Zips @ Central Michigan

[Z.I.P.]

Akron won this game when the Chipps were down! Central scores 13 points over the final 14:10 of play. Did someone say, "A win is a win is a win."?

[RowdyZip]

Great win. Add to it, the unfortunate item that DistrictBaller and crew are nearly losing to #132 George Mason. Way to blow it before our Bracket Buster. Sheesh.

[MDZip]

So the Zips end at 5-1 against the West (but incredibly the one loss was at home to EMU), I think everyone would have taken that at the beginning of the crossover part of the schedule. C'mon Ball State, if the Flushes win they will have gone 6-0 against the West two straight years. Let 'em get back into MAC East play so everybody else can pound them. Go Zips!

Great win. Add to it, the unfortunate item that DistrictBaller and crew are nearly losing to #132 George Mason. Way to blow it before our Bracket Buster. Sheesh.

Oh, and

[akronzips71]

Zeke really did own the court in crunch time. With 1:24 left and the Zips trailing 50-52, he had 3 rebounds and a block over those last 84 seconds.Conyers had pulled them to within 2 with a layup, C. McKnight tied it with a layup after a Zeke rebound, McNees put them 2 ahead with a pair of free throws after a Zeke rebound, and Hitchens sealed it with 2 more free throws after a Zeke block.It was a team victory, but Zeke was just outstanding at the end. I don't know how you don't have him on the court at the end of close games after this performance.

Thank You

[RowdyZip]

Wow. I should be rooting for our future opponents, but I am just so shocked to see that world famous program in Virginia drop a game to the lowly 120-RPI George Mason Patriots. Geez. Maybe they aren't invincible? Here's hoping we both win out the rest of the way.

[mes102]

Final/OTVCU 77George Mason 82

[ZachTheZip]

At least we have until Sunday to rest for Ohio, while they still have to play CMU.

[Dave in Green]

How about a nod to the much maligned Mike Bardo. With B. McKnight on the bench, Bardo got to start the game alongside Zeke, Conyers, McNees and Hitchens. He only played 10 minutes, but was 1-2 from the field and had 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 0 turnovers and 0 fouls. Nice contribution to a big road win.Maybe the worst statistic of the night for the Zips was turnovers -- 17 ugly ones. But the guy who played the most minutes and probably handled the ball more than anyone else, McNees, had 0 turnovers. It didn't hurt that he chose this game to break out of his shooting slump by hitting all 4 field goal attempts (all treys) and all 4 free throws for 16 points.It's when different players step up each game to make the difference that you begin to appreciate the philosophy of having a deep bench with lots of players getting a chance to contribute.

[akronzips71]

How about a nod to the much maligned Mike Bardo. With B. McKnight on the bench, Bardo got to start the game alongside Zeke, Conyers, McNees and Hitchens. He only played 10 minutes, but was 1-2 from the field and had 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 0 turnovers and 0 fouls. Nice contribution to a big road win.Maybe the worst statistic of the night for the Zips was turnovers -- 17 ugly ones. But the guy who played the most minutes and probably handled the ball more than anyone else, McNees, had 0 turnovers. It didn't hurt that he chose this game to break out of his shooting slump by hitting all 4 field goal attempts (all treys) and all 4 free throws for 16 points.It's when different players step up each game to make the difference that you begin to appreciate the philosophy of having a deep bench with lots of players getting a chance to contribute.

Well you guys can flame the hell out of me, but I think that a lot of the turnovers are due to the extreme rotation. When people play together a lot, they start to anticipate where they will be. When it's a different player, the anticipation does not work.When Plaxico Burris went out, Mannings new target bacame Domenik Hixon (ring a bell with anyone?). But Burris was WAY taller and had much more reach and leap, and Manning regularly overthrew Hixon. That's what I am getting at.

[johnnyzip84]

Steve McNees is 4-4 from 3 tonight, looks like he is going to have to take the shots here down the stretch if we wanna pull this off.

Did I say Steve would break out of his slump at Ball St.? It reminds me of when I tried to time the 2000 market correction................ in 1999 :wall:I'll trade near miss prognostications for Zip victories any day of the week. Go Zips!!!

[Dave in Green]

Well you guys can flame the hell out of me, but I think that a lot of the turnovers are due to the extreme rotation. When people play together a lot, they start to anticipate where they will be. When it's a different player, the anticipation does not work.When Plaxico Burris went out, Mannings new target bacame Domenik Hixon (ring a bell with anyone?). But Burris was WAY taller and had much more reach and leap, and Manning regularly overthrew Hixon. That's what I am getting at.

Nothing to flame about. You are correct that the more player rotation you have, the more difficult it is for everyone to have good timing. There are advantages and disadvantages to every strategy.So how does the Zips season turnover percentage of 20.7% compare with other D1 teams? Dead average. The average season turnover percentage of all D1 teams is 20.7%.So the Zips are able to rotate more players in and out than average without having an above average turnover percentage. The CMU game just happened to be one of the Zips worst in that category, and was probably affected by the absence of their go-to guy on offense (B. McKnight).Pomeroy Zips Stats

[GJGood]

I really like the spark Roberts has been providing lately. I'm not sure that he isn't the MVP for the last two weeks, yet he always seems to be overshadowed. Maybe, though, that is a good thing.

[Dr Z]

So how does the Zips season turnover percentage of 20.7% compare with other D1 teams? Dead average. The average season turnover percentage of all D1 teams is 20.7%.

Look for my new sign at the JAR on Sunday, WE ARE AVERAGE. Everybody will get pumped when they see it.PS Speaking of average, KD pulled his record to even last night in games the Zips score under 70, he is now 44-44 in those type of games (according to the graphic shown on tv during the BSU game). For the guys that think stats are important.

[Captain Kangaroo]

CMU Board Comments

[zipseuph]

Akron won this game when the Chipps were down!

pun of the day haha

[Dr Z]

CMU Board Comments

Interesting. Sounds pretty much like our site, minus blaming the loss on the refs bad calls and the rationalizing.

[MaxZIP]

CMU Board Comments

Interesting. Sounds pretty much like our site, minus blaming the loss on the refs bad calls and the rationalizing.

They have already done that and moved on.

[Zips Win!]

Was it me or was Frenchy doing a lot of complaining last night? He better be careful with the complaining ... It seems like he forgot all about the EMU game a week earlier...Finally, an opponent did the crapping for once...A very nice recovery after going down 11. McNees was huge brining the deficit back to only 6. Then is was game on...Way to weather the storm and then make it a game!And a superb final three minutes....

[Dave in Green]

So how does the Zips season turnover percentage of 20.7% compare with other D1 teams? Dead average. The average season turnover percentage of all D1 teams is 20.7%.

Look for my new sign at the JAR on Sunday, WE ARE AVERAGE. Everybody will get pumped when they see it.

Selective quoting will often lead to false conclusions. The rest of the statement suggests that the Zips are probably above average in turnover percentage for a team that substitutes so many players so frequently.Like most teams, the Zips are average in some areas and above or below average in others. Most important is the overall average. By most rating systems there are currently about 100 D1 teams that are better on average than the Zips and about 200 D1 teams that are on average worse.So the Zips are above average overall, but not as good as they or we would like.

[Dr Z]

So the Zips are above average overall, but not as good as they or we would like.

I'm not sure that will fit on my sign.

[Dave in Green]

WE ARE AVERAGEWAY BEYOND AVERAGE

[RACER]

kd needs to get zeke more pt.he is the one player that other teams worry about going inside.when we played texas a.m. he shut them down inside.if zeke can do that against a top 30 team then the mac teams should not be a problem.

[Dave in Green]

Aside from a dip in his playing time when his legs were hurting, Zeke's minutes have been slowly increasing as the season has gone on. He's averaged 20 minutes per game over the past 3 games, and there's no reason to think he won't continue to play half or more of each game.We can't lose sight of the fact that he is a 7-foot true freshman still transitioning from a short HS season to a longer, more physically demanding D1 season. The physical stress is greater on the really big players. It's a fine balance between playing Zeke enough to let his game grow and not physically draining him so that he runs out of energy when they need him most.Let's face it. The Zips are good enough to qualify for a decent seed in the MAC tournament with Zeke playing limited minutes. They don't really need Zeke to play long minutes until they reach the point of win or go home (MAC tournament).We have to trust KD to get it right, and that Zeke will come into the playoffs with just the right balance of experience and energy from having played enough, but not too many, minutes in the regular season.

[MDZip]

West still hasn't caught up to the East yet. No yeam from the East had a losing record against the West this year (BGSU and Buffalo went 3-3 and Ohio will be no worse than 3-3, The Zips and Miami both went 5-1and the Flushes went 6-0. This is probably good for the Zips, it probably means that once again the East is going to get three of the byes. We just have to make sure we are one of them.