Blue & Gold Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 My feed buffered right when he was mentioning LeBron. What'd he say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 3 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: My feed buffered right when he was mentioning LeBron. What'd he say? He's bringing up LeBron's Homecoming quote about "Nothing is given; everything is earned." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 Great Q by Frenchy. man-to-man, some zone on D pick-n-rolls on O adapt to personnel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 The WZIP kid asked the best question...and I am not shocked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jupitertoo Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 OU fans claim French referred to Groce as a "clown" multiple times on the radio a few years ago. Wonder how that's playing out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 Good Q about scheduling from Dunn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 (edited) I love that he keeps calling it the last place he was at, and not OU If he keeps that up over his tenure I can't wait to see all the kitties with their jimmies rustled Edited April 6, 2017 by zippy5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 3 minutes ago, LZIp said: Good Q about scheduling from Dunn. Groce went with the PC answer, but man, I would've loved for him to say, "If we keep this 21 win streak going, we're going to earn it." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 Figures a freshman student asks the best questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akzipper Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 (edited) 7 minutes ago, zippy5 said: I love that he keeps calling it the last place he was at, and not OU If he keeps that up over his tenure I can't wait to see all the kitties with their jimmies rustles Seemed to be a lot of "last coaching staff" references too. Would be nice if Groce and UA avoided bringing up the old coach by name. Edited April 6, 2017 by akzipper 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 I thought that was an excellent presser. Yes, lots of your typical cliches, but I thought there was a lot of personality and commitment as well. Now I'm interested to see who he can bring in recruits wise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 (edited) Saw Antino while leaving. Definitely not as committed as Ivey (just my impression). This Coach isn't going to put up with any nonsense. Some of the players may have had class. Edited April 6, 2017 by NWAkron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 5 minutes ago, NWAkron said: Saw Antino while leaving. Definitely not as committed as Ivey (just my impression). Antino's slightly more "committed" than TDM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 You guys are going to think I'm a simpleton, but the biggest takeaway from that presser was JG getting choked up about his Mother being there. I was on the fence about this guy, but he won me over in that singular moment. I'm all in. Go Zips. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 10 minutes ago, K92 said: You guys are going to think I'm a simpleton, but the biggest takeaway from that presser was JG getting choked up about his Mother being there. I was on the fence about this guy, but he won me over in that singular moment. I'm all in. Go Zips. And too confirm because I know everyone was wondering...his wife is definitely not a diva. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes102 Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 (edited) 52 minutes ago, LZIp said: The WZIP kid asked the best question...and I am not shocked. I was watching it at work hoping someone would ask him that question. Of course it was a student at WZIP and not a professional that is getting paid to do this. Good job kid But as for the local media(GT, TP, EA).... Edited April 6, 2017 by mes102 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 I wanted to throw my laptop when that kid asked about the trivial 21 win per season streak. The only things I found useful out of listening to the entire press conference was hearing we have 1 assistant (Dustin Ford) while still searching for our others and hearing him say what type of ball we expect to see. All the other questions were either poor or the answers doctored to not really say a whole lot. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted April 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 I was always jealous of OU's tournament success with Groce, so I was a fan right away just knowing his record (where it counts). Then I watched his youtube videos describing his offense and defense when he was hired at Illinois, sounded good to me. Then I watched the video of his presser when he got fired at Illinois, very impressed. Today I was impressed with his confidence and his communication skills. It's easy for me to see why he is coach/teacher. It's great to hear him say he likes to mix in a little zone, I really miss seeing that. Love hearing that he talked about scheduling with the AD before he was hired and wants to be challenged. But my favorite part was when he described TP as experienced because of his hairline. Classic. ? PS Thank you LZip and Blue & Gold for embedding/replying that. Worked well. If you missed, here you go. Starbucks Akron Arena 2020? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 He certainly had good answers. I also heard him on WAKR and he was similarly prepared. Only time will tell if he's full of $hi+ and prepared with the cliches or he's genuinely the guy we saw. I certainly hope for the latter. Sounds like his wife is not a diva (not quite sure why anyone thought she was), but maybe Antino is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tboned Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 On 4/5/2017 at 10:58 AM, UAZippers said: I know this is a dream and not happening. Wanted to put that first, but can you imagine if Groce agreed to work for free or insanely low money for the first two years as long as UA agreed to put the salary he would have been payed towards an arena renovation. He still would get the same pay from Illinois and that would be a nice chunk of change to get the university started. Even if it was just a higher scouting budget or an upgraded player locker/hang out room to make UA more desireable, at face value this could be a big opportunity to improve the program. The new arena is your job friend. Get off your wallet along with the rest of you Alumni and DONATE!!!!!!!! $$$$$$$$$$$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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akzipper Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 (edited) 37 minutes ago, tboned said: The new arena is your job friend. Get off your wallet along with the rest of you Alumni and DONATE!!!!!!!! $$$$$$$$$$$ Uhh I have six figures worth of student loans because of UA. They can't really rely on us to pay for the arena. It blows my mind that the school has no money to pay for anything. Edited April 6, 2017 by akzipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 17 minutes ago, akzipper said: Uhh I have six figures worth of student loans because of UA. They can't really rely on us to pay for the arena. It blows my mind that the school has no money to pay for anything. You go the Van Wilder route? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akzipper Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 (edited) 13 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: You go the Van Wilder route? Yeah I wish.... 4 years of out of state tuition. But even Ohio residents have a ton of debt. There's enough companies and donors around Akron to help get a much needed arena done. Edited April 6, 2017 by akzipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 Some more GREAT work by WZIP...Also TIno's comments show that @UAZip0510 was correct once again in that he was planning on transferring before KD left. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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