clarkwgriswold

At the end of the day, as much as it pains me to say it, the Zips got beat twice in a week by a better team. Superior and deeper talent prevailed and Mr. PInky had his kids ready. As much as I don't like the attitude and behavior of some of their players, I'd give NWAkron's right arm for the effort and skill set of a guy like Jacobs.

Well, here we are, a week or more earlier that we had hoped but pretty much where many of us had predicted in the pre-season early predictions/projections thread. This team suffered from very early on from a lack of depth and talent beyond X and Enrique. It had two elite MAC top 5 players and otherwise no one above an average MAC talent. On the positive side, this team had character and heart. The kids were very likable, always played hard and you never got the sense that criminal charges were on the verge of ruining the season. I'd take one Greg Tribble over ten Nick Harneys. Dawson's injury and Bandaogo's departure put this team behind the eight ball early on. Dawson is not likely to lead the team in any major statistical category but he has an edge/fire no one else on the team possesses. You need a guy or two like Tyler Cheese and Channel Banks that have a little of that streetfighter edge to them down the stretch. As long as Groce is here the Zips will be competitive. This team had holes. Part of that's attributable to bad luck (e.g. Dawson, Bandaogo) some of it is attributable to a lack of success on the recruiting trail. I'll address individual players in a future post, but I would say in advance that none of the players suffered from a lack of effort. Inattention occasionally, poor judgment at times, but I never saw anyone dogging it. May the recruiting and transfer gods be with us.

Well.......****. I'll post the 2022-2023 Looking Back/2023-2024 Looking Ahead thread tomorrow. This needs to settle in a little.

When VonCameron Davis is making 3 pointers against you it's not your night.

Lucky to still be in this one. The is where Dustin Ford, the Zips defensive coach, earns his keep.

Personal conduct and hygiene are not strong points for the Flashes.

Defense - "oh, you meant in dollars. I meant in rubles."

I think there are two keys for the Zips tonight. First, come up with something that gets Carry out of sorts like their defense in the championship game last year. Second, they can't let PCCC's bigs go off. The Zips are already outnumbered at the 4 and 5. They can't let a guy like Payton have a bog game like they did at Brimfield. The situation gets even more dire if Enrique gets in foul trouble.

...and with that, Buffalo gets relegated.

Buffalo pressure forcing the Zips to go to their 10 man rotation.

Whetsel should be the second northern New York State basketball coach to end his career this week.

The MAC commissioner just issued a statement that if Buffalo does not keep this within 20 points or if Evan Wilson enters the game, they will be required to add a direction to their name.

Isaac Jack- 6 minutes played, 5 personal fouls. Yikes.

Not to take anything away from the Zips effort, but this is the worst Buffalo team I have seen in a long time. I think today's ugliness is a sign of the weakness of the MAC this year.

I'd agree that "Wire Fraud" certainly has a scarier sound to it than it often actually is. 👍

He was charged though an information which means: 1) he is cooperating and 2) usually part of that cooperation is pleading to it. If so, hard to argue it was overcharged when he's essentially agreeing to it.

Damn! Romeo charged with federal wire fraud. https://www.cleveland.com/akron/2023/03/former-st-vincent-st-mary-university-of-akron-star-romeo-travis-charged-with-wire-fraud.html

OU is definitely growing up at the right time.

Thanks for staying on top of this.

That's called "transfer portal" prep. LOL. Actually, it's in their union agreement to talk each other up. Coach Jackson earned a lot of loyalty and respect from her players and counterparts. That's a real credit to her.

I don't think most of us are ****ing on KD. There's just a feeling amongst some that after 6 years it's time to move on.

I thought it was telling the year KD sat his Duquesne team down after the season and told them that it was going to be "his way or the highway for the next season" and a good portion of them chose the highway.

From the confines of the esteemed Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in beautiful downtown Cleveland, Ohio, Reghi expresses his considerable gratitude for the veritable plethora of complimentary statements.

KD is 64. I'm not sure how much of that D1 basketball life he has in him. I suspect he's winding down but that's just a guess. I could see him moving into a sports administration job. If the rumors are true, he almost did that last year.

More complete list: 2022-23 MAC Men’s Basketball Postseason Awards Coach of the Year: Tod Kowalczyk, Toledo Player of the Year: RayJ Dennis, Toledo *unanimous selection* Freshman of the Year: Reggie Bass, Central Michigan Defensive Player of the Year: Malique Jacobs, Kent State Sixth Man of the Year: Jalen Sullinger, Kent State All-MAC First Team Xavier Castaneda, Sr., G, Akron Enrique Freeman, Jr., F, Akron Sincere Carry, R-Sr., G, Kent State RayJ Dennis, Jr., G, Toledo JT Shumate, Sr., F, Toledo All-MAC Second Team Payton Sparks, So., C, Ball State Jarron Coleman, R-Jr., G, Ball State Malique Jacobs, R-Sr., G, Kent State Setric Millner Jr., Sr., F, Toledo Dwight Wilson III, Grad., F, Ohio All-MAC Third Team Jaylin Sellers, So., G, Ball State Curtis Jones, So., G, Buffalo Emoni Bates, So., F, Eastern Michigan Mekhi Lairy, 5th, G, Miami David Coit, So., G, Northern Illinois Honorable Mention Leon Ayers III, Sr., G, Bowling Green Anderson Mirambeaux, Sr., F, Miami Kaleb Thornton, Sr., G, Northern Illinois Jaylin Hunter, Jr., G, Ohio Lamar Norman Jr., Sr., G, Western Michigan All-Freshman Team Reggie Bass, Central Michigan, G Ryan Mabrey, Miami, G AJ Brown, Ohio, G Elmore James, Ohio, G Seth Hubbard, Western Michigan, G All-Defensive Team Enrique Freeman, Jr., F, Akron Greg Tribble, Jr., G, Akron Demarius Jacobs, Sr., G, Ball State Malique Jacobs, R-Sr., G, Kent State Sincere Carry, R-Sr., G, Kent State