UAZippers Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Really great response to the small Iona run there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Anyone have any comments for the reggie dunk? French and dunn were losing their minds and im hoping there's a video somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 78-64 Zips win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZippers Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Anyone have any comments for the reggie dunk? French and dunn were losing their minds and im hoping there's a video somewhereit was actually pretty weak. He just barely tipped the ball. It was still pretty unexpected though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 it was actually pretty weak. He just barely tipped the ball. It was still pretty unexpected though.That's disappointing. Based on their reaction i would've thought he threw it down quade milum style Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Reggie's dunk was pretty but nobody came close to boxing him out. The second half they looked tired and we had some nice offensive rebounds. We also had some nice drives to the basket by Kretzer and by Antiono. Jimond and Aron once again did not see the court in the second half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadszip Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) Great second half. Big Dog has become a monster down low. Once they went down to him, Iona had no answer. Like I said the other day, the offense needs to run through the two bigs (once Pat gets back). Both can feel the doubles so well, and if the double doesn't come, nobody (outside maybe the elite high majors) can handle them. The best sequence was midway through the second. They went to Big Dog. The double came, he quickly passed to an open man on the wing, who then kicked to the corner (when the defender had to come over) for a wide open three. That is this team's offense. And when they play like that, they are a legit top-tier team, despite the few flaws they do have.It was nice to see Antino and Jake get to the rim, too. The Reggie dunk was also a thing of beauty. Overall, they did a nice job of attacking the offensive boards off of threes.Very good game, overall. A lull at the end of the first half, but they responded in the second.Also, while Iona didn't have English, that was moot since Pat also wasn't playing. While English has the PPG advantage, Pat is just as important to this team than English is to theirs,IMO. Edited December 23, 2015 by wadszip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 I had my timing off and missed this one. What's wrong with Patrick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Just saw, our sister school from Portage County is playing Penn State at the Orleans in 3 hrs. Who's going to support? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Really stinks they blew the Green Bay game. live-RPI projects us to finish with an RPI of 63, can only imagine that'd end up in the 40s without that loss. Oh well, takes perfection for an at-large bid with our schedule and that's realistically never going to happen. Hard to be upset with the play so far though, I really think we dominate the MAC this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadszip Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) Really stinks they blew the Green Bay game. live-RPI projects us to finish with an RPI of 63, can only imagine that'd end up in the 40s without that loss. Oh well, takes perfection for an at-large bid with our schedule and that's realistically never going to happen. Hard to be upset with the play so far though, I really think we dominate the MAC this yearRPI hasn't meant anything for about 10 years since the MVC systemically found a way to exploit it. A top 40 RPI wouldn't do it anyway. The only shot at an at large was beating Villanova. I guess if the Zips run the table from here to the MAC title game, they may still have a shot. But once you get that far, just win in Cleveland. And this team has the ability to do that. FWIW, the Zips should jump into the top 60 once KenPom updates (a better ratings system, IMO) after today. Still, that also doesn't mean much. Edited December 23, 2015 by wadszip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) it was actually pretty weak. He just barely tipped the ball. It was still pretty unexpected though.I dont know what game you were watching but that was a major throw down. Reggie was about a foot above the rim and timed it perfect. It put a major exclamation point on a great game by the Zips! Iona tried to take the Zips out of their game before it even started. There were several scuffles during the pre-game warmups. One of their guys thought he could intimidate Big Dog amd they had to be seperated by the coaching staffs. Big Dog was named tournament MVP and Noah and Jake were named on the all tourney team with him. Edited December 23, 2015 by Hilltopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadszip Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Akron jumps up to No. 50 in the KenPom rankings. A bigger jump than I expected. Say what you want about rankings, but KenPom is 10 times better than RPI, IMO.Still doesn't mean the Zips are in the at large mix, because they aren't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Akron jumps up to No. 50 in the KenPom rankings. A bigger jump than I expected. Say what you want about rankings, but KenPom is 10 times better than RPI, IMO.Still doesn't mean the Zips are in the at large mix, because they aren't.I don't necessarily think they are either, but last year the lowest kenpom-ranked at large team (indiana) was ranked 53. Ole miss also got in at 50.I still don't think we would really be in the mix, but just shows that we aren't that far off. Either way it's not like being rated so highly is insignificant, i think it matters quite a bit and also wish we could've grabbed that green bay game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 We have a horrible SOS and until that gets fixed we will never be in the mix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morris buttermaker Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Still doesn't mean the Zips are in the at large mix, because they aren't.Truer words have never been spoken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Big Dog had 15 points (7 of 9 shooting) along with 10 boards. Great game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Although I have never been a big fan of how many 3 pointers we take the past 2 years, we have certainly improved our 3 point shooting. Last year we finished ranked 127th in 3 point percentage, this year we are currently ranked 43rd. Jake would be ranked in the top ten in 3 point percentage but is just short of makes per game to get listed. I hope our hot shooting behind the 3 point line continues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipnetter51 Posted December 25, 2015 Report Share Posted December 25, 2015 I see we are #49 on KenPom,one spot ahead of Ohio State. Looking at the remaining schedule, we will be favored in every remaining game. The toughest two may be at O.U. and at CMU- we could very possibly run the table. If so, would we still be shut out of the Big Dance if we fail to win the MAC tournament? Against Iona, our first 4 shots were all 3s- 3 of them by Kwan, all misses. I know we live and die by the 3s,but would much rather have Reggie,Jake or our guards shooting them than a 6'10 forward,who still thinks he is a guard-please K.D. tell him to get his butt inside, get rebounds,play D and score inside. Since we seem to be getting little or nothing from Aaron Jackson,why not try Daniel-haven't we already blown his redshirt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted December 25, 2015 Report Share Posted December 25, 2015 Merry Christmas Scrooge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 We haven't blown Daniel's redshirt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 I see we are #49 on KenPom,one spot ahead of Ohio State. Looking at the remaining schedule, we will be favored in every remaining game. The toughest two may be at O.U. and at CMU- we could very possibly run the table. If so, would we still be shut out of the Big Dance if we fail to win the MAC tournament? Against Iona, our first 4 shots were all 3s- 3 of them by Kwan, all misses. I know we live and die by the 3s,but would much rather have Reggie,Jake or our guards shooting them than a 6'10 forward,who still thinks he is a guard-please K.D. tell him to get his butt inside, get rebounds,play D and score inside. Since we seem to be getting little or nothing from Aaron Jackson,why not try Daniel-haven't we already blown his redshirt?A 30-3 record would be hard for the selection committee to pass up. I however don't feel that record is realistic. The Zips are too dependent on the 3 and there are plenty of MAC teams that are good enough to capitalize when Akron has a cold shooting night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Akron will not go undefeated the rest of the way, although should be pretty much favored in all of them. There are bound to be some clunkers in there, and league road games are always tough. But, if we can minimize those clunkers and come to play every night we are in position to have a very, very successful year.Also, the program that comes to mind with all this "30-3 but awful schedule" talk is Stephen f Austin the last few years. They've had great records but even worse schedules than the zips and finished the last two years in the top 60 of kenpom and as 12 seeds in the tournament, even winning a game (against vcu, sound familiar?) two years ago. I would love to see the zips do something like that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lance99 Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 A 30-3 record would be hard for the selection committee to pass up. I however don't feel that record is realistic. The Zips are too dependent on the 3 and there are plenty of MAC teams that are good enough to capitalize when Akron has a cold shooting night.They said pass on a 26-win Zips team in the past.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 (edited) They said pass on a 26-win Zips team in the past....A 30-3 record is more impressive than a 26-7 record. Also, the Zips OOC schedule this season, despite not being all that great, was superior to that 06-07 OOC schedule. Edited December 26, 2015 by kreed5120 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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