zipsrule Posted December 8, 2023 Report Share Posted December 8, 2023 3 minutes ago, NWAkron said: Greg starts. Period No disagreement here. I just don't think they will start Dawson. However, I do want to see him on the floor with the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted December 8, 2023 Report Share Posted December 8, 2023 35 minutes ago, zipsrule said: No disagreement here. I just don't think they will start Dawson. However, I do want to see him on the floor with the others. I don't know these guys personally nor know what motivates them. But my impression over the years with Dawson is that he is ok being the 6th man, bringing excitement on to the floor. IDK...like the star's best friend in a sit com. They come in a few minutes into the show, get the laughs, and get the Emmy. Whatever the case, it's a stressor or a weight lifted off the shoulders of the coaching staff. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Ham said: I wonder if adding Ali to the rotation will speed our game up. Competing for minutes will bring everyone's intensity up. Ali is not coming off an injury. He has been practicing all along, and will hit the ground hungry and running. Look out NK! He's also been practicing with the team from what I read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted December 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 There was a point late last year where Sammy moved to the bench. I don't suspect that's going to happen here. Nate seems to be the most logical move to the bench. That would leave a bench of Dawson, Nate, Thornton/Scott, Tavari and Lyles. I think Tavari may be the odd guys out as the rotation thins as the season progresses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 4 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: There was a point late last year where Sammy moved to the bench. I don't suspect that's going to happen here. Nate seems to be the most logical move to the bench. That would leave a bench of Dawson, Nate, Thornton/Scott, Tavari and Lyles. I think Tavari may be the odd guys out as the rotation thins as the season progresses. who is going to run the pick and roll? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted December 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 1 minute ago, NWAkron said: who is going to run the pick and roll? Not sure yet, but I am sure they will do it selflessly as there's no I in team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reslife4Life Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 I feel like there isn’t going to be much of a “starting 5” I don’t think Scott or Dawson will start but they will most likely get starters minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illini Zip Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, clarkwgriswold said: So guys, what's your best guess for a starting lineup now that Ali is back? I didn't foresee having this much trouble with our guards settling into their roles. So I'm for shortening the rotation to 7 players. I am starting Tribble, Ali, Freeman and who ever practiced well without constantly turning the ball over. There is still the time and talent to mature into that deep team that rotates 9 regularly and maybe all 11 occasionally. And if that day comes, maybe we can get cute with a starter or 2 anchoring the second wave coming off the bench. I keep hoping to see 40 minutes of that fast pace style I love so much about Groce's teams. But we are not getting consistent, quality minutes from much of the team right now. Edited December 9, 2023 by Illini Zip 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 11 minutes ago, Illini Zip said: I didn't foresee us having this much trouble with our guards settling into their roles. So I'm for shortening the rotation to 7 players. I am starting Tribble, Ali, Freeman and who ever practiced well without constantly turning the ball over. There is still the time and talent to mature into that deep team that rotates 9 regularly and maybe all 11 occasionally. And if that day comes, maybe we can get cute with a starter or 2 anchoring the second wave coming off the bench. I keep hoping to see 40 minutes of that fast pace style I love so much about Groce's teams. But we are not getting consistent, quality minutes from much of the team right now. I think what Ali Ali will unlock for the offense is taking the pressure off the guards. It's well documented my frustrations with Ali Ali's involvement in our offense in 2021-22; stagnant, little ball movement, and wasted possessions. That offense had a tremendous PG in X2.0 that this offense lacks. That offense didn't need the Ali Ali iso game. This offense actually might, at least for the time being. The ability to self-create takes the pressure off the floor general. We might see Scott, Thornton, and even Tavari play better knowing they don't have to be a go to scorer or facilitate open shots as much. Looking forward to tomorrow night. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illini Zip Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 2 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: I think what Ali Ali will unlock for the offense is taking the pressure off the guards. It's well documented my frustrations with Ali Ali's involvement in our offense in 2021-22; stagnant, little ball movement, and wasted possessions. That offense had a tremendous PG in X2.0 that this offense lacks. That offense didn't need the Ali Ali iso game. This offense actually might, at least for the time being. The ability to self-create takes the pressure off the floor general. We might see Scott, Thornton, and even Tavari play better knowing they don't have to be a go to scorer or facilitate open shots as much. Looking forward to tomorrow night. I'm all of out of likes. I agree with you completely. And with Ali, which was the plan, we probably have a couple more wins. Something else I believe you have mentioned recently. That said, I still support shortening the roster up for right now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted December 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 Game day! Let's go whoop up on some "Medieval North Germanic ethnolinguistic group ancestral to modern Scandinavians." 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illini Zip Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 (edited) 8 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: Game day! Let's go whoop up on some "Medieval North Germanic ethnolinguistic group ancestral to modern Scandinavians." I'm half Swedish and half German. I'm so offended!! (not really, not even a little bit) Go Zips!! Edited December 9, 2023 by Illini Zip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigzip1 Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 On 12/6/2023 at 12:25 PM, Let'sGoZips94 said: It was absolutely the plan. Ali Ali would've covered the team as they figure out the backcourt. That's the biggest deficiency on the team. Lack of scoring, lack of assists, and a higher turnover rate is not a backcourt recipe for successful college basketball. X2.0 took a bit to figure it out in 2021-22. It wasn't until the 2nd half of the MAC season that he began to step up as a go to scorer. Ali Ali helped cover for him prior to that time period. Scott & Thornton stepped up a little bit last night, but it wasn't a floor general type effort. Scott was borderline invisible on the stat sheet, but he was visibly productive and didn't turn the ball over. Thornton had 3-1 assists to turnovers, 6 pts, and 4 rebounds. These are steps in the right direction. I think Prather could be a key to unlocking the offense a bit. 6'5" guard that can allegedly shoot. As long as he proves to be a shot maker, that will take the pressure off of Tavari, Thornton, and Scott. Him, Dawson, and Johnson would be quite the formidable 6'5" +/- trio. Ali Ali was definitely the plan, though. If Prather could help he would have earned mins by now. This is a good team we’ll figure it out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 54 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: Game day! Let's go whoop up on some "Medieval North Germanic ethnolinguistic group ancestral to modern Scandinavians." The best part about this: PCCC lurkers might spend an entire day sounding out "ethnolinguistic". Should they figure it out, their next diss track will be... 🎶F Ali Ali... Ethnolinguistic too🎶 Thinking it's our new PG. Can't Read. Can't Write. Can't State. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 https://twitter.com/ZipsMBB/status/1733548720925315531?t=bN6S7ykOM8OvFFmp6KaUrg&s=19 Nice arena. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reslife4Life Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 Akron -3.5 Zips ML -164 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted December 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 The Norse lost at Illinois State Wednesday to fall to 5-4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 3 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: https://twitter.com/ZipsMBB/status/1733548720925315531?t=bN6S7ykOM8OvFFmp6KaUrg&s=19 Nice arena. What I wouldn't give... what I wouldn't do 😬 ... for an arena like that 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkronAlumnus Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 season starts today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewbrooman1 Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 58 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: What I wouldn't give... what I wouldn't do 😬 ... for an arena like that It's what we should have in downtown Akron. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 39 minutes ago, ewbrooman1 said: It's what we should have in downtown Akron. 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 Out of Likes 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted December 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 55 minutes ago, ewbrooman1 said: It's what we should have in downtown Akron. If we could only get the citizens of Summit County to agree. 😡 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Let'sGoZips94 Posted December 10, 2023 Report Share Posted December 10, 2023 Interesting. Horizon League has early-season conference games. I like that. I wish the MAC would adopt that style, and play their out of conference throughout the year instead of two separate seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted December 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2023 Wow, Ali at guard with Tribble. No Thornton or Scott. Ali, Greg, Enrique, Nate and Sammy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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