clarkwgriswold Posted December 30, 2022 Report Posted December 30, 2022 I realize I am getting this thread up a little early but I am out of town and will be on the road Saturday so I wanted to post it while I could. The Huskies of Northern Illinois come into the JAR Tuesday night to open the MAC season. The Huskies are 4-9 coming into the MAC season with wins over Indiana State, Eastern Illinois, LIU and Purdue Northwest. They were predicted to finish last in the MAC preseason poll, placing no player on the 1st or 2nd All-MAC preseason team. 6’3” junior guard Tulsa transfer Keshawn Williams leads scoring at an impressive 19.5 ppg while also leading rebounding at 5 rpg. 5’11” sophomore guard David Coit is second in scoring at 14.2 ppg. 1 1 Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted January 2, 2023 Report Posted January 2, 2023 Life savings on Akron plus the points. Hammer it. Quote
LoyalZIP Posted January 2, 2023 Report Posted January 2, 2023 Though we haven’t come out the gate like I expected to this year, we’re still in decent shape and have at least not lost a bad head-scratcher (yet). We’ve been begging for a tough nonconference schedule for years and we got one, and it showed. I don’t think this has been a result of lack of skill, it’s just taking the new pieces longer to gel than I would have hoped for. With that said, there have been instances where the defense allows far too many open jumpers, and I still have a really bad feeling about the big man position as a whole. Anyway, tomorrow is a great opportunity. In MAC play, the days of expecting to blow out teams like this are over for me. Not because I don’t think Akron is good, you just never know when they can jump up and bite you. And it’s a long season, so hiccups can happen. Like it or not, it boils down to 3 days in March. Step one begins tomorrow, and I like the guy we’ve got in charge. Go Zips! 2 Quote
zipsrule Posted January 2, 2023 Report Posted January 2, 2023 ESPN gives us a 92.7% chance of winning. Quote
zipsrule Posted January 3, 2023 Report Posted January 3, 2023 As of 6:45, a pretty sparce crowd. Quote
The Hip Zip Posted January 3, 2023 Report Posted January 3, 2023 Tons of interest for this one I see. Quote
NWAkron Posted January 3, 2023 Report Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) So much excitement for the reigning MAC champions. Edited January 3, 2023 by NWAkron Quote
zipsrule Posted January 3, 2023 Report Posted January 3, 2023 They may need to delay the start of the game to get this crowd in. 😁 Quote
LoyalZIP Posted January 3, 2023 Report Posted January 3, 2023 Wrist. Out tonight maybe Friday. 1 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted January 3, 2023 Author Report Posted January 3, 2023 Garvin still in sweats. Quote
Blue & Gold Posted January 3, 2023 Report Posted January 3, 2023 Kobe and Nate are going to have to give us productive minutes tonight. 2 Quote
zipsrule Posted January 4, 2023 Report Posted January 4, 2023 1 minute ago, Blue & Gold said: Kobe and Nate are going to have to give us productive minutes tonight. Yep. Everyone needs to step up this evening. Quote
NWAkron Posted January 4, 2023 Report Posted January 4, 2023 (edited) Ugh. Without X this is going to be ugly. Edited January 4, 2023 by NWAkron Quote
LZIp Posted January 4, 2023 Report Posted January 4, 2023 (edited) See it as tough to win without X, but could be a good growth game for the new guys. Edited January 4, 2023 by LZIp Quote
NWAkron Posted January 4, 2023 Report Posted January 4, 2023 So Tavari makes bad shot choice, misses, NIU scores at other end. Quote
Phootss Posted January 4, 2023 Report Posted January 4, 2023 (edited) Tribble will need to step up and have a strong game. Edited January 4, 2023 by Phootss Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted January 4, 2023 Author Report Posted January 4, 2023 Offense stuck in the mud without X. Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted January 4, 2023 Author Report Posted January 4, 2023 2 minutes ago, zipsrule said: First team to 20 wins? 20 charges. 2 Quote
kreed5120 Posted January 4, 2023 Report Posted January 4, 2023 5 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: Offense stuck in the mud without X. This is what it looks like when you remove your best offensive player off an already struggling offense 1 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted January 4, 2023 Author Report Posted January 4, 2023 15 combined fouls so far. 10 of them must be charges. The refs must have gotten a memo Quote
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