Zips vs. Bowling Green

[GoZips]

While we wallow in the post game lust of a major beat down I am surprised that no one, and I meanno one, has mentioned a pair of glaring shortcomings. I really want answers to why no adjustmentwere made at half time for Bowling Green's very effective three quarter court press on our inbounds.Nor was an adjustment ever made to the half court trap double teams the kids kept running into.Now, the Zips beat URI's vaunted full court press by going over the top. But, against BUGS thethree quarter press seemed to terribly disrupt Akron at the beginning of the game. Admittedlythe kids gradually over came the jitters in the half court offense. It was, to say the least, quiteunnerving to watch.Other teams are going to review game tapes (film) and see that these tactics were effective.Expect to see these tactics applied in the future. Hats off to Louis Orr for a smart game plan. Heis one wise coach. His lack of floor talent let him down, not his coaching. Zips watch out.

[tpsjugglerdude]

How about this stat we scored 39 points in the 2nd half while BGSTD only scored 6 more then that for the entire game! I think the best way for us to get over teams that apply the full court or 3/4 press is to imply these into our defense. Not only does it add pressure to their offense and create turnovers but we would be so used to going against it in practice it wouldn't affect us in games.

[Zip Watcher]

While we wallow in the post game lust of a major beat down I am surprised that no one, and I meanno one, has mentioned a pair of glaring shortcomings. I really want answers to why no adjustmentwere made at half time for Bowling Green's very effective three quarter court press on our inbounds.Nor was an adjustment ever made to the half court trap double teams the kids kept running into.Now, the Zips beat URI's vaunted full court press by going over the top. But, against BUGS thethree quarter press seemed to terribly disrupt Akron at the beginning of the game. Admittedlythe kids gradually over came the jitters in the half court offense. It was, to say the least, quiteunnerving to watch.Other teams are going to review game tapes (film) and see that these tactics were effective.Expect to see these tactics applied in the future. Hats off to Louis Orr for a smart game plan. Heis one wise coach. His lack of floor talent let him down, not his coaching. Zips watch out.

There you go again, GoZips!While I agree it's best not to get too up on this one beatdown, as I suggested we don't get too down after the URI loss .. I again wonder what game you watched on Saturday.The Zips turned it over 13 times Saturday night. Is that less than they normally do? YES, it is.Perhaps no significant adjustment needed to be made because there wasn't a significant problem with the 3/4 court press / trap? The Zips issue in the first half was shooting. They couldn't throw it in the ocean for the first 8 or 10 minutes. Then it turned around.For example, in the first half, the Zips had 6 whole turnovers that led to 5 BG points. Compare that to BG having 13 turnovers that UA turned into 19 points.I look forward to the next time we see that super effective 3/4 quart press put on the Zips.Perhaps the best adjustment KD made was the one he didn't make? B) Go Zips!

[Captain Kangaroo]

It was the photographic negative of the URI game. For BG, we started the first 12-or-so minutes horrifically (10 points? Was it Coleman Crawford "Turn Back the Clock" Night?), then poured it on thereafter. Asking for a perfect 40 minutes every night is going to lead you to a lot of let-downs. For no good reason. It is really tough to be critical of a game where you finish it outscoring your opponent 53-21! Especially when that opponent is the defending MAC East regular season champs.Great game by the Zips. On a pro-BG note - I was impressed by how far Jacobowski (sp?) has come. He played a nice game. Otis Polk? Anthony Stacey has to be embarrassed at what has become of the once proud center position on the BG squad.Is Louis Orr even 2 lbs over his NBA playing weight?

[Zip Watcher]

On a pro-BG note - I was impressed by how far Jacobowski (sp?) has come. He played a nice game.

My father-in-law and I had a similar conversation. He's a BGSU grad converted to Zips fan, and a couple of years ago, we were surprised he was offered by the Zips when we first saw him. Joe had a nice game indeed.I think it's amazing they only had 2 guys make more than one shot in the game.

[Dave in Green]

I have to admit that I was also uncomfortable about how uncomfortable the Zips seemed to be against BG's press. I thought they were being too tentative and conservative in passing the ball back and forth so much instead of someone just dribbling through the press and across half court.But when it was all over, it turns out the Zips strategy produced good results. BG was generally unable to capitalize on all the passing by stepping in and grabbing many off.Having said that, I'd be more comfortable if the Zips had at least one guard who could singlehandedly break almost any press. McNees guards the ball pretty well, but takes a long time bringing it upcourt against the press. Hitchens is just the opposite, in that he brings the ball upcourt fast, but too often gets himself in trouble and turns it over. Roberts is somewhere between McNees and Hitchens.I really think the guy who best combines the kind of speed and control that can singlehandedly beat most presses is Steward. As he gets more playing time and more confidence, I think by the end of the year he could be the player the Zips turn to when facing a tough press. The way he can drive from one end of the court to the other and take the ball to the hoop through a forest of taller players is a big bonus.

[Zipmeister]

I have to admit that I was also uncomfortable about how uncomfortable the Zips seemed to be against BG's press. I thought they were being too tentative and conservative in passing the ball back and forth so much instead of someone just dribbling through the press and across half court.But when it was all over, it turns out the Zips strategy produced good results. BG was generally unable to capitalize on all the passing by stepping in and grabbing many off.Having said that, I'd be more comfortable if the Zips had at least one guard who could singlehandedly break almost any press. McNees guards the ball pretty well, but takes a long time bringing it upcourt against the press. Hitchens is just the opposite, in that he brings the ball upcourt fast, but too often gets himself in trouble and turns it over. Roberts is somewhere between McNees and Hitchens.I really think the guy who best combines the kind of speed and control that can singlehandedly beat most presses is Steward. As he gets more playing time and more confidence, I think by the end of the year he could be the player the Zips turn to when facing a tough press. The way he can drive from one end of the court to the other and take the ball to the hoop through a forest of taller players is a big bonus.

Someone check to see if Terry Marsh has any eligibility left.

[Hilltopper]

I have to admit that I was also uncomfortable about how uncomfortable the Zips seemed to be against BG's press. I thought they were being too tentative and conservative in passing the ball back and forth so much instead of someone just dribbling through the press and across half court.But when it was all over, it turns out the Zips strategy produced good results. BG was generally unable to capitalize on all the passing by stepping in and grabbing many off.Having said that, I'd be more comfortable if the Zips had at least one guard who could singlehandedly break almost any press. McNees guards the ball pretty well, but takes a long time bringing it upcourt against the press. Hitchens is just the opposite, in that he brings the ball upcourt fast, but too often gets himself in trouble and turns it over. Roberts is somewhere between McNees and Hitchens.I really think the guy who best combines the kind of speed and control that can singlehandedly beat most presses is Steward. As he gets more playing time and more confidence, I think by the end of the year he could be the player the Zips turn to when facing a tough press. The way he can drive from one end of the court to the other and take the ball to the hoop through a forest of taller players is a big bonus.

Someone check to see if Terry Marsh has any eligibility left.

Anybody seen Rashon Brown lately? Coast to coast with less than 5 seconds to beat Buffalo.