clarkwgriswold Posted December 12, 2021 Report Share Posted December 12, 2021 (edited) The Zips head to Dayton Wednesday night to face 2-6 Wright State. Wright State's only wins came against Lake Erie and Purdue Fort Wayne. The Raiders (who oddly have a dog looking mascot) were predicted to finish second in the Horizon pre-season poll. 6-6 junior guard Tanner Holden leads scoring at 19.8 ppg. 6-9 redshirt junior forward Basile Grant scores 18.8 ppg while leading the team in rebounds at 9.1 rpg. Basile was selected to the pre-season All-Horizon first team. Last season, he was an All-Horizon League Second Team honoree, averaging 15.0 points on a League-best 61.7 percent shooting, grabbed over seven boards a game and led the HL with 1.63 blocks per contest. The Raiders fell to Marshall by 8 early in the season. Edited December 12, 2021 by clarkwgriswold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted December 13, 2021 Report Share Posted December 13, 2021 Another chance to practice shooting in a larger, more open arena. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted December 14, 2021 Report Share Posted December 14, 2021 On 12/12/2021 at 5:02 PM, clarkwgriswold said: The Zips head to Dayton Wednesday night to face 2-6 Wright State. Wright State's only wins came against Lake Erie and Purdue Fort Wayne. The Raiders (who oddly have a dog looking mascot) were predicted to finish second in the Horizon pre-season poll. 6-6 junior guard Tanner Holden leads scoring at 19.8 ppg. 6-9 redshirt junior forward Basile Grant scores 18.8 ppg while leading the team in rebounds at 9.1 rpg. Basile was selected to the pre-season All-Horizon first team. Last season, he was an All-Horizon League Second Team honoree, averaging 15.0 points on a League-best 61.7 percent shooting, grabbed over seven boards a game and led the HL with 1.63 blocks per contest. The Raiders fell to Marshall by 8 early in the season. The dog is supposed to be a wolf. It replaced their old mascot, a bug-eyed Norseman character wearing a Vekso helmet, years ago. Apparently WSU didn't want to offend any bug-eyed Scandinavians. The team is capable of beating the Zips by 20 or losing by the same margin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted December 14, 2021 Report Share Posted December 14, 2021 41 minutes ago, Zipmeister said: The team is capable of beating the Zips by 20 or losing by the same margin. Spot on. The Zips played very poorly down the stretch away from the JAR last season, and two years ago it could be argued that they played better on the road than they did at the JAR in some instances. The biggest thing has been shooting away from the JAR. Trimble specifically. I'd like to look at his home/road splits and see how big the difference really is. I'm curious to see how the Zips do in their first true road game against a fellow mid-major. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1981 grad Posted December 14, 2021 Report Share Posted December 14, 2021 Since the zips have not been shooting well away from the jar, they should try to get the ball inside to Freeman who is the leading scorer and shooting around 65%. Has anyone else noticed that Tribble has stopped shooting the ball unless he is driving to the basket. I cannot remember the last time he shot a jump shot or a 3 pointer. He has a nice touch at the foul line and should try to shoot some 12 footers instead of the 3 ball. Clark has our worst shooting percentage (30%) and has more turnovers than assists. Not a good combination for a point guard. I thought he played better in the Florida A and m game. We need for him to play better. I wish Ali could be more consistent. Sometimes he looks great and other times he seems to force shots and cost the team possessions. Looking forward to watching how we do against a mid major. Why couldn't this be a home game. I hope they come to the Jar next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyZip Posted December 14, 2021 Report Share Posted December 14, 2021 (edited) Is there really no TV for this game? What is this, 2012? Edit: per the Wright State Men's Bball site, this game will be on ESPN+. Complaint withdrawn. Edited December 14, 2021 by RowdyZip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted December 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2021 2 hours ago, Zipmeister said: The team is capable of beating the Zips by 20 or losing by the same margin. Agreed. Wright State appears to have some talent and despite now watching the Zips for 9 games I am still not entirely sure what we have in this group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reslife4Life Posted December 14, 2021 Report Share Posted December 14, 2021 4 hours ago, 1981 grad said: Since the zips have not been shooting well away from the jar, they should try to get the ball inside to Freeman who is the leading scorer and shooting around 65%. Has anyone else noticed that Tribble has stopped shooting the ball unless he is driving to the basket. I cannot remember the last time he shot a jump shot or a 3 pointer. He has a nice touch at the foul line and should try to shoot some 12 footers instead of the 3 ball. Clark has our worst shooting percentage (30%) and has more turnovers than assists. Not a good combination for a point guard. I thought he played better in the Florida A and m game. We need for him to play better. I wish Ali could be more consistent. Sometimes he looks great and other times he seems to force shots and cost the team possessions. Looking forward to watching how we do against a mid major. Why couldn't this be a home game. I hope they come to the Jar next year. I still believe that Tribble is capable of making at least ONE three pointer this year. According to his Instagram and Groce's comments, he has really worked hard at getting his shot down. All it takes is one game where they guard him loosely behind the arc, like Garvin last game, and maybe he could get some confidence. I would love to see both Enrique and Aziz reach double figures tomorrow, hopefully they worked on some free throws this week. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted December 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 15 hours ago, Reslife4Life said: I still believe that Tribble is capable of making at least ONE three pointer this year. According to his Instagram and Groce's comments, he has really worked hard at getting his shot down. All it takes is one game where they guard him loosely behind the arc, like Garvin last game, and maybe he could get some confidence. I would love to see both Enrique and Aziz reach double figures tomorrow, hopefully they worked on some free throws this week. Welcome to ZipsNation by the way. It's nice to see some new blood. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted December 15, 2021 Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 Zips are +3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 15, 2021 Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 16 hours ago, Reslife4Life said: I still believe that Tribble is capable of making at least ONE three pointer this year. According to his Instagram and Groce's comments, he has really worked hard at getting his shot down. All it takes is one game where they guard him loosely behind the arc, like Garvin last game, and maybe he could get some confidence. I would love to see both Enrique and Aziz reach double figures tomorrow, hopefully they worked on some free throws this week. Yes, welcome to Z.N.o.! Great to have you posting! And I'm with you, I think Tribble is capable of making at least ONE 3-pointer this year. I know we're asking for the moon, but... 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted December 15, 2021 Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 It's surprising this will only be our second true road game of the year. IMO we should have scheduled more road games this OOC to better prepare ourselves for trying to win in hostile environment come conference play. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illini Zip Posted December 15, 2021 Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 3 hours ago, kreed5120 said: It's surprising this will only be our second true road game of the year. IMO we should have scheduled more road games this OOC to better prepare ourselves for trying to win in hostile environment come conference play. I agree with your point, but I would count the West Virginia game even though it was a charity game. That was still a big crowd and plenty hostile for the stated purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted December 15, 2021 Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 (edited) All the major books have the Zips as 3.5 point dogs. I'll go with Sagarin who predicts a toss up. Take the points but don't bet the farm. Edited December 15, 2021 by Zipmeister . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted December 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 On 12/12/2021 at 5:02 PM, clarkwgriswold said: The Zips head to Dayton Wednesday night to face 2-6 Wright State. Wright State's only wins came against Lake Erie and Purdue Fort Wayne. The Raiders (who oddly have a dog looking mascot) were predicted to finish second in the Horizon pre-season poll. 6-6 junior guard Tanner Holden leads scoring at 19.8 ppg. 6-9 redshirt junior forward Basile Grant scores 18.8 ppg while leading the team in rebounds at 9.1 rpg. They fell to Marshall by 8 early in the season. I just have a bad feeling about this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 Is Tribble out? Aziz is starting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 Aziz & Freeman both in the starting lineup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reslife4Life Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 Aziz starting with Greg out, very interesting how this is gonna play out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 X! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 Yeah, I don’t see Greg on the bench. ☹️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reslife4Life Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 1 minute ago, Blue & Gold said: X! He came to play! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 Garvin in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsrowdy88 Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 Anyone know why Tribble is out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 Wynn should get PT tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsrowdy88 Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 1 minute ago, Blue & Gold said: Wynn should get PT tonight. He just goes out there and shows no effort. Looks like he does not care. I dont really want him near our team anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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