clarkwgriswold

Good info. I saw it and was perplexed. I was happy to see Deji encourage him after.

It was Deji. Seems like KD gets caught up sometimes in what he thinks should happen and loses perspective. I will take that flaw. My thought would have been to have Jake, who was guarding the inbounder set up at half court or three point line to help stop the person who got the inbound pass. That's a much easier plan to implement from my easy chair than it is in the heat of the moment. I am proud of the effort of our shorthanded team and how the staff had them prepared.

I think BJ has some potential to develop into a decent 3. He seems to press a little now, but will settle down with more games under his belt. He may be the only person on this squad that tries to go to the basket too much. I think Reggie could also be a viable 3, but I sense we may see him in the dreaded 6th man role. I think Aaron and Jake stick as 4's.

I hope they have a blue court like Boise's blue field.

Certainly disappointing, but looking back, I think this team fooled us with how well they played early and in mid-season. Early on, with the loss of Treadwell and the youth of the team, I thought we'd be hard pressed to get to 20 wins, We then started playing really well and I got caught up a little in the enthusiasm. In hindsight, my initial guess was right, so I can't look at this team as underperforming or poorly coached.

I am really hoping Kretzer and McAdams have permanently awakened from their slumber. I think that's a key to any success going forward this season. As for the 1-3-1, it seems like it was used successfully a couple of times last year, but KD seems to hate zones. I like mixing in a zone occasionally to mix things up and give teams another look that they may not be familiar with or prepared to handle.

Yes, Dayton is a Catholic university.

...and a much more aggressive kangaroo as our mascot.

You mean we should value the judgment of a person who has spent their career coaching basketball and who sees the kid play 10 to 12 hours a week over fans who see a kid in games maybe 50 minutes a week? Don't get me wrong. I get frustrated with KD at times as it seems like he makes substitutions off of a predetermined schedule, often taking out a player that is hot at a given time in a game. That being said, I figure he is in a far better position to make those calls than me. Regardless, this thread is a great commentary on Deji. As Dave points out, Deji hasn't always been held in such high regard by Zips fans. He has obviously worked very hard to improve his game and it shows, and the result has been him going from one of the Zips most critiqued players to a fan favorite. I hope he has a huge night on Senior Night and a nice tournament run to end his career.

They are undefeated this year when they've had to play 5 games in 6 nights!

Sounds like we need the Wizard of Oz on our coaching staff.

Amen.

Another late game failure. Ugh. No one stepping up. Plenty of bad decision making.

Pat's short range misses are going to drive me to drink.

Too much standing around on offense. MAKES...ME...NUTS!!!

I don't see anyone on Akron's squad that can stop Moss inside. I was impressed with Ford too. I hope this is where the Zips turn the corner and break out of the funk, but I am not optimistic.

Even after the Zips won the recent game at Akron, I concluded they'd lose at Buffalo. With the injury to Noah and the general funk that's taken over in the last couple of weeks, I'm even more certain of a Bulls' win.

This has been a problem on many Zips team. We tend to have a lot of balanced talent, but not that go to guy you can count on in the clutch.

Exactly Dave. While the season has had its low points, we've been in much better hands at point guard with the three freshmen this year than we were with Carmelo and Evans.

I'm just glad Harney scored those 48 at Fairmont State. My blood pressure has dropped into the healthy range since he left. As for Evans at the point, let's not forget he split time at PG with Carmelo Betancourt, to combine to be the worst point guard tandems in recent memory, and when everyone is healthy, he is at best our 4th point guard. I like the kid, but I am not ready for a regular diet of him at the point.

I hope Nyles works it out. He always plays hard. I'd hate to see him end his time at Akron on a down note.

I chased down some info on the Evans and Robotham situations. Robotham's bickering with the trainer had to do with the trainer telling him he shouldn't go back into the game after he was hurt. Noah may have taken it a little too far, but that's a result of his competitiveness. Looks like the trainer was correct at this point. Evans spent the entire second half watching from the hall in street clothes. Apparently, something happened in the locker room at halftime. As the team went into the locker room after the Toledo game, his mother was screaming at KD from the stands about how her son was used. Maybe the situation boiled over.

How about you can only use your dorm food credits on the night of a game for concessions at the game? LOL.

Joe Dunn had Noah on his daytime show a couple of months ago and I could not have been more impressed. Very composed, well spoken and a kid concerned with his education. UA is lucky to have him.

Can anyone enlighten us on: 1) Noah's spat with the trainer; and 2) Evans second half disappearance?