Blue & Gold Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Outside of a few miscues, we couldn't ask for a better half on NATIONAL TV It looked great! Exciting, entertaining, top-shelf caliber basketball played before a hyped-up packed house. Priceless PR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bUAkronG Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Great first half with the Zips, and on national tv no less. This team is fun to watch. Keep the foot on the gas and blow them out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Outside of a few miscues, we couldn't ask for a better half on NATIONAL TV Probably the best first half we played all year. Zeke is supercharged tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Announcers giving Zeke a lot of props on how he changes the game. One of the announcers called Tree a junkyard dog. Very fitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 CB had a pretty nice first half. He's getting better/more comfortable. He's very tricky w/ the ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bUAkronG Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Announcer just said "Zack Marshall" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Announcer just said "Zack Marshall" Yes, but he also called us the Akron Zekes, so that's some serious props. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Tree has a double double (10-11) with 16 minutes to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bUAkronG Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Tree has a double double (10-11) with 16 minutes to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm pulling for 20-20. Zips need to win by 30+ to get a nod in the polls. Make a statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Nice and-1 for Harney. On tv you can clearly hear someone shouting out coaching instuctions to "Harney..., Harney..., Harney...!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Zips need to win by 30+ to get a nod in the polls. Make a statement. Indeed. Keep playing balls to the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Can not replace everyone at the same time. That is when we fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bUAkronG Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 safe to say our last two "rounds" are going to be red. Zips need to pick it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Indeed. Keep playing balls to the wall. Well, so much for that. We'd better wake up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Just make some damn foul shots. Tree missed 4 or 5, Harney just missed two, AA missed one. This game is over if they sink a few of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalrowdy Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Convincing win on national television. Instead of criticizing, I will for once be positive - we easily beat a team at home that we should've beat by double digits. Great crowd. Great showing. BRING ON THE BOB KITTIES!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Boisterous bronx cheer for Tree's successful free throw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Zips looked good tonight. Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 JAR looks great on tv! Packed! Absolutely looked like an exciting mid-major venue on ESPN2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 The JAR was rocking tonight, and it was the kind of atmosphere we'd all love to see for every Zips basketball game. It was really loud, and the refs cooperated by making enough bad calls to set off a firestorm. The bad call on Zeke for hanging on the rim to protect himself from landing on a defender produced a crowd reaction that probably registered on seismic devices. With the crowd completely behind them, the Zips took off from there. Bad free throw shooting and, at times, bad ball control were offset by decent shooting from the field, good rebounding and, most of all, tough D. NDSU hit a fair percentage of their open shots. But they mostly had Zips players all over them, and their contested shots were mostly off the mark. The Zips compensated well for not having Walsh, who was with the team on the bench but noticeably limping. I can see how Bjorklund has such a high shooting percentage. He shoots mostly from in the paint, and uses his big body well to move people out of the way. Zeke did a great job of holding his ground and kept Bjorklund from getting many shots off. The ones he did get off were well contested, as Zeke didn't have to jump because the 6-8 Bjorklund only elevates a few inches off the floor. So all Zeke had to do was stand flat-footed and extend his arms up. The NDSU coach apparently noted Bjorklund's inability to score against Zeke, as he played only 17 minutes and hit only 1-6 from the field. Some of the other NDSU players looked pretty athletic but just couldn't score against the Zips' defense, which is getting better every game. Zeke was fantastic to watch tonight. He was as intense as I've ever seen him during play. But when play was stopped for free throws, he was relaxed, smiling and joking with his teammates. That steal, drive to the bucket and slam was a thing of beauty. He just added a new dimension to his NBA draft resume. We were really concerned when Harney left the game in great pain from what looked to be an injured arm. We were surprised when he came back in. But when he tried to shoot free throws, he couldn't get the ball to the rim. So they pulled him out of the game. Hopefully he'll be recovered for the OU game. Overall a nice win. But better performance in more areas will be required in Athens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZips Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Zeke and Tree's dunks were #10 on Sportscenter. Here is Zeke's: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZips Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Zeke and Tree's dunks were #10 on Sportscenter. Here is Zekes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Zeke and Tree's dunks were #10 on Sportscenter. Here is Zekes: Actually, he did not really hang on the rim. He bounced off it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Actually, he did not really hang on the rim. He bounced off it. Agreed. It was a terrible call. In a game full of biased anti-Akron calls. Those of you who watched the game on TV did the calls and the booing look as bad on TV as it seemed in the JAR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odhgibo Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 The JAR was rocking tonight, and it was the kind of atmosphere we'd all love to see for every Zips basketball game. It was really loud, and the refs cooperated by making enough bad calls to set off a firestorm. The bad call on Zeke for hanging on the rim to protect himself from landing on a defender produced a crowd reaction that probably registered on seismic devices. With the crowd completely behind them, the Zips took off from there. Worked late tonight, so I listened to 1350 (more on that later) until I got home, where my wife was nice enough to have left the satellite box on ESPN2 and I was able to backtrack an hour and see much of what I had heard on the radio. Zeke wasn't protecting himself from landing on anyone because the defender wasn't under him. That said, it still was an unnecessary call. Those of us who have officiated guys like Koufas, Frease, Mills, etc., in the Federal League learned quickly to swallow the whistle when really big guys are on a beeline for the hoop. When they're heading straight at the basket, they will hit their heads on the bottom of the backboard if they don't use the rim to stop themselves. The only time it becomes a T is if they hang there for longer than it takes their legs to swing back under them or if they "chin up." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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