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All about pressuring LCJ for Buffalo. Also, Zips aren't switching the ball screens as much. Quick trap then big man retreats.

We're scoring a point a minute.

Amen to that.

Large but quiet and inattentive. Pathetic.

Channel needs to stop chattering so damn much.

This is the largest student attendance for a non-PCCC game I have seen in the JAR in a while.

I was a hosehead.

Rough start

No Rota down there.

3 charges taken already. They are not switching off of LCJ Fighting over every pick and staying in his face.

Crowd shows that Akron may be waking up to what we have here. Nice group of students.

Has anyone noticed I was wrong on the game number? LOL.

Malone doesn't count???

Looks like I had both Miami and Toledo as Game 18. Ooops. I was still recovering from the Toledo game.

Red Panda is the best- https://www.si.com/nba/2019/08/28/red-panda-rong-niu-nba-halftime-china-76ers-warriors

Okay, since we've gone there, look what I had in my basement you hosers-

You hoser!

Tax season (and a bit of OCD).

In the first 4 MAC games, the Zips gave up an average of 58 points per game. In the last three, that's ballooned to 81 ppg. On offense, in the first 4 they averaged 75 ppg while in the last three they've averaged 86.

I'd like to see that when they get up big they don't have those slides, but rather keep stepping on the necks of their opponents to the point where the game is over earlier. Then they could get those bench kids some much needed court experience and give them the base to become more valuable contributors down the line. Giving up double digit leads does not promote this.

The Zips depth is starting to concern me. As for average minutes per game in MAC play, LCJ is averaging 35.6; Cheese- 33.1; X- 31.2; Banks- 32.2; Riak- 22; Reece- 14.2; Tribble- 14.2; Ali- 10; Sayles- 5.6; and Dawson 3.3. Reece is productive from the bench but the rest are bringing very little offensively. Tribble shows promise and Ali plays hard, but they've not contributed much on the offensive end. Dawson is still settling in. Those bench players are only scoring a total of 9.2 ppg. They're going to need more from the bench.

I'd much prefer for the Kittens to have a coach I could hate or at least feel sorry for. I think Boals is a solid coach and a solid guy.

SVSM grad Javon Graves comes home Tuesday night to lead his 13-7 Buffalo Bulls into the JAR. Graves (#3), a 6’3” junior guard, leads Canada with 16.6 ppg while pulling down 5 rebounds a game. 6”7” sophomore Josh Mballa (#34) leads rebounding at 8.8. rpg while scoring 10 ppg. Canada is fresh off of a loss to PCCC They started the MAC season 0-2, losing at home to NIU by a point and losing at Muncie. They then won 4 in a row against Miami, OU, CMU and WMU before falling to Ravenna. Canada has dominated the Greater Buffalo area this year with wins over Canisius, St. Bonaventure and Niagara.

Whew. Glad to get out of that one with a win and no injuries. Need to survive games like that. It won't take Boles long to get that team back in the mix at the top.

Now no dumb fouls on a 3 pointer.