tomzip Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 I'm not sure either team really WANTS to win this game. Just a lot of slop all over the place. Not pretty at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 If someone had said before this game that with 5 minutes left the Zips would be 2-12 on 3-pointers and leading by 7 points, everyone would have laughed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickzips Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 If someone had said before this game that with 5 minutes left the Zips would be 2-12 on 3-pointers and leading by 7 points, everyone would have laughed. Sometimes you just gotta grind one out. This is one of those nights. Get through this one and get a week off to prepare for MAC play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 The dreaded prevent offense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickzips Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 We're shitting our pants right now. 4 turnovers in the last 5 possessions. Too much dribbling around in the backcourt trying to run clock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippyfan34 Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Jake has no one within 5 feet of him and he throws it away. Get Reggie or Deji in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippyfan34 Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Melo with a huge save to Diggs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickzips Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Harney down and all kinds of blood on the floor. Looks like he took a hard shot to the face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 What the heck happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Harney down and all kinds of blood on the floor. Looks like he took a hard shot to the face. Probably a broken nose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Q also got hit in the face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickzips Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 And Diggs boinks both FTs. If Marshall doesn't beat us right here they have no business being a DI program. We've given them every opportunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomzip Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 And Diggs boinks both FTs. If Marshall doesn't beat us right here they have no business being a DI program. We've given them every opportunity. lol, yeah right an Akron team at the line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickzips Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Pure luck that we got out of this one with a win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 We played worse than in the Dance last year. We have no business showing this as a W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickzips Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 lol, yeah right an Akron team at the line? Not just at the line. The last 3 minutes we turned the ball over 5 times and didn't hit a single shot (including FTs). Marshall had every opportunity to win that one. Any kind of a decent team would have grabbed that one away from us tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Zips are out of gas! Marshall almost makes the 3/4 court shot to win. What an ugly win, but I'll take it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Hey, we beat the snot out of Marshall at the free throw line, 14-26 (53.8%) to 10-20 (50%). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Who ever thought that the Zips would win this game on the performances of Melo and Big Dog. After considerable thought, I'm prepared to make a daring prediction: The Zips will not have a 19-game winning streak this season, and they will not be nationally ranked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 I thought Harney had a good game. Every time he got the ball he went to the basket. He made things happen and had some nice passes. Bentacourt wakes up from the dead. He played really good defense. He made some nice passes and hussled his butt off. He played smart. When he drove the lane and went off his feet he always found the open man. He outplayed Evens who jacked up some awful threes and on a crucial last possession had no idea that there is a time clock in college basketball. Love watching Big Dog play tonight. Would like to see him get more minutes. Pat also played well The one player who always brings intensity to the court is Tree. Well, almost always. Did not show a great amount of intensity tonight. Kept settling for the outside shot. Teams are now doubling him and he threw the ball away. Q also did not have a good game. His shot was off. Had some nice drives at the end of the game and a banked 3. If Q and Tree are both off Keith indicated this team is in trouble. This team was in trouble tonight. Kretzer, could not bother to come to the ball on the next to last possession and it was an easy steal and dunk for Marshall. He looked surprised that a Marshall player would jump into the passing lane to steal the pass. Showed no hustle after the ball was stolen. Reggie had a nice drive to the basket on a fast break Need him to get to the basket. The most fun I had tonight was watching the Marshall coach. This is one animated guy. He was after the refs all evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Who ever thought that the Zips would win this game on the performances of Melo and Big Dog. At one time, well into the game, these two guys and Harney had almost all of our points. How strange is that?? Good thing we still know how to play defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Love watching Big Dog play tonight. Would like to see him get more minutes. Pat also played well Pat plays hard, but misses a lot of shots from point blank range. Also has trouble getting his hands around rebounds. Sorry. Very frustrating. He misses so many opportunities to contribute more. Especially on the offensive end, I'd MUCH rather have Big Dog on the floor, or the Harney/Kretzer/Treadwell front line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted January 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Now that OOC play is concluded, I believe the most urgent (and potentially rewarding) issue the coaching staff should focus on is Carmelo Betancourt’s confidence, particularly with his shooting. As “Zips Win!” points out, he should be shooting 3-pointers in every spare moment of his day. I would add FTs to his agenda. If he can get up to 25-30% from behind the arc and 70% from the line, the PG situation will largely be solved. I’m sure he works on these deficiencies already, but a heightened level of urgency wouldn’t hurt. I really thought, based on his respectable showing earlier in the game last night, CB12 should have been on the floor with the Zips trying to nurse a 7 point lead down the stretch. KD finally put him in, but not until the Diggs isolation monotony had almost cost UA the game. There is a PG mentality bred into players who play the position from an early age. CB12 has shown that he enjoys distributing the ball and setting up others for the easy basket. He is also, far and away, the most reliable ball handler on the roster. In my opinion, these are not traits that can be instilled in players who have not played the position to any great extent over their careers. The OOC schedule was a bit unusual from the standpoint that the only game with less than a 9 point margin in final score was the Marshall game. We will surely (OK, I’ll stop calling you “Shirley”) witness more games like this in MAC play, and we better have a reliable ball handler in during crunch time or most of these games will slip away from us. I’m not saying Evans and Diggs can’t provide PG minutes as needed. But if this team wants to compete for a MAC championship this year, the most likely scenario is for CB12 to gain some confidence in shooting the basketball and take over as the unquestioned, primary PG. This is the best option this season AND next season. So come on, Melo! You can do this! Go Zips!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 I believe the most urgent (and potentially rewarding) issue the coaching staff should focus on is Carmelo Betancourt’s confidence, particularly with his shooting. As “Zips Win!” points out, he should be shooting 3-pointers in every spare moment of his day. I would add FTs to his agenda. If he can get up to 25-30% from behind the arc and 70% from the line, the PG situation will largely be solved.While he is at it, can he add layups? Only I can miss layups the way he does. He actually passes out of layup situations after missing a few. He has the speed to beat people to the rim, but has a finishing issue. Someone needs to show him the art of a reverse layup, that may increase his confidence. If the Zips team were a video game, and I had 10 units of "health" to distribute to improve the team, I'm not sure I would use one on CB, I would distribute elsewhere. BTW, that is the worst Marshall team that I have watched at the JAR, what happen? They used to have athletes that would shoot the lights out when they played in the MAC. Disappointing. I like the introduction of Akron's own Shawn "Showtime" Porter last night, who knew? He signed autographs after the game, anybody get one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted January 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 BTW, that is the worst Marshall team that I have watched at the JAR, what happen? They used to have athletes that would shoot the lights out when they played in the MAC. Disappointing. THIS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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