clarkwgriswold

Offseason note- Enrique to shoot 500 10-12 foot jump shots a day.

Enrique should have a good day offensively as they are not sending the double team when he puts the ball on the floor.

Zips by 4.

You just can't help yourself (I resemble that remark).

This is a game the Zips should win. EMU is awful. The only statistical areas where they excel are steals and turnover margin. Otherwise, in the MAC, they are 10th in offense/points scored; 10th in defense/points against; 11th in field goal percentage; 11th in opponent field goal percentage; last in three point percentage; 11th in opponent's field goal percentage; last in combined rebounds; 10th in opponent's rebounds; last in rebound margin; and 10th in assists. The Zips need to take care of the ball today. No more sloppy lazy passes. Lock down Farakhan and run him off of the three point line. With Aziz and Freeman, they can take a few more chances of pressure on the perimeter as those two can defend the basket in the even they get beat on a drive. Mix up the defenses a little.

Is there a greater indicator of the level of America's gambling degeneracy than an established line on a MAC women's basketball game? LOL.

I can feel the gameday excitement.

Wow, 60-27 with 13 minutes left in Brimfield.

Oh how quickly this went to $h!+.

I appreciate the adult conversation on here. In today's day and age on the internet it is refreshing to see an adult conversation and disagreements rather than the rants and juvenile name calling you see in other forums.

At this juncture, they are what their record says they are- a middle of the pack MAC team. The MAC preseason poll ranked them as the 5th team in the MAC and so far that's right where they are.

Just in case we're not depressed enough-

I think Groce's in game coaching has been fine but this team has just not come together. It happens to the best of programs. Other than Freeman, there's not a superior individual talent on this team. It is made up of a bunch of 6's and 7's on a 10 point MAC talent scale and no one has emerged as a leader. Ultimately, that lack of talent falls at the feet of Groce and his staff in recruiting. With the transient nature of today's athletes and the transfer portal a quick fix is possible but this season appears to be lost. I will continue to trust Groce as I believe him to be a good man and a good coach and recognize we've been spoiled a little in the past couple of decades but this year has been a huge disappointment.

I think the biggest problem is that, with the exception of Freeman, there's no one on this squad that's any better than an above average MAC starter. They don't have a single player in the MAC's top 15 in scoring (Toledo has 3; OU has 3; Buffalo has 3). Their failures are in the talent levels of the "Jimmies and the Joes" and with each loss their body language and energy levels are getting worse. I fear now that Groce has lost them.

The Zips head back to that state up north for a Saturday afternoon matinee with EMU. Stan Heath’s Beagles stand at 9-17/4-11. 6’2” freshman guard Noah “Don’t call me Louis” Farrakhan leads the Beagles at 15.6 ppg. They have lost 6 of their last 7 games. Please pardon my recent brevity on these. I'm getting a little pissy.

But...but...but...anything can happen when we get to Cleveland. 🤮

This team has some awful possessions at critical times.

Little steps count the same as big ones.

Crump travelled.

Speaking of mentally weak, KJ Walton would help now.

Remember that promo pic of them in the weightroom?

I took a mental health break. What was Ali's technical?

NIU starting to believe they can win this.

Wynn nailed to the bench tonight.

I wonder if they haven't intentionally slown things down due to the lack of depth, but yikes, there are stretches where watching the offense is like watching paint dry. These teams had a combined 1 point on fast breaks in the first half. Must have been a fast break free throw.