Blue & Gold Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 (edited) Well, I'll get this thread started as I'm anxious for this game already.IMHO, this is a huge game if we want to obtain a regular-season Top 25 ranking. If we can crack the Top 25 early in the season maybe we can start to fill the JAR for games other than those against Ohio, Buffalo & Can't.Green Bay is 1-3, with their only win coming against Minnesota-Duluth, an NCAA D-II school. However, the Phoenix gave Stanford all they could handle, in losing to the Cardinal 89-93 in OT.UWGB then got beat by a very tough East Tennessee State, 90-103. ETSU is 3-1 on the year with an impressive 69-68 win over Georgia Tech in Atlanta. This while UWGB got demolished by GT 77-107.(ETSU, however, was also beaten by Villanova 86-51, so lost to the Wildcats by 35, whereas we "only" lost to Villanova by 19. But now I'm really daisy-chaining.)If we were at full strength I'd be fully confident about Tuesday's game. But we are far from that. The loss of Pat worries me the most as now we only have 2 true bigs and one (Cheatham) doesn't really like playing down low and the other (Big Dog) might really struggle playing 30+ minutes.Additionally, we've been on the road for a while & might be tired.But... Go Zips, beat the Phoenix! Get through this game and we've got a couple easier games to play at home while we get healthy.After Villanova, I think we should be favored to win every game the rest of the regular season (save, perhaps, CMU) which is pretty crazy to think about.Mission: Top 25!! Edited November 23, 2015 by Blue & Gold 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hip Zip Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 (edited) Sykes is gone and GB will probably be down a bit this year but Fouse and Love are both really solid players for them. Don't read too much into the Stanford game as the Tree's are hurting and struggling as well.With our depleted roster we will surely have to dig deep but we can get it done. I suspect that all of this will make us a better team when it really counts.Positive waves here but I 'm not sure we'll be the favorite in this one. Edited November 23, 2015 by The Hip Zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Ball Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 The game is on Time Warner Cable Sports Channel 1311 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadszip Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 With the injury situation, maybe I should be more concerned, but for some reason I'm not. Even if Green Bay has taken a step back, going up there on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving is tough.But I'm feeling pretty good about this one. I think the injuries will allow Antino, Reggie, Kwan and Big Dog to play big minutes. And those four have been very good this year for the most part. So, its not a bad thing if three of those guys play 30-plus minutes (not sure if Big Dog quite goes 30, but he is in line for 25-plus).This also seems like a game where Josh can start rebuilding his confidence. His shot was fine against Villanova, but again struggled with turnovers. But I doubt Green Bay has the type of athletes Nova or Arkansas do. Aaron Jackson also looks like he is ready to contribute more minutes. Finally, I think Utomi is going to prove that the fact he was going to be redshirted wasn't because he wasn't ready. He looked good in the scrimmage, and physically, he has a D1 body.Until this team proves otherwise, I'm not going to get that "typical Akron" mentality, which I will admit I have had in previous years every time adversity has struck (to be fair, it does seem like it has hit this program more than any other). This group, even without four key players, has the talent to beat anybody on the remaining schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valpo Zip Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Green Bay is a bad team. They are picked to finish sixth in their conference. They are still without a D1 win and their record is 0-3. If we are a good team as we like to think that we are, we should be able to handle this team and come back from Wisconsin with a W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 (edited) EA of the PD writes, Injuries Mount as Zips Keep Traveling. When will Noah be ready? "Who knows,'' Dambrot said. "He'll play when he's ready to play.''What about Pat? "We've had X-rays, but we still don't know if he's got a broken rib or not,'' Dambrot said. "But he is still in pain."How about Jimond? "He's not quite ready yet, but he still may play, although I doubt it,'' Dambrot said of Ivey.All this, and the Zips are still favored by four. Game is on ESPN3 at 8 pm. Free stream found at go zips dot com.Congratulations to Antino, MAC East Player of the Week! Edited November 24, 2015 by Dr Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 I think Top 25 should always be the goal. I like that thinking.But, I don't ever see it happening for us EARLY in the season with this kind of schedule. The Arkansas win helps a bit, and one loss to a major powerhouse won't hurt much either. But with this schedule, we'll have to make a run through the cupcakes and into the conference schedule for awhile before anything like that happens, just like the path that got us there a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportsjunkie330 Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 I think Top 25 should always be the goal. I like that thinking.But, I don't ever see it happening for us EARLY in the season with this kind of schedule. The Arkansas win helps a bit, and one loss to a major powerhouse won't hurt much either. But with this schedule, we'll have to make a run through the cupcakes and into the conference schedule for awhile before anything like that happens, just like the path that got us there a few years ago. Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyZip Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Zips are 4 point road favorites, despite the injuries, with an o/u of 156. 80-76 seems to be a little high for me. I'd take the under ☺ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 If we win this one, big if with the injuries, we're staring 12-1 in the face with 9 straight wins. That cupcake buffet won't be enough to get us ranked but we'll be on the radar going into MAC play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportsjunkie330 Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 If we win this one, big if with the injuries, we're staring 12-1 in the face with 9 straight wins. That cupcake buffet won't be enough to get us ranked but we'll be on the radar going into MAC play.And hopefully that is enough to get butts in the seats at the "Cupcake Factory" aka James A. Rhodes Arena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy_ua_00 Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 If we win this one, big if with the injuries, we're staring 12-1 in the face with 9 straight wins. That cupcake buffet won't be enough to get us ranked but we'll be on the radar going into MAC play.I i disagree. I believe it is actually good enough. If we blow out the cupcakes like we should i believe we could be ranked especially with a good showing short handed at Villanova. Dont discredit the win at arkansas either. Thats an extremely tough place to play let alone win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 I i disagree. I believe it is actually good enough. If we blow out the cupcakes like we should i believe we could be ranked especially with a good showing short handed at Villanova. Dont discredit the win at arkansas either. Thats an extremely tough place to play let alone win.They'll have to be big time blowouts, each by at least 20. If we can run the table after the Villanova loss I see us getting some AP votes by the end of the first or second week of conference play. All that really needs to happen is for everyone to get healthy and everything will begin to fall in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDZip Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Guess Pat either didn't have a broken rib or decided to play with it because he's in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipgrad01 Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 It is amazing how we look against Arkansas and Villanova and then we can look equally unimpressive against this garbage team. So frustrating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDZip Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Good to see Jake back in too. Not a great start but it's still early Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted November 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 So far we're laying an all-too-typical Akron egg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsrule Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Sloppy play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akzipper Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 This is brutal to watch. Just another Akron team playing down to the competition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipgrad01 Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Amazing that we are only down 2. If we just upgrade our play to "shitty" we will be up 10 in no time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdt1420 Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Our offense is a lot of movement for nothing. I can't remember the last time I saw a short jumper or a baseline drive. Other teams must have 4 times the layup attempts as us. It's good for getting semi open 3's, but where are the easy buckets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdt1420 Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 STOP. REACHING. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted November 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Great move by Antino!Here comes Utomi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted November 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 ^^I take that back about Utomi. That's Ivey in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted November 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Let these guys shoot jumpers & stop getting beat off the dribble. These guys can't shoot straight & are just looking to drive to the basket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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