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That website is absolutely amazing! Lol. I can't believe you found that. It makes all the sense in the world, but I had no idea anything like that existed. LOTS of great options right at our fingertips. Have we been sold a bill of goods on how difficult it is for us to schedule? Anyway, that's beside the point. I could waste hours on that website putting together various dream schedules.

[quote name='MDZip' I got one too which is odd because I am not a basketball season ticket holder and live 350 miles away. At least they are trying to market (maybe to other than season ticket holders?) So... you gonna come?

"I'd rather have a sister in a whorehouse, than a St. Francis in the JAR." -Bob Brown, The Unit

Thanks for that quote, Captain. I did not hear the postgame interview so did not hear that quote. You are right; very, very intruiging.At least we have a coach who - even though we've made the conference tourney title game four years in a row - is not satisfied with where the program is at presently and publically admitted as much. Though I sometimes have wondered if our relatively weak schedule may have had to do with the nice bonus KD receives with a 20-win season, quotes like this reassure me that we have a coach that wants to put Akron basketball on the map as badly as I want to see it there.It's going to be fun watching the program's developments over this off season.

Great game. Congrats to OU. They played a very good game. These were three of the most exciting games I've seen in a long time. Thank you, Zips, for the hard work & for all the excitement!

Lord have mercy!And it's difficult to see on my BlackBerry, but is he rockin' a mohawk?! Sweet!

I loved how Frenchy was so dejected when EMU hit their 3 with about 6 seconds to go, only to be absolutely beside himself 5.5 seconds later when Steve hit his bomb! Absolutely CLASSIC!

Why on earth is this not on FSO? They've got Columbus freaking Bluejackets hockey on!!! W...T...F.And on SportsTime Ohio? HIGH SCHOOL BOWLING?!?!?!?!There are not words...

[quote name='GameChngr44' 13 points, 9 rebounds, 6 blocks, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 to and 1 foul..enough said!!!And that against a very athletic and very big EMU frontcourt!Way to go big man!!!

On the postgame show Frenchy said that he shouldn't be suspended since the T's didn't involve "fisticuffs" (sp?).

Wadzip, there actually is a good-sized lake in Lake Township. Congress Lake - with Congress Lake C.C. - is, I believe, where Lake got it's name.

I saw more dunks tonight than I've ever seen in a high school game - and all by a single player... JaKarr Sampson. But my hero for the night is Kenmore 5'8" PG Antonio Hearn - best all-around player on the floor. He almost led Kenmore to the come-from-behind upset win. And he's only a SOPHOMORE!

Wow, JaKarr is an absolute dunking machine; one of those players who wants to humiliate you by posterizing you. Wow. If I might be so bold as to critique his game, he does need to work on his post moves. But he can handle the ball & runs the floor like a guard. What a player.And, btw, Antonio Hearn is one of the best little point guards I've seen in quite a while - not that I watch a ton of high school basketball - and he's only a sophomore! Reminds me of Antwan Lavendar.

JaKarr had 3 powerful dunks in the first quarter.Kenmore's Hearn brothers are great players also though. Lightning quick!

I could be wrong, but I believe I see both Matt Futch and Willie McGee's older brother assistant coaching for St.V/M. Man, if there's any school with an inside track to signing JaKarr it's the Zips.JaKarr is just as tall as Futch (they're eye to eye as they just gave each other a 'man-hug'). But he looks about 150 lbs less than Futch. Lol.

I'm at the Buchtel v Marlington playoff game. St.V/M plays Kenmore next.Looking over @ St.V/M, man, Jakarr is a man among boys. Watching him walk by blew me away. He's definitely got a big-time frame. As far as the eyeball-test goes, he's probably the best looking high school player I've seen since Raymar Morgan. Definitely a physical specimen. I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of game he has.

One of the very best movies I've seen in a very long time. Even if I wasn't a Zips/LeBron/Akron-in-general fan, I would have still found the movie to be excellent.I saw the movie @ the theater and subsequently purchased the movie the day it was released on dvd.

<br /><br />Actually, the "real" Reghi is pretty much the same.<br /><br /><br /><br />OZoner, didn't you have a Rhegi story you were going to share with us?

That's him. Sampson's the boy. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that he'll stay home & represent. He's exactly the type of player we need.

1:16 into the Cavs (sans LeBron) - Milwaukee Bucks game and Austin Carr just commented, "You can already see what the Cavs' problem is going to be. They don't have anyone who can take you off of the dribble."Ditto for the Zips. I wonder if it would have taken Mr. Carr any longer than 1:16 to notice that fact about us last night?(Actually, in fairness, I do think Nik does a good job in isolation.)

I also very much appreciated Jimmy's game last night. He, once again, was our best player. He was aggressive all night. I also love Nik's passion. He wasn't intimidated @ all & I'm sure would have loved to play the entire 40-minutes had KD allowed it.And I don't mind Zeke's occassional bad shots. I'd much rather see some bad shots due to being overly agressive, or overly confident, as oppossed to looking like a deer in headlight, afraid to even touch the ball (ironically, much how Jimmy looked his first 3 years in blue & gold.) I thought Zeke played a pretty good game, especially considering Ken+'s senior-ladden lineup.

<br />By what measure is that even remotely the case?<br /><br /><br /><br />I know you're post was more rhetorical than sincere, but 2 of the 3 incoming forwards - Egner excluded - are your Akron-typical earthbound 3-point shooters who don't take the ball to the rim, come swooping down from out of the rafters, have break-ankle first steps, will happily dunk in traffic or create their own shots. I think it's become quite evident this year that our "system players" can't compete at a level higher than the less-than-stellar MAC. Every athletic team that we've faced this year has exposed us; made us look like we've got lead weights in our LBJ's: NC State, Texas A&M, Rhode - The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight - Island, Ken+ (twice) and even the slightly athletic EMU squad. Jimmy and Zeke would be the two exceptions. Can Chris McKnight even touch the rim? I kid. The only other players that could hang with Ken+'s athletes were thwarted by Ken+'s length - Ronnie, Humpty & Darryl. Did you see the physical specimen that was Ken+'s PG? (Sherman?) 6-3, broad shoulders, narrow waist, arms that hang down to his knees, pogo sticks for legs. Why can't we get a baller that passes the eye-test like that? Anyhow, I digress.

Focused on what? did you see any defense last night?I didn't say the Zips play great defense every game. I just cited the commonly known reality that KD puts a higher priority on defense than offense.Didn't someone put a stat on the board a couple of weeks ago showing how much more UofA is in high scoring games than low scoring games? The Zips played a really good offensive game last year in the MAC Championship and won. Every time they have attempted to win a low scoring game in the Championship they lose. Focus on offense...offense puts pressure on the other team....pressure makes you do things you aren't good at then you lose.There's another positive for at least some fans when the focus is on offense. It's just plain more fun and entertaining for many fans to see a fast-paced shootout than a plodding defensive battle. Even if the Zips were playing against the same teams on their current schedule and had the same won-lost record, they'd draw more Joe Akrons to the JAR if they were averaging 100 points a game and playing just enough defense to hold their opponents to 99 or less.Stifling defense is only good when it results in more wins. All other things being equal, offensive shootouts are more entertaining to casual fans.Absolutely YES. And we have to remember that athletics are essentially a form of entertainment. Light up the scoreboard & rattle the rim with dunks on the fast break. Otherwise, I might as well go watch a decent high school game.

"Explosive" is going off for 30 points or 14 assists or 20 rebounds. Roberts is anything but explosive, at least this season. Steward is quick, but has yet to show he's anything but a "change-of-pace back" to McNees.If either were on K.e.n.t's roster, they wouldn't see double digit minutes.Nope. In fact, looking down the Zips' roster, IMO only B-Mac, Jimmy & Zeke would get much playing time at all if they played for Ken+, and none of them would start.

Guess you haven't been reading about Josh Egner in the recruiting forum.Actually, that quote of mine was slightly edited by the moderator. And rightly so (thank you). But, sadly, it sounds as if, excluding Zeke, Egner will easily be our most explosive athlete next year. Man, what's that say about the caliber of athlete on the team now? Where are the hops? Where are the rim-rattlers? Where are the players salivating on every fastbreak opportunity?