Bleacher Bum Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 Before the season, did anyone here think when these two teams met this weekend they'd both be 1-3? Here's to us burying the Golden Showers in the basement of the MAC.Akron 74Can't 70Double OT -- Akron will trail by double digits early in the 2nd half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 So....you're saying it will be a similar second half as the game at the JAR last year? I've probably never personally witnessed a comeback in the last 2 minutes like we all witnessed that day. I would only change the ending. Yes, the 1-3 records surprise me a little bit, but both programs did indeed lose some key pieces. I'd like to say that we match up well with these guys, but any rebounding advantage that we should have had this year because of their loss of Scott and Quaintance is tempered by the fact that we are a poor rebounding team without Wood. We know these guys play rough (I call it Thuggery) and we have to match them. But, without guys like Wood and Dials, and Bardo getting significant minutes in the paint, do we have the muscle that we need for this game? Can't 60 Akron 54The only thing that will save us is a good 3-point percentage, and some inspired defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 Buffalo outrebounded Can't 39-29 in their 64-53 win last night in Buffalo, and they outrebounded the Zips 32-23 in their 63-61 win in Akron. So it appears that the Zips and Can't may be pretty close in their rebounding deficiencies.I think this game is a close match that comes down to intangibles. Can't has an advantage with Fisher being a proven go-to guy in crunch time. Will anyone step up for the Zips? Is this the game where the Zips move their game up a notch and play closer to their full capabilities?Whoever loses is going to be in a deep hole in terms of avoiding a 4th game in the MAC tournament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 It's hard to imagine Tyree Evans having 3 straight games of horrid shooting, so I think the Zips will need to score a bit more than usual to win this one. I DO think we can create turnovers against Can't however. Maybe a few fast break buckets off of TOs will be just what the Dr. ordered?Zips 68flushes 65Ps. Someone (The Nitro Net Nuker?) gets hot from three point land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-Roo Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 Buffalo outrebounded Can't 39-29 in their 64-53 win last night in Buffalo, and they outrebounded the Zips 32-23 in their 63-61 win in Akron. So it appears that the Zips and Can't may be pretty close in their rebounding deficiencies.I think this game is a close match that comes down to intangibles. Can't has an advantage with Fisher being a proven go-to guy in crunch time. Will anyone step up for the Zips? Is this the game where the Zips move their game up a notch and play closer to their full capabilities?Whoever loses is going to be in a deep hole in terms of avoiding a 4th game in the MAC tournament.Evenly matched... key may be if the Zips are aggressive going to the hoop and shoot FT's....Head-to-Head StatsZips avg 37.2 rebounds per gameCan't avg 38.9 rebounds per gameFG %Zips 41%flushes 44%3 ptrsZips 32%Can't State 31%Assists 12 for each Blocks 2.5 for eachSteals 7 vs 8 Turnovers 12 for eachFree ThrowsZips 71.3%flushes 61.8% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickzips Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 One good thing for the Zips. Apparently Chris Singletary is suffering from a shoulder injury. He was held out of their game against Buffalo, and could miss this game as well. Can't's team this year is Singletary, Fisher, Evans and not much else. You take Singletary out of that equation and they get even thinner. I watched them last weekend against Miami and they didn't look very good. The key is going to be getting Chris McKnight going inside. Their interior game is virtually non-existant with the loss of Quantance. If Chris can continue his recent run of good games we have a real good shot at taking this thing. Then it is a brief stopover at YSU and a trip to the real basement of the MAC, the Western Division. Hopefully this can start our run to the end of the season. This team is right there, but like most young teams, they haven't yet figured out how to close out games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips88 Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 We finally put it together and take care of business at home ...Akron 71Flushes 62.13GO ZIPS!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootforRoo44 Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 Honestly i'm seeing a blowout. Akron-78, Can't-58It's about time these guys bust out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 Zips win comfortably by 14. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandzip Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 We finally put it together and take care of business at home ...Akron 71Flushes 62.13GO ZIPS!!!!10 hours and no comment on the Singletary reference? You guys are slacking today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleacher Bum Posted January 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 10 hours and no comment on the Singletary reference? You guys are slacking today.Oop. Sorry. It's Can't Week. I've been drunk since Tuesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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