Dr Z

Quincy Diggs .390 (ESPN) Brett McClanahan .389 (ESPN) Brett McKnight .385 (ESPN) Same stats here (CBS Sports) ...and here (Rivals)

I put Blake down for NCAA tournament vote.

I think you would learn more from watching practice than from this "game".

Luckily his dad or coach didn't come to ZN and ask any questions.

That is one vertically challenged team.

I'll bite. How many letters? Can I have an 'R', 'L', 'S', 'T' and 'N', I'll buy an 'A' @ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ PS Is this who we are playing????

Up to 10 people think we are going to win at least one game in the NCAA tournament this year...so far.

He said freshman phenom Toni Braxton has a chance of starting instead of Tyrone.

As soon as I read "Paul" I immediately stopped reading and disregarded everything before. You can mess up a few things, but to mess up the returning starting QB!?!?

How long does this thing take to load? Looks well produced (the minute I got to watch). What camera are you using?

With all the excitement & optimism throughout the forum after ZN members have got to evaluate the new team at some recent practices, I thought a poll/thread was in order. Fell free to post your predictions or explain your poll choice.

I'll take that. What a refreshing change that would be for the fans.....and another MAC title....and an upset win over a Top-25 team. That has to happen sometime, doesn't it? Me too. That's what gets me to more games, getting the ball quickly down the floor and into an offense, fast breaks, scoring points. THAT's what I want to see. I've walked out of the JAR when the Zips have won 59-58 and I felt like I lost. If I'm going to watch our PG turn around at half court and dribble the ball backwards to the three point line every trip down the floor, I would rather sort my socks at home and listen on the radio.

I really appreciate your practice updates that you give. I wouldn't get them anywhere else. But as the wise Mr Iverson once said "what are we talkin bout here ya'll, practice?... not a game, practice!?!" One of my favorite parts of last year was watching Q progress and eventually turn into a guy that Dambrot was calling clear outs for at the end of halves in the MAC tournament!?! I did see Q's potential early in the season, so maybe you are seeing the same potential in all the new guys. If there are four more guys that are going to contribute Q's kind of effort to this up and coming team/season, I'll be very surprised. Until I see these guys perform in a game time situation I'm going to be a little hesitant to start "crowning their a$$es". I'll be happy if KD can knock off a big OCC opponent. That will make me even more excited for March.

Double Secret Probation According to multiple sources, the NCAA notified Columbus State by letter last week that it is still investigating other issues involving the football program. The result could be a second notice of allegations and a second trip through the NCAA justice system.

I wish you were a Zips fan Districtballer. I enjoy reading your posts. Can we put together some kind of trade? Is the name BuckRam taken on your forum?

I always liked this one too. Simple double entendre.

I would agree that it would be stupid to do so every day. I know an NFL team that ends each week with the GL drill. Not one injury to my knowledge in my lifetime.

EA from the PD writes this about the team The rest of Akron's 2011-2012 team is preparing for a five-game trip to Canada, beginning Wednesday. Practices began Aug. 1. So far, the play of both 6-7 Nick Harney from Benedictine and 6-7 Demetrius Treadwell from Euclid has drawn raves, as this Akron team starts to look like Dambrot's more athletic teams when he was head coach at Central Michigan and Ashland. "No question we are going to be a much, much better rebounding team with those two,'' assistant Dan Peters said after a recent workout. We don't have the sure first-round draft pick. Other than that, this is the kind of roster we always had at Cincinnati.'' Peters was a longtime assistant to Bob Huggins when the now-West Virginia head coach was at Cincinnati.

Article was posted/buried 12 hours earlier in this thread also. Video 5 also address some of the same that was written in the article (also in the included thread). Johnny noticed the confidence that iCoach was exhibiting in the video, I have to say he does almost seem happy/excited.

Do they serve beverages at these practices or do you guys bring your own? This thread is the best Akron basketball marketing I have seen since the Huggins Showtime poster. You guys probably sold me on 2 more early season games that I normally listen to on the radio. I got to see this team in action!

The Zips’ practice Aug. 20 is free and open to the public. It will be held from noon to 2 p.m. at InfoCision Stadium and is a regular practice, not a scrimmage. Afterward, players will be available for autographs and photographs. In addition, various attractions will be held inside and outside the stadium, including inflatables and face-painting. Again, I'm out of town on the 20th, can a ZN member give me some notes from this?

Dem da bones I like.

Thanks for all the updates GZ.

When MAC play starts? Yeah, I get fooled sometimes by KD. He seems to coach different when it comes to mac play. We get into mac play and his rotations seem to change. By then we find out who and who we can't count on when it is crunch time. I think this is how we discovered Q could ball. Some first year players excel in KD's system (Q), some fall behind and we don't hear from them the rest of the season (Egner). We have plenty of first year players that some are banking on them making contributions. I never get to high or low until we get a few games into the mac schedule. Plus we'll be adjusting to some kind of injury to someone by then. If we knock off a favorite OOC top 50 team on the road, I reserve the right to start getting excited before mac play though.

Will they be able to in game situations? I'll answer my own question when mac play starts. I would like some member of the media to ask KD this question on record before the season starts. It's great to have "buzz" going in August. I'm hoping it's going to be an up tempo fun exciting basketball season. Your right. You can also include coaching. Will we be playing the right players at the right spot and time. Will we have the proper defense and offense called at the right time of the game. Good plays drawn up after TOs. Will our staff have our players prepared for the upcoming opponent and put them in a position to succeed. I would hope we progress in this area as well.