clarkwgriswold

My stream in fine but I am starting to wish it would just cut out.

Another steal wasted in transition.

Enrique just looked p!$$ed as they went to commercial. I've never seen that. Here's hoping that's a good sign.

Burn the tape of that half. Yikes.

His Bam Bowman training regimen is really paying off.

They're shooting 61%. Part good shooting; part bad defense.

They always seem to push it regardless of the numbers.

...and Thornton comes in for Tavari and immediately plays just like him with a turnover and a foul.

Halftime can't get here fast enough.

Have a seat Tavari. Get Thornton in.

Timeout Zips. Good Lord, that was an ugly damn stretch.

Letting a bad team back into a game. Miami dong a nice job of mixing up defenses.

Need to not leave Jimmy Chitwood alone on the perimeter.

Sammy on Mirambeaux is an "interesting visual."

Prayers for the Dambrots.

They do seem to have the need to make things interesting. I'm with you. I'd love to see them establish a first half lead, come out from half and put away a team and then cruise. Unfortunately, I don't see it happening in the cave that is Millett Hall where strange things seem to happen.

So, you don't like the sense of mystery created when you can only see 75% of the floor from general admission seats? 😄

Good points @UAZippers. My reluctance is primarily based upon superstition.

I really wish writers would avoid articles things like this. We can have these conversations AFTER the season- https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2024/01/26/mid-american-conference-basketball-akron-zips-coach-john-groce-ali-ali-enrique-freeman-greg-tribble/72300173007/

Maybe we should move that idea to the JAR attendance thread!

Looks like they finally got an A10 win, over St. Bonaventure, on Tuesday.

That's my hope too. His 3 point percentage in his last full season was .360. Hopefully, he has a run in him to get him back there.

I'm starting to worry a little about Dawson and his shooting. I love his grit and effort, but if you take out his 3/5 and 4/7 shooting on threes against Ball State and BG, he's 4 of 23 on threes in MAC play. Remarkably, 35 of his 37 shots in MAC play have been threes. 104 of his 123 shots on the season have been threes. I'd really like to see him pass one up here or there or shorten up his shot/penetrate. I'm having Trimble flashbacks.

I can hear the M-V-P chants all the way from Brimfield.

Another good Beacon article- https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/college/zips/2024/01/24/university-of-akron-zips-basketball-score-ohio-enrique-freeman-rebounds-greg-tribble-shammah-scott/72320581007/