ZachTheZip Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 http://www.scarberrymedia.com/2013/05/17/j...ron-basketball/ Make it happen, kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 I like him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 I like him. I like him, too. There is a problem. Unless he becomes a fabulous point guard he is likely headed for a "red shirt" season. Quincy Diggs is heir apparent at the two spot. Plus Akron has Reggie McAdams who is no slouch either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbalsinger Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 Wow, I really like him too. Lot of spunk! Thats the kinda player we need playing here at Akron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legendofzippy Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 Maybe I'll be in the minority here, but I don't like this kind of talk at all. If you want to say those are your goals, that's fine, but the program has been on quite a roll without this kid, so for him to say he's going to do it better is sort of insulting. Talk is cheap. Prove it on the court. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipgrad01 Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 Maybe I'll be in the minority here, but I don't like this kind of talk at all. If you want to say those are your goals, that's fine, but the program has been on quite a roll without this kid, so for him to say he's going to do it better is sort of insulting. Talk is cheap. Prove it on the court. It is a winners attitude. I don't want people coming in here that think they are going to have the same success as we have had in the past. I want them to think to expect to take the program to the next level. This is how the guys at big time programs talk. I would be pissed if he thought it would be ok to compete for the MAC every few years and then get booted from the first round in the NCAA. We have been there and done that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legendofzippy Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 A little while back Blue & Gold wrote this about Jackson: "IMO Aaron Jackson also has to mature - mentally; I saw him play a few times this year & he's awfully cocky -nothing really wrong with that- but he also seems to take a lot of plays off. KD's gonna have to go all Drill Sergeant on AJ this first year" Someone sign that guy as a scout! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 While I think most Zips fans want the team to stay classy, a little bit of edginess and cockiness can be helpful at times in terms of energizing the team. I think that Nate Linhart brought an appropriate dose of that to the Zips most of the time he was on the floor. Nik Cvetinovic did it at times, but had a hard time staying under control even through his senior season. Quincy Diggs has probably been somewhere between those two in terms of energizing the team, but steadily improved in his first two seasons and could deliver the right amount of just-under-control spark this season. Aaron Jackson might be a candidate to fill that role in the future. It requires a knife-edge balance of appropriate volatility to help the team without going over the edge and hurting the team. It may be easier to dial a naturally volatile personality back a little than encouraging a steady personality to hang it out more. I think Coach Dambrot is good at recruiting and integrating the mix of personalities required to produce effective team performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 While I think most Zips fans want the team to stay classy, a little bit of edginess and cockiness can be helpful at times in terms of energizing the team. I think that Nate Linhart brought an appropriate dose of that to the Zips most of the time he was on the floor. Nik Cvetinovic did it at times, but had a hard time staying under control even through his senior season. Quincy Diggs has probably been somewhere between those two in terms of energizing the team, but steadily improved in his first two seasons and could deliver the right amount of just-under-control spark this season. Aaron Jackson might be a candidate to fill that role in the future. It requires a knife-edge balance of appropriate volatility to help the team without going over the edge and hurting the team. It may be easier to dial a naturally volatile personality back a little than encouraging a steady personality to hang it out more. I think Coach Dambrot is good at recruiting and integrating the mix of personalities required to produce effective team performance. Tree has that job locked up. When he gets going he is downright scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 Cooper was pretty cocky and he turned out okay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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