kreed5120 Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 TDM is playing terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gozips19 Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 (edited) Anyone watching the game? I mean it's not like were on tv against the 10th ranked team in the nation. Akron is in striking distance. Nice couple of baskets from hokey-pokey and TDM Edited December 4, 2016 by gozips19 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 The biggest difference in this game is accuracy. Creighton is shooting about 10% better than us across the board. Most other stats are comparable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 watching game. Buffalo was down 1 or 2 at half to Creighton and lost by 20+. Let's see if Zips can hang around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 (edited) 59 minutes ago, NWAkron said: watching game. Buffalo was down 1 or 2 at half to Creighton and lost by 20+. Let's see if Zips can hang around. My thoughts, exactly. Gotta keep playing smart & not get lured into a shootout. Josh Williams reeeeally struggles on D. Keep it going, Kwan. Edited December 4, 2016 by Blue & Gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 all these missed opportunities. reminds me of the NCAA tourney games with Gonzaga or ND . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 TAKE JOSH WILLIAMS OUT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 (edited) Our only hope this game was to hit >40% of our 3's and win the glass. We've done neither. Edit: Missed shots just lead to fast break opportunities the other way. Edited December 4, 2016 by kreed5120 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogzips Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 ALL I CAN SAY IS GIVE IVEY THE BALL! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dre22era Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 They are not going down without a fight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 Good game by the Zips. I think they could have gotten the deficit down to 5 or 7 but would have been next to impossible to get the lead on Creighton. Announcers were really positive about the Zips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gozips19 Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 (edited) Can't say I'm happy taking an L but I'm happy with the way they competed. Kwan always seems to play well against bigger schools. Like they subbed Williams with TDM TDM had some bone head plays but he's going to be a player. Like the adjustment late to get dog some better looks Liked hokey-pokey Edited December 4, 2016 by gozips19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 (edited) Good showing. Creighton looks like an Elite 8 type of team. They are athletic and can shoot the ball. And they were making clutch shots. Good game. We're not at their level. But we're not that far behind, either. P.s. Hate to say it, but I'm glad KD limited Josh's minutes down the stretch. He doesn't seem to offer us much. He's a one-trick-pony on offense & can't guard anyone. Edited December 4, 2016 by Blue & Gold 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dre22era Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 This game gives me a little hope against the Zags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gozips19 Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 Forgot to mention super impressed with Watson. He's the best pg I've seen this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 2 minutes ago, dre22era said: This game gives me a little hope against the Zags Definitely. I haven't seen Gonzaga play, but there's no way they're going to be as athletic as Creighton. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 Yes, it does give you a little hope that we can compete against Gonzaga. But, it's still frustrating that we never seem to ever get any closer to beating a top team. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 Playing Creighton and Gonzaga in the span of a week, both on the road, is ideal for this team to find out what they're really made of. Even with Coppin State in between, it's a tougher stretch than they'll ever face in the MAC. Having Coppin State even lets them have an opportunity to put what they've learned from Creighton into practice before facing another tough opponent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportsjunkie330 Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 In my best Dennis Green voice..... The Zips are exactly who we all think they are. Very good MAC team and will crush the home OCC's and still can't get over the hump and beat a top team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 I wish we could see this Kwan more consistently. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1981 grad Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 I thought Akron played well. We slowed the pace down as much as possible. We did not get blown out. I would hope that KD replays the tape of this game to make this team realize that a good team does not rely on the 3 ball, uses gives and goes, and uses of the ball picks to get inside position. We did a terrible job in the first half with our spacing and they were able to double and triple team Big Dog forcing him into turnovers. Our spacing was much better in the second half and Big Dog was able to get to the basket. Our guards are not big enough or physical enough to keep them away from the basket. I agree with everyone that Josh needs to work on his defense. He is definitely a step slow. Needs to play at a quicker level. Our defense was good at times and they still scored because of their talent. We needed Antino and Dunn Martin to shoot better to win this game. I give Kwan a lot of credit. He shot the ball well and had a game high 17 points against good competition. Had 2 bad turnovers, an offensive foul and a travel. Jimond played great defense and played a game high 38 minutes!! Would have liked to see him attack the basket more. I hate seeing him standing on the wing. This allowed his man to double team Big Dog. I thought we rebounded well but still missed a couple of box outs that cost us easy rebounds. Loved watching Creighton push the ball. They got several easy baskets just running down the court beating the Akron players down the court. Hopefully, Akron can build off this loss. Go Zips! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 7 hours ago, kreed5120 said: I wish we could see this Kwan more consistently. I believe a game in which he takes 9 attempts from 3-point range is not going to turn out well most of the time. Don't get me wrong. I love the way he plays. I just don't think he's an effective jump shooter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 (edited) 7 hours ago, 1981 grad said: I thought Akron played well. We slowed the pace down as much as possible. We did not get blown out. I think it should be enough to convince some people on here that we must play these games more often. They have plenty of benefits, as some people have pointed out in this thread, and has been discussed many time in the past. And it's also proof that there's not a mountain of separation between us and the top teams in the country. However, when you consider that the lead went to double digits fairly early in the 2nd half, and stayed in double digits the rest of the way with the exception of a brief time near the 2 or 3 minute mark when it dipped to 8 or 9, the loss is still pretty decisive. As I said earlier, the frustration comes from the fact that we are not getting closer to winning these games. And we were never close to being in a position to win this one. Edited December 4, 2016 by skip-zip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 That was so much more fun than beating Western Tennessee Tech by 40. I was pretty encouraged by the showing. If we hit a few more shots, or if Creighton didn't go in that crazy run, who knows. But those things happened. Point is we aren't that far off. I really liked the way we fought back when we went down 20 instead of folding and chucking up dumb shots, I think that's a really good sign of this team's heart. Pumped to watch them play Gonzaga! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 Beacon Journal staff report Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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