johnnyzip84 Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Despite the recent turnaround of the team's fortunes, I'm sure you've had your share of personal frustration on the court lately. Don't get me wrong. I sense that you are a team guy all the way, and you surely share in the satisfaction that success on the court brings. But it's not too hard to imagine that you'd like to be contributing more. I simply ask you to hang in there and continue to work hard in class and in practice. Even though the Zips have altered their schemes somewhat recently, I believe that there are going to be opportunities from here on out where your unique skills can provide the difference between winning and losing. You've probably heard it a thousand times, but try not to dwell on the referees calls and just play your game. Regardless of what happens on offense, you can ALWAYS be a game-changing presence in the middle as long as you keep yourself on the floor. Even without the demands of athletics, life can be a challenge for any of us during the college years. I don't lose sight of that. But I also believe that when we are put in difficult situations, these are the times when we can experience the most growth. Maybe that sounds trite and cliché, but it's true. Looking forward to seeing/hearing you take it to the Bobcats, F.L.A.S.H.E.S, and the rest of the MAC in the coming weeks. GO ZEKE and GO ZIPS!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Lest we forget: Zeke is still growing. That is, he is still getting taller. This means that his metabolism is geared to growing. He is still in a youth's body as opposed to a young man's body. LeSkunk passed through his growth spurt and reached an adult metabolism about age fifteen. A man has a larger frame with more bone mass. It is caused by testosterone. Now, I am not a doctor, and a doctor could put this in scientific terms. I can state it in laymen's terms. Zeke will, eventually, produce the testosterone that will cause him to develop muscles and bulk up. Its coming. Oh Lord, its not coming soon enough. I was once told that Zeke's patella measurements indicated that he would grow to seven-three. Zeke recently passed through seven-one. This height I got from his step-father (a man who loves Zeke). Be patient. When we see Zeke at a soccer game escorted by lovely young ladies and his X-box is no where to be seen, we will have the proof that his testosterone has kicked in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipboy Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Agreed, Zeke is doing fine. The team is flexible enough to play without him for stretches which is good. He will be needed though in the post season. And you bring good points up. A year from now he will be a bigger, stronger, seasoned guy. The offense is running well. If we can get to the last 5 minutes and Zeke has 2 fouls or less, look out because he just shuts down the middle at the end of games when he can be aggressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Honestly, right now all he needs to do is lose the short-term memory he carries through a game. What happened on the last possession doesn't matter now because the game has moved on. He dwells on past mistakes even as the game continues to move forward. Just play your heart out and live in the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootforRoo44 Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Be patient. When we see Zeke at a soccer game escorted by lovely young ladies and his X-box is no where to be seen, we will have the proof that his testosterone has kicked in. ZN.o Hall of Fame worthy line right there. (but Zeke, remember, you can have both!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 A lot of forum members took offense when Elton Alexander suggested that Zeke would benefit from redshirting. Imagine what Zeke's senior season might be like if he had redshirted and was playing as a freshman this season. Hard to think of a 7-footer as a still-growing kid. But Zeke has always shown signs of being a classic late bloomer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Actually, I think the most important thing is that the team is winning. IF we had a horrible season, he might think mentally that he just can't do well among a bunch of losers, and might look to move on. And move on he can. Any program in the country would jump at a chance to get him. But if we get to the Dance, Zeke will be on the floor in the Madness. That is what college BBall is all about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZoner Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 There's no indication Marshall has any thoughts of transferring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 There's no indication Marshall has any thoughts of transferring. In a related, important story - There is no indication that Alex Abreu has any thoughts of transferring. If there is any other breaking regarding players not doing anything, please keep us all posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted February 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 There's no indication Marshall has any thoughts of transferring. In a related, important story - There is no indication that Alex Abreu has any thoughts of transferring. If there is any other breaking regarding players not doing anything, please keep us all posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 For now, I'll just trust that our coaching staff has gotten to know him well enough at this point, and have chosen the appropriate path to move him along in his development and get the most out of him during his last 2 years here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 There's no indication Marshall has any thoughts of transferring. I think you completely missed my point. The football players are deserting the sinking ship in droves. That might have happened with someone that would get other offers if we kept losing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootforRoo44 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 There's no indication Marshall has any thoughts of transferring. I think you completely missed my point. The football players are deserting the sinking ship in droves. That might have happened with someone that would get other offers if we kept losing. I get you....though I am a bit worried about Marshall. And let's be real here for one second. Does anyone honestly think that the coaching staff hasn't mismanaged Zeke? Zeke could really use a coach who knows what the hell he's doing in terms of running an offense through a true center, I don't think Dambrot has a clue what he's doing in that respect. Now in terms of everything else, Dambrot is pretty good...in fact he's great with his defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 There's no indication Marshall has any thoughts of transferring. I think you completely missed my point. The football players are deserting the sinking ship in droves. That might have happened with someone that would get other offers if we kept losing. I get you....though I am a bit worried about Marshall. And let's be real here for one second. Does anyone honestly think that the coaching staff hasn't mismanaged Zeke? Zeke could really use a coach who knows what the hell he's doing in terms of running an offense through a true center, I don't think Dambrot has a clue what he's doing in that respect. Now in terms of everything else, Dambrot is pretty good...in fact he's great with his defense. I would wager that they just don't believe Zeke is at a point where we can do that and be successful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 I get you....though I am a bit worried about Marshall. And let's be real here for one second. Does anyone honestly think that the coaching staff hasn't mismanaged Zeke? Zeke could really use a coach who knows what the hell he's doing in terms of running an offense through a true center, I don't think Dambrot has a clue what he's doing in that respect. Now in terms of everything else, Dambrot is pretty good...in fact he's great with his defense. Being real here for one second, I reflect back to how well the KD-coached Zips offense worked when run through Jeremiah Wood in the post. OK, now I'm back to my usual unreal self ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip Watcher Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 I get you....though I am a bit worried about Marshall. And let's be real here for one second. Does anyone honestly think that the coaching staff hasn't mismanaged Zeke? Zeke could really use a coach who knows what the hell he's doing in terms of running an offense through a true center, I don't think Dambrot has a clue what he's doing in that respect. Now in terms of everything else, Dambrot is pretty good...in fact he's great with his defense. Being real here for one second, I reflect back to how well the KD-coached Zips offense worked when run through Jeremiah Wood in the post. OK, now I'm back to my usual unreal self ..... +1 Some of our best offenses have been with a big post scorer. This season might be our best balanced offense between inside and out. Wood's senior year, they struggled a bit with balance. This current run has shown really good balance. Zeke will be fine. He'll be way better than fine. He shows glimpses all the time. Even when his O isn't going down .. he's still a factor on defense. His foul trouble is still a concern. The right thing to do, as shown by the results was to make him more of the weak side guy and ride the hot hands (and veterans) in the post. It's working. I was amazed at the difference in treatment McCrea got as compared to Zeke on Saturday. McCrea much more physical .. and as grabby as anyone else .. and if he had 2 fouls called, I don't remember them. Zeke will hang 20 on someone again in the next 2 weeks. B) Go Zips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootforRoo44 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 I get you....though I am a bit worried about Marshall. And let's be real here for one second. Does anyone honestly think that the coaching staff hasn't mismanaged Zeke? Zeke could really use a coach who knows what the hell he's doing in terms of running an offense through a true center, I don't think Dambrot has a clue what he's doing in that respect. Now in terms of everything else, Dambrot is pretty good...in fact he's great with his defense. Being real here for one second, I reflect back to how well the KD-coached Zips offense worked when run through Jeremiah Wood in the post. OK, now I'm back to my usual unreal self ..... TRUE center. Wood was essentially Brett McKnight with a little more post skill and a lot more heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 The right thing to do, as shown by the results was to make him more of the weak side guy and ride the hot hands (and veterans) in the post. It's working. I think this is the best point of the thread. Zeke isn't a scorer at this point in his career. And people can theorize whatever goofball psychoanalytical hypothesis they want regarding "why?"...but Zeke is a defensive player 1st. And 2nd and 3rd. That's the way it is today. Letting Zeke focus on D, and letting our other O-Centric players score, is the best formula for winning in March. When teams start focusing on McKnight and Nik, then Zeke will need to step up and score. Zeke loves D. He always has. Letting him focus on D, and letting the other hot hands score, is what's best for our team right now. The standings don't lie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZipster0305 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 The right thing to do, as shown by the results was to make him more of the weak side guy and ride the hot hands (and veterans) in the post. It's working. I think this is the best point of the thread. Zeke isn't a scorer at this point in his career. And people can theorize whatever goofball psychoanalytical hypothesis they want regarding "why?"...but Zeke is a defensive player 1st. And 2nd and 3rd. That's the way it is today. Letting Zeke focus on D, and letting our other O-Centric players score, is the best formula for winning in March. When teams start focusing on McKnight and Nik, then Zeke will need to step up and score. Zeke loves D. He always has. Letting him focus on D, and letting the other hot hands score, is what's best for our team right now. The standings don't lie. Sure they do. Right now the standings suggest Can't is better than us, and in all facets, we know that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZip0510 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 I get you....though I am a bit worried about Marshall. And let's be real here for one second. Does anyone honestly think that the coaching staff hasn't mismanaged Zeke? Zeke could really use a coach who knows what the hell he's doing in terms of running an offense through a true center, I don't think Dambrot has a clue what he's doing in that respect. Now in terms of everything else, Dambrot is pretty good...in fact he's great with his defense. Being real here for one second, I reflect back to how well the KD-coached Zips offense worked when run through Jeremiah Wood in the post. OK, now I'm back to my usual unreal self ..... TRUE center. Wood was essentially Brett McKnight with a little more post skill and a lot more heart. I don't think their games are similar at all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 I get you....though I am a bit worried about Marshall. And let's be real here for one second. Does anyone honestly think that the coaching staff hasn't mismanaged Zeke? Zeke could really use a coach who knows what the hell he's doing in terms of running an offense through a true center, I don't think Dambrot has a clue what he's doing in that respect. Now in terms of everything else, Dambrot is pretty good...in fact he's great with his defense. Being real here for one second, I reflect back to how well the KD-coached Zips offense worked when run through Jeremiah Wood in the post. OK, now I'm back to my usual unreal self ..... TRUE center. Wood was essentially Brett McKnight with a little more post skill and a lot more heart. So KD is qualified to coach a power forward into being an effective post to run the offense through, but doesn't have a clue as to how to coach a true center into being an effective post to run the offense through? Could you please help me out by explaining in a little more detail exactly what the difference is? I'm having a hard time understanding why KD couldn't simply coach Zeke to do exactly the same things he coached Wood to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 The right thing to do, as shown by the results was to make him more of the weak side guy and ride the hot hands (and veterans) in the post. It's working. I think this is the best point of the thread. Zeke isn't a scorer at this point in his career. And people can theorize whatever goofball psychoanalytical hypothesis they want regarding "why?"...but Zeke is a defensive player 1st. And 2nd and 3rd. That's the way it is today. Letting Zeke focus on D, and letting our other O-Centric players score, is the best formula for winning in March. When teams start focusing on McKnight and Nik, then Zeke will need to step up and score. Zeke loves D. He always has. Letting him focus on D, and letting the other hot hands score, is what's best for our team right now. The standings don't lie. Maybe Zeke is secretly auditioning to play tight end for the football team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valpo Zip Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Did we not have coach Boals in J-Wood's senior season? Who is our current big men's coach? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootforRoo44 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 So KD is qualified to coach a power forward into being an effective post to run the offense through, but doesn't have a clue as to how to coach a true center into being an effective post to run the offense through? Yes...exactly. He has no clue how to run the offense through a true center like Zeke...i think this is plainly obvious to anyone watching a few games. Zeke is the most under utilized player in the league in terms of his offensive ability. Could you please help me out by explaining in a little more detail exactly what the difference is? I'm having a hard time understanding why KD couldn't simply coach Zeke to do exactly the same things he coached Wood to do. The difference is simple. Zeke doesn't have that drive that Wood had. J Wood was a natural bruiser and he understood that sometimes you gotta get mad and get physical. I dont know if that was something he naturally had or if it was coached into him early but either way Zeke doesn't have it. And hey, sure i'm not a coach, i dont know what Coach D isn't doing exactly, but he's definitely screwing up somewhere. We've all seen what Marshall is capable of doing and when he gets pissed and plays his game, he's unstoppable. So maybe someone needs to get in his face and get him mad, i dont know. My best guess is Jeff Boals was far more important than we realized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 And hey, sure i'm not a coach, i dont know what Coach D isn't doing exactly, but he's definitely screwing up somewhere. We've all seen what Marshall is capable of doing and when he gets pissed and plays his game, he's unstoppable. So maybe someone needs to get in his face and get him mad, i dont know. Just wait till you have your own children RFR44. All you have to do is just get up into their face and I'm sure they'll perform exactly as you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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