clarkwgriswold

Imagine a second wave that would include Ali, Thornton, Scott and Dawson.

I depends on whether we get the under control and composed Ali or the Ali that dribbles the air out of the ball backing down a defender while the rest of the team watches.

...and the connection is working. In the post-game last week Thornton told about how he knew X from being fellow Chicago players and how X and his former roommate Trendon Hankerson helped draw him to the Zips.

I'm hoping he can learn a little from his fellow Chicagoan Thornton.

Pretty good, and HE HAS ALL THE INTANGIBLES. 😁

He's also the kind of player that....LEAVES IT ALL ON THE FLOOR!

The Freeman/Osobor matchup tonight should be a good one. Osobor is 6'8" and appears to be pretty good in the post and on the pick and roll. He also tends to draw a lot of fouls down low. Here's hoping Enrique doesn't get in foul trouble. Oddly, the Utah State website lists him as a "wing." He's clearly a big.

7:30. https://caymanislandsclassic.com/sports/2023/6/27/mens 2023 bracket.aspx

With the win over FIU, the Zips advance to face 3-1 Utah State. Utah State put an impressive 23 point thumping on Marshall to advance. They were led by 6'8" junior wing Great Osobor's 18 points and 13 rebounds. Utah State was picked to finish 9th (out of 11) in the Mountain West preseason poll. Osobor is averaging 21.3 and 10.5 rpg on the season.

The basketball Zips could teach the football program about how to finish.

Yep, these are the ones you need to guy out when you're not hitting on all cylinders.

C'mon Zips. Need to finish.

Sammy has to contribute more on the boards. Enrique can't do it all.

Need a run here. Kaleb Thornton is our best PG right now. The maturity he brings coupled with his ability get the ball to others in the right spot are what this team needs.

I hope he some day gets to rub it in while playing his mentor like that POS Shaka did with KD.

8 scorers for the first 33 points. I love the balance and the ability of everyone in the rotation to score.

Our possible opponent in the Caymans tournament, Utah State, put a serious whoopin' on perennial powerhouse South Dakota Mines a couple of weeks ago.

Mr. Pinky does not use crayons. He uses a whiteboard (with permanent markers).

I dare you to look them in the eye and say "no videos please."

One thing I am looking forward to seeing more of is that shift where Dawson, Scott and Thornton come in together. Those three teamed with Sammy or Nate with Enrique was as effective or more effective than Tavari, Tribble and Nate with Sammy and Enrique. Thornton is a very good distributor. Thanks to Xavier and Hankerson for helping to get him here.

Just wait until they realize the new parking company is charging them $10 to park. I think OHSAA allows the schools to charge $5, but who knows about places like UA.

Walsh knows there's no I in team. They left it all on the floor.

Their losses to OSU and Illinois were by 6 and 11. Oddly, they were beaten in a scrimmage by Walsh.

I don't know, there might be a lot of cleanup from those 6 fans at the UA/OU game!

Drake is the only other team in the tournament without a loss thus far, but they've beaten 2 stiffs. Oakland is 1-2 but lost to OSU and Illinois and put a 19 point thumping on BG. Loyola Marymount is 2-1, beating two unknowns and losing to Yale. SAF is 2-1 with two wins over questionable competition and a 5 point loss to Middle Tennessee. Marshall is 1-1 with a loss to Radford and a win over Queens. Utah State is 2-1 with a loss to Bradley.