Zips Rock Toledo!!

[Zippy989]

Wow, what a game.. nobody gave us a chance. Yet here we are... great team effort and desire tonite.. never stopped clawing, scratching and fighting for it...

Coach Dambrot has accomplished amazing things in his first season...

One question?? How can we go 9 for 16 from 3 point arc but 11/22 from line???

The free throws are killing me...

Other than that... Zips Rock!!!

[Zip Watcher]

Nice win that the Zips had to have at home. Gotta hold serve at home.

Some brief thoughts before I turn in for the night:

- I would categorize this as an UGLY win. A win's a win, but there were opportunities to blow this game open .. and those chances were blown by trying to make a difficult pass when the passer had a good look at the hoop already. Turnovers on interior passing in the 2nd half almost cost the Zips a win.

- Was this Rick McFadden's best ever game as a Zip? Gotta hand it to him .. that's what a captain should do .. go out and hustle and lead the team to victory. I think he's played quite well the past 2 or 3 games. Nice to see him upping his game. Hope to see hiim finish out his career strongly. Nice work Rick.

- I thought that for BRIEF STRETCHES both Preston and Futch showed that they can be effective contributors to this team. I think both of them were at a small peak around the time of the Ball State game & lately have been a bit off. But in the middle of the 2nd half, Preston was huge with a couple of blocks & rebounds. Late in the game, Futch had a key basket and some big rebounds on the defensive side. Rob's tip on the loose pass late in the game was key. Nice game fellas .. looking foward to seeing you both continue to put it together.

- When Rob is able to knock down an early three, I think he presents a huge matchup dificulty for the other team defensively. He can blow by big guys off the dribble and shoot over most forwards .. If Rob can get his defense together & commit to the hustle and rotations .. he could be a player.

- Romeo continues to improve every night. He's now surpassed Ryan Andrick in my list of the most improved players from one season to the next in recent Zips history. We look forward to seeing him every game because he really brings it. Anyone else notice that he's been able to keep his fouls under control and still be agressive inside? Improvements are visible game to game now.

That's what I've got for now. The Zips now sit 2 games back of Miami in the 2nd spot in the East and 3rd overall for the MAC seedings. They control their own destiny for a home game or first round bye. Next one is huge because it will seal up another tiebreaker. The tiebreaks are looking good for the Zips right now and a win on Wednesday would go even further.

8-5 with 5 to play. 11 or 12 isn't out of reach.

Go Zips!!