Calm down

[zipboy]

Post all over the place, so I just thought I would put my thoughts here.1. The board is here to take all opinions, but anyone questioning KD after 2 years with what he has done, well I just don't get it. No question, he made some questionable dec isions last night. But this guys is going to put the Zips on the national map. 2 years from now after our 2nd NCAA bid and sweet sixteen run, we will be begging for him to stay here. Then if he leaves, we will have the usual how could he leave, what a backstabber, Akron is a stepping stone approach, blah, blah, blah.2. The criticisim for Joyce and Travis? Travis was picked by MAC captains as the best forward in the league. He missed 2 key FTs and he forgot to box out which hurt us, but to say he only plays because he is in the Lebron gang again I don't get it. Dru is what he is, a solid MAC point guard. Nevada showed what a physical backcourt does to us.3. Joyce showed his limitations last night. Against more athletic, stronger guards, he struggles. Giving Middleton more minutes would have helped a lot. We should have had at least one more athletic guard in there which would have helped Joyce. He averaged 33 minutes per game this year. When he was not in there, I think throughout the season we still struggled. Middleton is not a true PG. He should be on the 2. We need a guy to come in next year and give 15 quality minutes a night. 4. To say this team has no heart and quit is idiotic. To say we panicked and fell apart last night is an understatement. But that is a far cry from losing to the 13 seed at home because you couldn't wait to get the season over. That was quitting and no heart. Last night was not. Last night was piss poor play the last 10 minutes of the game.5. Peterson vs Linhart - I wish Peterson would have played more. He played 20 minutes last night. Linhart played 16. It's not like Linhart ate all his minutes up. Peterson should have gotten a few more minutes especially when we needed to score. Toledo could not match up on him. But given that we got hammered on the boards and Linhart is our best rebounder of late, unless you bench Preston not sure what else to do.6. I was the most dissapointed in Dials last night. Shot selection in the first half allowed Toledo back in the game. Making the one jumper than lollygagging back on D, that is what really got me mad. I expected a lot more out of him. His frustration showed throughout the season and really bit us last night. Middleton should have gotten more of his minutes and I hope gets a serious shot at starting next year. 7. People can post what they want, and I don't mean to offend anyone. Give it a couple days and see if you are still this angry. I have been an Akron fan for 15 years now. I have never even felt remotely this good about Akron's future. No question we need to get more athletic. I am anxious to see what next years class looks like. No question, last night was a horrible ending to a very good season. Give me 3 more years of what happened last night, and I may start to agree with you. But be realistic. This was the best season in 20 years with still a largely Hipsher recruits and his team. If people don't want to show up next year because we blew it to Toledo, then F them. They will be the ones missing out on good basketball.Good season Zips that could have been great. Here is to the future.

[w00t]

Well said!

[FearTheRoo]

Very well said. I couldn't agree more!!!!This is exactly what I meant in my other post. Why all of a sudden are we coming down on the same coaches and players we were praising? That to me is fair weather and a poor loser.GO ZIPS!FEAR THE ROO!!

[fear the brown roo]

i don't see any harm in criticism on the board, that's why it's here. we can all bitch and whine all we want but i bet no one on here is giving up going to the games and supporting the team. most of the people on here are real fans and care enough to visit the board and exchange ideas and viewpoints. i don't see the point in bashing our own players for haircuts or tattoos though. we can save that for the other teams and dumbass (toledo) mascots. sure, i whine about the loss as bad as anyone else, but i don't want KD to go anywhere and i support all of our players. no one on this board feels worse about the loss than any coach or player, i can guarentee that. yes i see some problems but i don't want anyone going anywhere......coach, players or fans.

[ZipAlumn]

7. People can post what they want, and I don't mean to offend anyone. Give it a couple days and see if you are still this angry. I have been an Akron fan for 15 years now. I have never even felt remotely this good about Akron's future. No question we need to get more athletic. I am anxious to see what next years class looks like. No question, last night was a horrible ending to a very good season. Give me 3 more years of what happened last night, and I may start to agree with you. But be realistic. This was the best season in 20 years with still a largely Hipsher recruits and his team. If people don't want to show up next year because we blew it to Toledo, then F them. They will be the ones missing out on good basketball.Good season Zips that could have been great. Here is to the future.

Well Said ......... I've followed Akron Sports (all of them) for over forty years and this team is not the best I have seen, it is a TEAM and it is very good, The coaching and execution was extraordinary all year. Everyone on this team is young, from Linhart to Dambrot and will learn from this game and next year should be better. Fans should always respect and support their teams no matter what.

[zipsbandman]

I think in a few days, everyone will agree that this season was, indeed, a success. However, some of us have to get our frustration out after a clunker of a game. Heck, in both football and basketball, we have much to look forward to.