akronzips71 Posted January 15, 2020 Report Posted January 15, 2020 RPI no longer counts, but for the record we are now #34. UWV is #1, and we are ahead of Gonzaga, which has a 212 SOS compared to our 114 (courtesy of games vs UWV and Louisville) http://realtimerpi.com/rpi_Men.html Quote
MDZip Posted January 15, 2020 Report Posted January 15, 2020 (edited) On 1/13/2020 at 12:31 PM, RowdyZip said: We got one vote this week in the AP poll. Keep winning. We have Dave Preston of WTOP in Washington DC to thank for our lone top 25 vote. And the team he picked right ahead of us - Duquesne. This is fun. Thanks Dave. ? Edited January 15, 2020 by MDZip Quote
akronzips71 Posted January 15, 2020 Report Posted January 15, 2020 From SB Nation Mid-Majors Five-tournament NCAA at-large bid trend: 6–3–3–3–4 Current NET-ranked teams: 4 (top 30), 13 (31–75), 11 (76–100) Top 75 mid-majors either without a Quad 1 or 2 non-conference win (3): Akron, Furman, Santa Clara Top 75 mid-majors without a Quad 1 non-conference win only (4): Duquesne, Louisiana Tech, Saint Louis, Yale Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted January 15, 2020 Report Posted January 15, 2020 45 minutes ago, akronzips71 said: RPI no longer counts, but for the record we are now #34. UWV is #1, and we are ahead of Gonzaga, which has a 212 SOS compared to our 114 (courtesy of games vs UWV and Louisville) http://realtimerpi.com/rpi_Men.html This is so nostalgic to look at. All the years of going to this website to watch us climb from a preseason ~100 team, to cracking the top 100, to landing somewhere in the 60-70 range with maybe a quick peak in the top 40 or 50. 1 Quote
NWAkron Posted January 20, 2020 Report Posted January 20, 2020 Any votes this week? (Asking for a friend) 1 Quote
MDZip Posted January 21, 2020 Report Posted January 21, 2020 11 hours ago, NWAkron said: Any votes this week? (Asking for a friend) Sadly no ? But this would still be cool if it happened. 1 Quote
NWAkron Posted January 21, 2020 Report Posted January 21, 2020 8 minutes ago, MDZip said: Sadly no ? But this would still be cool if it happened. Road trip!! Quote
Z.I.P. Posted January 21, 2020 Report Posted January 21, 2020 5 hours ago, MDZip said: Sadly no ? But this would still be cool if it happened. And if we played them again we wouldn't have to suffer through Big Dog's FT shooting! ?? Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted January 21, 2020 Report Posted January 21, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, Z.I.P. said: And if we played them again we wouldn't have to suffer through Big Dog's FT shooting! ?? It wasn't just Big Dog that game... Oh wait... Edited January 21, 2020 by Let'sGoZips94 Quote
LZIp Posted January 21, 2020 Report Posted January 21, 2020 uh...he shot over 75% of the team's FTs and made 6 of them. Quote
kreed5120 Posted January 21, 2020 Report Posted January 21, 2020 33% from the field, 21% from 3, and 40% from the line. What a terrible display of shooting. Quote
kreed5120 Posted January 22, 2020 Report Posted January 22, 2020 Yardbarker lists Akron as 1 of 5 Cinderellas to watch. Duquesne was listed as another. https://larrybrownsports.com/college-basketball/five-teams-cinderella-stories-march-madness-2020-yale-akron/534272 1 Quote
akronzips71 Posted January 22, 2020 Report Posted January 22, 2020 10 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: Yardbarker lists Akron as 1 of 5 Cinderellas to watch. Duquesne was listed as another. https://larrybrownsports.com/college-basketball/five-teams-cinderella-stories-march-madness-2020-yale-akron/534272 "Junior big man Michael Hughes swats 5.2 shots per 40 minutes, and Duquesne only allows a conference-low 60.0 points per game in A-10 play." Wasn't he one of ours? There is only one path to the Dance for us, and it ain't easy. Don't think this article makes sense. Quote
kreed5120 Posted January 22, 2020 Report Posted January 22, 2020 5 minutes ago, akronzips71 said: "Junior big man Michael Hughes swats 5.2 shots per 40 minutes, and Duquesne only allows a conference-low 60.0 points per game in A-10 play." Wasn't he one of ours? There is only one path to the Dance for us, and it ain't easy. Don't think this article makes sense. It's just a list of teams for fans of college basketball to keep an eye on. None of them are anywhere close to being a lock to make the tournament, and honestly the only two that have any prayer of getting an at-large would be Duquesne and NIU. Quote
NWAkron Posted January 22, 2020 Report Posted January 22, 2020 13 minutes ago, akronzips71 said: "Junior big man Michael Hughes swats 5.2 shots per 40 minutes, and Duquesne only allows a conference-low 60.0 points per game in A-10 play." Wasn't he one of ours? No. Quote
kreed5120 Posted January 22, 2020 Report Posted January 22, 2020 11 minutes ago, NWAkron said: No. Akronzips71 wouldn't want him in an Akron uniform anyways as he's 6'8. That's 2-4 inches below his minimum height threshold for a big. 1 Quote
akronzips71 Posted January 22, 2020 Report Posted January 22, 2020 19 minutes ago, NWAkron said: No. YES, he was: Personal Transferred to Duquesne in April of 2017. Originally signed with Akron in November of 2015. His 80-foot buzzer-beating 3-pointer from his own foul line at the end of the first half of Liberty North’s 74-62 win against Fort Osage, earned him the No. 2 spot on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays on Feb. 12, 2016. Integrated marketing communication major. Date of birth: 2/1/98. Quote
ewbrooman1 Posted January 22, 2020 Report Posted January 22, 2020 6 minutes ago, akronzips71 said: YES, he was: Personal Transferred to Duquesne in April of 2017. Originally signed with Akron in November of 2015. His 80-foot buzzer-beating 3-pointer from his own foul line at the end of the first half of Liberty North’s 74-62 win against Fort Osage, earned him the No. 2 spot on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays on Feb. 12, 2016. Integrated marketing communication major. Date of birth: 2/1/98. As I recall he hurt his back and didn't play much the second half of the season. He looked to be a mini Big Dog. He looks a lot different these days having dropped about 30 lbs. Quote
kreed5120 Posted January 22, 2020 Report Posted January 22, 2020 I'm pretty sure @NWAkron was using sarcasm. Duquesne still has TDM as well and Weathers who transferred from Miami after Cooper was fired. Quote
MDZip Posted January 22, 2020 Report Posted January 22, 2020 I was looking at the overall standings for all D-1 leagues and ESPN and I noticed something. There is only one conference in D-1 basketball that still lists its standings by division and it is not the one with the most teams. Care to guess who it is? Its time for the MAC to dump that and just do the overall standings and allow the schedule to be more free form. Since the two seed is no longer guaranteed to one of the division winners in the tournament, it would be lot fairer to not always have to play two games against your division (especially since in most years the East has been significantly better than the West). In crossover games this year the East leads the West 16-8. 1 Quote
zippy5 Posted January 22, 2020 Report Posted January 22, 2020 https://www.midmajormadness.com/2020/1/20/21074101/the-other-top-25-utah-state-new-mexico-ncaa-tournament-bubble-dayton-basketball-tickets Quote
kreed5120 Posted January 22, 2020 Report Posted January 22, 2020 28 minutes ago, MDZip said: I was looking at the overall standings for all D-1 leagues and ESPN and I noticed something. There is only one conference in D-1 basketball that still lists its standings by division and it is not the one with the most teams. Care to guess who it is? Its time for the MAC to dump that and just do the overall standings and allow the schedule to be more free form. Since the two seed is no longer guaranteed to one of the division winners in the tournament, it would be lot fairer to not always have to play two games against your division (especially since in most years the East has been significantly better than the West). In crossover games this year the East leads the West 16-8. If the MAC coaches wanted to do away with divisions, it would have already been done. Divisions minimize travel costs and makes it easier for student athletes to attend class. Quote
zippy5 Posted January 22, 2020 Report Posted January 22, 2020 I politely call BS. We have to be one of the most concentrated conferences in the country. An extra trip to Muncie instead of BG isn't really going to make a difference. Quote
NWAkron Posted January 22, 2020 Report Posted January 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, zippy5 said: I politely call BS. We have to be one of the most concentrated conferences in the country. An extra trip to Muncie instead of BG isn't really going to make a difference. So why do you think they have two divisions? Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted January 22, 2020 Report Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, NWAkron said: So why do you think they have two divisions? Because the MAC is constantly one of the least forward-thinking conferences in the NCAA. They are constantly behind the trends instead of getting ahead of them. And yes I'm aware I'm not @zippy5. Edited January 22, 2020 by Let'sGoZips94 Quote
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