clarkwgriswold

I understand they are telling the top candidates that they will get 5 scholarships to work with. Ugh.

He just indicated he'd had enough and that the kids deserved better than the officiating gave them. He specifically referenced the Duvivier call resulting in him fouling out.

Well, we're here at last, the last game of the regular season. A painful season for which some of the bad taste could be washed away with a home thumping of our friends from Ravenna.

Yep, while the Cleveland news outlets beat them to the Akron news.

Well, the fine Beacon Journal's headline characterized the game as a rout. Of course, they didn't send anyone so it was a wire report, but they control the headline. Maybe GT hasn't mastered the stream. Also, the kid that made the halftime shot won 12 medium pizzas.

His initial unedited quote read "at the JAR..." !?

I like the fire.

He said he had enough and that it was ridiculous. One possession game then bad call on Duvivier. Loved the kids' effort. Calls didn't go their way. Kids deserve better.

Groce with French now.

Something about "that's two"!!!

Good Lord, almost made it to the other sideline. Can't wait for the post-game with Frenchy! He sure as hell got his money's worth!

Wow, Groce just blew a fuse.

I look forward to the day when I don't have to be "pleased with the effort" and can go back to enjoying wins...

"New York's Public Powerhouse"?

Apple TV with the ESPN app working like a charm.

Ins't it great being an NEO sports fan!!

They found out that he's actually 37 and in his 7th year of college eligibility!

I heard Bowden on the radio yesterday and he told the story that when he decided to come back to coaching he and Amato were on the search for a head coaching job at the same time and agreed whoever got the one first would take the other on his staff.

Every Zips fan in the JAR should get on their feet for this kid Friday night! He's worked his arse off for the Zips and has made a difficult injury situation a little more tolerable. Seems like just yesterday that he came into the Marshall game and I looked at my wife and said "who in the hell is that?"

I don't see that Groce had many options other than to ride his horses. They were pressuring the ball being brought up by Duvivier, Cotton was out, and Gbadebo was a bad option aganst the pressure given his inexperience: Patton disappeared despite getting the start leaving Parrish as the only other alternative at wing and he played 27 minutes. Sure, it would have been great for Duvivier, Ivey and Utomi to be fresh late in the game and in OT, but the team just can't be afforded that opportunity given their present composition.

Yes, I am nothing if not redundant.

I hate to add a third view to this as we need to all get back to the unending Dambrot debate, but I think you are all wrong. LOL. Mark K is a good kid and has some promise. You can't teach 6-11. He's fairly mobile for his size, seems like a great kid and works hard. He also looks to be a good teammate and understands the game. On the other hand, I suspect he's had every opportunity as a 6-11 suburban kid to go to many big man camps where he's been instructed extensively in pivot play. He also had the year at IMG. As I recall, he was 6-10 as a sophomore, so he's not growing into it. Despite that, he makes elemental mistakes like constantly leaving his feet on defense and putting the ball on the floor near the basket. He also often loses track of his situation in the game, being unnecessarily aggressive and/or careless when he's in foul trouble. All that being said, I think he can be an effective back up big man in the MAC. I see him possibly developing into a ten to fifteen minute, 6 to 8 point, 3 to 5 rebound guy in time. Nothing to scoff at in the MAC.

Congratulations Coach Amato on a fine career and a retirement well earned.

Hopefully, as opposed to our DB Cooper.

There have certainly been some positives in the last 4 or 5 games, especially with regard to the Zips' intensity on defense. That being said, they haven't exactly faced a murderer's row in that span as only one of the teams is over .500 in the MAC. Progress certainly, but Tuesday night's against the best team in the MAC is a different story altogether and will give the Zips their biggest test. Go Zips!