clarkwgriswold

Would somebody please tell GT there's no "E" at the end of Wynn.

Good for Jacki. She is a talent beyond ESPN+ announcing. Always insightful and informative. She and her knowledge will be missed. I am curious to see who ends up in the seat.

What a breath of fresh air-

I think this team is hamstrung by the lack of a real scorer. Freeman is a fine player but he's not the guy you give the ball to when you need a basket in the clutch. They don't have a player in the MAC's top 15 scorers. They have a bunch of nice players, but nobody that's any better than a slightly above average MAC starter (other than Freeman). That collective talent will win you 2/3rd's of MAC games. Their offense seems slow and deliberate. I suspect some of that may be intentional due to the lack of depth occasioned by Walton's departure, Wynn's whatever and now Trimble's absence. I would though like to see them occasionally push the ball. I also can't remember the last time they got the ball to a big man on a pick and roll. On defense, their perimeter defense has been very susceptible to screens and skip passes. They are 8th in the MAC in opponent 3 point FG percentage. I'd also like to see them take some chances on getting into passing lanes for steals. They're 11th in steals in the MAC. With Freeman and Aziz in there they can take some chances as they can clean things up at the basket. clarkwgriswold disclaimer- John Groce has more basketball knowledge in his little finger than I do in my entire body.

ay-ziggy-zoomba.com, the BGSU sports forum is on fire. While we've been disappointed, the guys over, including the parent of one of the dispatched players, are all over the program, Huger and the AD.

I really think there's a role on this team for Trimble if he's a team player and humble enough to accept it. Groce isn't going to keep a high effort positive perspective kid off of the bus, so I am going to assume his demotion impacted his attitude. This team needs offensive contributions off of the bench and he could be great in that role, but if his attitude is going to be such that Groce is willing to leave him behind, good riddance.

Yep, he's the guy somebody on their forum referred to as the "drunken pervert." LOL.

I'm going to have to have to see a little more out of Wynn and his commitment before I'm ready to see him as a starter.

BG falls 91-82 to Ball State. And I thought the Zips were having a tough season.

https://www.wtol.com/article/sports/reece-and-gordon-dismissed-from-bgsu-mens-basketball-team/512-57038b05-0b7d-45eb-9209-74af0367ecbe

Oops. Too much bouncing back and forth.

GT article- https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/college/zips/2022/02/19/university-akron-beats-eastern-michigan-67-48-ends-losing-streak/6744891001/

Groce on the post-game. Best they've played since Kent; Good start to the game helped set up how the game would go; Defense was strong; Players took ownership; Happy for Wynn, took advantage of his opportunity, his minutes were impactful; Ali coming off of the bench may not last long; misses being able to work on things in real practices; players are used to mixing up lineups/combinations; nothing on Trimble.

The struggling Falcons come into the JAR Tuesday night to face the Zips. The Falcons have lost 5 of 6 heading into Saturday night's game against Ball State and are 12-14/5/10 on the season going into the BSU game. The Zips played what may have been their best game of the year against BG on January 20th trouncing the 25 at BG. Daeqwon Plowden continues to lead the Falcons at 15.9 ppg and 7 rpg agame.

That's what you do against a bad team.

My worry was that Trimble's psyche would be crushed with a demotion. Maybe that's happened. There's a role for him if he wants it.

Can these announcers see the scoreboard? So much excitement for a team down 14 points.

Ali follows his dunk with two awful shots.

They average a little over 1,600 while the Zips are just over 1,900 fans a game. Nice to see them actually finish a first half strong.

...and just a freshman.

Charles Ramsey era level excitement.

Throw it to the ladies with the pink numbers!

Trimble's: a) hurt; b) being punished; c) on a mental health break; or 4) gone full KJ Walton.

Nice 4th quarter run by the Zips, up 10 with 6 minutes left.