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Do you guys think the NCAA will ship Akron off to the west coast again for their first round game after they win tonight?

Nice subtle confidence, if the Zips end up as a 14, they can go to DC (please, please, please), Chicago, Tampa or Tucson. 15 seed would mean Charlotte, Tulsa or Denver.

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Looking at this game, a few things stand out...

- Zeke needs to have a good game and stay out of foul trouble. When we beat Can't, he played 30 minutes and had 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. When we lost to them, he played 21 minutes and had 8 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 blocks. He absolutely has to stay out of foul trouble.

- McClanahan and Cvetinovic have struggled this year against Can't. Nik had 5 points and 5 rebounds in the 1st game, 8 points and 4 rebounds in the 2nd one. Brett had 5 points in the 1st game, 2 in the 2nd game. To think neither of those key players played to their usual capabilities...and even with that, we're still 1-1 with them and played them close on the road in the loss. That's pretty encouraging.

- Who controls the boards might decide this game. 37-34 Akron in the 1st game, 34-22 Can't in the 2nd.

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Do you guys think the NCAA will ship Akron off to the west coast again for their first round game after they win tonight?

Nice subtle confidence, if the Zips end up as a 14, they can go to DC (please, please, please), Chicago, Tampa or Tucson. 15 seed would mean Charlotte, Tulsa or Denver.

I hope it's Charlotte. I already have tickets for next weekend.

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Do you guys think the NCAA will ship Akron off to the west coast again for their first round game after they win tonight?

Nice subtle confidence, if the Zips end up as a 14, they can go to DC (please, please, please), Chicago, Tampa or Tucson. 15 seed would mean Charlotte, Tulsa or Denver.

Isn't there a regional in Spokane? Please! I'm boycotting AZ. :D

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Ref complaints on ZN.O have been way down this season. I agree it's fair to mention the refs when something stands out, but not to be obsessed over them. They have a closer view of the action than fans do. They have a better knowledge of the rules than fans do. Of course they're still human and they still make mistakes. But the mistakes tend to even out over the course of a game.

Win or lose tonight, no complaints from me about the refs unless something obvious to everyone has profound influence on the game's outcome.

Even though I think refs in general have a perception problem with Zeke, part of the problem is Zeke's. If he learns to see what he does the same way the refs see what he does, he should be able to modify his moves to the point that he will get more favorable calls.

Zeke just needs to play tonight the way he played against Can't at the JAR, where he did a great job guarding the Flushes' bigs yet only had 3 personals in 30 minutes.

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Do you guys think the NCAA will ship Akron off to the west coast again for their first round game after they win tonight?

Nice subtle confidence, if the Zips end up as a 14, they can go to DC (please, please, please), Chicago, Tampa or Tucson. 15 seed would mean Charlotte, Tulsa or Denver.

Isn't there a regional in Spokane? Please! I'm boycotting AZ. :D

Nope, nothing in Spokane. And I was incorrect on Chicago, that is only if we were a 13 seed. With the new structure of the tournament, that isn't likely.

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