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In hindsight, the decision to cancel the tournament was the right decision and probably saved lives. I am healthy sitting at the computer and thankful for my health and the health of my family. I hope all Zip fans stay healthy to cheer for the Zips next year.
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2020-2021 Akron Zips Basketball- Looking Forward
1981 grad replied to clarkwgriswold's topic in Akron Zips Basketball
I wish Jaden the best wherever he lands. I thought he was always a great cheerleader on the bench. He slimmed down and played with more intensity during the season. He had some great minutes and was scoring on some nice assists by Jackson. He also worked hard on defense and pulled down some nice rebounds. However, I think it was in the Ohio game where a player drove the lane and Jaden did not move to block his shot and the guy had a layup. Groce pulled him and I don't think he saw the court again. I felt bad for him but when you are at the end of the bench there is just no room for error. I was looking forward to seeing how much he progressed next season. -
2019-2020 Akron Zips Basketball- Looking Forward
1981 grad replied to clarkwgriswold's topic in Akron Zips Basketball
I would like to give a shout out and well done to the above and also Clark Griswold who predicted the 3 guard starting rotation of Jackson Banks and Cheese along with Riak and Williams. I was always concerned about the number of transfers but you were correct that Groce was just getting players who wanted to be in his system and would work within his system. Nobody predicted that Groce would be coach of the year or that Jackson would be player of the year. The Zips finished the season strong and beat Buffalo in Buffalo. I cannot remember the last time that happened. We had a great season!!! It just ended too soon. -
I believe that you would have to do that for all sports that were affected by the cancellations. It would be very costly but I think it would be a great idea to give student athletes the option.
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Bizarre, just saw a trailer for "A quiet place, part 2"
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I am not happy with the decision but I respect it considering there is a national emergency. We can watch the game on ESPN plus or the CBS sports network. “The best way to prevent a catastrophic explosion of new cases in the next few weeks, many experts think, is to break potential chains of transmission by preventing sick people from coming in close contact with healthy ones, whether it means canceling conferences or relying on individual decisions to avoid crowded public transportation or postpone weddings,”
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So basically, our basketball game will look like a Tuesday night Akron home football game from this past season.
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The Ivy League Cancels Conference Basketball Tournaments- I know that this may be the correct thing to do but I feel bad for all the seniors who will never get to play their last game. I think holding the tournament without fans may be the best compromise if they go in that direction. What about the Cavs? How do you justify canceling the MAC tournament only to have the Cavs fill the arena next week?
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I also purchased my tickets on Travel Zoo. I am a season ticket holder in the lower bowl and have been for many years and I am always upset when I buy tickets from Akron I always get sent to the upper level of the Q. I have complained and my season ticket agent indicates that the seating is made by Akron and the big donors get the lower level seats near the floor.
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Tribbles second dunk was one of the best dunks I have seen from an Akron Guard. He was fearless going over the defender and to the hoop. Also, I was curious how bad the refs were and reviewed LCJ's first blocking foul that looked like a charge and Williams last foul that looked like a flop. Both calls were good calls. On the blocking foul Jackson did not move parallel but moved his leg forward causing the contact. On Williams last foul he hit the shooter on the arm as he was shooting and it had nothing to do with the flop or sticking the leg out.
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Travel Zoo also has discounted tickets.
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I think this is a great bracket for the Zips. We had 4 losses and the only team that we lost to on our side of the bracket are the bulls and we just beat them at their place.
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Great game by the Zips. Nice to see Williams make some 3 balls and lead the team in scoring. Kent killed us on the offensive boards but some of the rebounds were deep rebound and Akron had position but went to the Kent player. The refs were bad both ways. They let the teams play and then called some stupid fouls. The Jackson blocking foul was pure crap but the same ref made the same call against Kent so it even out. With all of the turnaround from last season I did not think we would win the MAC. LCJ kept saying "trust the process" He was right. Congrats to the team and to Groce for a great regular season. Let's finish the job and get back to NCAA.
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MAC Men’s Basketball - Catch-all Thread
1981 grad replied to Captain Kangaroo's topic in Akron Zips Basketball
I believe if we end up in a tie with Bowling Green we are considered co-conference champions. They just get the higher seed because of the tie breaker and probably the automatic NIT bid. (I remember this nugget of information from a prior year when we tied for conference regular season) -
As a Zips fan I always wondered what it would be like to have the best guard in the league. Now I know. LCJ for MAC player of the year.
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Williams hit a 3!!!! It looks like he put a lot more arc on the shot. I like the way he is driving to the basket and passing on the long range shot.
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A lot of their offense is to slash to the basket and when the defense collapses to the paint to pass the ball out to the 3 line for an open three. It works when you are shooting the 3 ball. Remember, at one point in the season this team was top 10 nationally on 3 point shooting percentage. We struggle when we cannot make a 3 ball.
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Williams drove to the basket and drew a foul. He needs to get to the hoop.
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Same stuff as Saturday!! We start off 1 for 15 and X man cannot buy a basket. We are not playing Miami at home. Looking ugly!!
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The Zips poor shooting just continues. Never seen Williams playing this poorly. There is no reason to cover him from beyond the 3 line. He is probably 1 out of his last 20 from beyond the 3 line. I guess we were due for a bad game. This is the worse. However, I still believe we can come back.
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Same start as last game. Shooting the 3 ball and missing. Williams cannot hit a 3 no matter how open. LCJ is the only one to make any baskets. Terrible camera work. Camera on coach while game in progress.
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It bothered me on Saturday that our first 9 shots were 3 balls and most were misses. We need to get some inside shots and not shoot everything from the outside. We need X man to shoot the ball well. Would love this team to win tonight and at Buffalo and get that one seed!!!
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Game 27- Miami- Saturday at 4:00 p.m.
1981 grad replied to clarkwgriswold's topic in Akron Zips Basketball
It is so nice getting points from our center position. Riak and Sayles scored 9 points. X man is in a shooting slump. He made one three pointer and 3 layups on putbacks around the basket. He did not force the 3 pointers and they were all wide open shots. I was glad to see him pass up some 3 point shots in the second half and pass the ball. He made 8 free throws. We started off shaky with our first 9 shots all being from distance. Our defense, lack of turnovers and rebounding kept it close in the first 10 minutes because our shooting was awful from distance. Riak was on the post game and indicated that he gets one three pointer a game and if he makes it he can shoot a second. I believe he has only made one 3 pointer. Dawson also took an ugly shot from distance. Ali, Dawson, Riak, and Tribble are a combined 2 for 21 from distance. I hate to say this but Riak might have the best form of these four when shooting the 3 ball. Cheese and Jackson had nice scoring and Banks had some timely threes. Love the chemistry on this team. We only had one shot clock violation and that was at the end of the game when we were milking the clock. -
Season high for for USC although they referred to it as a career high in the interview. I knew that he had scored more points in Akron and I just made the same mistake.
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Daniel has been playing very well and had a career high of 23 points for USC last week and I saw him interviewed on a post game show. Very intelligent young man. The next game USC lost to a ranked team but Daniel is now a starter and played over 30 minutes. I am glad to see that he is doing well. I think his decision to transfer worked out for both teams. I just don't think LCJ could control this team like he has if Daniel would have stayed. I believe that this team plays better without him because we are quicker and more athletic.