Fla. A&M Video Highlights

[Blue & Gold]

Courtesy of GoZips.com.

I wasn't able to see the game tonight, but I like the fact that KD said, "Nicola played like the old Nicola," or words to that effect.

[Blue & Gold]

Whoa. I just looked over the final stats & see that Brett McClanahan had zero points. Wow, not good.

[Dave in Green]

Whoa. I just looked over the final stats & see that Brett McClanahan had zero points. Wow, not good.

He only took one shot.

[Quickzips]

Really high praise towards the end of that clip from KD directed towards Zeke. Not the kind of thing you hear every day from coach.

I'm really hoping Nitro can break out of this funk he's in soon. I have a feeling we will need his shooting before the year is out. Hopefully Nik can share with him whatever secret remedy he conjured up for today's game. Very nice to see the Serb finally put together the type of performance we expected out of him, albeit against an overmatched FAMU squad.

[akronzips71]

Zeke was awesome again. He is finally becoming an offensive force.

[RowdyZip]

Let me preface this with the fact that I love Nitro. He just doesn't fit with the new style of play. Nik has the same issue, but his position makes the difference in style less obtrusive. We need Bret to start being out Ehlo.

[zipboy]

A few follow up thoughts from the game.

1. I can see why KD signed Deji. He may not be able to help this year as much as we need him, but he looks like a player. Walsh moved better as well maybe his hip is better? 2 games without AA is scary and the thought of AA playing 35 minutes a night during MAC season isn't good.

2. Onlly the second game that I saw Tree play this year. csu was pesonal for him but he played with a similar intensity yesterday. He sees the floor well and is a fantastic passer for a big guy.

3. Great to see Zeke put together another very good performance and watch him develop over the past 2.5 years.

4. When Q is on, what a fun guy to watch.

5. Good to see Nik finishing at the rim and rebounding. He had a 2 month stretch last year where he owned the boards. 8/10 pts is fine but defense and rebounding we need from him.

6. I disagree that the game is too fast for McClanahan. With the fast breaks that we get, he should be spotting up for wide open 3s and drilling them. He has always been a streaky guy. The only pure shooter on the team, we will need him at some point in the MAC tourney.

Overall, a good performance and the Zips did not let up until the end. The only disappointing thing about yesterday was KDs comments about the walkthrough. In the 10 man rotation, there are 5 juniors and seniors. Youth as an excuse only goes so far. The culture and demands of the program have been in place for 8 years. I hope the guys get it together. Everyone makes mistakes and a few guys paid or are paying the price with suspensions and you move on. What bothers me more after a summer trip in Canada and 3 months into this year is the immaturity and undiscipline approach that KD keeps talking about. He has mentioned the poor practice habits a few times. Hard to break bad habits and if guys are showing with poor efforts many days in practice, that is going to bite them come March.

Overall a fun day at the JAR yesterday.