clarkwgriswold

Worst half in a very long time.

Ummmm... Zips... don't leave Vander Plas alone.

The real shame in having so little depth is that they can't make all of the underperformers take a seat on the bench.

Not liking our teamism.

...and 4 percent shooting.

It would also be nice to put a morale and spirit breaking @$$ whoopin' on them if we have to face them again in a couple of weeks.

We try not to trigger his PTSD.

Haven't seen anything yet. If all else fails, I may just mug NWAkron and steal his tickets. I have to find my ski mask and lead pipe just in case.

Agree on the effort but it worries me that the late game failures may start getting into their heads.

The 12-15 kittens come to the JAR Saturday. They have lost 7 of their last 8 games, somehow coming away with a win last week against BG in Athens. It would appear that OU Fans are just waiting for the end of the season to see Saul dispatched so that the rebuild can begin. To demonstrate the depths of OU's misery, the headline in today's OU sports website reads "Ohio Men's Basketball Fights Kent State to the End of the Road". 6'8" redshirt sophomore forward Jason Carter leads OU scoring and rebounding at 16.9 ppg and 7.0 rpg. In the MAC, they are scoring 68 a game while giving up 76.

We have to hope that these late game failures eventually provide a base of experience that helps the team in the long run. If it doesn't in the fairly near future (tournament time/early next season), I'll start to think it is a team character, talent or coaching issue. One thing this team sorely lacks is a go to scorer. A guy that in a pinch can take the ball and go get a bucket. That goes a long way when your opponent is starting a run and you've had a couple of tough possessions. Cheese is getting there, but isn't there yet.

I do like the effort Groce gets out of the players. That being said, I've had enough of nice efforts and poor finishes. Until the Zips can perform in the clutch, none of the top teams are going to fear them any more than they fear PCCC, CMU or EMU.

Good time for Groce to get the T. Let those inept schmucks hear it. It doesn't matter in the result, the better team won, but damn it gets more awful every time you think it can't.

I have to admit I was skeptical when they hired Melissa Jackson. I thought it was obvious that they wanted to move on from Kest so it didn't make sense to me that they were essentially promoting from her staff. Glad I was wrong!

I think the Zips's chances in this one come down to limiting Canada's 3 point success. They are a solid team all around, but if they are hitting the three they can hit a whole other level. Their athleticism, motion and slashing are top notch, but when the defense has to extend to deal with hot 3 shooters, the stuff they're best at just gets better. When they were here, the Zips limited them to 29% from three point territory and that helped keep them in the game. Without a replay of defense like that, it could be a long night for the Zips.

A large group came into the JAR yesterday shortly after the game started and took up the far north GA section for the first half. Lots of teen boys in school sweatshirts and letterman's jackets with their families. I suspect that may have been the football recruits.

Agreed he seemed out of sorts. My wife even said something. I'm confident it is only temporary.

He was 1 for 7, took no free throws and had 6 turnovers. To his credit, his effort was up on defense and the boards.

The Zips head int Canada Tuesday night to face the surging Bulls. The Bulls are fresh off of a 23 point win over PCCC and a 47 point win over the Bobkittens. They stand at 24-2 overall and 12-2 in the MAC. They have not lost at home. CJ Massinbrg continues to lead the Bulls in scoring at 18.5 ppg. Nick Perkins leads rebounding at 7.5 rpg.

Miami's leading scorer, Sibande, has more fouls than points.

I miss Charlie Coles. His tirades and the possibility of him having a major coronary at any moment added a little excitement to every game.

Groce good and angry.

Still surprised more teams haven't exploited that by repeatedly posting him up.

Banks shot has regressed as the season has gone on.

Sometimes it seems like the Zips have a higher shooting percentage from outside of the three point arc than they have from inside the restricted zone arc.