ewbrooman1 Posted March 21, 2021 Report Posted March 21, 2021 7 hours ago, Captain Kangaroo said: Karma. Couldn’t happen to a better fraud. If I'm reading correctly, Shaka is 0-6 in the NCAA tournament since the Zips game. Karma may be stronger than we thought. 😉 1 Quote
1981 grad Posted March 21, 2021 Report Posted March 21, 2021 Not sure why there why there is all this hate against Shaka. I went to Michigan to watch that game and his team played extremely quick and just were much better than us. I thought Tree was the only player for Akron that looked good. I guess people thought that Shaka ran up the score but that was just their style of play. They played pressure and put the ball up quick. I believe they stopped the pressure the last 5 minutes of the game. I remember KD was not upset by their style of play after the game. 1 Quote
zippy5 Posted March 21, 2021 Report Posted March 21, 2021 We were down some key players due to sickness on top of Abreu getting arrested and he ran it up big time. He was a dick. 1 Quote
ewbrooman1 Posted March 21, 2021 Report Posted March 21, 2021 35 minutes ago, 1981 grad said: Not sure why there why there is all this hate against Shaka. I went to Michigan to watch that game and his team played extremely quick and just were much better than us. I thought Tree was the only player for Akron that looked good. I guess people thought that Shaka ran up the score but that was just their style of play. They played pressure and put the ball up quick. I believe they stopped the pressure the last 5 minutes of the game. I remember KD was not upset by their style of play after the game. I was there too. You can stop pressing when you're up 40 especially against a shorthanded team you have a history with. I wouldn't expect KD to say much else. Coach how you want, but don't expect it to generate any future good will. 1 Quote
1981 grad Posted March 21, 2021 Report Posted March 21, 2021 6 minutes ago, ewbrooman1 said: I was there too. You can stop pressing when you're up 40 especially against a shorthanded team you have a history with. I wouldn't expect KD to say much else. Coach how you want, but don't expect it to generate any future good will. You make a fair point. I took my 2 sons with me to the game and there were some highlights to the trip: Saw a really good game before the Akron game that was between Michigan and South Dakota State, saw the Henry Ford museum, and my kids loved the mall near our hotel. Unfortunately, the Akron game was not one of the good highlights of the trip. However, I do remember the excitement of the people on this board that Akron got a game close to home and we had a lot of Akron fans at the game. Glad to see that you also made the trip. 1 Quote
Z.I.P. Posted March 21, 2021 Report Posted March 21, 2021 On 3/19/2021 at 6:42 AM, RowdyZip said: Not sure if it was mentioned on this thread, but per some folks on the MAC bbs board, Nuga has entered the portal for Kent and El-Amin for Ball State. Two big losses for the conference. Coaches will really need to be good at nurturing those relationships with recruits/athletes going forward. It will be Nuga's 6th season and third stop in 21-22. He made great progress from being a fairly average Big Sky guard at Portland State with reasonable 3-point accuracy to the #2 scorer on a decent PCCC club. That said, there's little to no chance he will contribute much at any high major. I saw his PSU team a few times, he played alongside Holland Woods who transferred to play for Bobby Hurley this season at AZ State and he had a rough time, only getting in double figures six times after averaging 17 and 6 assists in PDX. Nuga averaged 11 ppg as a junior at PSU. El-Amin (who's played only four years, but I guess will get just one more Covid season) will get looks from high majors, has a good ability to get his shot off but isn't in the skill category to lead a ranked-level ball club IMHO, only averages 2 assts/gm. He might make a team like Northwestern or Nebraska better. I hope they both prove me wrong and become high major stars... 😉 Quote
1981 grad Posted March 21, 2021 Report Posted March 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Z.I.P. said: It will be Nuga's 6th season and third stop in 21-22. He made great progress from being a fairly average Big Sky guard at Portland State with reasonable 3-point accuracy to the #2 scorer on a decent PCCC club. That said, there's little to no chance he will contribute much at any high major. I saw his PSU team a few times, he played alongside Holland Woods who transferred to play for Bobby Hurley this season at AZ State and he had a rough time, only getting in double figures six times after averaging 17 and 6 assists in PDX. Nuga averaged 11 ppg as a junior at PSU. El-Amin (who's played only four years, but I guess will get just one more Covid season) will get looks from high majors, has a good ability to get his shot off but isn't in the skill category to lead a ranked-level ball club IMHO, only averages 2 assts/gm. He might make a team like Northwestern or Nebraska better. I hope they both prove me wrong and become high major stars... 😉 You also have to wonder how heavily he will be recruited off of a serious knee injury. Quote
72 Roo Posted March 21, 2021 Report Posted March 21, 2021 6 hours ago, ewbrooman1 said: I was there too. You can stop pressing when you're up 40 especially against a shorthanded team you have a history with. I wouldn't expect KD to say much else. Coach how you want, but don't expect it to generate any future good will. I was also there. The excitement was incredible and I hope to again experience it soon. I lost all respect for Shaka when he had his starters in with a 40 point lead and the game was near the end. I don't care how good of friend he is to KD, that's showing no class. 2 Quote
ewbrooman1 Posted March 22, 2021 Report Posted March 22, 2021 4 hours ago, 72 Roo said: I was also there. The excitement was incredible and I hope to again experience it soon. I lost all respect for Shaka when he had his starters in with a 40 point lead and the game was near the end. I don't care how good of friend he is to KD, that's showing no class. The build up was exciting, the game was a nightmare. I did stay for the whole game, but not saying I watched it all. Too painful. Oh well, it's long over. Seeing Shaka from time to time and especially last night/today on the anniversary just got me riled up. Damn you Facebook memories! 😉 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted March 22, 2021 Report Posted March 22, 2021 That was such a great year. 19 game win streak...excitement building...5 pounds of weed in the stove...awful NCAA draw...pop! Quote
LoyalZIP Posted March 22, 2021 Report Posted March 22, 2021 28 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: That was such a great year. 19 game win streak...excitement building...5 pounds of weed in the stove...awful NCAA draw...pop! 5-1 against Kent and OU was my favorite part aside from winning the MAC tournament in blowout fashion. That team was just different, and the 19-20 team felt very similar. 1 Quote
ewbrooman1 Posted March 22, 2021 Report Posted March 22, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, LoyalZIP said: 5-1 against Kent and OU was my favorite part aside from winning the MAC tournament in blowout fashion. That team was just different, and the 19-20 team felt very similar. I think the MAC Championship victory against OU was my favorite of KD's tenure. We were still reeling from Abreu's arrest and not only did we beat OU, we broke their spirit with about 3 or 4 minutes to go I think. You could see some OU players posture droop and it was over. Great effort and coaching job. Edited March 22, 2021 by ewbrooman1 1 Quote
ZIPS96 Posted March 22, 2021 Report Posted March 22, 2021 BG blew a 15 point lead and lost to now 12-14 Stetson. J Turner DNP Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted March 22, 2021 Report Posted March 22, 2021 Creighton's athleticism starting to take its toll on the Bobcats. Quote
Hilltopper Posted March 22, 2021 Report Posted March 22, 2021 5 hours ago, ewbrooman1 said: I think the MAC Championship victory against OU was my favorite of KD's tenure. We were still reeling from Abreu's arrest and not only did we beat OU, we broke their spirit with about 3 or 4 minutes to go I think. You could see some OU players posture droop and it was over. Great effort and coaching job. Letting Harney think he could play the point came back to bite KD in the butt the following season. After he was told no he spent the whole season sulking and fighting with the other players. He really thought he could be a point guard. 2 Quote
zippy5 Posted March 22, 2021 Report Posted March 22, 2021 Preston playing himself out of any draft talk tonight 2 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted March 23, 2021 Report Posted March 23, 2021 12 hours ago, Hilltopper said: Letting Harney think he could play the point came back to bite KD in the butt the following season. After he was told no he spent the whole season sulking and fighting with the other players. He really thought he could be a point guard. I really thought he could be a prison guard. My least favorite Zip of all time. Sulking, whining, fighting, bad attitude... Quote
Zip JD Posted March 23, 2021 Report Posted March 23, 2021 18 hours ago, ZIPS96 said: BG blew a 15 point lead and lost to now 12-14 Stetson. J Turner DNP After the Bobcats big first round upset, the MAC settled back to what it has been lately. Closed the post season with 4 losses (NCAA, NIT (2), CBI). Brutal. Quote
1981 grad Posted March 23, 2021 Report Posted March 23, 2021 2 hours ago, clarkwgriswold said: I really thought he could be a prison guard. My least favorite Zip of all time. Sulking, whining, fighting, bad attitude... I was curious to see if Harney was still playing and the past 3 years he has been playing professonal ball in Mexico averaging around 12 points per game. Quote
RoyalBlu Posted March 25, 2021 Report Posted March 25, 2021 On 3/23/2021 at 10:28 AM, 1981 grad said: I was curious to see if Harney was still playing and the past 3 years he has been playing professonal ball in Mexico averaging around 12 points per game. Mexico!!! ... Hmmm. Now what can you do after practice/game in Mexico??? Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted March 25, 2021 Author Report Posted March 25, 2021 On 3/23/2021 at 8:34 AM, Zip JD said: After the Bobcats big first round upset, the MAC settled back to what it has been lately. Closed the post season with 4 losses (NCAA, NIT (2), CBI). Brutal. Still better than the Big10 Quote
zippy5 Posted March 25, 2021 Report Posted March 25, 2021 To be fair, only a few teams end their season with a win in the postseason.. Quote
Blue & Gold Posted March 25, 2021 Report Posted March 25, 2021 Here's a short article about why investing in basketball and football is worth it. This is why I've suggested for a while now that there should not be an athletics budget, but that athletics should be lumped under marketing. Abilene Christian President Claims March Madness Upset was Worth $120-Million to School Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted March 25, 2021 Report Posted March 25, 2021 38 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: Here's a short article about why investing in basketball and football is worth it. This is why I've suggested for a while now that there should not be an athletics budget, but that athletics should be lumped under marketing. Abilene Christian President Claims March Madness Upset was Worth $120-Million to School Interesting stuff. Thanks for posting. It begs the question though of how a one win in two years football team helps with marketing. 1 1 Quote
Blue & Gold Posted March 25, 2021 Report Posted March 25, 2021 48 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: It begs the question though of how a one win in two years football team helps with marketing. True. And then this year when we get annihilated on national tv by Auburn and Ohio State... 🤬🤬🤬 Quote
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