BirdZip

From what I've read on this forum, the students at UA don't think that getting into sports games free is a benefit. They want free pizza, and doughnuts, and shirts, and everything else to go with their tickets. And to sit at the 50-yard line. The fact that students at other universities have to pay for their tickets is likely invisible to them.

Yes, but we'd lose our home court advantage when playing K-ent. Damn--that was funnier before the Abreu debacle.

N'Dour to Zips +1.

I think the popularity of the latest Muppet movie has driven his stock up...

Yes. That's what I was trying to convey with my earlier post. This rule has all kinds of potential craziness associated with it. Makes me think also of the elbow rule where, even if unintentional, it's a flagrant. I think it was the Syracuse game (?) where a defender basically had his face 2 inches from the ball handler, but because the guy took the ball from his right side to his left side, he bumped the defender with his elbow. At some point there needs to be a sanity check.

What are the details of the rule? Do they check the tape after a last second shot that was made to determine if the clock was started too late? If so, do they wipe out the basket? If a last second shot attempt goes in but was taken after the buzzer, do they check to see if the clock was started too early and, if so, call it good and award the win to the shooting team? Unintended consequences...

How long have these Mercer players been seniors? I believe their coach has been there 6 years... 2009: 17-15 record, no postseason 2010: 16-17 record, no postseason (lost conference championship) 2011: 15-18 record, no postseason 2012: 27-11 record, Won 5 straight games in the CIT (won the tournament) 2013: 24-12 record, lost in conference championship, Beat Tennessee in the NIT before falling to BYU 2014: 27-8 record, won conference championship, Beat Duke in NCAA tourney and still alive

The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.--Michelangelo

Just the facts... Postseason summary over the last 10 years: 2005: None 2006: NIT (W 80-73 OT vs Temple) (L 60-71 to Creighton) 2007: None 2008: NIT (W 65-60 OT vs Florida State) (L 63-68 to U Mass) 2009: NCAA (L 64-77 to Gonzaga) 2010: CBI (L 66-70 to Green Bay) 2011: NCAA (L 56-69 to Notre Dame) 2012: NIT (L 74-76 to Northwestern) 2013: NCAA (L 42-88 to VCU) 2014: CIT (L 91-97 to IPFW) CIT: 0-1 CBI: 0-1 NIT: 2-3 NCAA: 0-3 Last win: 2008

That explains why you're an Ohio U fan. Just kidding...

Part of the Zips' problem in many games this year was that certain players weren't into it. How often were we fans frustrated by what we interpreted as a lack of effort. if nothing else, this tournament can help to highlight which players are true competitors and which ones are just along for the ride.

Once you eat Filet Mignon, you don't really want to eat anything else either. But when the cupboard's bare and your pockets are empty, if someone hands you a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, you eat it.

Are we using 2008 data to make all of our predictions?

Now you sound like a student negotiating his / her attendance at a basketball game...

Starting a little early with the doom and gloom aren't you? Can't you at least wait until the game starts to bash the Zips?

Can't State Really Sucks. Can't State Really, Really Sucks. Can't State Really Sucks.

I think it might be at the 2:18 mark of this YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAXf9iw5qa4

I find this statistic hard to believe--and practically impossible to calculate.

In his post-game talk with Frenchie, KD basically said Nyles had 10 games to show what he could do and didn't get it done, so now it's Melo's turn again. He didn't use those exact words but that's basically what he said. Of course, the other explanation might be hidden in the pre-game. When announcing the starting line-ups, Frenchie listed Rafael Betancourt as a starter. "Reports of the Zips' demise have been greatly exaggerated."--Mark Twain

Perhaps he can be awarded work study credits for horticulture?

Someone needs to design a better chair for 7-footers to sit in.