clarkwgriswold

Especially on the home floor on a game winning shot. I will say I am pleased with the effort Groce gets out of the kids. Good defense starts with hard work and effort. On the other end, I am concerned that the offensive woes have as much to do with scheme as they do with shots not falling.

I'm really regretting reopening this can of worms. I'll blame it on the Beacon.

I guess I should be happy that they were competitive with one of the top teams in the league, but this is getting old. Not going to listen to the postgame. Can't stomache hearing the same thing again.

Well $h!+.

Utomi, Ivey and LCJ a combined 10 of 43.

To Riak's credit, he did a decent job on Wiggins tonight.

Zips with a 7-1 run showing some fight.

Down to 1 timeout, given up 33 points in the half with over 6 minutes left, down 9... This offense is putting waaaaaaaaay too much pressure on the defense.

Utomi 1 of 10. Good thing Roscoe is balancing it out to some extent.

"One of the best 3 point shooting teams" Groce has had. "They'll eventually start going in" (in April).

Pass out from under the basket...make a three...miss a dunk...ugh. It doesn't help if he's Ben Wallace on defense when he's George Wallace on offense.

It's just had that smell...

Appreciate the reasoned discussion 1981 grad. With each minute they play, the more that reason will fade. Hopefully, these are all experiences that will benefit them in the future.

I'm no longer giving them the benefit of being young and inexperienced. Utomi is a junior second year starter and played a lot in his freshman season (89 career games); Ivey is a senior who has started at least two years (125 career games); Riak is a junior who played regularly as a freshman and sophomore at E. Carolina (63 career games); LCJ played regularly at Long Beach (59 college games); E-man is a junior who has played 73 games; and Banks and Cheese each have two years of post- high school basketball. Thin yes, inexperienced, not so much, at least now.

They'll have to establish some momentum first as they'll have none coming out of Ball State.

If he wore "some sort of long winter Nike jacket" to Akron Muni Court, he was overdressed.

Kind of what I was thinking. I just didn't want to hear myself say it!

Looks like he pled and is headed to Tampa- https://www.ohio.com/news/20190218/former-ua-basketball-player-pleads-guilty-to-assaulting-teammate-during-practice

Blast from the past!

I will agree that their bottom is ugly (cue the pep band with "Fat Bottomed Girls"), but teams like Northern Kentucky, Wright State, Oakland and UWGB would be regularly competitive in the MAC.

I'd also take me some Northern Kentucky, Wright State, Oakland, Canisius, Dayton, Valparaiso, Indiana State, Evansville... How about the Horizon League, or do we think we're above that?

I get that they're not a big name but they've been competitive games against a similar opponent- a 4 point win and a 3 point loss. They also have a signature win against a P5 opponent.

Even without "challenge" with another conference, I'd love to see more games against similarly situated regional teams. I'd much rather see games against like Marshall and IUPFW than teams like UT-Martin, Tennessee State, Alabama State, etc. From a fan perspective they are more entertaining. From a team perspective, I think it prepares the team better for league play.

I just took a look at the MAC individual stats leaders. Oh well, at least Ivey and Utomi are in the top 10 of average minutes played. Is that "team-ism"?

Turner is 3rd in MAC scoring while Joltin' Joe Dimajeo Wiggins is first in rebounding.