Games 4, 5 & 6- Cayman Islands Classic Basketball Tournament

[zipsrule]

Another reason for hope is that we're up 2 at the half and LSU shot 55.6% from 3.  I'm hoping that percentage will fall in the second half.

[NWAkron]

Thought this may go south quickly to start the 2nd half.

[LZIp]

Offense has slowed to a halt.

[zipsrule]

We're hanging around.  Need some offense.

[LoyalZIP]

This is Hunter’s game if he wants it. He’s just not there yet. 

[1981 grad]

Did not like the sub to let Clark run the point when we are struggling.  Castanada and Clark are both struggling to run the offense.  Need somebody to step up and score.

[Captain Kangaroo]

If Sammy Hunter starts making the percentage of 3's needed to justify the volume of 3's he takes, we'll kill teams.

[akzipper]

This game really went south fast for the Zips. I just can't see how we can keep up with a team that is making more than half of their 3 pointers and 40% from the field, as we're around 20%. Feels like a game that could end up a 20+ point loss. 

[kreed5120]

We're going to have to respond with a run of our own otherwise this is going to turn into a repeat of MSU 

[Let'sGoZips94]

6 hours ago, zippy5 said:

if we lost because of an extra 5 minutes of ball 4 days before our 2nd game of the season, we are in for a long year

 

Practice minutes and game minutes are two completely different things. We're seeing that today. 

[akzipper]

ESPN Gamecast:

[LSU Player] made jumper

[Akron Player] misses jumper

LSU defensive rebound

[LSU Player] made jumper

[Akron Player] misses layup

LSU defensive rebound

[Akron Player] foul

 

Think that's enough for today

[Let'sGoZips94]

6 pt game with 8 minutes to go. 

 

LET'S GO ZIPS!

[LoyalZIP]

Down but not out. Heart alone is keeping them alive, they are playing flat out POORLY today. Need a big final push from the supporting cast. They have shut down Freeman and are saying "beat us with the little guys"

[1981 grad]

Groce off the timeout made a great sub getting X in and Clark out.  X has brought us back

[LZIp]

Duds from a number of guys and LSU shooting lights out will get us this.

 

two positives: Hunter seeing the ball go through the net a few times and T Johnson getting experience. 

[kreed5120]

I would like to see us attack the basket these final 4 minutes. We're already in the penalty and in a game we're struggling to shoot maybe we will have better luck at the line. 

[1981 grad]

It seems to me that Hunter seems to be rushing his 3 ball.  He made a couple when wide open.  However, when he comes off a screen he seems to be shooting quicker with no success.

[Let'sGoZips94]

Death...

 

Taxes...

 

and...

 

Sammy Hunter for 3 No Good

 

 

Guarantees in life.

[Reslife4Life]

Adam Miller is giving major Tyger Campbell flashbacks

[akzipper]

Sportsbooks had the LSU moneyline at +150 at one point in the first half. Seemed like a no brainer at the time.

 

[clarkwgriswold]

On the road today.  If anyone wants to preview tomorrow's game please do so as I won't have a chance. 

[LoyalZIP]

Could see this coming a mile away in the last couple minutes before halftime. Zips are wayyy far away from their full potential, which is perfectly fine at this point. Everyone outside of X and Sammy (first half) was basically terrible, and they were lucky to only lose by as many as they did. 
 

A 3rd place finish in this field would still be pretty damn cool. Onto tomorrow. Go Zips!

[1981 grad]

Against pressure defense we really faded in the 2nd half just like against Miss. State.  You need somebody other than X man to make some baskets.  They did a great job bottling up Freeman.

[clarkwgriswold]

Adam Miller was a top recruit.  He was one of the top freshman in the Big 10 two years ago before he transferred to LSU last year and blew out his knee.

 

Encouraged that the Zips again outrebounded another substantially bigger team. 

[monrowe]

The zips need taller bigger players for taller bigger teams.