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I guess Senderoff tried to send a message Tuesday night by starting 3 sophomores and 2 freshman (putting Hall on the bench).

The early free throw contests that break out when teams get into the bonus early are excitement killers. Here's a thought to combat the late game hacking to get back in the game- give the fouled team the choice to take the shots or inbound the ball.

I'm hoping for the ass whoopin'/crowd noise Jimmy rattling combo.

I really hope this is the game where we break one open. A full volume, packed house, crazy JAR in a rout would be a nice memory to stamp into Jimmy Hall's head.

Jimmy Hall get the one T, getting chippy once he realizes his team's getting it's asses whooped.

Portage County Community College comes to the JAR this Friday to renew the rivalry. The Flushes have had an up and down season and stand at 14-12 and a fresh off of a close win over Miami. Other than 1200 student seats, the JAR is sold out.

Gentlemen, I hate to break this to you, but THE SKY IS FALLING.

It seems to me that 1200 tickets for a disinterested student base is too many, especially after you've sold out to the general public. A promo last night completely took the fans out of a rally. In the midst of the Zips second half run, we had the tired old blindfolded dude floundering for Zippy shtick kill the fans enthusiasm. Someday, when I'm rich, you'll hear "timeout on the floor" and the scoreboard will read "this two minutes of nothingness and game enjoyment brought to you by the Clark W. Griswold Foundation."

The positive trend on defense continued last night. Some lapses in the first half, but by and large a solid defensive outing. Zero minutes for Mike Hughes and Aaron Jackson last night. I expected Jackson's minutes to decrease but when KD said he was going deeper for stronger D, I thought we might see more of him. As for Hughes, he's either still hurting or getting back into shape, or has surprisingly fallen completely out of the rotation. Pogo Stick Poke keeps swatting them out of the sky!

Whew. I guess Dog wasn't sick after all! LOL. His play made me sick for the first 25 minutes of play! Team showed a loto of heart tonight when they could have just let it get away. I'm afraid that at some point Dog's going to get pulled at the end of games.

Anyone else get the impression Big Dog might be sick?

Nice start to the second half-3 points in 5.5 minutes.

Oh well, they're going to have to be a second half team again tonight.

Awful first half. Dog has been exploited on the defensive end.

I guessed you as a grumpy middle aged man. I think I was projecting. LOL.

That in and of itself would be a milestone...

Buffalo was torrid from the outside early which set up penetration for the rest of the game. Even their big man was hitting from the outside which drew Big Dog out resulting in their more mobile big man going right around Big Dog. The Zips are the best team in the MAC. That being said, if they hit one of those nights where they go cold on the threes and their defensive effort is substandard, there are a lot of teams in the MAC that could take them with a good game. Buffalo has a long line of athletes that could give the Zips trouble, especially if they make some outside shots. CMU could rise up behind crazy nights from Keene and Rayson. Ohio U is always going to show up to play the Zips and NIU has a rare big that play with Dog. At the end of the day, if the Zips play their best, their best is better than any other best in the MAC, but odd things happen at the end of February and into March in NCAA basketball.

At this juncture, they all worry me. I've been a sports fan from the Cleveland area for too long! Always looking for the performance letdown, contraband filled US mail delivery or bruised girlfriend just waiting around the corner...

Seems like he's built to be a 3 but has become the primary replacement for Kwan at the 4. He could also play the two in some situations. I think we're going to see more and more of him and he's a foundational piece next year and beyond.

The Zips host the 13-12 Rockets at the JAR on Valentine's Day. The Rockets come off of a 78-58 home win over Portage County Community College. Toledo has a nice trio of scorers with 6-3 senior guard Jonathan Williams (20.3 ppg), 6-9 senior forward Steve Taylor, Jr. (15.7) and 6-4 sophomore guard Jaylen Sanford (14.2). The Rockets have had some impressive wins, close losses and some perplexing defeats.

Apparently, Lee was suspended for a violation of team rules at some point.

Nice win for the Zips. Hopefully, a nice start to a strong finish. That one had me worried. I'd suspect the EMU fans are up in arms given the preseason expectations for the team.

Just wait until they add a 4th hippity hop ball to the dot race. I hear they're contemplating real ducklings for the duck toss too. Those will bring the people in.

We could bring back Larry Brown to christen the jerseys as a famous former Wingfoot.

DeAndre Liggins is working out a deal with Firestone as we speak. For example, LeBron has endorsement deals with Coca-Cola, Nike, Upper Deck, Samsung, Audemars Piguet and Dunkin Donuts. Nike, McDonald’s, Beats, Tencent and Kia, among others.