clarkwgriswold

Nice run. Finally stopped all the dribbling.

Need to keep getting it inside the zone to him and Wynn. With the win and being in the game thus far, you can EMU gaining confidence.

They're making an obvious effort to take away the three, especially from LCJ and Trimble.

Liking this group with Dawson, Wynn and Tribble.

He's hoping to get another year of Covid eligibility so that his grandchildren can see him play next year.

It's good to push the ball to not let the zone set up but you can't be sloppy. Ugly so far. Awful perimeter defense.

I have to say I am getting a little tired of odd game times. Who's this Bacon guy? No Reghi! NWAkron's favorite unis tonight!

I don't think you need to be some great talent evaluator to see that the players on the teams the Zips were playing the past two years were bigger, faster and more athletic. There were also instances where there was obvious bad technique by Zips players and play calls that were head scratchers and that bad technique and playcalling lies at the feet of the coaching staff. Here's hoping the players gaining experience helps things from a talent perspective and that experience in the coaching staff helps that side of things. 1 win in two years is a combination of factors that can't be traced to the single source many of you wish to foist blame upon. You don't get this bad from one from one thing. The tone of some of the posts on here seems to be that there's a hope that Arth continues to fail so that an "I told you so" can be exclaimed. Am I happy with Arth? Hell no, but there's no other opportunity available right now, he's not getting canned and the school's finances won't allow anything else, so I have to hope he succeeds.

Agreed. I think the way Groce has built the basketball program is a good example. The first year, with a very late start, he scrambled to get guys in the floor to keep things going in a positive directions. He went out and sought jucos and transfers that could get the program up and running. With each year, the focus seems to move more towards freshmen that can then grow up within the program. He's not abandoning jucos and transfers but now that the program is up and rolling there's not as much of a need to get guys to play now to keep things going. I'm certainly not for jumping into the transfer portal to take on other team's problem children but if you can get a talented kid who overshot for a P5 or a kid that wants to come home. In reality, he needs to improve the team's record, and fast, as the natives are getting restless.

It seems like the Zips have always had problems with the zone, even under KD. It usually takes them a half or so for them to settle in. EMU always seems to have a big front line. It seems like the Zips struggle with then but eventually find their way.

Me too MDZip, especially one next week to the Zips!

The UA Athletics site initially posted the St. B score backwards, giving UA the win.

Strange but true. They flipped the scores.

I'm a little concerned we may get an half an hour of Reghi filler or half on hour of Nissan Rogue commercials to span 7 to 7:30. I guess I'll take the Rogue commercials.

Can I please have the model...gulp...of the school just to the east of us?

That would be the same site that had them winning the St. Bonaventure game for about 12 hours.

Translation- I didn't get the job.

Yep, good conversation at that!

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.