The Hip Zip Posted January 12, 2014 Report Posted January 12, 2014 While we don't share the kitten fans obsession with us, we probably should start up a thread and discuss the game. As some of you may know Ricardo Johnson suffered a nasty broken leg injury a couple games back and is lost for the season. It's a significant loss for them. He's a 6'5" swing player (G-F) who could score and hit the glass pretty well. He ate up a lot of minutes and his loss gets the kittens deeper into their bench. Their cupboard is not bare though. Ndour is really tough inside and was a great find for them. I have always liked their PG, Stevie Taylor who had to play behind DJ Cooper for the last three years. I'd like to have him here. I think we need to get the ball inside at every opportunity and try to exploit our size advantage. It's our best chance to win, especially now as bad as we've been stroking it from beyond the arc. We need to up our game for this one as the Kittens will look to go to 2-0 vs the east after their win at K e n t this week. IMO the keys to victory are : Take care of the ball, keep the TOs to a minimum Work it inside to Pat, Tree and Big Dog. Hit the glass hard... we made Majok look like a superstar in Muncie. Keep a body on Ndour. He's a smart player who can beat a team in multiple ways. There... sounds easy doesn't it?? Quote
Balsy Posted January 12, 2014 Report Posted January 12, 2014 kittens are favored by 5 if I'm not mistaken. Kittens lead all time 35-34. Could this game be the game that ties it up? Quote
LZIp Posted January 12, 2014 Report Posted January 12, 2014 My expectations for the team in conference play will improve a good bit if the Zips can pull this one out. Quote
ZachTheZip Posted January 12, 2014 Report Posted January 12, 2014 All I want is for the team and players to be a little more dynamic, especially on offense. Consistently good ball movement, and players that are more than one-dimensional threats when it comes to scoring. Quote
Staton14 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Posted January 12, 2014 I'm actually fairly confident that the Zips will win. I think this is a key game that gets us going in the right direction for the rest of the season. Quote
Balsy Posted January 12, 2014 Report Posted January 12, 2014 I'm actually fairly confident that the Zips will win. I think this is a key game that gets us going in the right direction for the rest of the season. +1 Quote
zippy5 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Posted January 12, 2014 I'm actually fairly confident that the Zips will win. I think this is a key game that gets us going in the right direction for the rest of the season. Kinda how I feel. Cautiously optimistic about today. Big rivalry win can get them going Quote
ZachTheZip Posted January 12, 2014 Report Posted January 12, 2014 I'm actually fairly confident that the Zips will win. I think this is a key game that gets us going in the right direction for the rest of the season. I'd feel more confident if I knew for certain that we weren't going to rely mostly on 3-pointers to win. We have a tremendous frontcourt advantage in this game, but I can't shake the feeling that we won't exploit it as much as we should. Quote
Dave in Green Posted January 12, 2014 Report Posted January 12, 2014 A strong frontcourt game on offense will help loosen up defense on the perimeter. The midpoint for 3-point shooting percentage among all D1 teams is 34.2%. For the season the Zips are slightly below that at 33.8%. Their average has fallen over the last 2 games, where they've hit only 16.7% (6-36). It's time to snap out of the recent slump and raise their season average on 3s to a more respectable level. At 32.0% for the season, OU's 3-point shooting has been even worse than the Zips. We need to outplay them inside and out. Quote
UAZip0510 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Posted January 12, 2014 My heart says we win, my gut tells me we lose by 10. To this point in the season the Zips haven't responded well to adversity - I think OU's crowd makes a big difference and the Bobcats win. I think this will be one of three MAC losses for Akron - the other two coming against Toledo and Buffalo, both on the road. Quote
OZoner Posted January 12, 2014 Report Posted January 12, 2014 While we don't share the kitten fans obsession with us, By my eyes, each fanbase seems to be pretty interested in the other school. Quote
Zipmeister Posted January 12, 2014 Report Posted January 12, 2014 My heart says we win, my gut tells me we lose by 10. To this point in the season the Zips haven't responded well to adversity - I think OU's crowd makes a big difference and the Bobcats win. I think this will be one of three MAC losses for Akron - the other two coming against Toledo and Buffalo, both on the road. Yes, that Toledo road game has me very concerned. Now focusing on a game we will actually be playing, I think we can beat the Bobkittens, but I think it might take overtime again. Quote
Valpo Zip Posted January 12, 2014 Report Posted January 12, 2014 I'm optimistic. I can't explain why. The bobcats (just like every other mac team) will be giving us their best, and I know that it doesn't logically make sense for me to predict a win in Athens but I will. Quote
Balsy Posted January 12, 2014 Report Posted January 12, 2014 Yes, that Toledo road game has me very concerned. Quote
zippy5 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Posted January 12, 2014 We kind of owned them last year. I just have a feeling that seeing some familiar faces that no one on the team likes is going to bring the best out of these guys. We all know they have it in them. Quote
ZachTheZip Posted January 12, 2014 Report Posted January 12, 2014 Looks like Harney is getting the start at SF tonight. I think that's a good move. Quote
lance99 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Posted January 12, 2014 It's blacked out on ESPN3. It is on TWC sports. Whatever channel that is. Quote
zippy5 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Posted January 12, 2014 720 on DirecTV Blacked out. Unreal. This move to the Time Warner channel looks dumber every day Quote
ZachTheZip Posted January 12, 2014 Report Posted January 12, 2014 It is on TWC sports. Whatever channel that is. I couldn't say, since I moved to U-Verse because I was tired of my TWC internet connection being down for 8-12 hours every week. Quote
ZachTheZip Posted January 12, 2014 Report Posted January 12, 2014 The quality is crap, but here's a working link. http://www.mac-sports.com/Schools/Ohio/LiveStreaming.aspx Quote
tomzip Posted January 12, 2014 Report Posted January 12, 2014 The quality is crap, but here's a working link. http://www.mac-sports.com/Schools/Ohio/LiveStreaming.aspx so I am stuck in a hotel and watching that feed, it looks like someone is pointing a camera at a tv and rebroadcasting the TWC feed...awful Quote
Balsy Posted January 12, 2014 Report Posted January 12, 2014 so I am stuck in a hotel and watching that feed, it looks like someone is pointing a camera at a tv and rebroadcasting the TWC feed...awful Agreed. It is absolutely horrible. It almost looks as if all the players are drunk because the stream is so bad. Quote
Balsy Posted January 12, 2014 Report Posted January 12, 2014 11;30...8-5...Akron shooting 16%...OU shooting 14%...wtf game is this? Quote
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