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56-30, 17:10.

46-28 half. Tap...tap...hello? Is this thing working?

Zips working the 1-3-1 zone.

Mark this date. Riak caught a bounce pass and scored on it.

39-21. Zips getting a little sloppy from boredom. Concord nice enough to show the Zips some zone and a press. Might as well get some work in against different stuff. 39-21, 3:27.

We could get a Marquelle sighting in the first half.

The Mountain Lions seem beaten down by their close loss to Frostburg State last night.

28-11 varsity over JV.

Cam Reece struggling today.

Jimmy Chitwood scores the first basket of the game for Concord.

Small crowd.

I get that. My point is that he hasn't practiced as he wasn't a student until yesterday.

I didn't' think he could be a student until the semester was over so I was a little surprised when people thought we'd see him today as exam week just passed.

They should have never gotten rid of Lee Owens. Discuss.

...and much easier on the budget!

Would you: 1) Please stop treating this so seriously, taking everything so damn personally and cease childishly calling people names like a angry child (e.g. idiot, genius, etc.)? Your Akron education should have taught you reasonable means of having a respectful disagreement. 2) Just put me on ignore? I'll give you the same courtesy.

He sure got them back up to speed quickly. 11 new guys and 7-2.

The Zips head to DC next weekend for the DC Holiday Hoops Fest Tournament. On Friday, December 20th, they face the Green Wave of Tulane. The other side of the bracket is Liberty vs. Towson State. The championship and third place games are on the 21st. Currently, Tulane sits at 7-2. Their biggest win is over 7-2 Utah. They have lost to Mississippi State and St. Louis. In the American Athletic Conference Preseason Poll, they were predicted to finish last in the 12 team conference. Tulane hired veteran Ron Hunter as its head coach in the offseason, replacing Mike Dunleavy Sr. Hunter has 445 wins and four NCAA tournament appearances in 25 seasons as a head coach. Tulane also has 11 new players including guard/forward K.J. Lawson, who was the 2017 American Rookie of the Year at Memphis before transferring to Kansas. 6-5 junior guard Teshaun Hightower leads Green Wave scorers at 16.4 ppg. Here's a preview of the Green Wave- https://bustingbrackets.com/2019/10/17/tulane-basketball-2019-20-season-preview-for-green-wave/ Liberty is currently 11-0, with wins over no one of consequence. They won an NCAA tourney game over Mississippi State last year. 6-6 senior guard Caleb Homesley was voted ASUN Preseason player of the year and leads the team at 11.4 ppg. They were chosen to finish first in the ASUN Preseason Poll. They received 9 votes in the most recent AP poll and one in the Coaches Poll. Here are two good previews of Liberty: https://www.aseaofred.com/liberty-basketball-season-preview/ https://www.midmajormadness.com/2019/10/8/20901449/the-other-top-25-preseason-rankings-liberty-flames-preview-2020-ritchie-mckay-scottie-james Towson State stands at 5-5, but has had close losses to PCCC, Buffalo and Florida. They were predicted to finish 6th in the 10 team Colonial Athletic Association. 6-5 senior gaurd Brian Fobbs, who averages 16.2 ppg was chosen to the CAA Preseason First Team. Here's a Preseason Preview of Towson- https://www.midmajormadness.com/2019/10/7/20901405/towson-tigers-ncaa-basketball-season-preview-brian-fobbs-caa-2020 I think this tournament will give us a very good read as to where the Zips are going into the MAC season.

It's really quite simple. Mediocre means ordinary, of moderate quality, nothing special. Averaging 4 to 5 wins a season, especially in the MAC, is just that. And again, for the 967th time, my comments do not mean that I am happy with Arth so far.

You're not kidding. I was in the north bleachers and heard the thump and then he just didn't move. I was surprised he came back in.

https://gozips.com/news/2019/12/9/mens-basketball-williams-named-mac-east-player-of-the-week.aspx?camefrom=EMCL_3171089_151593586

Some Wikipedia info for your reading pleasure- Concord University is a public university in Athens, West Virginia. It was founded on February 28, 1872, when the West Virginia Legislature passed "an Act to locate a Branch State Normal School, in Concord Church, in the County of Mercer". Founded by veterans of both the Union and the Confederacy, Concord is named for the ideal of "harmony and sweet fellowship". It is known for its picturesque campus which has been dubbed "The Campus Beautiful" and its scenic location on a knoll overlooking the mountains in the area. The university also operates a center and conducts classes in Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia. The school also has "a community theatre organization known as the Appalachian Shakespeare Project."

Both LCJ and X seem to be doing a better job of squaring up and not rushing their shots lately.

The Zips come out of exam week next Sunday with Concord at the JAR. The Mountain Lions recently had a huge win over Notre Dame (College of Athens, WV) to go to 4-5. 6 foot freshman guard Ethan Heller leads the Mountain Lions with 14.4 ppg. 6-8 forward Simon Kovac (who oddly is not on their online roster) leads rebounding at 9.4 rpg. Hopefully, the Zips can use the game to shake off the rust from exam week and use it to iron out some issues before the DC tournament where there hands could be full with 7-2 Tulane and 10-0 Liberty.

I told my wife before the game that the Zips should win by 12-15, that it would be comfortable but not a blowout. Eventually, that's what we got. Southern was a good test. Lots of experience and hustle. However, the Zips first half was ugly. They can't do that in the MAC and expect to make it up in the second half.