clarkwgriswold

Coach sounds a little frustrated-

Since beating the Zips by twelve, the Eagles have lost by 33 at Toledo, won by 11 at home against DIII Calvin, lost by 11 at CMU, lost by 15 in Canada and lost by 22 at Miami. Jeopardy clue- Adrian, Olivet, Calvin and The University of Akron.

My expectation when he was hired was 1-3 wins season one, 3-5 season two, compete in the MAC season three. I guess I need to adjust those expectations. From one win, there are a lot of things that could be considered progress. However, this is the year that "reasons" start sounding like excuses. Changing the culture, building character and better grades won't carry the day if the if the on the field product is again bad.

...and that's why Groce makes the big money while we watch B & G!

Fair enough. That's fair criticism. My hope is that Maishe has more dimensions but just hasn't had the confidence to show them to this point. He must be showing them in practice or I trust Groce wouldn't have him in there. I guess that's the benefit of having more Cedarvilles, Malones, directionals and regionals on the schedule before heading into MAC play. It gives you the opportunity to work those things out.

Groce has commented about how it takes some time to get back up to speed after a year off. I hope that's the case for Maishe. It took Trimble a little time to come up to speed. I sure wish Dailey would get there as I think at full speed he could be a real difference maker on this team. My nature is to see things in the game that I think need improvement, but at the end of the day Groce has made a long line of very good decisions for the Zips. Decisions that took the program from ashes to MAC champs in a mere three years. He's forgotten more basketball than I will ever know and he sees these kids on and off the floor every day. As such, I have to trust his personnel decisions as much as I may sometimes see things differently.

Our Zips get an opportunity to take revenge on EMU this Tuesday as the 4-7 Eagles come to the JAR. Game time is still “TBA.” The Eagles win over the Zips has been the highlight of their disappointing season. Since beating the Zips they have lost to Toledo, CMU, Buffalo and Miami with none of the games being competitive. Montero, McBride and 7th year redshirt senior Groce continue to lead the Eagles.

Bates drawing up a 12 point play.

Scott Walter in uniform today.

Exactly. That's how they should use the depth. If you are cold, take a seat and we'll find someone who isn't.

GaRvin.

Down goes Squeaky.....down goes Squeaky!

Wilkins nickname should be squeezy not squeaky, from squeezing into his uni.

Two advantages of being a deep team: 1) Guys that suck sit 2) Fresh legs

I like the way WMU mixes up the zone and man to man. I get that the Zips are on the road and may be tired and that WNU has fresh legs, but the Zips have just plain played 29 minutes of awful basketball.

Flop.

Broncos getting their money's worth out of their minimum wage coach.

So much for that good start.

Ugh...zone.

Smells like.... Ypsilanti.

PCCC goes down to the Sprockets.

Second half. Brain fart by Clarkie!

I watched some of the CSU/UWM game last night. What a crapfest. CSU was up 23-2 and ended up behind at the start of the 3rd quarter giving up a huge run. UWM then didn't score in the last 7 minutes. Some awful basketball. Patton had 13 points and 6 rebounds. He seems like a good kid and I appreciate how he played hard in a down year for the Zips but he'd see little or no time on the Zips as currently constructed. Oddly, in this weird Covid year the teams play again tonight, also at CSU. Their entire schedule is like that, playing two games in two days against the same Horizon opponent in the same arena.

You would hope this would be that kind of game. WMU has lost its last two, to PCCC and Canada, by 26 in each game and have had their last two games postponed. That being said, I'm not making any predictions. NIU and EMU have won a combined 2 games in the MAC and they were against a common opponent. Hmmm.

Lucas was one of my favorites. That kid, fresh out the rec center, worked his *** off on behalf of an undermanned squad, facing up against post players who were 4 or 5 inches taller. That kid had heart.