clarkwgriswold Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 The 10-2 Bobcats visit the JAR Tuesday night at 6:00 to face the Zips. Their losses came to LSU and Kentucky. 6-1 sophomore guard Mark Sears has stepped in well for Jason Preston and leads OU scoring at 18.5 ppg. 6-8 5th year forward Jason Carter returns as the Bobcats’ main big man averaging 13.6 ppg and 7.4 rpg. 6-8 redshirt senior Ben Vander Plas is scoring 12. 4 ppg while pulling down 6.6. rpg. SVSM’s Lunden Mcday who looked to be a major part of the OU rotation has only played in 5 games, missing considerable time for personal reasons. OU was voted to finish 2nd in the MAC preseason poll and placed Vander Plas on the first team and Carter on the second. A win by the Zips would give them wins over the top two teams in the MAC preseason poll to start the MAC season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 Anyone know if Trimble is expected to be back for this game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted January 2, 2022 Report Share Posted January 2, 2022 8 hours ago, kreed5120 said: Anyone know if Trimble is expected to be back for this game? Our "new" beat writer wrote Trimble is "day-to-day". I therefore presume he's awaiting a negative covid test result, or perhaps an end to quarantine. Has he been practicing? If so it's the former. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted January 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 Stat comparison going into the game: UA OU FG% .459 .418 3PT% .355 .324 PPG 74.4 72.3 RPG 38.3 33.8 The OU fans are complaining about the team's shooting slump. You can see why from those numbers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewbrooman1 Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 I hope the OU men's team is steering clear of their women's team. Their game against Zips women on Wednesday has been postponed due to OU women's covid issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 I'm looking at their team stats and outside of Roderick nobody is really shooting that far off from their career averages from 3. They're just not a good shooting team. They will have to win games with defense and effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 The only time I watched the Hocking Hills team was when they played Kentucky. They were shooting lights out from 3 until KY locked down their defense. I can see the Zips having a 7 or 8 point lead going into the last few minutes and then one of their guys starts making NBA 3s. Isn't that how it always goes? (or it seems like it does) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LoyalZIP Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 Zips -1.5. I’d personally take the points if I were a betting man. Zips are 3-1 ATS at home against D1 competition, including 2-0 as home doggies. However, this is the best team the Zips have faced since they opened the season in Columbus. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 3 hours ago, clarkwgriswold said: A lot of good was said about Michael Wynn. Clarke twisted his ankle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 14 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: A lot of good was said about Michael Wynn. Clarke twisted his ankle. Wynn made a few unexpected steals. They will need that quickness Tuesday night 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, LoyalZIP said: Zips -1.5. I’d personally take the points if I were a betting man. Zips are 3-1 ATS at home against D1 competition, including 2-0 as home doggies. However, this is the best team the Zips have faced since they opened the season in Columbus. Why would you bet against the Zips? P.S.: -1.5 means the Zips are one and a half point favorites; not dogs. Edited January 4, 2022 by Zipmeister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 8 hours ago, Zipmeister said: Why would you bet against the Zips? P.S.: -1.5 means the Zips are one and a half point favorites; not dogs. Yes, I know. I would take the points and bet Ohio. As I said in my post, this is the best team Akron has played in 2 months and I don't think Akron is at their potential yet. I am both aware of Akron's ATS record and the fact that I don't think they're going to win tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 58 minutes ago, LoyalZIP said: Yes, I know. I would take the points and bet Ohio. As I said in my post, this is the best team Akron has played in 2 months and I don't think Akron is at their potential yet. I am both aware of Akron's ATS record and the fact that I don't think they're going to win tonight. Well, what kind of attitude is that? 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 18 minutes ago, NWAkron said: Well, what kind of attitude is that? 😀 (Definitely not trying to reverse jinx anything 😉) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 This is a twitter handle run by a high schooler. He does a nice job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziptrumpet87 Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 2 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: This is a twitter handle run by a high schooler. He does a nice job. Maybe the ABJ can hire to replace GT and save some $$$ 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LoyalZIP Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 The eyes will be on Ali and Freeman. Their matchups with Vander Plas and Jason Carter are my keys to the game. Take VP out of the game, force him to take contested jumpers and pick him up as deep as 28-feet. He can and will take those and make them all night long. Ali is plenty athletic to keep up with him and run him off the line. As for Carter, when he made his JAR debut in his first stint with the Bobcats a thousand years ago, Big Dog kept him in check on the boards. If Freeman can force him outside and make him beat us with his outside shot, I'm there for it all day long. The Zips dominated OU in their trip to the JAR last year by making them uncomfortable on offense for 40 minutes. They had to work so hard to get good looks, and by the end of the game they were gassed. I'm excited for a high-level ball game. Here's to hoping Trimble is back and He and X have their shot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted January 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 I have an extra two tickets for this one if someone can use them. Shoot me a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 The key matchup in this game is our inside presence vs OU's perimeter athleticism. We should dominate down low, and if Ali/Wynn/Tribble/Dawson can play stellar defense on the perimeter, we should win this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 Any news on Trimble? Any chance he plays? Could really help match that outside shooting (so-called advantage) by Appalachia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 56 minutes ago, Z.I.P. said: Any news on Trimble? Any chance he plays? Could really help match that outside shooting (so-called advantage) by Appalachia. The first one of us who shows up at the JAR will have the answer for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 14 minutes ago, NWAkron said: The first one of us who shows up at the JAR will have the answer for you If only we a dedicated beat writer who would tweet out this information as it became known... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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