clarkwgriswold

Yep. Riak was making me nuts guarding Teague tightly at the 3 point line, even leaving his feet on occasion. My view is that with about 90% of big men you should back away and let them hoist all of the three pointers they want. As I recall, Teagie shoots in the low 20s percentage-wise on 3 points. He can shoot all of those he wants. Knapke is one of the 10% you can't do that with. Knapke's ability to go outside is in part facilitated by Willie Jackson being a strong inside presence and controlling the boards. X is going to have to work to keep him off the boards. Knapke is an interesting story coming from Maria Stein Marion Local, a great small school football power. I can't imagine many quality basketball big men come from 2100 person communities.

Their rebounding and scoring stats are pretty similar. Knapke is 3 or 4 inches taller and a good 30 pounds heavier. He is superior defensively and blocks a lot of shots. He also shoots it much better from the 3 point line. The only place Teague may have an advantage is foot speed. I'd love for the Zips to have either of them.

He'll be an interesting challenge due to his ability to shoot it from outside. When they faced Teague from Ball State, Riak seemed to over defend him at the arc and as a result Teague blew around him. I don't know if Knapke has the speed or ballhandling skills for that but if he does, UA has to pick its poison. Double teaming him doesn't seem to be in UA defensive plan.

That's Luke Knapke referenced above. 6'11", 245 pounds, 15 ppg and 8 rpg per game.

There are marketing majors and a marketing department in the business school. Put some of those kids to work for credits. I don't see that it's much needed thought as GT and the Beacon whip up plenty of excitement for the home games.

KD's coming back in conjunction with UA joining the ACC. That was just as solid of a rumor.

Well then Saturday is even more important!

The Zips now have a .500 record combined with football at 14-14. Wooohoooo!

The 9-8 Toledo Rockets come into the JAR Saturday night fresh off a 74-67 loss to Central Michigan. The Rockets entered the season with high hopes as the number 1 West Division team in MAC Preseason Coaches Poll, however, they have had a rough spell since mid-December losing 6 of their last 7 (Kansas City, Wright State, Bradley, Ball St., PCCC and CMU). Junior guard Marreon Jackson and senior center Luke Knapke were named the All-MAC West Division Preseason team. Jackson averages 17.2 ppg along with 4.1 assists. Koepke scores 15.2 ppg while kicking in 8.1 rpg. Willie Jackson scores 11.5 a game and rebounds at an impressive 12.5 rpg. This game worries me. Toledo appears to have as much individual talent as any team in the MAC. Let’s hope they don’t come together in the JAR. The game is also a fundraiser for Norton teen Emma Pfouts. If the Zips have half the fortitude of that little girl, we're in for a great season.

Another solid road win.

Jayden with some solid minutes tonight in Reece's stead.

LCJ in the first half, Cheese in the second.

"You know what momentum is? Momentum is a choice." This color commentator is making me ill. ? Wake the hell up Zips. Stop the easing up with a big lead.

After resetting it on an airball. That guy's on his game.

19-3 run just when it looked like NIU might get back in it.

It sound like the color commentator went to the Kenny Rota Correspondence Broadcasting School.

Montgomery's first sentence in the huddle- "DID WE NOT TALK ABOUT THIS?"

Facing it from my recliner, it looks ugly as hell.

That was an enjoyable read, but the Ball State drunk guy last week is hard to beat.

I will not peek at the polls...I will not peek at the polls...I will not peek at the polls... Okay, but just a little.

I suspect Banks will spend a lot of time on German as opposed to LCJ. On the topic of Banks, has anyone else had the sense that he's hurt? He just doesn't look comfortable.

Ooooh yeaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh Blue & Gold. Glad to see there are others in here with my "cultured" background!

My guess is that they'll win 22 or 23 games, lose in the semis of the A10 tournament and be on the edge of an NCAA berth.

Did it have an open top like those big city tour buses?

I love the Civic Center. Not pretty bu very functional. The answer to your question is very simple- no one wants to pay for it.