How many blocks did Zeke have?

[akronzips71]

He must be closing in on that record.

And as far as AA, WOWOWOWOWOWOW.

This is the first true ATHLETE that the Zips have had that U can remember.

He will mature and play smarter. But I hope he keeps playing with abandon.

Ditto for Diggs. He made a very bad decision on the break, but it is so nice to have a guy on the floor who can make things happen.

[RowdyZip]

He must be closing in on that record.

And as far as AA, WOWOWOWOWOWOW.

This is the first true ATHLETE that the Zips have had that U can remember.

He will mature and play smarter. But I hope he keeps playing with abandon.

Ditto for Diggs. He made a very bad decision on the break, but it is so nice to have a guy on the floor who can make things happen.

It was an exciting game to watch, absolutely. The Zips still are prone to those long scoring droughts, which struck twice in the second half evaporating 16 and 10 point leads. It was more drastic with Abreu on the bench with foul trouble. His ability to create plays will only get better, and it's hard to believe he's only played 14 college games. The chemistry with Zeke and the others will be fun to watch over the next couple years.

Speaking of Zeke...that block on the dunk was about the most fantastic defensive play I've ever seen in person. I didn't think there was any way to recover as the offensive player blew by him but boy did he. I really hope that shows up in the highlights on youtube. The crowd from that point fed the Zips for the next 5 or 6 minutes, it was as loud in there (with 2,000 people) as I've ever heard it. It reminded me of the fact that if we ever average 4500-5000 fans a game and 75% of them didn't sit on there hands, what a home court advantage we'd have.

[Dave in Green]

Zeke had 4 blocks tonight. I have no idea how Zeke blocked that dunk without fouling. I hope there is good video of that one, because it should have a place of honor on the season highlights video.

[akronzips71]

He must be closing in on that record.

And as far as AA, WOWOWOWOWOWOW.

This is the first true ATHLETE that the Zips have had that U can remember.

He will mature and play smarter. But I hope he keeps playing with abandon.

Ditto for Diggs. He made a very bad decision on the break, but it is so nice to have a guy on the floor who can make things happen.

It was an exciting game to watch, absolutely. The Zips still are prone to those long scoring droughts, which struck twice in the second half evaporating 16 and 10 point leads. It was more drastic with Abreu on the bench with foul trouble. His ability to create plays will only get better, and it's hard to believe he's only played 14 college games. The chemistry with Zeke and the others will be fun to watch over the next couple years.

Speaking of Zeke...that block on the dunk was about the most fantastic defensive play I've ever seen in person. I didn't think there was any way to recover as the offensive player blew by him but boy did he. I really hope that shows up in the highlights on youtube. The crowd from that point fed the Zips for the next 5 or 6 minutes, it was as loud in there (with 2,000 people) as I've ever heard it. It reminded me of the fact that if we ever average 4500-5000 fans a game and 75% of them didn't sit on there hands, what a home court advantage we'd have.

Back in the 1960s we used to fill Memorial Hall to the rafters to take on such basketball giants as Philadelphia Textile and Kentucky Wesleyan.

It is nothing but embarrassing that you can only get 2000 for a Div 1 game against an opponent that everyone has heard of - to say nothing of the fact that the Zips have become a perennial post season team. SHAME.

[Dr Z]

This is the first true ATHLETE that the Zips have had that U can remember.

Just basketball? I would say J Ball was a real athlete, he did things on the court I haven't seen since he left. If we extend it to football, D Smith. I have yet to see anybody dominate a game like he did at Ken+.

[Captain Kangaroo]

This is the first true ATHLETE that the Zips have had that U can remember.

Just basketball? I would say J Ball was a real athlete, he did things on the court I haven't seen since he left. If we extend it to football, D Smith. I have yet to see anybody dominate a game like he did at Ken+.

Marcel Boyce...Anthony Buford...Jason Taylor...Eric McLaughlin...Joe Jakubik...Christie Smith...Bill Turner...I'm sure I'm missing about 30 others.

Let's not hoist any jersey's to the rafters just yet...a short-handed Oral Roberts abused us in the paint last night.

Zeke is 0-2 vs. K.e.n.t. A nice 1st pull (of the requisite 20) on the rafter hoist would be to key the start of a multi-game win streak vs. the F.lashes on Saturday.

[MDZip]

He must be closing in on that record.

Which record are you talking about? Zeke already is tied for the most blocks in a game (6), set the freshman record for most blocks (59) which is also second all-time to Romeo's Travis's record of 65. He has 37 halfway through his sophomore year so for his career he has 96 which is fourth all time. Second place is 109 so he will certainly move into 2nd place this year but he still has a way to go to pass Romeo's 165 career blocks.

[skip-zip]

This is the first true ATHLETE that the Zips have had that U can remember.

Just basketball? I would say J Ball was a real athlete, he did things on the court I haven't seen since he left. If we extend it to football, D Smith. I have yet to see anybody dominate a game like he did at Ken+.

Marcel Boyce...Anthony Buford...Jason Taylor...Eric McLaughlin...Joe Jakubik...Christie Smith...Bill Turner...I'm sure I'm missing about 30 others.

Let's not hoist any jersey's to the rafters just yet...a short-handed Oral Roberts abused us in the paint last night.

Zeke is 0-2 vs. K.e.n.t. A nice 1st pull (of the requisite 20) on the rafter hoist would be to key the start of a multi-game win streak vs. the F.lashes on Saturday.

Thank you. You saved me some typing. But, I guess I should let the youngsters have a little fun. I'm guessing a lot of people on this board weren't even born when I was watching some of those guys play.

[skip-zip]

He must be closing in on that record.

And as far as AA, WOWOWOWOWOWOW.

This is the first true ATHLETE that the Zips have had that U can remember.

He will mature and play smarter. But I hope he keeps playing with abandon.

Ditto for Diggs. He made a very bad decision on the break, but it is so nice to have a guy on the floor who can make things happen.

If he plays with abandon, he'll be too much like Humpty. And I don't want him to be like Humpty. I think he could end up being much better than that.

Diggs is a no-brainer as far as "athletic" is concerned.