Z.I.P. Posted November 7, 2012 Report Posted November 7, 2012 It took former Zip Mike Green about three minutes to become accustomed to Division 2 basketball after his reserve appearance began five minutes into last night's game versus New Zealand's All-Maori team. He quickly took three seemingly poor-percentage three-pointers (though the third fell in), and made a bad defensive foul before shaking off the cobwebs and leading Chaminade University of Honolulu to a 117-103 victory with a career high 30 points and five rebounds. I never expected the guy to be an outside gunner, however, that was the way his play went in making 6 of 12 three point attempts for the Silverswords. This Chaminade team looks to be their most athletic and entertaining squad in many years, led by Coach Eric Bovaird, formerly of West Liberty in Wheeling, WV. They host the Maui Invitational on ESPN in two weeks. beginning I think vs Illinois, a game they may have a punchers shot in. Quote
Dave in Green Posted November 7, 2012 Report Posted November 7, 2012 Outside shooting was always Green's best skill. He shot lots of 3s in HS and scored lots of points. Even in Zips warmup drills you could see that he had a nice 3-point stroke. He just couldn't work his way into the Zips lineup due to so many more talented players ahead of him. Good to see he's found a place where he can show his skills. I'll bet he likes the weather there more, too. Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted November 8, 2012 Report Posted November 8, 2012 He's going to school in Hawaii?! That's not a bad gig AT ALL. Quote
akronzips71 Posted November 9, 2012 Report Posted November 9, 2012 All-Maori team? Was he playing against anyone over 5' tall? :rofl: Quote
Z.I.P. Posted November 13, 2012 Author Report Posted November 13, 2012 All-Maori team? Was he playing against anyone over 5' tall? :rofl: FYI: I wrote Maori, not midget. Maori all-stars ranged from about 6-3 to 6-8. Guards were big and relatively athletic. Scored a lot off the dribble. Their posts were slow, was their undoing. OTOH Chaminade has only one player over 6-6. Quote
akronzips71 Posted November 13, 2012 Report Posted November 13, 2012 FYI: I wrote Maori, not midget. Maori all-stars ranged from about 6-3 to 6-8. Guards were big and relatively athletic. Scored a lot off the dribble. Their posts were slow, was their undoing. OTOH Chaminade has only one player over 6-6. Grow a sense of humor. Quote
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