skip-zip Posted March 29, 2017 Report Posted March 29, 2017 18 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: To win we need to have our 5 best players on the court as many minutes as we possibly can. And that's what any coach would do, regardless of what someone else might define as each player's "number". Quote
zippy5 Posted March 29, 2017 Report Posted March 29, 2017 I would love to see a smaller lineup at times playing uptempo with some full court pressure defense. I think with our guards and lengthy wings we have a nice roster for it. But I think we would get hammered on the boards with it being our main lineup. I do agree that we don't really have any other options down low unless we get a transfer in. I think Olajapoke and Hughes can move a lot better than Dog. Should be interesting 1 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted March 29, 2017 Report Posted March 29, 2017 Somewhere there's a 20 year old who stole a laptop or got a 3 on his ACTs that we can rescue. LOL. Quote
Blue & Gold Posted March 29, 2017 Report Posted March 29, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, LZIp said: I think it's hard to deny Utomi's potential. Utomi could be awesome. He's built like a Mack truck w/ a smooth jumper. That's rare. 1 hour ago, LZIp said: ...one of Tino/Noah will be on the bench, which the new coach could very well look into as both are really point guards and not 2 guards. I hope our new coach feels the freedom to do that. I think KD may have felt a little obligation to start both Noah & 'Tino? Idk, but they're both PG's. 'Tino's a Lead Guard, but at 5'10" is awfully short to be considered a 2, let alone guard one. I'd go: PG: Noah / Antino (like you, I prefer Antino, but he's a perfect "Instant O" 6th man) W: Ivey / Parrish W: Utomi / Parrish / Eubanks P: Williams / Poke P: Hughes / Sayles That's a versatile 9-10-man rotation. Gotta pressure & push tempo next year. Edited March 29, 2017 by Blue & Gold Quote
Blue & Gold Posted March 29, 2017 Report Posted March 29, 2017 1 hour ago, skip-zip said: Heck we started the season with 3 (relatively small) guards all starting together. True, Skip, but that smallish 3-guard lineup wasn't a very good one. After our loss to YSU I posted that I thought this was going to be a disappointing year. We won a ton of MAC games by the skin of our teeth so record looked good... but we weren't. Not really. Quote
Blue & Gold Posted March 29, 2017 Report Posted March 29, 2017 1 hour ago, kreed5120 said: whose going to start at PF and C for us next season? I'm picking Isaiah Williams to start for us at PF next year. He's a stretch 4 & was a stud in high school - is 6'7" & can handle the ball & likes to drive to the hole. I think he's going to be a treat to watch. Quote
Blue & Gold Posted March 29, 2017 Report Posted March 29, 2017 1 hour ago, clarkwgriswold said: The smaller lineup actually plays into some of the things I'd like to see under a new regime- more up tempo and pushing the ball on offense; occasional full court pressure on defense; better switches on defense; and some zone on defense occasionally to mix things up. YES! Quote
kangaroo kid Posted March 29, 2017 Report Posted March 29, 2017 There is a concern about lack of size next year, but I think it's important to note Jimond stepped up in the rebounding department towards the end of the season. If he can out-rebound other teams' wings I wouldn't be worried about Utomi playing the 4. Quote
ZIPS96 Posted March 31, 2017 Report Posted March 31, 2017 No more Antino! Running out the of guards. Quote
zippy5 Posted March 31, 2017 Report Posted March 31, 2017 Well now I officially think next year is going to be rough. I thought we had enough talent to win the MAC with what was left. Quote
feetg10 Posted March 31, 2017 Report Posted March 31, 2017 6 minutes ago, ZIPS96 said: No more Antino! Running out the of guards. Wow. Quote
UAZip0510 Posted March 31, 2017 Author Report Posted March 31, 2017 Expected this, and probably one more. Guessing our new coach will be working on jucos. Quote
Blue & Gold Posted March 31, 2017 Report Posted March 31, 2017 13 minutes ago, zippy5 said: Well now I officially think next year is going to be rough. I thought we had enough talent to win the MAC with what was left. +1. I honestly thought we were going to win the MAC next year. But Antino was a key piece of the puzzle. Quote
LZIp Posted March 31, 2017 Report Posted March 31, 2017 Get the young guys as much experience as possible next season and go from there. JUCOs are a necessity at this point. We have 4 guys confirmed transferring, two of them PGs, and the last PG could still do it as well. 6 players from last season are gone as of right now. This sucks. I always hate seeing people wish these players luck. You're either with us or against us. Quote
kreed5120 Posted March 31, 2017 Report Posted March 31, 2017 To be honest I'm not surprised. I'm kind of expecting Noah to transfer too assuming he's able to grad transfer and play immediately. 1 Quote
Oldschool Posted March 31, 2017 Report Posted March 31, 2017 14 minutes ago, feetg10 said: Wow. 5 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: +1. I honestly thought we were going to win the MAC next year. But Antino was a key piece of the puzzle. Thats why I thought Anthony Stewart from UT Martin would be a great hire. Akron guy. Proven recruiter. Has a HIGH MAJOR son committed to the SEC. I believe he's Tennessee Mr. Basketball but not sure. 6'5 " guard. Could probably play on the MAC. Quote
Zipgrad01 Posted March 31, 2017 Report Posted March 31, 2017 9 minutes ago, LZIp said: Get the young guys as much experience as possible next season and go from there. JUCOs are a necessity at this point. We have 4 guys confirmed transferring, two of them PGs, and the last PG could still do it as well. 6 players from last season are gone as of right now. This sucks. I always hate seeing people wish these players luck. You're either with us or against us. Thank you. Nothing irks me more than when these guys put "forever a zip" in their departing letters. No you aren't. You are a sellout to your teammates. Bye Felicia. 7 Quote
roopride Posted March 31, 2017 Report Posted March 31, 2017 Who is gone? Josh, TM, Antino. The fourth. Quote
UAZip0510 Posted March 31, 2017 Author Report Posted March 31, 2017 (edited) 15 minutes ago, akronzips71 said: Are they all going with KD??? Only player going with KD is TDM. These transfers were planned before KD departed, by the way. Edited March 31, 2017 by UAZip0510 Quote
UAZip0510 Posted March 31, 2017 Author Report Posted March 31, 2017 5 minutes ago, roopride said: Who is gone? Josh, TM, Antino. The fourth. Dalton Quote
akronzips71 Posted March 31, 2017 Report Posted March 31, 2017 4 minutes ago, UAZip0510 said: Only player going with KD is TDM. These transfers were planned before KD departed, by the way. that is unreal. Why were they all deserting? It is not like we had a horrible year, or Tino wasn't getting playing time. Quote
NWAkron Posted March 31, 2017 Report Posted March 31, 2017 All of this doesn't bother me that much. However, this has been a huge reality check for me on the nature of what Akron basketball and division I basketball is all about. It's like that old song, "Is that all there is?" Quote
roopride Posted March 31, 2017 Report Posted March 31, 2017 Are we allowed to tweet players to show support of the Zips? Quote
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