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What bugs me most is that the effort is misguided. Thank God LeBron is NOT like most Akronites in thinking he's from Cleveland. LeBron knows he's from Akron. Not Cleveland. I wish other Akronites understood as much. LeBron hasn't ever pledged to not leave Cleveland; he has continually pledged his loyalty to Akron. I don't care where he plays professionally. Neither should Akron. Let's hope LeBron moves to a place where he can win multiple championships and grow the LBJ legend/brand. That's what would be best for Akron. So LeBron may leave Cleveland. So what? Good for him. But he'll never leave home, i.e., Akron. In short: Akron is not Cleveland and Cleveland is not Akron. Go LeBron! Go Akron! Go Zips!

I just experienced the problem too. It lasted for about an hour(ish?). My security blocked ZNO & said it was trying to "attack" my computer. I'm not a computer guy, so I have no idea what that really means. All I know is that I was able to logon this time.

Good post, ZippyTuba11. Does anyone else think the ACC may once again threaten the Big East if they would go ahead and expand to 16 teams by adding UConn, Syracuse, Rutgers & West Virginia? I think that's a real possibility. The schools are geographic fits and would enable the ACC to own the coveted NY/New England media markets. New ACC: ACC North: 1. Boston College 2. UConn 3. Syracuse 4. Rutgers 5. West Virginia 6. Virginia 7. Virginia Tech 8. Maryland ACC South: 1. North Carolina 2. NC State 3. Wake Forest 4. Duke 5. Clemson 6. Georgia Tech 7. Florida State 8. Miami

Ask and ye shall receive Unfortunatly he has to sit out a year, but...Dylan won't be here til next year anyways so.... Yessssssssss!!! Not only can Gilliam kiss the rim, but the dude is HUGE!!! He's got guns an outside linebacker would be proud of!

Very nice! He really fills an area of need. Have we had a PG who could throw down since Jimmal Ball? I'm not sure we have, but even the fact that I have to sit here and think this hard about it is pretty pathetic! Good to see an explosive ball handler coming to the Zips! I loved Humpty. Like I said in a previous post, he was my favorite player on the team. His quickness and ball handling reminded me of Jimmal Ball. But Humpty wasn't nearly as explosive. I don't know how many times last year Humpty got blocked on a breakaway layup, where Jimmal would have thrown it down. I can't wait to see Dylan cross over & drive, drain a three, or dunk on the breakaway. Now... all we need is a 2G who can dunk!!! (Once again... pathetic! ) Lol.

Yes, good work with the placement of your commas. They belong inside the quotation marks, not outside. Common error. So, good show, Zippysgotagun! Or should it read, "Zippy'sgotagun?" Lol. And, ZNO, notice the placement of the question mark.

Obviously I've missed something? Links?

Well man, what lousy news. Humpty's my personal favorite player on the team. During the season I kept griping about KD not pushing tempo & running the floor more, so now I'm kinda pissed off again. Oh well, good luck Humpty, you'll always be a Zip to us & part of our family. We love you and only wish you the very best. You and your family will continue to be in our prayers. Go Zips.

Along these lines, it would be: Correct - "The Zips scored a touchdown." But how about this one, English majors... "The Zips' new fieldhouse." You put the possessive apostrophe after "Zips," correct?

Thanks, UAFan! But I think your title should read, "Writing Guide: It's Never Too Late To Learn" Lol Just joshin' w/ you bud. I honestly appreciate the alumni-alumnus-alumna info. I often incorrectly use "alumni."

Henry has verballed to VCU according to sources. Well that sucks. Just behind Remy Abell, Pierri-a Henry was the player I was most excited about possibly landing. Growing up in the Michael Jordan era, I love tall, athletic shooting guards - something we've not had in a very long time. VCU's really got something going on down there.

I agree. Gilliam's got great size & in reading his bio, looks like he'd be a very good pick up. Gilliam's UMBC Bio Zach's initial post stated that Gilliam took an official visit to Akron. Players enrolled in one college can take "official" visits to other colleges? That strikes me as odd.

Wow, how do you find this stuff, Zach? Anyway, if I remember correctly, the Zips were very high on Bryant in high school. He played @ the same prep school as Nik. In fact, I believe the Zips staff stumbled upon Nik while scouting one of Bryant's games. They offered him coming out of high school.

Honestly. It would have been nice to see Coach Brown dress up for this. I suppose the sloppiness of the others is excusable as they didn't know LeBron was going to ask them to come up on to the stage with him. But Coach Brown knew he'd be on stage w/ the other well dressed gentlemen & looks like a bum. Oh, well. Unfortunate faux pas. Coach Brown seems like a really friendly, humble guy.

This is probably the dumbest thread I've ever seen on ZipsNation. To have the hometown, 2-time NBA MVP hold his press conference on our campus is absolutely great. There is no other side to this. As far as being "humble?" WTF? Is LeBron aware that he's the best player to ever lace up Nikes? Hell yes. And not only is he from Akron, but held the presser in the JAR?! Lord have mercy on us all.

So how did it go? I was unable to attend.

But he is the Chosen One.

Right. What he's doing is fantastic. He's going out of his way to support UA. UA was mentioned at least twice on TNT during last night's playoff game. It'd be a lot easier for LBJ to just hold the press conference @ the Cavs training facility during today's run-through. God definitely broke the mold after He made 'Bron. He's truly one-of-a-kind.

Attending? They're employed by the sports marketing department. Hahaha!!! Now that was a good one!

Whoops! I'll bet iCoach's heart sank as soon as he realized what he'd done. I've actually done that myself. I was writing a text about someone (nothing too juicy) and accidentally sent it to that person instead of the intended recipient. It's easy to do. You're thinking about a certain person and, oops. Bit by multi-tasking. I'm actually rather disappointed about this one, though. I was excited to see what Lemon could do as a pass rush DE.

Awesome news, Jake! Thanks for the scoop! I really want to believe this, but is the construction of a new grandstand complete w/ facilities & pressbox physically possible between now and September?

Lol. Good one. I vote Jones. More multi-dimensional.

Just to get back to the AAU circuit point in here. Seems Akron 2011 recruit Nick Harney lit it up at the King James Classic, knocking out the home King James Shooting Stars (and Mr. Everything Jakaar Sampson) with a 21 point performance over the weekend for the Ohio Basketball Club. I wish the Beacon had given this tourney more coverage. Players you'd not want to miss, when & where to see them, box scores, tourney champion, etc., etc.

I love how I'm the only one who seems to do any research on these kids. This is about the only free article I can find about Justice's AAU exploits. In his return to AAU ball after a month off because of tendonitis he scores 18 in upset win for AAU team CBIZ over powerhouse All-Ohio Red (you remember them, the AAU team that features high-major recruits like Jared Sullinger, J.D. Weatherspoon, Adriean Payne, Stevie Taylor, Trey Burke and Traevon Jackson) at last years Bill Hensley's Memorial Run-n-Slam.<br /><a href="http://www.jjhuddle.com/news/articles/2009/5/5/justices-return-helps-fuel-team-cbiz-at-the-bill-hensley-memorial-run-n-slam" target="_blank">http://www.jjhuddle.com/news/articles/2009...rial-run-n-slam I guess we shouldn't let little things like facts get in the way of blind hatred though. Eaaaasy there, cowboy. "Blind hatred"?! Blind? Ok, I'll give you that. Lol. But "hatred?" Dude, way too harsh.

Well, I Googled Brock & got a little info. One scouting service says he's the best shooter in the state regardless of division. One OU Bobcat fan who saw him play said he has good hops as well. He is a natural scorer, so that's good - we do need a player who just wants to put the ball in the hole. One scouting service says he needs to work on his D. KD'll fix that. Another service said he is absolutely great shooting coming off screens (which we never do). I guess he's deadly if given time to square up. That's what worries me because it seems like often the small school deadeye just has to rush his shot too much to shoot well @ the D-1 college level. One OU fan observed his game reminded him of Bailey from Indiana a number of years back. Miami, OU & Can't were all after him, so he seems like a good MAC get! He was also apparently receiving a lot of mail from Notre Dame. Welcome aboard Brock! Glad you're here! Welcome to the family! And if you're reading this, stop now and never come back! We're just a bunch of fans who don't really know what we're talking about! Lol. Go Zips!