Blue & Gold Posted December 15, 2020 Report Posted December 15, 2020 Sloppy. It’s gonna take a month for them to gel. Lots of talent though. 1 Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted December 15, 2020 Report Posted December 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, Hilltopper said: Not for a few more years. He has a full ride academic scholly already. Now you see why I thought he could be a starter. You were right. He has a high motor, height and soft hands. Once he puts on a couple pounds he'll be a serious force. Quote
NWAkron Posted December 15, 2020 Report Posted December 15, 2020 Think this one is over. Bring on PCCC. Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Posted December 15, 2020 Did we get any practices up at The Rock in advance? Quote
Hilltopper Posted December 15, 2020 Report Posted December 15, 2020 10 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: Did we get any practices up at The Rock in advance? No Quote
LZIp Posted December 15, 2020 Report Posted December 15, 2020 We look like straight doo doo. Partial credit to St Bonaventure of course at they are A10 contenders, but we better make some improvements or we're going to lose to Kent. Quote
NWAkron Posted December 15, 2020 Report Posted December 15, 2020 Needed this intensity like at the beginning of the game 1 Quote
zippy5 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Posted December 15, 2020 (edited) A lot of self inflicted wounds so far. Game isn't over yet, but I think they're fixable things. Add that we can't buy a bucket outside the paint, that'll turn around this year. Guys just need some time to gel, but there's some talent Edited December 15, 2020 by zippy5 1 Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Posted December 15, 2020 21 minutes ago, Hilltopper said: No Welp, that partially explains the shooting. The intensity differences in this game are why I was pissed about Cedarville being the "warmup" game. We've had to figure out DI speed on the fly against a good team. Quote
LZIp Posted December 15, 2020 Report Posted December 15, 2020 50 of their 68 points have come in the paint. I'm sure we've been out rebounded by a large margin as well. Freeman might be a feel good story, but he isn't the answer this year and needs to put on 20 lbs of muscle to be any sort of force in the paint. We need Currie or Aziz to be able to contribute meaningful minutes this season to spell Reece and his inevitable foul trouble he'll run into. 2 Quote
zippy5 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Posted December 15, 2020 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: Welp, that partially explains the shooting. The intensity differences in this game are why I was pissed about Cedarville being the "warmup" game. We've had to figure out DI speed on the fly against a good team. With 2 OOC games this is basically an exhibition. Not that we ever reeeally have an at-large chance, but it's officially 0 this year. Of course I'd like to win, but it's. A nice tune up for KSU. Edited December 15, 2020 by zippy5 Quote
gozips19 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Posted December 15, 2020 So what's the word on Currie? Has he been passed on the rotation? Need someone to rebound and stretch the floor. Quote
ZIPS96 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Posted December 15, 2020 Lack of hustle on loose balls is troubling. 1 Quote
kreed5120 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Posted December 15, 2020 (edited) The one nice takeaway is that it seems we left off where we did last season from the charity stripe. We've made 20/21 today. Edited December 15, 2020 by kreed5120 2 Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted December 15, 2020 Report Posted December 15, 2020 I had low expectations coming into this game, and leave it feeling pretty good. Dailey will need to get on track quickly, but he has a nice stroke, so I think he will. That will take some of the scoring burden off LCJ. Dawson looks much more confident, and with a much-improved 3-point shot. Same with Ali. Freeman is a revelation. What a blessing to have a walk-on big (height, not width) that's impactful. Especially when we're missing a couple bigs. Trimble looked out-of-sorts. I'll hope he's just shaking off some rust. Lots of new faces, and a tough opponent. Groce will figure it out. His teams always get better as the year progresses. 2 Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Posted December 15, 2020 Athleticism wise, we're there. Shooting wise, we'll be there. Effort wise and defensively, lots of room for growth. One of those teams I could see Groce having ready for March, but it's going to be a turbulent regular season. 2 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted December 15, 2020 Author Report Posted December 15, 2020 (edited) I only got to watch 6 or 7 minutes. From what I saw, they are definitely still in early season mode, where they usually are in mid-November when playing the Carolina directionals and Tennessee regionals. Figuring things out, ironing out lineup and defensive rotations, feeling each other out. Lots of new faces that will take time to gel. St. Bonaventure is a really good team and will be one of the top teams in the A10. They are better than any MAC team the Zips will see. Pleasantly surprised by Freeman. Marshall is much more of a player, and a different type of player, than I anticipated. I could see him as the starting 4 when things settle out. Sure wish we knew what was up with Currie. Oh, and we're all wrong. The Zips website currently has them beating St. B 81-74 and the Zips at 2-0. I think Groce walked into the post-game presser and told everyone the Zips had won and that anything to the contrary was fake news and fraud. Edited December 15, 2020 by clarkwgriswold 2 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted December 16, 2020 Author Report Posted December 16, 2020 (edited) GT's story on the game- https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/college/zips/2020/12/15/akron-zips-fumble-their-way-loss-st-bonaventure-bonnies/3913575001/ Edited December 16, 2020 by clarkwgriswold Quote
akronzips71 Posted December 16, 2020 Report Posted December 16, 2020 Freeman has a big wingspan (similar to Ali, who seems to have greatly improved). Currie knows how to put the ball into the basket, a pleasant surprise for us underneath. We will be fine. We lost to a D1 team that returned it's starting lineup, we don't even have a starting lineup yet. We do have good size and are very athletic. And LCJ will be player of the year again. He play amazingly well against the big boys. Quote
NWAkron Posted December 16, 2020 Report Posted December 16, 2020 21 minutes ago, akronzips71 said: Freeman has a big wingspan (similar to Ali, who seems to have greatly improved). Currie knows how to put the ball into the basket, a pleasant surprise for us underneath. We will be fine. We lost to a D1 team that returned it's starting lineup, we don't even have a starting lineup yet. We do have good size and are very athletic. And LCJ will be player of the year again. He play amazingly well against the big boys. Did Currie play? Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted December 16, 2020 Author Report Posted December 16, 2020 7 minutes ago, NWAkron said: Did Currie play? No. Maybe he means Marshall? Quote
akronzips71 Posted December 16, 2020 Report Posted December 16, 2020 48 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: No. Maybe he means Marshall? Currie is the guy with the reddish hair. right? He played. Marshal does not look like him at all, short hair. Quote
akronzips71 Posted December 16, 2020 Report Posted December 16, 2020 My bad, confused him with Reese who was quite effective underneath. 1 Quote
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