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Heck, I'd be happy for an occasional stoppage of play without eardrum damaging noise and the ability to talk to someone without screaming.

Yes, and Hankerson along with Castaneda helped Thornton to decide to come here. If I recall correctly, Hankerson was Thornton's roommate at some point.

I don't know if it was serious or just playful banter. Coit was sure having fun.

I think with Groce how much you play comes down to matchups and how you did in practice that week. As such, there can always be surprises or changes.

I heard that in his streak last night Coit looked at Groce and said "that can be me in your uniform next year." They had a nice banter going all night according to the Beacon. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/college/zips/2024/03/03/akron-zips-mens-basketball-northern-illinois-huskies-mac-tournament/72802867007/ The Clarkie Collective will start saving to help Coit come here. Heck, I'l go get something a little bigger to drive him here that will accommodate that Swiss 7-footer Konan NIederhauser!

There's likely a very simple reason for him not being in at those times and for his limited minutes- he's not showing it in practice. There are obviously other guys on the team team at his position that are showing the staff that they deserve those minutes. Nobody is replacing Tribble, Scott's a better defender and Thornton far better distributor. Tavari is certainly the most explosive of the bunch and I like the kid but Groce will put whoever he thinks is best in the moment in the game. Also, I wouldn't put too much on a 42 shot sample size. That's two more than Enrique.

It appeared as though the refs were well short of their season foul quota coming into tonight and tried to make up any deficiency.

The Zips conclude their home regular season Tuesday night by hosting the Eagles of Eastern Michigan. Stan “Somehow Schools Keep Hiring Me” Heath’s Eagles come in at 12-17/5-11 and scored a mere 37 points in their last game, a 52-37 loss to Miami. Tyson Acuff continues to lead the Eagles and the MAC at 21.7 ppg. Despite Acuff’s numbers, the Eagles are last in the MAC in team offense. They are 8th in defense.

If I had to face the Zips I would use a lot of zone.

Roda called it a "strong Saturday night throng."

They've carried over their confidence from Toledo.

This team has come a long way from when we played them at the beginning of January.

How's the crowd?

Wow! Nice defense.

...on a Nerf hoop hooked to the top of a door.

Yes, on an attempted dunk from what I hear.

Word from Brimfield is that the guy who proclaimed himself as better than Enrique has broken his wrist and is done for the season.

The Zips were spoiled by bringing in LCJ and X through the transfer portal. I think that skewed some of the expectations of their successors. At the end of the day, you brin in kids who can contribute to the team. Thornton has done that. In a mere 16.4 minutes a game he leads the team in assists and and is second in steals.

I have friends who have attended all of these schools and received quality educations. As a graduate of UA, I wish the education I received was substantially better but there's really little or no objective evidence to support this conclusion. Where there are areas where a school is better than the others, it is program specific (e.g. Akron and engineering) as opposed to across the board quality of education. These schools need not merge but need to look to areas of consolidation and cooperation where they can save money, such as supplies, human resources...

Make sure to cheer extra loud for me tonight guys as I am out of town. I hate to miss senior night! NIU is likely to come in with some extra confidence after their win at Toledo. Hopefully the Zips can put that down quickly with a fast start.

Nate played 25 minutes to Sammy and Mikal's 23 on Tuesday night. Any chance we see Nate return to the starting lineup Saturday?

The LCJ jersey hits next week.

This guy likes it for UMass basketball (not)- https://www.masslive.com/umassfootball/2024/02/umass-move-to-mac-is-brutal-blow-to-its-mens-basketball-program-vautour.html

Not likely as a freshman but I could see him getting minutes.

Tavari has played a total of 888 career minutes. I think if he matures as a player and hits the weights to bulk up he can still be a valuable upperclassman and starter at some point. I think Sharron Young will also be in the mix at PG next year.