Game 1: Zips @ Youngstown State - 11/12

[ZachTheZip]

I'm excited for this season, though I don't really have a reason why. Just a good feeling.

 

YSU doesn't strike me as a team with much depth. If Akron can't beat a team picked to finish at the bottom of the Horizon League, it's going to be a long season.

[kreed5120]

Akron's shouldn't really be challenged until the Creighton game on December 3rd. Nobody they play up to that point is expected to be "good".

 

Edit: Now will they be is another question. We will have to wait and see.

Edited November 7, 2016 by kreed5120

[akzipper]

I'm thinking the Zips will go 7-4 heading into MAC play. Probably have losses to Creighton, Gonzaga and UCI. Then, add in one of those typical Zips head-scratching losses like Green Bay last season. 

 

 

Edited November 7, 2016 by akzipper

[kreed5120]

11 minutes ago, akzipper said:

I'm thinking the Zips will go 7-4 heading into MAC play. Probably have losses to Creighton, Gonzaga and UCI. Then, add in one of those typical Zips head-scratching losses like Green Bay last season. 

 

 

 

I'm counting 13 games before the start of preseason games. 2 of the games are part of tournament so opponent TBD, but we still have games those days. I say we go 10-3 losing to Creighton, Gonzaga, and someone random (UTEP or UCI).

[Blue & Gold]

2 minutes ago, kreed5120 said:

 

I'm counting 13 games before the start of preseason games. 2 of the games are part of tournament so opponent TBD, but we still have games those days. I say we go 10-3 losing to Creighton, Gonzaga, and someone random (UTEP or UCI).

This is where I'm at.  We'll go chalk but lay one egg.  Always do.

 

 

[The Hip Zip]

Hard for me to believe that the Pengs have kept Jerry Slocum around this long. Thought they would let him go last year as YSU has been mediocre at best for several seasons now.

[ZachTheZip]

3 hours ago, The Hip Zip said:

Hard for me to believe that the Pengs have kept Jerry Slocum around this long. Thought they would let him go last year as YSU has been mediocre at best for several seasons now.

 

YSU has no interest in investing in basketball.

[wadszip]

Watching this Kent-Cleveland State game and man is Cleveland State pathetic. 

 

Freshman Mitch Peterson of Walsh Jesuit looks real good, though, for Kent.  

[ZachTheZip]

1 hour ago, wadszip said:

Watching this Kent-Cleveland State game and man is Cleveland State pathetic. 

 

Freshman Mitch Peterson of Walsh Jesuit looks real good, though, for Kent.  

 

This game is going to OT.

[akronzips71]

Is there a game delay? ESPN feed is not up

[zippy_ua_00]

8 minutes ago, akronzips71 said:

Is there a game delay? ESPN feed is not up

Tipoff is now 8:05

[akronzips71]

Gotcha. Go Zips has it listed at 7:45, along with ESPN

[mrelegazna]

Shooting pretty well so far...

[Zipgrad1990]

Bad end to the half allowing YSU to finish 6-0.

[1981 grad]

I am surprised that we have not seen Daniel Utomi.  He played a couple of games last year before they decided to redshirt him his freshman year.  I wonder if he is hurt.  We started with 3 guards, Robotham, Anitno and Josh Williams.  Ivey was first off the bench and went on a scoring binge.  Big Dog looks good and Kwan started hot but has cooled off.  Youngstown is keeping it close and looks like a good game.

 

[Zipgrad1990]

Poor second half so far.  Turnovers, missed FTs, bad defense.  Down 58-52.  After being up 11 in the first half.

[wadszip]

SMH. That's all.

[zipsrule]

We are struggling to score.  Defense not great in second half.

[skip-zip]

This is hard to watch. 

 

Especially with announcers continually saying Anteeno Jackson and Noah Robot-um

[Zipgrad1990]

Starting to look like a game we will lose that we should have won.  Lots of time left though but now down 10!

[Let'sGoZips94]

3 minutes ago, skip-zip said:

This is hard to watch. 

 

Especially with announcers continually saying Anteeno Jackson and Noah Robot-um

"Bang-bang!" 

[wadszip]

I wish Antenno Jackson and Noah Rowbottom the best ... and the rest of Akron's sports programs. But I'm done.

[The Hip Zip]

What is defense? Very slow feet closing out on shooters.  No panic here but D has to improve a lot by the time we get to the Q.

[skip-zip]

I'm just wondering if this means that a Top 16 Ranking is out of the question?  

 

Seriously though, giving up 90 points to YSU tells me that Keith and the staff have a lot of work ahead of them with this group.  Maybe Reggie, Jake, and Pat meant a lot more to this team last year than we're willing to admit.  

 

And please, I don't want to see any "That's OK...March in Cleveland is the only thing that matters" replies.  

[kreed5120]

On the plus side this nips those at-large hopes in the butt so we don't have to hear people talk about them for the next 4 months.