ZachTheZip Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 Short turnaround. Akron plays EMU at home on Monday. EMU is a talented team, far better than they have been in the past, but they're only an average MAC West team. They have some good players in Brandon Bowdry and Carlos Medlock.Akron just needs to come out with energy. No sleepwalking like against Toledo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zip37 Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 SLEEPWALKING????? I wouldn't call it that good! Looked like a Hipsher coached team, but an ugly win is as good as a beautiful win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootforRoo44 Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 SLEEPWALKING????? I wouldn't call it that good! Looked like a Hipsher coached team, but an ugly win is as good as a beautiful win! In the standings but not at the bank.I think Saturday's game scared away a few hundred people from ever attending another Zips basketball game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 SLEEPWALKING????? I wouldn't call it that good! Looked like a Hipsher coached team, but an ugly win is as good as a beautiful win! In the standings but not at the bank.I think Saturday's game scared away a few hundred people from ever attending another Zips basketball game.I would guess that most of the reason for the bigger crowd on Saturday was due to the Hall of Fame inductions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes102 Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 SLEEPWALKING????? I wouldn't call it that good! Looked like a Hipsher coached team, but an ugly win is as good as a beautiful win! In the standings but not at the bank.I think Saturday's game scared away a few hundred people from ever attending another Zips basketball game.I would guess that most of the reason for the bigger crowd on Saturday was due to the Hall of Fame inductions. and the soccer team being honored... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 SLEEPWALKING????? I wouldn't call it that good! Looked like a Hipsher coached team, but an ugly win is as good as a beautiful win! In the standings but not at the bank.I think Saturday's game scared away a few hundred people from ever attending another Zips basketball game.My guests wanted to leave at halftime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infofan Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 EMU game is televised so look for small crowd. However, I sent a suggestion to TW that they carry the FSN Ohio video feed on scoreboard so maybe we can actually have replays like most everywhere else. Does anyone know when bracketbusters are announced?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plowerman78 Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 6:30 tonight on espnU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zips Win! Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 SLEEPWALKING????? I wouldn't call it that good! Looked like a Hipsher coached team, but an ugly win is as good as a beautiful win! In the standings but not at the bank.I think Saturday's game scared away a few hundred people from ever attending another Zips basketball game.I would guess that most of the reason for the bigger crowd on Saturday was due to the Hall of Fame inductions. How about free tickets!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hip Zip Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 Short turnaround. Akron plays EMU at home on Monday. EMU is a talented team, far better than they have been in the past, but they're only an average MAC West team. They have some good players in Brandon Bowdry and Carlos Medlock.Akron just needs to come out with energy. No sleepwalking like against Toledo.Don't forget Justin Dobbins who is also one of the better forwards in the MAC. Medlock is not quite the player he was before he suffered some very serious injuries but he's still a damn good guard. With the talent this team has I have to wonder why they do not win more but coaching comes to mind. They do hit the glass well and defend well so this one has me worried a little. The Zips will need to bury the three ball tonight because it will be tough to score on the Eagles down low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unZIPped Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 I don't think its on espnU. According to gozips. com, its on FS Ohio. Check it out HERE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 Great idea to have the FSN Ohio video feed on scoreboard. Also hope they are smart enough to announce the Zips' bracketbuster opponent at tonight's game so we don't have to wait until we get home to find out.I'm looking for the Zips to be both sharper and looser tonight than they were Saturday. I really do think they were trying against Toledo, but for some reason were a little tight against a team for which they should have been loose. When the Zips finally put together the second half run that put the game out of reach, they were all pumped up as they went to the sideline for a timeout as if they'd just won the MAC championship. It was like they had been in a fog where nothing was working right and they couldn't find a way out of it.Hitchens got most of the credit for awakening the Zips. But it was another player who actually lit the fuse. We've been pretty free on ZN in our criticism of B. McKnight for his lack of intensity at both the offensive and defensive ends for much of the season. But with the Zips ahead by just 4 (40-36) with less than 8 minutes left in the game, it was Brett who first drove for a layup, and seconds later stole the ball to initiate the possession that led to a Hitchens trey. Just like that the Zips were up by 9, and from that point on the Zips all played with enough intensity to control the game.So I want to give credit to B. McKnight for the fire in his eyes on those back-to-back possessions that really turned the game. Hopefully all the Zips will show up with that fire tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyZip Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 If I were a gamblin' man, I'd be tempted to make this one "more interesting." Emu is bad, but the type of team that can give us issues, especially if we play like saturday. I think EMU beats the 13. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdZip Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 SLEEPWALKING????? I wouldn't call it that good! Looked like a Hipsher coached team, but an ugly win is as good as a beautiful win! In the standings but not at the bank.I think Saturday's game scared away a few hundred people from ever attending another Zips basketball game.I would guess that most of the reason for the bigger crowd on Saturday was due to the Hall of Fame inductions. How about free tickets!!!Actually, I think the decent crowd size was because word is getting out on the high quality of the halftime entertainment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Not looking very good at all right now.......reminds me of NIU the last two years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyZip Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Ugly game with piss-poor officiating both ways. Thanks MidAmerican Conference for an exciting brand of basketball! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxZIP Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Too much bardo. Not enough Marshall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsfan13 Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 This team has me extremely worried about the rest of the season. It seems like they play one good game, then two or three horrible games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipgrad01 Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 This team has me extremely worried about the rest of the season. It seems like they play one good game, then two or three horrible games.This is just a bad basketball team. We are undisciplined and extremely unathletic. I could shoot free throws better than this team with my off hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxZIP Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 This team has me extremely worried about the rest of the season. It seems like they play one good game, then two or three horrible games.This is just a bad basketball team. We are undisciplined and extremely unathletic. I could shoot free throws better than this team with my off hand.I think our problems are compounded by frantic subbing and a resulting lack of rythm. We really don't have a go to starting five. The constant mix and match result in streaks in o and d. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsfan13 Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 This team has me extremely worried about the rest of the season. It seems like they play one good game, then two or three horrible games.This is just a bad basketball team. We are undisciplined and extremely unathletic. I could shoot free throws better than this team with my off hand.Also, it seems that they've really struggled putting up points at times. Near the end of the game, my roommate and I were wondering what they were thinking when they put up some of their shots. They need to work on getting quality shots and not turning the ball over, especially in critical parts of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsfan13 Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 This team has me extremely worried about the rest of the season. It seems like they play one good game, then two or three horrible games.This is just a bad basketball team. We are undisciplined and extremely unathletic. I could shoot free throws better than this team with my off hand.I think our problems are compounded by frantic subbing and a resulting lack of rythm. We really don't have a go to starting five. The constant mix and match result in streaks in o and d.I definitely think that could be the big problem. The lack of rhythm could be why they struggle so much to get quality shots off some times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted February 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Standing behind the basket, the people around me and I displayed more passion than the team did.They say bad things come in threes. Humpty/Sullivan getting suspended, getting VCU in the bracketbusters, and then losing to EMU. That's three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootforRoo44 Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Standing behind the basket, the people around me and I displayed more passion than the team did.They say bad things come in threes. Humpty/Sullivan getting suspended, getting VCU in the bracketbusters, and then losing to EMU. That's three.i hear you...im sick of watching half ass basketball.Really, add the terrible officiating into it and you have the most boring basketball known to man. Also, im starting to wonder if KD really has what it takes to take this program to the next level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 I was dead wrong. The Zips looked no better tonight than they did Saturday night. EMU played with energy, confidence, poise and smarts. They made the Zips look like Toledo.The Zips couldn't hit from outside even with open looks. Ordinarily I'd be screaming at them to take it to the hole. But they couldn't hit the 3-footers, or the 5-footers, or the 10-footers.How long ago that great road win at WMU seems now, uselessly squandered away by losing at home to a team they could have beaten by 20 had they only played as they did at WMU.No excuses. But I do wonder if Hitchens could have supplied enough spark to get the Zips over the hump tonight had he been on the floor. I hope everyone on the team learned a valuable lesson tonight. When a player puts himself in a position of having to sit out a game, for whatever reason, the punishment can go far beyond that one player.Not long ago, Buffalo was on top of the world at 3-0, and Can't fans were crying about their team's inconsistency. Then Buffalo lost 3 in a row and Can't became consistent winners. It's just like last year. This week's hero team is next week's goat team. The Zips could lose a couple more in a row and then go on a roll. Who knows?Who will be at the top of their game for the MAC tournament? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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