Tracking the missed layups

[mivid12]

Let me preface this post by saying i'm proud of this team and what they've accomplished...

According to the official stats, Akron missed 7 layups & one dunk uncontested & three contested layups

19:37 0-0 AKR Zeke Marshall missed Layup

16:52 4-6 AKR Zeke Marshall missed Layup

15:25 6-6 AKR Zeke Marshall missed Layup, Blocked by Carleton Scott

14:36 6-8 AKR Quincy Diggs missed Layup, Blocked by Tim Abromaitis

13:27 6-11 AKR Zeke Marshall missed Dunk Shot

13:07 6-13 AKR Alex Abreu missed Layup

16:28 30-39 AKR Brett McKnight missed Layup, Blocked by Carleton Scott

13:44 33-45 AKR Brett McKnight missed Layup

7:34 45-55 AKR Quincy Diggs missed Layup

3:44 47-59 AKR Darryl Roberts missed Layup

1:37 53-65 AKR Steve McNees made Layup

threw in the last one.....frustrating for sure given what may have been....but nevertheless proud of everyone & can't wait till nxt yr

[GoZips88]

There were 10-12 missed layups or bunnies in the Miami game last Thursday and it continued through the MAC championship game. Poor/inconsistent shooting caught up with us today. Sure hope we have a couple of 'automatics' coming in next year. Never knew what our shooting percentage was going to be with this group for some reason

Congrats Zips on a very nice season.

[akronzips71]

Let me preface this post by saying i'm proud of this team and what they've accomplished...

According to the official stats, Akron missed 7 layups & one dunk un contested & three contested layups

19:37 0-0 AKR Zeke Marshall missed Layup

16:52 4-6 AKR Zeke Marshall missed Layup

15:25 6-6 AKR Zeke Marshall missed Layup, Blocked by Carleton Scott

14:36 6-8 AKR Quincy Diggs missed Layup, Blocked by Tim Abromaitis

13:27 6-11 AKR Zeke Marshall missed Dunk Shot

13:07 6-13 AKR Alex Abreu missed Layup

16:28 30-39 AKR Brett McKnight missed Layup, Blocked by Carleton Scott

13:44 33-45 AKR Brett McKnight missed Layup

7:34 45-55 AKR Quincy Diggs missed Layup

3:44 47-59 AKR Darryl Roberts missed Layup

1:37 53-65 AKR Steve McNees made Layup

threw in the last one.....frustrating for sure given what may have been....but nevertheless proud of everyone & can't wait till nxt yr

And that is 20 points - 16 if you take off the blocked shots. What a shame, we could have been in it.

[Zipmeister]

Let me preface this post by saying i'm proud of this team and what they've accomplished...

According to the official stats, Akron missed 7 layups & one dunk un contested & three contested layups

19:37 0-0 AKR Zeke Marshall missed Layup

16:52 4-6 AKR Zeke Marshall missed Layup

15:25 6-6 AKR Zeke Marshall missed Layup, Blocked by Carleton Scott

14:36 6-8 AKR Quincy Diggs missed Layup, Blocked by Tim Abromaitis

13:27 6-11 AKR Zeke Marshall missed Dunk Shot

13:07 6-13 AKR Alex Abreu missed Layup

16:28 30-39 AKR Brett McKnight missed Layup, Blocked by Carleton Scott

13:44 33-45 AKR Brett McKnight missed Layup

7:34 45-55 AKR Quincy Diggs missed Layup

3:44 47-59 AKR Darryl Roberts missed Layup

1:37 53-65 AKR Steve McNees made Layup

threw in the last one.....frustrating for sure given what may have been....but nevertheless proud of everyone & can't wait till nxt yr

And that is 20 points - 16 if you take off the blocked shots. What a shame, we could have been in it.

We picked an unfortunate day to decide not to be able to hit the broad side of a barn. Wait till next year, then we'll show em.

[zipinnc]

Although we didn't execute, I love the strategy. What do you think will happen next year when Zeke crushes somebody on 2 or 3 post moves early in the game (And it WILL happen)? It will open up the floor for countless scoring chances. KD always seems to be planning the next step. MAC foes beware!

[ZachTheZip]

Hopefully it was a wake-up call for Zeke that he needs to work on finishing around the rim. He's good, but has such incredible room for improvement. Sky's the limit.

He needs to work on three things: strength, shooting touch, and endurance.

[KentZip]

Hopefully it was a wake-up call for Zeke that he needs to work on finishing around the rim. He's good, but has such incredible room for improvement. Sky's the limit.

He needs to work on three things: strength, shooting touch, and endurance.

Rarely post on basketball forum, rarely disagree with Zach, but....................

I think more than anything, Zeke needs to work on his attitude. You CANNOT get so upset over every little disappointment during a game. It bleeds over to the next play and the next free throw and..........................

I'm not down on this young man, so don't read it that way. Just posting what I see. One basic low post move and the ability to control emotions and watch out!!

[GP1]

Hopefully it was a wake-up call for Zeke that he needs to work on finishing around the rim. He's good, but has such incredible room for improvement. Sky's the limit.

He needs to work on three things: strength, shooting touch, and endurance.

I think more than anything, Zeke needs to work on his attitude. You CANNOT get so upset over every little disappointment during a game. It bleeds over to the next play and the next free throw and..........................

Good post. I think Zeke could be great, but we didn't see it yesterday. You mentioned endurance. The times I saw the Zips this season, they seemed to tire in the second half. Some better conditioning next season is needed.

I wouldn't read too much into what someone looks like during a game as a gauge for how they think about things. He took more shots than anyone and that is a sign of confidence.

The biggest disappointment for me is ND was trying to hand the game to the Zips yesterday and they didn't take it. If ND plays like they did yesterday Sunday, they will lose. If the Zips play up to their potential yesterday, they win. We could have and should have won.

[GoZips]

Hopefully it was a wake-up call for Zeke that he needs to work on finishing around the rim. He's good, but has such incredible room for improvement. Sky's the limit.

He needs to work on three things: strength, shooting touch, and endurance.

I would rather hope that this was a wake-up call for the coaching staff. The Zips do not finish

around the rim. This was glaringly obvious against Notre Dame. The problem is not just Zeke,

its all of the players.

The kids drive the hoop and take their eyes off the target for one reason or another.

They just do not follow through on the attack. They need a lot more practice and coaching

on attacking the basket close in.

This spills over into offensive rebounding. The percentage of times the Zips gets the offensive

rebound is poor. Some of it may be our runts against their bigs. So, why aren't our bigs

giving weak side help? Come on, coaches, forget the two hundred and sixty-seven plays

and concentrate on play close in to the basket.

Some one teach Quincy when to drive the basket. Q needs to learn the"floor" and

drive when the situation is ripe for a score and dish off when the lane is closed. Diggs still

seems to not understand that he is on a team. He has the potential to be a great

and memorable Zip player.

To bring up a sore subject ... Quincy, get your emotions under control. You commit more

cheap fouls in a game than your team mates do in a season. You do not retaliate

opponent's cheap shots. You shrug them off. Q you will continue to take cheap shots as

long as you present that attitude. The opponents will pick up on it and deliberately attack

you knowing you will react badly and give them an edge.

[zippy5]

Hey GoZips, I'm sure KD would be glad to hear your insight, give him a call. You're friends, right?

[ZachTheZip]

Think about this. Zeke making four or five of his many missed layups could have won the game for us, not only by scoring more but by changing how the game looked for both teams. I'm not knocking him, it's his first game against a team like that. I'm just saying that he is the difference between us being a regular, boring, heavy underdog 15 seed and us beating the #5 team in the country.

He knows this, but I don't think he's embraced it yet. I think this game has woken him up to the fact. I also think it's why he takes every mistake he makes so seriously, because he wants to be that superstar player and he knows he's almost there but not quite.

[GoZips]

Hey GoZips, I'm sure KD would be glad to hear your insight, give him a call. You're friends, right?

KD already knows what I wrote. I speak with him frequently. In case you haven't

figured it out; it was my advice about cutting back on running so many offensive sets.

And, why the snide?

[zippy5]

Hey GoZips, I'm sure KD would be glad to hear your insight, give him a call. You're friends, right?

KD already knows what I wrote. I speak with him frequently. In case you haven't

figured it out; it was my advice about cutting back on running so many offensive sets.

And, why the snide?

Because I think he knows what he's doing.

anyway, i think a long post criticizing your "friend" isn't the way to go about it, but whatev.

[GoZips]

Hey GoZips, I'm sure KD would be glad to hear your insight, give him a call. You're friends, right?

KD already knows what I wrote. I speak with him frequently. In case you haven't

figured it out; it was my advice about cutting back on running so many offensive sets.

And, why the snide?

Because I think he knows what he's doing.

anyway, i think a long post criticizing your "friend" isn't the way to go about it, but whatev.

I'm sorry. I did not realize that coaches live in ivory towers and are above it all. Most coaches

are constantly seeking advice and information (called "tips"). Sorry that you read what I write

as criticizism. It certainly is not intended as so. I am just and old, dumb ox who has forgotten

so much.

[Dave in Green]

I think GoZips is just posting constructive suggestions, and using strong wording because he has strong beliefs about his suggestions being the correct ones. Sometimes strong suggestions based on strong beliefs expressed in strong language can be misinterpreted as negative criticism. I don't think GoZips is trying to be negative in what he's saying here.

[Zipmeister]

Hey GoZips, I'm sure KD would be glad to hear your insight, give him a call. You're friends, right?

KD already knows what I wrote. I speak with him frequently. In case you haven't

figured it out; it was my advice about cutting back on running so many offensive sets.

And, why the snide?

Because I think he knows what he's doing.

anyway, i think a long post criticizing your "friend" isn't the way to go about it, but whatev.

I'm sorry. I did not realize that coaches live in ivory towers and are above it all. Most coaches

are constantly seeking advice and information (called "tips"). Sorry that you read what I write

as criticizism. It certainly is not intended as so. I am just and old, dumb ox who has forgotten

so much.

I don't think anyone on this board will argue your last point Go.

[UAZip0510]

Hey GoZips, I'm sure KD would be glad to hear your insight, give him a call. You're friends, right?

KD already knows what I wrote. I speak with him frequently. In case you haven't

figured it out; it was my advice about cutting back on running so many offensive sets.

And, why the snide?

I was the one who told him to recruit Zeke. I also told Steve McNees to block the last shot at the MAC Title game. Just kidding...

Are you Terry Weigand, or just some ZN poster taking credit for turning around the Zips' season?

[Derrt]

Some one teach Quincy when to drive the basket. Q needs to learn the"floor" and

drive when the situation is ripe for a score and dish off when the lane is closed. Diggs still

seems to not understand that he is on a team. He has the potential to be a great

and memorable Zip player.

To bring up a sore subject ... Quincy, get your emotions under control. You commit more

cheap fouls in a game than your team mates do in a season. You do not retaliate

opponent's cheap shots. You shrug them off. Q you will continue to take cheap shots as

long as you present that attitude. The opponents will pick up on it and deliberately attack

you knowing you will react badly and give them an edge.

Are you serious? Diggs is the main reason we had a chance. You clearly do not see the shots he gives up, he is way too unselfish in my opinion. He did a great job of driving to the whole against notre dame. If you look at the season he is the only one who can penetrate the defense of opposing teams, everyone else just jack up 3's.

[Dr Z]

Diggs is the main reason we had a chance. You clearly do not see the shots he gives up, he is way too unselfish in my opinion. He did a great job of driving to the whole against notre dame. If you look at the season he is the only one who can penetrate the defense of opposing teams

I'm a big Diggs fan. Don't forget, Abreu can get penetration also. I'm hoping both AA & Diggs learn to use their penetration more effectively next season. Both are out of control at times. They have some nice passing options sometimes from their penetration and they are not using that to it's full potential just yet. Another year under their belt and they will be reacting better out there....I hope.