Diamond Head Classic - Oregon State

[GoZips88]

Glad we're deep. Their game plan right now has everything going inside.

[Dave in Green]

Think the starting PG change will be permanent?

[akronzips71]

Think the starting PG change will be permanent?

You are joking, right?

[ZachTheZip]

These announcers have been incredibly anti-Akron.

What did you expect? It is in nobody's (except for Akron) best interest that Akron win this game.

[a-zip]

An early Christmas present would be to end Barack Obama's win streak while attending Oregon St. basketball games. We look good so far.

This may be premature but…….is Tree the best basketball player we have ever had? He is amazing, not sure what is going on in his head after his disappearing act earlier this year but my god if he is able to come back next year he will have an incredible body of work

[ZachTheZip]

I'm a little concerned that our bench hasn't scored yet.

[Balsy]

I'm tired of the fouls...let them play refs...BS there's all the fouls on Akron.

[akronzips71]

I'm tired of the fouls...let them play refs...BS there's all the fouls on Akron.

The refs are trying to throw this game.

[ZachTheZip]

Akron leads, 12 fouls to 6

[ZachTheZip]

With any luck, these guys are like MAC refs in that they like to even out the foul differential when it's most inconvenient for the team with the fewest.

[MDZip]

Kwan Cheatham sighting

[ZachTheZip]

Tree already at 10 and 7.

[zippy5]

Kwan Cheatham sighting

Not sure that's how he wants to be seen. Great D by the Zips so far.. Need to get back in a rhythm on the offensive side

[MDZip]

These announcers have been incredibly anti-Akron.

Loved that comment "Refs are letting them play a little" - after 22 fouls have been called.

[Dave in Green]

Kwan takes advantage of the foul situation to show his stuff.

[ZachTheZip]

Kwan Cheatham sighting

The refs effectively removed harney and Big Dog from the first half. Cheatham can pick up the slack in the frontcourt. Or at least give the refs someone else to call a foul on so we don't end up in even more trouble.

[ZachTheZip]

Loved that comment "Refs are letting them play a little" - after 22 fouls have been called.

I hate that. I wish refs would be consistent. Changing how they call the game messes with the players' heads.

[GoZips88]

What an OSU/PAC-12 first-half love-fest that was.

[Balsy]

Loved that comment "Refs are letting them play a little" - after 22 fouls have been called.

+1

[akronzips71]

What an OSU/PAC-12 first-half love-fest that was.

In their conference you are allowed to dribble. Stop. Hop. Jump. And shoot.

[GoZips]

I hate that. I wish refs would be consistent. Changing how they call the game messes with the players' heads.

President obama in attendance. The Beavers have never lost a game he was in attendance. (hint; hint)

Can you say "integrity of the game?"

[Quickzips]

Zips got up early but the foul situation played a big part in letting OSU back into it. Hopefully they let 'em play a little more in the second, but I'm not holding my breath.

Much like the Detroit game, Tree comes up big in the first half. The difference, this time around he is getting some scoring help from Evans.

Unfortunately I think this thing comes down to a FT shooting contest at the end, and I don't like our odds if it does.

[Derrt]

Fouls are keeping OSU in the game. Hopefully Q gets into another gear, because he has not played up to his potential. Harney's 3 fouls might have messed up our rotation, hopefully he gets it going too. I think we can blow this team out.

[GoZips88]

Oregon State is collapsing on Tree. Time for Tree to dish/kick it back out to one of the guys who are open. Q found Tree that way late in the half.

[ZachTheZip]

If we play like we're not afraid of getting into foul trouble, we will win.

Need to put our best defender on Nelson. He is the key to everything they do on offense.