clarkwgriswold

I expect Freeman to announce he's leaving the Zips in the next couple of weeks. Not to enter the transfer portal but to declare for the NBA draft.

Played a lot early then seemed to get lost in the mix. I think he could have a been a nice contributor if he stayed, yet he's not a huge loss.

Sometimes I like it when my gut is right. This is not one of those times.

My gut tells me another kid could move on and open another slot. Also, might Freeman take one for the team and stay on academic scholarship?

Ummm, because the word on the street was that he was entering the transfer portal, which he confirmed today.

It could be worse. Years back we had a well-intentioned diehard Zips fan on here that was convinced the Zips were on the verge of joining the ACC.

Great kid from a great family. Best of luck to Scott.

Thanks guys for the continued civil and thoughtful discussion. While we have our disagreements occasionally, this part of Zips Nation runs smoothly in large part due to the decorum of its participants.

Presumed returners- Freeman, Ali, Edwards, Tribble, Trimble, Dawson, Marshall, Clarke, Wynn, Bandaogo and Walter. Known incoming- Mitchell, Johnson and Kalle Presumed non-returners- LCJ, Dailey, Reece and Currie We all know there are surprises with every off-season so I doubt the above holds up across the board. Whatever happens, it will nice to be back in the JAR. Here's hoping the basketball gods bring the Zips some big man depth.

The 2020-21 season is now behind us giving us only next season to look forward to. This thread kept us rolling through the last off-season. Have at it.

Congrats to the Bonnies on being the regular season and tournament champs in the A10. Pretty sold showing for a middle of the road A10 squad.

If they'd want us and if the administration would want to make the financial commitment...

GT apparently isn't aware that every college basketball team had to deal with the Covid crisis. No, may point is that the type of mid-majors I would like to see in a conference don't have FBS football programs which makes their addition impossible under the Zips current conference/program situation.

GT's article in the Beacon this morning states that the Zips' 15-8 record "borders on being a miracle."

Oh no, I am for rewarding the successful programs.

Given the way his season ended, I doubt Mr. Pinky, even with his obviously low standards, would want Pippen and his angry fourth grader attitude back.

I'd love to see it, but what conference? I'd also like to see them consider dumping the Michigan directionals and NIU and bringing in some better programs. That's probably more likely if the administration decides to downgrade football.

Scoreboard. Best Regards, The Ohio U Bobcats

Three top notch MAC players and a good coach will take you a long way in the MAC.

OU started slow but has developed into the team I feared they would.

Any time a MAC level team can draw a P5 transfer there's cause for high expectations. Currie got recruited by Michigan and ended up at Wisconsin before heading off to a good juco program where he was an NJCAA Division II Men's Basketball First Team All-American and averaged 24.4 points, 10.7 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game. Like many, I thought he'd be a starter. He played 16 minutes all season and I suspect he will be on his way. Dailey was a top recruit who committed to Big 10 Rutgers, decommitted, then headed off to Big 10 Iowa. He wasn't a star there but was a contributor. A contributor in the Big 10 should be a solid MAC player. It was easy to attribute his early season play to a year of rust and he seemed at times to hit his stride, but his game then just completely went away, so much so that he started losing minutes and eventually lost his starting job. I didn't expect those kids to be 20 point scorers but I did expect them to be quality starters.

The Zips once promising season came to an end Friday night with a MAC Tournament loss to Buffalo. The Zips ended at 15-8. The Zips had an impressive 10-1 run in the middle of the season but fell apart late dropping their last three regular season games. LCJ was obviously the bright spot, but the team became way too dependent upon him as no one stepped up consistently to help. He gets a banner in the rafters. Freeman was obviously impactful in rebounding and shot blocking and Trimble occasionally hit a shooting hot streak. We all hoped the new guys could fill holes left by guys like Cheese, Banks and Riak, but it never materialized. Dailey went from being a promising replacement for X to an occasional contributor to losing his starting role to non-existent. Trimble had his occasional hot streaks but once the other MAC teams figured him out and guarded him on the perimeter the magic was lost. Wynn had to sit early then never really got it going. Currie was a complete no show and I suspect he is on his way to the transfer portal. Tribble developed into a top notch defender but really needs to work on his shot to become impactful on offense. Ali showed he can contribute but never did it consistently. Reece is exactly the same player he was when he showed up two years ago, other than he was not as nearly foul prone. Garvin Clarke, Dawson and Marshall all showed promise but didn't play enough to be regular contributors. In this weird damn year, I don't have a problem with the coaching. I imagine with the non-existent off season, limited practices, starts and stops, Covid crises, weird schedules and empty arenas, it was tough to get any team into a rhythm. Just ask Calipari and Coach K. Have at it guys.

LCJ shot 33 times. Only one other player, Freeman, scored in double digits (11). That sums up the offensive impotency of this Zips squad. I'll put up the Post Mortem thread tomorrow.

Well.......that went to $h!+ in a hurry.

Time for a Trimble 3.