Western Michigan @ Akron

[skip-zip]

That's true, though I think it's more true of shooting than rebounding. While size, strength, hops and technique all help a player become a better rebounder, desire and effort are what separate great rebounders from average ones. Everything I've seen of Aaron to date is that he is loaded with desire and effort and also has the physical tools to get the job done. So I think Aaron's first good rebounding performance in his first extended play game may be more repeatable than a player having their first good scoring performance.

Other than not accounting for the fact that rebounding numbers can possibly be about "right place at right time" more than anything else, when you are seeing a really good number of rebounds per minute played, in such a small sampling of minutes, I would agree with you on most of this.

And if you read the remainder of my post, I was definitely counting Aaron as one of the guys who I feel can be counted on to be a contributor this season. So, we're likely on the same page as far as how we feel about what we saw. But, I don't think that seeing one performance where he would have projected out to about 15 rebounds per 40 minutes of play is realistic. But that would sure be nice However, if the coaches thought this was his true capability, he'd probably be immediately inserted into the starting lineup. So, keep an eye on that. The actions of the coaches is usually your best indication of the expected performances of players.

[Blue & Gold]

Just watched a replay of the Toledo -v- CMU game. Both Toledo & CMU are much more athletic than WMU was. I don't see us dominating either of them defensively like we were able to do with WMU - or at least to that degree. Hope I'm wrong, of course.

[Dave in Green]

Skip, I'm not just basing my opinion of Aaron's rebounding strictly on stats. I'm also taking into consideration what I saw with my own eyes. Each game I try to focus on a couple of different players rather than watching the general flow. I was watching Aaron pretty closely in this game because he hadn't really played much prior to this, and he didn't just get a lot of favorable bounces. He went after the ball like he owned it and really locked on to it. That was the thing that I first noticed about Tree in his rookie season. He was really raw in most areas of the game. But rebounding is one area where a raw player with lots of desire and effort can excel. Since we both think Aaron has great potential, let's see how he does over the next few games.

[akronzips71]

Those footsteps may be the footsteps of underclassmen who may be taking their minutes as they continue to fail to contribute.

Exactly what I had in mind.

[zippy_ua_00]

Watching antone jackson, he kinda reminds me a bit of earl boykins. Hes quick and shifty and if he picks up his defense could be a pest for other ball handlers. Hes constantly moving around and seems to be wherever the ball is

[Sportsjunkie330]

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The Zips (10-4, 1-0 MAC) made up for lackluster defense in the second holding the Broncos without a field goal for the first 5:56 of the second half.

I wonder sometimes if GT even watches the games? Or pays attention to what he is doing....

[Dr Z]

I wonder sometimes if GT even watches the games? Or pays attention to what he is doing....

He is probably pretty distracted getting ready for his favorite team to play in the National Championship game.

[The Hip Zip]

Watching antone jackson, he kinda reminds me a bit of earl boykins. Hes quick and shifty and if he picks up his defense could be a pest for other ball handlers. Hes constantly moving around and seems to be wherever the ball is

Yeah, he's fun to watch and he looks to be the quickest player we've had since Cedrick was here. I'd guess that Jackson is probably the quicker of the two.