zipalong Posted May 28, 2005 Report Posted May 28, 2005 Hear through the grapevine that B. Dials is out for the upcoming season due to injury this week. Humm, now who;s going to take him place? Will J. Woods be back as his freshman self? Quote
zipboy Posted May 28, 2005 Report Posted May 28, 2005 Looks like Dru is back to playing 35 minutes a night. Any word on the schedule yet? Quote
KingZip Posted May 28, 2005 Report Posted May 28, 2005 Don't know who B. Dials is? Nick Dials plays basketball at Akron. DUH. Quote
zipalong Posted May 29, 2005 Author Report Posted May 29, 2005 So, O.K., I got the initial wrong, I'm talking about eh BB player who transferred for OSU dude! Quote
zip37 Posted May 29, 2005 Report Posted May 29, 2005 ZIPALONG--some of these clowns are unforgiving, huh? As my old granny used to say, I knowed who you were talking about, must be a serious injury. With ball ammunition lock and load. Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted May 30, 2005 Report Posted May 30, 2005 Dials out for the season: True or False. Can someone confirm/deny? Quote
mnhouse Posted May 31, 2005 Report Posted May 31, 2005 torn acl yes. out for the season, not set in stone. Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted May 31, 2005 Report Posted May 31, 2005 torn acl yes. out for the season, not set in stone. Seems like the rule of thumb is 9 months for the ACL. That would put his availability...at some capacity(50%...75%...?)...at February 2006. If that time frame were accurate, a decision/gamble would need to be made whether he'd be granted a 6th year for medical hardship, or if he'd be better off playing the final few games + tourney. I'd guess it would be better to apply for the medical hardship IF he wanted to be in school for 6 years. Sitting out a full year as a transfer, then coming off a torn ACL doesn't bode well for making an meaningfull impact upon his return in February. Hope for the best...maybe it is a 6-monther (best case)? Quote
zipper Posted May 31, 2005 Report Posted May 31, 2005 I'd get a nice, leisurely master's degree. Quote
maggiemoo Posted May 31, 2005 Report Posted May 31, 2005 He if anyone will be ready for at least part of the season. I'd put my money on a shorter than 9 months recovery. Quote
Buckzip Posted May 31, 2005 Report Posted May 31, 2005 Will we ever have a completely healthy team for an entire season? Quote
Zippy989 Posted June 1, 2005 Report Posted June 1, 2005 http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/sports/colleg...on/11785844.htm Link above is to Beacon article.. requires sign in... text is below... Posted on Wed, Jun. 01, 2005 University of Akron notebook Debut of Dials could be delayed Guard to have surgery after sustaining torn ACL in 3-on-3 game By Darnell Mayberry Beacon Journal sports writer University of Akron sophomore basketball guard Nick Dials, who sat out last season under NCAA rules after transferring from Ohio State, tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee while playing 3-on-3 with teammates during an open gym session last week. Dials is scheduled to have surgery on the knee Thursday afternoon. A recovery period of about six to nine months is expected. ``If I had to guess right now, I'd say he'd miss a year,'' Akron coach Keith Dambrot said. Dials' injury eerily occurred the same way as sophomore forward Jeremiah Wood's in early January, both landing awkwardly going after a rebound. ``I landed on one leg,'' Dials said. ``It just stuck in the ground. Basically my weight was going right and my knee twisted left.'' The Zips were depending on Dials to provide a better backcourt rotation. They hoped his outside shooting would ease the departure of graduated forward Rick McFadden. ``It's a big blow to us,'' Dambrot said. ``This guy is a guy who's a winning guy. ``He's not a guy who can score 20 points a game but he's a winner.'' Dials sounded confident that he'd be ready for the start of the season. ``Regardless of what the doctor says, I'll be ready,'' he said. ``This season, I've been looking forward to it for over a year now, and it's kind of hard for me to let something get in the way of that.'' Hipsher, Arkansas talk Former Akron men's basketball coach Dan Hipsher is among the leading candidates for the top assistant position at Arkansas, which was recently vacated by Bill Herrion, who accepted the head coaching job at New Hampshire. It is believed that Hipsher will meet with the Arkansas administration Sunday and Monday in Fayetteville, Ark., and likely will receive an offer. Hipsher coached nine seasons with the Zips from 1996-2004, with a 112-137 record. Hipsher, who was fired after the 2003-2004 season, has been working in Akron's office of public affairs and development since his dismissal. Hipsher would coach under Stan Heath, the former coach at Can't State who is now in his third season at Arkansas. Quote
Zip N' Dots Posted June 17, 2005 Report Posted June 17, 2005 Dials is hopeful to be back by the start of MAC play this season, Wood is progressing slowly, so lets hope he stays motivated and gets back to 100% by seasons tip! Quote
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