Give Me...

[GP1]

Give me Abreau and Diggs on the floor at all times. These two guys on the break are dangerous.It's been a long time since I've seen a talent like Diggs on the floor for the Zips. Take this to the bank.... The Zips only lose three games this season on their way to a MAC Championship.

[UAsoccerchamps11]

Give me Abreau and Diggs on the floor at all times. These two guys on the break are dangerous.It's been a long time since I've seen a talent like Diggs on the floor for the Zips. Take this to the bank.... The Zips only lose three games this season on their way to a MAC Championship.

I remember Dambrot saying at the beginning of last year that Diggs was a special player and he can be an NBA draft pick hes that good. I thought he was a bit crazy but now i can definitely see why he said that

[GP1]

Give me Abreau and Diggs on the floor at all times. These two guys on the break are dangerous.It's been a long time since I've seen a talent like Diggs on the floor for the Zips. Take this to the bank.... The Zips only lose three games this season on their way to a MAC Championship.

I remember Dambrot saying at the beginning of last year that Diggs was a special player and he can be an NBA draft pick hes that good. I thought he was a bit crazy but now i can definitely see why he said that

Diggs is the best player on the team...hands down.

[Blue & Gold]

Take this to the bank.... The Zips only lose three games this season on their way to a MAC Championship.

GP1 going BIG!

[GP1]

Take this to the bank.... The Zips only lose three games this season on their way to a MAC Championship.

GP1 going BIG!

I'll take the risk. The question is, "Who beats them?" WVU, one MAC team and an unexpected loss. Other than that, they shouldn't lose more than 3 games.

[Big Zip]

I agree with GP1, but have to add that I was fairly impressed with Zeke tonight -- he got hosed on that last foul hopefully he'll start to get some respect as the season wears on. I really liked seeing Tree and Harney too....they look like they are going to be fun to watch.

[Dr Z]

I'll give GoZips credit for promoting this team when he was watching practices. Last night, I saw what he saw.I don't agree with his opinion about Diggs being the 6th man on this team, but that's okay.Last year, my opinion was Diggs was the man, and so far, he is this year too.I can "Digg" it, can you?™00000

[Zip Watcher]

[Doug Snyder]

One of the Rowdies should dress up as this guy every game and do an imitation of the question and let our crown follow with the response. I think it would be great on breaks and before the game.

[Dave in Green]

Here's how I digg Q:

He could be the 6th man because he fits the technical definition of the classic 6th man. As GoZips correctly notes, the 6th man is not the 6th best player on the team, but a multi-talented player who can play several positions and often plays more minutes than some of the starters because he's so valuable to the team while on the floor.

Q would be a spectacular 6th man.

But he's also a great starter and finisher.

In other words, he can do it all.

I'm certain that KD knows this, and I'm certain that KD will use Q wherever and however he thinks the team will benefit the most.

[Dr Z]

Michael Jordan could have been a great sixth man too.

[Quickzips]

Take this to the bank.... The Zips only lose three games this season on their way to a MAC Championship.

GP1 going BIG!

I'll take the risk. The question is, "Who beats them?" WVU, one MAC team and an unexpected loss. Other than that, they shouldn't lose more than 3 games.

Thats kind of what I was thinking about when I first read this note. Honestly, I don't think there is a team on our schedule that the team I saw last night can't beat. I'm not saying they will go undefeated, but a 28-30 win season is certainly not out of the question.

[ZIPCODE]

@ DIG ... since you like to use Webster to define words and terms for us, Webster defines "sixth man" as follows: a player in basketball who is regularly used as the first of a team's substitutes in a game. Doesn't say anything about a "multi-talented player who can play several positions". I think you and Go Zips just made that up.

[WinZip]

@ DIG ... since you like to use Webster to define words and terms for us, Webster defines "sixth man" as follows: a player in basketball who is regularly used as the first of a team's substitutes in a game. Doesn't say anything about a "multi-talented player who can play several positions". I think you and Go Zips just made that up.

Give me...

...a break

To say Q is one of the most talented players on a talented team isn't enough?

[Dave in Green]

@ZIPCODE, if Webster's was the only source of information in the world, you'd be right. Fortunately, we live in the information age where millions of sources of good data are available to anyone who knows how to enter proper search terms into Google Search. I'm sure you're savvy enough to enter the terms sixth man basketball into Google Search and see for yourself that GoZips and I are not so dumb as to make something up that can be so easily cross-checked.

[Doug Snyder]

@ DIG ... since you like to use Webster to define words and terms for us, Webster defines "sixth man" as follows: a player in basketball who is regularly used as the first of a team's substitutes in a game. Doesn't say anything about a "multi-talented player who can play several positions". I think you and Go Zips just made that up.

Not "made up"..

"Nicknamed "Hondo", (a name inspired by the John Wayne movie of the same name), Havlicek revolutionized the "sixth man" role, and has been immortalized for his clutch steal in the closing seconds of the 1965 Eastern Conference championship."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Havlicek

Easier to get a definition of a common word than a sports concept.

Although I think Q should start, I respect the idea that he come off the bench suggested by some posters. Dambrot can pick when to use him and the best time. The best pitcher in baseball is not always the guy who starts...but who finishes. As long as Q gets his 25-30 minutes and is in at the end of games...I don't care. Someone mentioned that Jordan would have made a great 6th man (sarcasm I think). But he would have. And I am sure that is what he would have done had he believed it gave his team the best chance to win. Jordan was ALL about winning. I think Dambrot will use Q to his greatest impact on the game and I trust his instincts and decisions. But...don't underestimate the 6th man role...Havlicek did not and is in the HOF.

[Doug Snyder]

@ DIG ... since you like to use Webster to define words and terms for us, Webster defines "sixth man" as follows: a player in basketball who is regularly used as the first of a team's substitutes in a game. Doesn't say anything about a "multi-talented player who can play several positions". I think you and Go Zips just made that up.

I don't always agree with DiG. But I can say that he has never "made up" anything. But...I do know he can spin a yarn as well as anyone on this site

[akronzips71]

@ DIG ... since you like to use Webster to define words and terms for us, Webster defines "sixth man" as follows: a player in basketball who is regularly used as the first of a team's substitutes in a game. Doesn't say anything about a "multi-talented player who can play several positions". I think you and Go Zips just made that up.

Not "made up"..

"Nicknamed "Hondo", (a name inspired by the John Wayne movie of the same name), Havlicek revolutionized the "sixth man" role, and has been immortalized for his clutch steal in the closing seconds of the 1965 Eastern Conference championship."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Havlicek

Easier to get a definition of a common word than a sports concept.

Although I think Q should start, I respect the idea that he come off the bench suggested by some posters. Dambrot can pick when to use him and the best time. The best pitcher in baseball is not always the guy who starts...but who finishes. As long as Q gets his 25-30 minutes and is in at the end of games...I don't care. Someone mentioned that Jordan would have made a great 6th man (sarcasm I think). But he would have. And I am sure that is what he would have done had he believed it gave his team the best chance to win. Jordan was ALL about winning. I think Dambrot will use Q to his greatest impact on the game and I trust his instincts and decisions. But...don't underestimate the 6th man role...Havlicek did not and is in the HOF.

Q may wind up starting and playing just about every minute. If he is the impact player in the MAC that he is starting to look like, his place will be on the court all the time. Remember, he got 19 last night against a major-major team with some real talent on the floor. People are knocking MSU, but the truth is that they do not play on the MAC level. They EXPECT to get to the dance year after year, we only get there by winning the tourney. No matter how "bad" they played, or if they are in an "off" year, the bottom line is they play in the second or third best conference in the country, which gets lots of bids. We don't. Getting 19 against them should be the harbinger of better results against most MAC teams.

[Hilltopper]

I don't always agree with DiG. But I can say that he has never "made up" anything. But...I do know he can spin a yarn as well as anyone on this site

Doug, Stop giving away Dave's secrets!

[Captain Kangaroo]

Michael Jordan could have been a great sixth man too.

Could you imagine how good the Lakers might have been if Kareem or Magic was in the 6th man role?

Diggs starts. Period.

[GP1]

Michael Jordan could have been a great sixth man too.

Could you imagine how good the Lakers might have been if Kareem or Magic was in the 6th man role?

Diggs starts. Period.

Remember when Kevin McHale was the best sixth man in the NBA? One second after the game started, the Celtics would send him to the scorer's table to enter the game. He was actually a starter. It was a joke.

Diggs is the best player on the team and looks like what a D1A basketball player should look like. It's called talent and this program finally has the talent it could have had for years. I like Keith Dambrot Version 2.0 much more than Version 1.0. I might even start calling him KD2.0.

[Doug Snyder]

Michael Jordan could have been a great sixth man too.

Could you imagine how good the Lakers might have been if Kareem or Magic was in the 6th man role?

Diggs starts. Period.

Remember when Kevin McHale was the best sixth man in the NBA? One second after the game started, the Celtics would send him to the scorer's table to enter the game. He was actually a starter. It was a joke.

Diggs is the best player on the team and looks like what a D1A basketball player should look like. It's called talent and this program finally has the talent it could have had for years. I like Keith Dambrot Version 2.0 much more than Version 1.0. I might even start calling him KD2.0.

Please explain. I am confused.

[GP1]

Michael Jordan could have been a great sixth man too.

Could you imagine how good the Lakers might have been if Kareem or Magic was in the 6th man role?

Diggs starts. Period.

Remember when Kevin McHale was the best sixth man in the NBA? One second after the game started, the Celtics would send him to the scorer's table to enter the game. He was actually a starter. It was a joke.

Diggs is the best player on the team and looks like what a D1A basketball player should look like. It's called talent and this program finally has the talent it could have had for years. I like Keith Dambrot Version 2.0 much more than Version 1.0. I might even start calling him KD2.0.

Please explain. I am confused.

KD1.0 banked on kids of lesser talent and didn't ever want to take a risk. His good coaching and "gritty" kids weren't enough to win the MAC the way they could. He even admitted one year after losing the MAC Championship that he had to do things differently and bring in better talent.

KD2.0 goes after better athletes and is a good coach. It makes his life easier and the team much better.

KD1.0 had to coach his a$$ off every game to get the team to win. KD2.0 can coach the kids up, send them out, sit back and drink coffee and read the NY Times. KD2.0 realized there were better ways and easier way to win basketball games. This is the best Zips basketball team I think I have ever seen and it goes to a paradigm change in the coach...which is a good thing. The old way was not helping the program reach its potential.

[Doug Snyder]

Michael Jordan could have been a great sixth man too.

Could you imagine how good the Lakers might have been if Kareem or Magic was in the 6th man role?

Diggs starts. Period.

Remember when Kevin McHale was the best sixth man in the NBA? One second after the game started, the Celtics would send him to the scorer's table to enter the game. He was actually a starter. It was a joke.

Diggs is the best player on the team and looks like what a D1A basketball player should look like. It's called talent and this program finally has the talent it could have had for years. I like Keith Dambrot Version 2.0 much more than Version 1.0. I might even start calling him KD2.0.

Like GoZips, I believe Harney has greater upside and may reach it soon. Some writer commented that they can see him winning multiple MAC POY awards. I think that is why GoZips he believes Diggs should take the 6th man role. I think Diggs will always start.

It is a nice arguement to have...too much talent and who should start.

[johnnyzip84]

Michael Jordan could have been a great sixth man too.

Could you imagine how good the Lakers might have been if Kareem or Magic was in the 6th man role?

Diggs starts. Period.

Remember when Kevin McHale was the best sixth man in the NBA? One second after the game started, the Celtics would send him to the scorer's table to enter the game. He was actually a starter. It was a joke.

Diggs is the best player on the team and looks like what a D1A basketball player should look like. It's called talent and this program finally has the talent it could have had for years. I like Keith Dambrot Version 2.0 much more than Version 1.0. I might even start calling him KD2.0.

Like GoZips, I believe Harney has greater upside and may reach it soon. Some writer commented that they can see him winning multiple MAC POY awards. I think that is why GoZips he believes Diggs should take the 6th man role. I think Diggs will always start.

It is a nice arguement to have...too much talent and who should start.

No doubt! There's nothing wrong with adjusting the starting lineup, based on individual matchups versus the competition, either.