clarkwgriswold Posted March 28, 2023 Author Report Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) 21 hours ago, Illini Zip said: I have a hard time believing Tavari gets pushed back that much. My gut tells me Tavari will be the starter (and that the sub I had for lunch may have had expired mayo). Edited March 28, 2023 by clarkwgriswold 1 Quote
NWAkron Posted March 28, 2023 Report Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) 24 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: My gut tells me Tavari will be the starter (and that the sub I had for lunch may have had expired mayo). Tavari, Nate/Greg, Sammy, Freeman, and Thornton? Dawson off the bench? Edited March 28, 2023 by NWAkron Quote
Blue & Gold Posted March 28, 2023 Report Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) 41 minutes ago, NWAkron said: Tavari, Nate/Greg, Sammy, Freeman, and Thornton? Dawson off the bench? If we have a solid 5 strong enough to give us the luxury of making Dawson our 6th-man we'd be pretty stacked. How about Tribble off the bench? Would Groce do that? PG: Thornton...... Tavari W: Shammah.... Tribble/Prather W: Dawson....... Nate/Marvin P: Sammy........ Darrion/Marvin P: Freeman..... Amani It's going to be fun watching Groce & Co. experiment w/ lineups next season & seeing which combos gel. Edited March 28, 2023 by Blue & Gold Quote
ZIPS96 Posted March 28, 2023 Report Posted March 28, 2023 No way Dawson is coming off the bench & Shammah hasn’t shown anything to be penciled in. Tribble’s leadership and D will keep him in the starting lineup. 1 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted March 28, 2023 Author Report Posted March 28, 2023 I'd love to see Tribble come off of the bench. I think he's just the type of mature multi-position player that could bring high energy in that role. I'd also like Sammy off of the bench unless he's the guy we saw occasionally late in the season. Tavari- transfer guard- Dawson- Nate- Enrique. Quote
RooFan Posted March 28, 2023 Report Posted March 28, 2023 For everyone on the team... they are going to have to work... let's just say again have to work... for the opportunity to play. My crystal ball is broken so I will leave all the prognostication to the rest of you all but as sure as the sun is gonna rise tomorrow whoever takes the first 5, comes off the bench, or serves as the unsung hero they will have earned it in the locker room weight room and practice court. The skill level and effort require to succeed is astonishing at division 1 and as I read I am reminded I love to be a zips fan but the hard work they are putting in requires more respect then any of us are going to be able to capture with a quick comment on one of these threads. 2 Quote
Illini Zip Posted March 28, 2023 Report Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, RooFan said: For everyone on the team... they are going to have to work... let's just say again have to work... for the opportunity to play. My crystal ball is broken so I will leave all the prognostication to the rest of you all but as sure as the sun is gonna rise tomorrow whoever takes the first 5, comes off the bench, or serves as the unsung hero they will have earned it in the locker room weight room and practice court. The skill level and effort require to succeed is astonishing at division 1 and as I read I am reminded I love to be a zips fan but the hard work they are putting in requires more respect then any of us are going to be able to capture with a quick comment on one of these threads. I’ll put you down for Tribble coming off the bench then. Edit: I am sorry @RooFan !! I’m afraid in an attempt to be funny I took away from your very good post and enflamed the Tribble debate as well. 😔 Edited March 29, 2023 by Illini Zip 1 Quote
UAZippers Posted March 28, 2023 Report Posted March 28, 2023 Personally, I think Tribble coming off the bench would be a big mistake. You want your 6th man to be a big scoring threat. Tribble will definitely slide around and play multiple positions while subs are being made, but I think he is best when the other starters are on the court as well, handling the offensive load. Groce is the one paid to make these calls though, so I'll trust in his decisions. 2 Quote
Bigzip1 Posted March 28, 2023 Report Posted March 28, 2023 Why would GT come back to come off the bench? As much a Groce loves him how could you think he’d reward all the blood sweat and tears that kid has put in at Akron by bringing him off the bench his SR yr? Not happening. 1 Quote
Bigzip1 Posted March 28, 2023 Report Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Blue & Gold said: If we have a solid 5 strong enough to give us the luxury of making Dawson our 6th-man we'd be pretty stacked. How about Tribble off the bench? Would Groce do that? PG: Thornton...... Tavari W: Shammah.... Tribble/Prather W: Dawson....... Nate/Marvin P: Sammy........ Darrion/Marvin P: Freeman..... Amani It's going to be fun watching Groce & Co. experiment w/ lineups next season & seeing which combos gel. You put a guy who was just the 9th man at Wichita in our starting line up. Come on lol he avg 2 pts a game. He’s not going to come in and be one of our top guys he’ll be in the Garv/Kobe Mitchell range mins. Edited March 28, 2023 by Bigzip1 1 Quote
Blue & Gold Posted March 28, 2023 Report Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Bigzip1 said: You put a guy who was just the 9th man at Wichita in our starting line up. Come on lol he avg 2 pts a game. He’s not going to come in and be one of our top guy he’ll be in the Garv/Kobe Mitchell range mins. Garvin, maybe. Maybe. But Kobe? If so then Groce just took a swing and a miss. Shammah’s got to, at the very least, provide as much as Garvin. Edited March 29, 2023 by Blue & Gold Quote
LoyalZIP Posted March 29, 2023 Report Posted March 29, 2023 The Greg Tribble criticism bat signal is still working like a charm! Quote
NWAkron Posted March 29, 2023 Report Posted March 29, 2023 8 minutes ago, LoyalZIP said: The Greg Tribble criticism bat signal is still working like a charm! the name we dare not speak in the same breath as "6th man." 2 Quote
kreed5120 Posted March 29, 2023 Report Posted March 29, 2023 Generally I prefer a 6th man to have some scoring ability that way he can provide offense with the second unit on the floor. I think many fail to understand the starting 5 doesn't necessarily mean the 5 you use to close out games. 1 Quote
ZIPS96 Posted March 29, 2023 Report Posted March 29, 2023 Path to a MAC title just got a little easier Quote
X got robbed of POY Posted March 29, 2023 Report Posted March 29, 2023 I don't want to seem biased, but going into next season Ohio and Akron seem like the 2 teams retaining most of it's pieces for next season. 2 Quote
kreed5120 Posted March 29, 2023 Report Posted March 29, 2023 (edited) 17 minutes ago, ZIPS96 said: Path to a MAC title just got a little easier At this point who even is the main competition?...Ohio? Edit: The MAC just keeps getting worse. Edited March 29, 2023 by kreed5120 Quote
Blue & Gold Posted March 29, 2023 Report Posted March 29, 2023 We'll see what transfers the other MAC schools onboard. Quote
LZIp Posted March 29, 2023 Report Posted March 29, 2023 18 minutes ago, X got robbed of POY said: I don't want to seem biased, but going into next season Ohio and Akron seem like the 2 teams retaining most of it's pieces for next season. Love the username Quote
LZIp Posted April 7, 2023 Report Posted April 7, 2023 Well, Enrique is now a bit of a question mark. Quote
X got robbed of POY Posted April 7, 2023 Report Posted April 7, 2023 Just now, LZIp said: Well, Enrique is now a bit of a question mark. Got a little scared when I first saw this, but I still expect he will be back next season. 1 Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted April 7, 2023 Report Posted April 7, 2023 Would love to see him get drafted. Seriously - how cool would it be to have an Akron player to root for in the Association? Especially Rique? 1 Quote
NWAkron Posted April 7, 2023 Report Posted April 7, 2023 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: Would love to see him get drafted. Seriously - how cool would it be to have an Akron player to root for in the Association? Especially Rique? Win. Win for everyone. I guess we wait until 6/22. Edited April 7, 2023 by NWAkron 1 Quote
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