clarkwgriswold

Playing for a good draft pick!

KD was a fine coach. Unfortunately, with coaches, sometimes familiarity breeds contempt in some of the fan base. We had some great times with him but it became almost too routine for some to win 23 to 27 games and the conference regular season championship...wash...rinse...repeat. Without KD the Zips likely would not have established the consistent winning program we have today. We could just as easily be Eastern Michigan if he hadn't built a winning tradition. All that being said, he appeared to have peaked at UA and it was a good time for him to move on both for him and the school. My only regret was that he left the program in shambles as took some valuable players with him that could have helped the transition here. That's all water under the bridge at this point. I'm happy with Groce and I am glad he's here. That doesn't mean I'll feel the same next year or even next week. I've seen a few things this year that haven't pleased me but overall I think he's represented UA well.

Agreed. The MAC coaches give Vander Plas a lifetime achievement award by putting him on the first team. Freeman scores .9 a game less while pulling down over 4 more rebounds a game. He's also a presence on defense. He's more worthy than VDP. For what is is worth, I think Plowden is more deserving than VDP. I'd also take Rollins over Carry for MVP.

While only 14th in minutes per game. Impressive efficiency.

I just hate it when you sugarcoat things. Just say what you mean man!

Here's a good quote from an article I read about KD a couple of weeks ago- “I still think I did the right things by morals and ethics standards, but I still hurt myself, I hurt our school and I hurt our team,” he said. “We had too much bullshit going on and I had enough. We got a bunch of good guys for the most part and we’re not good, so maybe there is an inverse relationship between that GPA and your win-loss record. A lot of coaches will BS you, but I think I overcorrected, probably overreacted.” To summarize KD's transfer pain: Sincere Carry- PCCC- 18.7 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 4.8 apg Tavian Dunn-Martin- FGCU- 21.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 6.1 apg Lamar Norman Jr.- WMU- 19.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2 apg Marcus Weathers- SMU- 12.5 ppg, 7.4 rpg,, 1.8 apg

Hasn't hit the press yet.

I understand that a PCCC reserve was picked up for OVI over the weekend. Not an important piece but a 10 minute per game guy.

Cameron is about atmosphere, much like the Palestra or Butler Fieldhouse. It's not about the physical plant. When I was there 13 or 14 years ago when my son was looking at schools we wondered the campus and I was surprised that I was able to walk into Cameron and right out onto the floor.

Yikes. 6-23 without a win since January 8th. I guess that's a possibility when you give the players the "my way or the highway" talk and the best ones opt for the highway.

You'd think the staff, like Chad Welker, would throw in some questions to just make it look and sound more legitimate. It would be nice if they could combine it with the post-game radio interview which are often more informative, but Groce has to get back to the locker room after the game.

Booby Hurley is 13-16 this season at ASU. Maybe he'll be available for a return.

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They've gone from preseason favorite to a 19 win season. I can appreciate their pessimism.

The Zips head north to Cleveland next week, starting the tournament with a Thursday game against our friends from Canada. The 19-10/13-6 Bulls come in off of a losses to PCCC and Toledo while the Zips come off of a close home win over CMU.

While CMU sharted their shorts!

Anybody else want to kick in for a nice cookie basket for Tony Barbee as thanks for the gift he gave our Zips?

Even if they pull this out this game was an awful uninspired effort. Certainly not a momentum builder heading into the tournament.

BG may be ending the Huger era tonight with a 40 point loss to their rival.

Let's enjoy what's probably Jacki's last game.

I wish the idiot working the camera would pan out and just let it sit still a little.

Reghi: "concrete and cement all over my body." There's a mental image. I'm gonna go puke now.

Freeman gets called for more non-fouls and soft fouls than anyone in the MAC.