favorite PG's Dru Joyce & Jimmal Ball, I say Robotham is even better than both of those guys.
Dru Joyce could launch a 3 from 8-feet behind the arc. Robotham (presently) doesn't have the insane range Joyce did, but he's really got a great 3-point shot which defenders have to respect. But unlike Joyce, Robotham is a much more dangerous threat to put the ball on the floor & drive to the hoop - something Dru never did a lot of.
Jimmal Ball is one of the handful of most explosive players I've ever seen play (LeBron, Antonio Daniels & Bonzi Wells). I believe Jimmal was an Honorable Mention All-MAC as a true freshman. I was expecting Jimmal to be 1st-Team All-MAC for the next 3 seasons, but Jimmal never made First Team all-conference. After his first season through the conference, defenders learned to just take a step back off of Jimmal to take away the dribble-drive and make him shoot the ball & Jimmal's outside shot was always pretty inconsistent. Can't take a step back off of Noah or he'll light you up.
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I love Zippy. But I much prefer the "Z" logo to the A-Roo logo. I don't care much for the A-Roo.
The "Z" is, as the kids say, sick!
I used to love the old-school Zippy who was running/hopping & making "#1" with his finger. Don't know what ever happened to that classic logo.
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I'll admit I was one who thought Kwan should have been redshirted last season & then when Tree was indefinitely suspended from the team this year, I definitely thought we were gonna go down in flames. I don't believe I've ever seen a player make a bigger jump from one season to the next. Maybe Jimmy Conyers. In another thread I called Kwan's development breathtaking & said I couldn't believe my eyes. I like how another poster said it's "almost too good to be true." It really is.
Also, does anyone remember a Zips team that played so well together as a team? They're really playing some beautiful team basketball right now that's a joy to watch.
Robotham's the revelation. But I primarily attribute this to Pat Forsythe. The guards get the ball to Pat (who is a bigger scoring threat that Big Zeke was) but if nothing's there he doesn't generally force up a bad shot & passes the ball back out (much more quickly than Tree ever did).
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I didn't want to make a joke here, but do you really think that an amount astronomically greater than this number regularly watches our internet feeds?
You're probably right.
I guess the point I was trying to make was that I don't attend a huge, mega-church. We simply have two guys who volunteer their time (not much time, either) & run a successful internet stream. You'd expect a D-1 university to be on the cutting edge of technology. It's shameful, really.
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Could it possibly have to do with the number of fans attempting to access the video stream? Lack of bandwidth, or something? I'm NO techie. I just know our church streams it's services online without a hitch, but we typically only have between 10-15 people attempt to view the stream at any one time.
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Looking at the box score, I see BJ Gladden didn't play last night. Anyone know the reason for that? I was hoping he'd get some quality game minutes against the cupcakes; he's still gotta get his D-1 legs underneath him.
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Thaaaaaaank you.
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...This is almost too good to be true, KD hit a home run with this guy...
This is an appropriate way to describe Kwan's development. I still can't believe my eyes when i watch him play.
During one of the brief instances when my video feed was actually working last night, I heard Joe Dunn comment that if Kwan keeps developing, the NBA is a real possibility. Steve French agreed. Kwan's still only 19 years old, for crying out loud!
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Video was simply unwatchable and froze up permanently for me with about 18 minutes to go in the second half.
Aggravating, and embarrassing.
Surfed over to 1350 am to just listen to Steve & Joe and they were already in postgame wrap-up.
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Well would you look at that - Eastern Michigan coming in at #20 with a 6-0 record?! Good for them.
MBB signing day 2015
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Joshua Williams updates courtesy of Ohio.com
http://www.ohio.com/sports/high-school/high-school-notebook-wadsworth-hudson-firestone-score-victories-in-basketball-perry-duo-among-wrestlers-who-earn-titles-at-tournaments-1.554498
Irish stay undefeated
The St. Vincent-St. Mary boys basketball team secured three wins over teams from three different states this week in a four-day span to improve its record to 7-0.
St. V-M opened the week with victories over Salesianum School (Del). and Sunrise Christian Academy (Kan.) on Sunday and Monday in the Slam Dunk to the Beach Tournament in Lewes, Del.
Jibri Blount scored 22 points to lead the Irish over Salesianum 77-58. Josh Williams scored 21 points in the game and Jayvon Graves and Henry Baddley both added 12 points.
Williams scored 26 points to lead St. V-M over Sunrise 52-50. Baddley chipped in six points in the game.
St. V-M then returned to Ohio and defeated host Cleveland St. Ignatius 72-71 Wednesday in a New Year’s Eve afternoon game. Baddley led the way with 25 points and Williams contributed 17 points. Graves and John Williams scored nine points and seven points, respectively, against the Wildcats.