Zipster Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Read this!Plain Dealer Article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsbandman Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Lockeroom material Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 I wouldn't call that a rip. I would call it a sports writer who doesn't really know much of what's going on... he's not a beat writer, so he just makes note of Kents relative successes in the past, and glosses over Akron.If you want attention, you got it (atleast a little bit) and begars can't be choosers. You can't write the article for him. The only thing to do is make him look bad by proving him wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipAnalyst Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 The PD article should be a challenge to the KD crew.Can't's program is qualitatively better than Akron's at the present moment. The Zips can start changing that by defeating Can't State at home and then by winning the MAC tournament which hopefully will mean having to defeat the flushes a second time.Akron may be on the cusp of doing it this year, I am not sure. But certainly in the 2006/2007 season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatFink Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Bill Livingston is talking out his a$$.I was at the Cant game yesterday.They suck. NIU played terrible, basic basketball.As in totally confused on defense. Coach Judsonhas no clue about aggressive defense or how toattack a zone.Haynes and Scott were wide open time and againbecause NIU plays terrible defense. Never onceheard them call a switch during man coverage.Never once saw them double a Cant player orrun a simple two man trap.Only thing Livingston got right was criticzing NIU forthe silly attempt at an alley oop when down a ton.The player should have gone straight to the basketor dished to the trailer coming down his right side.Speaking of going to the basket, NIU gets called fora charging foul on a fastbreak when the Cant player was moving the entire time and banged into the NIUplayer. Same cheating ref that homered the Zips afew nights ago made the call. Later in the game hecalled NIU for blocking on a Cant breakaway. Theofficial was and remains a thief.Speaking of a thief, lying is stealing. Cant announceda crowd of 3476. Well, excuse me, there were nomore than 2000 in attendance. At half time I personallycounted FIFTY-SEVEN people in the end zone closestto the Cant team bench. Entire sections of the upperdeck were completely devoid of people.Student attendance, especially considering its a Sundaygame and the bars were closed should have brought outmore than the 150 or so students who actually showed up.I sat with the eight or ten NIU team family members andhad a good time chatting with them. When one Cant fanheckled us about the poor play I asked him when Cant is going to get a football team. He went off on how luckyNIU was the past few years.As a cheap shot, Livingston's column is great locker materialfor the Zips.Saw Tammy Pluto and Ellen Alexander at the Cant game.I fully expect just as gushy an article from Pluto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Zip Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Are you guys serious? Akron has no recent history in basketball and if you are more than a recent fan you know the whole thing changed when Akron was a 1 seed and was upset by Can't (last place) at home years ago. This guy is right. Akron has nothing on Can't in basketball and Can't beats us consistently. Look at this year for proof of what he states...Akron beating Can't soundly and then they choke and lose instead of understandng what it takes to win. Heck look at all there road games...they nearly choke every game after running to big leads. Akron needs worry less about what some writer thinks and more about what is going on -- on the basketball court. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-Pouch Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Pluto did comment on the inflated attendance figure by Can't. For him to point it out in the paper, it must have been really bad. On Livingston, I agree with Ratfink - He doesn't know jack about this year. He doesn't follow the MAC closely and has no insight other then Can't's decent tradition. The Zips will show them on the court that this year wil be different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msopher Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Are you guys serious? Akron has no recent history in basketball and if you are more than a recent fan you know the whole thing changed when Akron was a 1 seed and was upset by Can't (last place) at home years ago. This guy is right. Akron has nothing on Can't in basketball and Can't beats us consistently. Look at this year for proof of what he states...Akron beating Can't soundly and then they choke and lose instead of understandng what it takes to win. Heck look at all there road games...they nearly choke every game after running to big leads. Akron needs worry less about what some writer thinks and more about what is going on -- on the basketball court. I couldn't agree more. Shuting this guy up would take a MAc title and nothing less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Morgan Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 I didn't read Livingstons article as a "rip." on the Zips. Everything he said was true. The only pot shot was the comment about Travis and Joyce (who were not mentioned specifically) riding Lebron's coat-tails through high school.The Can't game in two weeks is huge! We need to beat them and remove all doubt that Akron is THE premier basketball team in NE Ohio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zip37 Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 What Livingston does't know (amoungst other things) is that we are playing without 2 terrific players (Conyers & Wood), when they start playing, things will be a whole lot better. In addition, we are only 2 years reemoved from 17 years without a creditable coach. neither Crawford or Hipsher knew what they were doing! Patience fans. With what we have coming in next year (they will be pushing the current players for time) our bb program is in really good shape. At this point, Can't DOES have the better program, but it's my guess that if Christian had 2 of his better playes out for the season, he would not have only 7 losses, Zips lost 5 Can't lost 7, must be new math losing 7 is better than losing 5!!!!?????????. With ball ammunition lock and load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FearTheRoo Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 If anyone gets their sports information from the 'fish wrap' Plain Dealer, that is your first mistake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 LOL .... "fish wrap" Brings back memories of my childhood. My father always wrappedfish we caught in Lake Erie in the PD. He claimed the ink the ABJ used leached ontothe fish.I agree. The PD rarely has much worth reading unless you like the Suckeyes. EltonAlexander does an honest job of covering the Zips. I like him. I also like Tom Gafneyand hope he becomes a real "homer" for the Zips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwilly Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 All BL stated that Can't had won and done it for years and Akron has not won anything yet and had only had one good regular season out of the same time frame. Not upsetting news there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liljc Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 I am not a Livingston fan, but the man didn't lie this time. The Zips, themselves can prove him to be wrong, though. Hopefully, Akron will get two more shots at Can't. All the have to do is go out and beat them and articles like this one will stop appearing. Personally, I don't read the PD, anymore, because I just can't stand to read articles by guys like Bill Livingston and his ill-informed, dim witted, drool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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