Dave in Green Posted March 6, 2015 Report Posted March 6, 2015 Looks as if the worst case scenario is in effect with both Pat and BJ done for the season. How ironic that the last time the Zips were this depleted they were blown out of the NCAA tournament by VCU. This season Coach Smart will be better able to empathize with Coach Dambrot. Back on January 31 VCU was sailing along with a 17-3 record and a national ranking. That day their starting PG went down with a season-ending injury. Since then mighty VCU has gone 4-6, including an 82-55 blowout by Davidson tonight. I'll bet the two good coaching friends will be spending more time on the phone together than usual discussing what it feels like to deal with adversity. Quote
Dr Z Posted March 6, 2015 Report Posted March 6, 2015 I'll bet the two good coaching friends will be spending more time on the phone together than usual discussing what it feels like to deal with adversity.#TeamVirginia Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted March 6, 2015 Report Posted March 6, 2015 Looks as if the worst case scenario is in effect with both Pat and BJ done for the season. How ironic that the last time the Zips were this depleted they were blown out of the NCAA tournament by VCU. This season Coach Smart will be better able to empathize with Coach Dambrot. Back on January 31 VCU was sailing along with a 17-3 record and a national ranking. That day their starting PG went down with a season-ending injury. Since then mighty VCU has gone 4-6, including an 82-55 blowout by Davidson tonight. I'll bet the two good coaching friends will be spending more time on the phone together than usual discussing what it feels like to deal with adversity.I heard Dambrot picked up the phone, said "Karma is a bitch," and hung up. 1 Quote
MDZip Posted March 6, 2015 Report Posted March 6, 2015 Sticking to the opinion that I've held all season that Buffalo is the team to beat. I sure wouldn't bet on it though. Any other opinions or predictions out there?I think everyone is really overlooking how good Central Michigan is, the Zips were pretty lucky to hold on and beat them and they've beaten both Buffalo and Toledo twice. I would be OK with the Chipps winning it all since the odds are really long for the Zips. Quote
GJGood Posted March 6, 2015 Report Posted March 6, 2015 Worst case scenario for the Zips is that neither Pat nor BJ play another game. That would leave the following rotation:Big DogKwanAaronJakeReggieDejiNylesAntinoMalcolmThose who wanted to see Kwan in the low post would likely get their chance if he becomes Big Dog's backup. And those who wanted to see Deji play more minutes would probably also get their chance to see how effective he can be playing longer minutes.I really like watching Deji play but my concern with him has always been how he seems to pick up fouls quickly and in bunches. The Zips cannot afford that now at all. Deji needs to play as he is capable without the fouling. Quote
zippyfan34 Posted March 6, 2015 Report Posted March 6, 2015 Do we see any zone defense to try to conserve energy on the defensive end? Probably unlikely for a team that has played man 99% of possessions. Quote
Dave in Green Posted March 6, 2015 Report Posted March 6, 2015 I heard Dambrot picked up the phone, said "Karma is a bitch," and hung up.I don't know why Coach Smart would be upset with the Davidson coach, who began taking all of his starters out with about 2 minutes left and a precarious 77-54 lead. Quote
Sportsjunkie330 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Posted March 7, 2015 The 7 is probably better than the 6 anyways. OU is a dangerous team, I didn't want to see them in the 1st round. Quote
zippy5 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Posted March 7, 2015 Meh, I'd rather get OU over with at our house than see them in the 2nd round at the Q 1 Quote
Dave in Green Posted March 7, 2015 Report Posted March 7, 2015 I really like watching Deji play but my concern with him has always been how he seems to pick up fouls quickly and in bunches. The Zips cannot afford that now at all. Deji needs to play as he is capable without the fouling.You called it -- 5 personals in 17 minutes. Quote
MDZip Posted March 7, 2015 Report Posted March 7, 2015 How often do you think it happens that the seventh seed in a tournament beat five of the six teams ahead of them and swept two of them? Quote
zipsrule Posted March 7, 2015 Report Posted March 7, 2015 Meh, I'd rather get OU over with at our house than see them in the 2nd round at the QI agree that I'd rather play OU at home rather than a neutral court, but this assumes that both OU and Akron win on Monday. OU is 1-10 on the road and is a completely different team vs when they play at home. Quote
Blue & Gold Posted March 7, 2015 Report Posted March 7, 2015 I'm worried about NIU. NIU is just one of those teams that plays well against us and I doubt we'll be shooting the 3 at the high percentage we did against K.e.nt, which kept us in the game. Quote
zippy5 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Posted March 7, 2015 I agree that I'd rather play OU at home rather than a neutral court, but this assumes that both OU and Akron win on Monday. OU is 1-10 on the road and is a completely different team vs when they play at home.Well yeah, OU loses in a perfect world and we don't see them at all. Quote
Dr Z Posted March 7, 2015 Report Posted March 7, 2015 I'm worried about NIU.I worry about how many threes we will have to make to win. The Zips have become very one dimensional. Fouls + Three point attempts = 2015 Zips. 1 Quote
GJGood Posted March 7, 2015 Report Posted March 7, 2015 I'd love to see the Zips win Monday and then advance to face WMU in Cleveland. I see that as the most likely way to win 20 games. Quote
Dave in Green Posted March 10, 2015 Report Posted March 10, 2015 GJGood gets his wish. But be careful what you wish for. WMU is a better team now than they were when the Zips beat them in Kalamazoo without their starting PG, and now it's the Zips who are short-handed. David Brown, who went off for 34 points tonight (8-14 3-pointers) to sink OU, will be a handful at the Q.BGSU beat BSU and, in the battle of defensive specialists, EMU beat MU by 1 in OT to set up the other quarterfinal game. Quote
Blue & Gold Posted March 10, 2015 Report Posted March 10, 2015 I'm worried about NIU. NIU is just one of those teams that plays well against us and I doubt we'll be shooting the 3 at the high percentage we did against K.e.nt, which kept us in the game.Told you so. 1 Quote
Sportsjunkie330 Posted March 10, 2015 Report Posted March 10, 2015 I'd love to see the Zips win Monday and then advance to face WMU in Cleveland. I see that as the most likely way to win 20 games.I am never comfortable playing WMU at the Q. Gonna be a good one. Quote
Staton14 Posted March 10, 2015 Report Posted March 10, 2015 So is this thing on ESPN3?Yeah, all the games from here on out are on TWC Sports and ESPN3. 1 Quote
skip-zip Posted March 10, 2015 Report Posted March 10, 2015 I feel like WMU is the better matchup for us. I feel like the very athletic teams will cause us the most problem right now, and they aren't that kind of team. I also feel like I know what I'm getting with WMU. They should be easier to game-plan against. OU is far more unpredictable. And we can certainly count on far less fan support for WMU on a Wednesday night in Cleveland. Quote
zippy5 Posted March 10, 2015 Report Posted March 10, 2015 It's not the same knowing there won't be an OU/UA showdown at the Q Quote
akronzips71 Posted March 10, 2015 Report Posted March 10, 2015 Winning this one would make me feel pretty good about this season. Quote
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