NWAkron Posted January 14, 2020 Report Posted January 14, 2020 6 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: Respectable opening post, though. Pretty solid background information & analysis leading up to the game; that poster must have attended the @clarkwgriswold School for Fan Forums. This is a massive game for 3 reasons. 1) NIU might be the class of the MAC West. They are tied for 1st in the West, and have been quite competitive all season. 10 pt loss to UNI, 12 pt loss at SMC, 9 pt loss at Pitt, and 1 pt loss at CMU. 2) NIU is our Kryptonite, and have been for a while. Dambrot had a 50+ home game winning streak if I remember correctly, which was of course ended by an abysmal NIU squad. 3) Keep. Winning. None of these polls matter if we lose. Plus, our momentum on the road is key this season with our road struggles in the past. Our defensive style and athleticism bodes well in this matchup. German will hopefully be tamed by our ability to be our opponents to the spot. We move our feet so well on defense; it's impressive. If you look at MAC stats, in offensive and defensive percentages in the 3 MAC games, Akron NIU and PCC are in the top 3 in both. 1 Quote
Blue & Gold Posted January 14, 2020 Report Posted January 14, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: Our defensive style and athleticism bodes well in this matchup. German will hopefully be tamed by our ability to be our opponents to the spot. We move our feet so well on defense; it's impressive. "Defense travels," and (I'm not sure how Groce managed this, but) this team sincerely takes deep pride in their defense. It seems as if they take not being ranked #1 in the conference in defense personally. Love it! And we now have the athletic depth for all of our players to leave everything on the floor and not have to be concerned with pacing themselves. I hope we come out and put a python's death grip on NIU's offense & curb stomp them from the get-go. I think we can. "1-and-0." Every game is a statement game. Edited January 14, 2020 by Blue & Gold 4 Quote
NWAkron Posted January 14, 2020 Report Posted January 14, 2020 52 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: "Defense travels," and (I'm not sure how Groce managed this, but) this team sincerely takes deep pride in their defense. It seems as if they take not being ranked #1 in the conference in defense personally. Love it! And we now have the athletic depth for all of our players to leave everything on the floor and not have to be concerned with pacing themselves. I hope we come out and put a python's death grip on NIU's offense & curb stomp them from the get-go. I think we can. "1-and-0." Every game is a statement game. Regarding defense, there was a brief back and forth between Groce and French about BSU making that last 3 and getting to 60. Groce said that shouldn't have happened. Looks better.keeping opponents under 60! 1 Quote
Spin Posted January 14, 2020 Report Posted January 14, 2020 7 hours ago, kreed5120 said: It looks like the NIU board finally got around to creating a game thread about 30 minutes ago. Just in general their board looks relatively dead compared to here. https://csnbbs.com/thread-892426.html NIU fans don't have tablets on their tractors? Quote
Illini Zip Posted January 15, 2020 Report Posted January 15, 2020 (edited) I will be holding down the western flank for Zips Nation tonight. Go Zips!! Edited January 15, 2020 by Illini Zip 7 Quote
AkronAlumnus Posted January 15, 2020 Report Posted January 15, 2020 here is a free stream for the indigent https://www.reddit.com/r/ncaaBBallStreams/comments/eou1ay/game_thread_northern_ill_vs_akron_0800_pm_est/ Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted January 15, 2020 Report Posted January 15, 2020 18 minutes ago, Illini Zip said: I will be holding down the western flank for Zips Nation tonight. Go Zips!! Facing the right way, their center court looks like an owl. From this angle, it looks like an older gentleman with one hell of a stache. 1 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted January 15, 2020 Author Report Posted January 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: Facing the right way, their center court looks like an owl. From this angle, it looks like an older gentleman with one hell of a stache. Facing it from my recliner, it looks ugly as hell. 1 Quote
zipsrule Posted January 15, 2020 Report Posted January 15, 2020 Are the fans disguised as red seats? 1 Quote
zipsrule Posted January 15, 2020 Report Posted January 15, 2020 Nice offensive rebound and put back for Riak. Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted January 15, 2020 Report Posted January 15, 2020 8-0 START! BOOM! THIS TEAM IS INCREDIBLY FOCUSED! 1 Quote
zipsrule Posted January 15, 2020 Report Posted January 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: 8-0 START! BOOM! THIS TEAM IS INCREDIBLY FOCUSED! Forces the early time out. Probably telling his players that someone has to guard LCJ. ? Quote
Spin Posted January 15, 2020 Report Posted January 15, 2020 8 minutes ago, zipsrule said: Are the fans disguised as red seats? We got that many fans at a couple Wayne College games. Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted January 15, 2020 Author Report Posted January 15, 2020 1 minute ago, zipsrule said: Forces the early time out. Probably telling his players that someone has to guard LCJ. ? Montgomery's first sentence in the huddle- "DID WE NOT TALK ABOUT THIS?" 1 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted January 15, 2020 Author Report Posted January 15, 2020 It sound like the color commentator went to the Kenny Rota Correspondence Broadcasting School. 1 Quote
MDZip Posted January 15, 2020 Report Posted January 15, 2020 Dammit I was rooting for the shutout ? Quote
zipsrule Posted January 15, 2020 Report Posted January 15, 2020 Kinda sad when they come back from commercial and only have 1 basket to show highlights on. Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted January 15, 2020 Report Posted January 15, 2020 Marketing idea for NIU: if ESPN is going to send this broadcast crew to DeKalb, they should have a fan-commentator night where 2 different people are picked each half to commentate for the stream. This is cringe-worthy commentary at best. I'd like to see us get to the basket a bit more early on here, although my goodness are we hot from deep. Quote
zipsrule Posted January 15, 2020 Report Posted January 15, 2020 They should have passed out umbrellas at the arena. Its raining 3s! Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted January 15, 2020 Report Posted January 15, 2020 Solid post move by Reece to draw the foul and have the opportunity for an And-One. I love this team. Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 15, 2020 Report Posted January 15, 2020 Zips exorcising some ghosts tonight! Quote
zipsrule Posted January 15, 2020 Report Posted January 15, 2020 9 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: Marketing idea for NIU: if ESPN is going to send this broadcast crew to DeKalb, they should have a fan-commentator night where 2 different people are picked each half to commentate for the stream. Are we sure they didn't do that for this game? Quote
1981 grad Posted January 15, 2020 Report Posted January 15, 2020 Zips cooled off from the 3 line. It had to happen. Surprised to see Tribble miss that layup. I think the frosh have a more difficult time playing on the road. Quote
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