Deeustin89

nobody besides Linhart can hit a shot. this cold shooting by everybody but one guy thing has got to end sometime.

yes inside scoring would be a huge plus. I'm happy so far with the fact that we arent settling for only 3 point shots.

you are the man! nice work.

ya because i searched college basketball on my cable for the time of the game and it wasn't on there. if anyone can figure out how to watch the game online through the website i'd really appreciate if they posted a link on this thread. thanks in advance!

so i see in the article it says they provide live streaming video of the home games. well i didnt see anything saying where you have to go to get the video? I'd like to watch the game online tomorrow if possible.

Dave...exactly right my friend! and you have to realize the overall performance has improved leaps and bounds instead of not being able to get past the turnovers, which will improve with time as well. I told Skip to start a new turnover ratio after the Dayton game b/c the rest of his game was starting to arrive and so that part would come with it. and so far the new ratio is 4 assists to 3 turnovers. there will be good games and there will be bad, but i promise you it will be much much better than it was the first 8 games.

at the very least you could argue that Niagara took care of USF the way a good team should take care of a sub-par team. a 15 point win, although over a bottom-feeder, is a convincing win over a Big East team. Its not as if they eeked out a win against one of the leagues worst teams. they beat them soundly.

I think you're exactly right regarding Roberts. He hasnt looked confident for a few games now. I'd really like to see him drive the basketball some instead of seeming intent to try to shoot himself out of it from deep. but i guess thats the trend for the whole team thus far. As for Mcnees. I think he's always going to be a kid where you just have to put him on the court for a little bit and see what kind of night its gonna be for Steve. That will lead to up and down numbers rotating between the two of them as you mentioned.

LOL wow i completely missed that it was a UA hat as well. that is some slick balloon-hat-making skills.

Way to misquote me Skip. I said i'd take 23 points 4 assists and 3 turnovers every night. What coach wouldn't take that? i never said i'd take 1:3 turnover ratio. the 3 turnovers came against a team that pressured heavily most of the game. Their coach even commented that he was impressed how strong with the ball and disciplined he was, but you arent impressed. You do indeed have a freshman PG (who practiced for a year in this system and with these players, which you like to ignore) who has a 3:1 ratio. He also has a 28% shooting percentage and averages 3 points per game. Do i expect that he'll improve on those numbers? you betcha i do, he's in the first 5 or so games of his college career. You're comment about me never having coached, after you obviously misread my post, comes off as you being a know it all. I dont have a problem with your crotiquing a deficiency in someone's game, i just responded that it would improve and you need to be patient. the gentleman before you crotiqued and commented on 9 or 10 different things having to do with the game. you keep harping on the same crotique of the same player. You have a mentality that true freshman should play like 5th year seniors in the first 10 games of their careers. that is a unrealistic expectation. It is expected that they will make progress towards that kind of composure, but you have basically been writing it off as impossible b/c "all the decades you've been around the game, you've seen so many players with that turnover bug that they cant shake and he has the signs of it"...to paraphrase. enjoy some of the positives and lay off the pessimistic viewpoints.since you know enough about me to know that i've never been a coach, here is my opinion. You are an older man, a basketball traditionalist who prides themselves on and enjoy the fundamentals of the game. Every basket would come through the offense in a perfect world for you. A player with a little flair to his game who is having turnover problems to start his career but has been evolving into one of the better scorers on the team, makes your stomach turn as you watch your favorite team bc PG's should just take care of the ball and make safe passes, they arent supposed to be scorers. I'd be willing to bet my assumption is much closer than yours. BTW...i'll make sure to tell my boys at practice thursday that they dont get to play if their turnover ratio's are in the negative the first 8 games of our season. :)As for Jimmy C. I'd have to guess that he's been producing in practice. KD mentioned that he was in the doghouse big-time last year. and it sounds as if he did what you want players to do when facing that situation. Play your heart out in practice and MAKE the coach give you minutes. I like his game because he's strong and assertive in whatever he decides to do. The McKnights are more hit or miss, but Jimmy has the makings of a very good role player for the next year and a half. He doesnt have to be anything more than a role player.

yes whoever made that thing should hire themselves out to kid's birthday parties and county fairs.

exactly...personally i think the NIT birth is questionable unless the zips get up above 22 wins or so.

remember my last post skip? i told ya to start counting anew and throw out the first 8 games. The reason being was because of the difference in confidence/comfortability from early in the year to this point. well so far after one game, the new ratio is 4:3. not near as bad as 1:3, and it will certainly continue to improve. you just have to be patient. and he'll continue to get more comfortable and confidence and make better decisions but the kid plays a more aggressive style than any PG you've ever had here, and it will take an adjustment period. I'll take 3 turnovers 4 assists and 23 points any night of the week if i'm coaching.

will this game be broadcast on any of the espn channels? perhaps espnU?

lol thanks for askin man! its This_DJ_3 from the huddle. i am charging you ten bucks if they dont videocast some of the games! JK

I think the starting lineup this saturday might turn a few heads. Meaning i think this unit has a chance to be very productive. I love Humpty and Brett on the court together and if those two have decent games and Roberts can get warm, the Zips have a great chance to impress.

i'm coming in from out of town for this game. is there anywhere i can still get lower level seats this late? if not the auction may be something i need to look at doing.

Akron jacks up quick 3's and turns the ball over repeatedly down the stretch to help EKU to an 11-0 run and in the blink of an eye Zips are down 11.

Rose heating up for EKU, lead back up to 9

Humpty has to get used to the fact that he cant steal the ball from his opponent every time they put it on the deck. in HS he simply was too quick for opposing guards, and now he is being forced to have to learn to play D with his feet. He's fouling at an alarming rate and that wont/cant continue. Also on O he's got to earn more minutes and get away from that "short leash, dont make any mistakes" feeling before he'll start driving to the basket and stop jacking up nothing but 3's. when he penetrates, he creates, but i think he's been a little tentative to try to make too much happen and is experiencing freshman jitters. too excited, too pumped up, not comfortable yet. it'll come. Love the breakdown of the number of recruits per class. KD recruits great for the MAC conference and a constent blend of seniors/incoming freshman will provide stability for the program in future years.

exactly why you shouldnt schedule NAIA teams. what good came of this? there are 300 plus D1 programs out there. get a game with any one of them.

ordered ESPN full court this year in anticipation of being able to get some Zips games but sadly tomorrow night is probably one of the few i will get.

2) We can't go into conference play without a point guard who can really, truly quarterback our offense, for the 2nd year in a row, if we expect to be competitive. Steve started the game tonight as that man, but I don't see him filling that role long term. It looked like Keith may have tried to go with the guy with the most experience in that role tonight, and right now, that would be Steve Mc. Can we get Ronnie up to speed over the next 10 games? I sure hope so. Maybe the answer to that question only got 6 minutes tonight? But i'll admit i'm biased

as a newbie to following the Akron program closely, is there a streaming radio feed i can listen to the games online? thanks in advance

looks like the winthrop fans are giving Akron plenty of respect for the program's accomplishments in the recent years. Doesnt seem like they realize just how young this team is.