Hilltopper Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 We beat ORU last year with a lesser talented AKRON team. This year we have more talent and more EGO CLEARLY. Some players are more concerned with individual stats. This will be the Zips downfall. Morrison didn't play in the game last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Morrison didn't play in the game last season. Not only that, last year's game was in Akron. With two teams as closely matched as these, homecourt advantage often makes the difference. After seeing how the Zips came so close to catching ORU in the second half, I'm pretty sure the Zips would have won this game if it had been in the JAR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Speaking of Morrison, I thought the game plan of guarding him with a bunch of different Zips was solid for most of the game, then it seemed like he decided he wanted to win and it didn't matter who guarded him. He is a PTP'er. I was impressed how well OR played defense in the paint against us, seemed like they made a concerted effort to take the charge against us. Wonder if that resulted in the staff studying some tape, or just coincidence. I enjoyed the announcing yesterday, nice informative job. I enjoy the games a lot better with a good tv crew. They did a good job of explaining a few things (violent action review), and the analysis of plays was fair and intelligent. One last thought, I read here somewhere that OR didn't play good D against our 3 point shooting, the Zips just shot bad. I'm not sure OR was real worried about our 3 point shot since they went to a 2-3 zone. They pretty much baited us into shooting threes and the Zips obliged by missing. Is that good D? Seem to work. A couple of quick threes and they would have got right out of the zone, but there was no need because we couldn't hit a three. I hope the team and staff can regroup, learn from this game, and put a run together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrt Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 I enjoyed the announcing yesterday, nice informative job. I enjoy the games a lot better with a good tv crew. Really? They didn't even get Chauncey's name right half the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 ..... One last thought, I read here somewhere that OR didn't play good D against our 3 point shooting, the Zips just shot bad. I'm not sure OR was real worried about our 3 point shot since they went to a 2-3 zone. They pretty much baited us into shooting threes and the Zips obliged by missing. Is that good D? Seem to work. A couple of quick threes and they would have got right out of the zone, but there was no need because we couldn't hit a three. ..... As I mentioned earlier: Zips are 40th in the country in 3-point shooting percentage. ORU is 292nd in the country in 3-point shooting defense. Considering that, I think it was poor coaching from ORU to lay off the Zips' 3-point shooters knowing that's one of the Zips' strong points. But, for whatever reason, the Zips could not knock down virtually uncontested 3s. So the ORU coaching gamble paid off by luck of the draw. We can only hope that other coaches will interpret this as a successful formula and leave our 3-point shooters virtually unguarded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Really? They didn't even get Chauncey's name right half the time. You mean Chauncey Diggs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrt Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 You mean Chauncey Diggs? Lol yup that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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