clarkwgriswold Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 The Zips head off to Oxford this weekend to face 9-10 Miami in a Saturday 1:00 game. The Redhawks are 3-4 in the MAC with wins over Ball State, EMU and Buffalo and losses to CMU, BG, Toledo and WMU. This will be the second year in a row that Groce and Steel’s mom will be spared her sons having to face off twice in the regular season. 6’8” 305 pound senior forward and former UA recruiting target Anderson Mirambeaux (affectionately referred to on Ohio U’s Bobcat Attack as the “fat guy”) leads the Redhawks in scoring at 13.8 ppg. 6’5” win Darweshi Hunter is second in scoring at 12.6 ppg. Miami is 9th in offense and 5th in defense in the MAC. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 Miami is 246 in NET, dropping from 227 after their loss to CMU. One game at a time, just take care of business boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClevelandZip Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 I’ll be there! It was just $18 each for second row seats and my fiancée is a Miami alum. Don’t worry, she’ll be rooting for the Zips. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 Trappiest of the trap games. Millett Hall. Darweshi Hunter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted January 24 Author Report Share Posted January 24 I'm starting to worry a little about Dawson and his shooting. I love his grit and effort, but if you take out his 3/5 and 4/7 shooting on threes against Ball State and BG, he's 4 of 23 on threes in MAC play. Remarkably, 35 of his 37 shots in MAC play have been threes. 104 of his 123 shots on the season have been threes. I'd really like to see him pass one up here or there or shorten up his shot/penetrate. I'm having Trimble flashbacks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1981 grad Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 3 hours ago, clarkwgriswold said: I'm starting to worry a little about Dawson and his shooting. I love his grit and effort, but if you take out his 3/5 and 4/7 shooting on threes against Ball State and BG, he's 4 of 23 on threes in MAC play. Remarkably, 35 of his 37 shots in MAC play have been threes. 104 of his 123 shots on the season have been threes. I'd really like to see him pass one up here or there or shorten up his shot/penetrate. I'm having Trimble flashbacks. I am not keen on 3 point specialist. That was Hunter last year and then his parents came to visit and suddenly he learned to rebound and score in the paint. Maybe we should give Dawson's parents a call? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illini Zip Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 I agree that Dawson should drive the paint more. But as to his shooting percentages, I believe I have heard something about water finding it's level. I just hope it happens soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted January 25 Author Report Share Posted January 25 35 minutes ago, Illini Zip said: I agree that Dawson should drive the paint more. But as to his shooting percentages, I believe I have heard something about water finding it's level. I just hope it happens soon. That's my hope too. His 3 point percentage in his last full season was .360. Hopefully, he has a run in him to get him back there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csims0917 Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 Miami can score in waves. I watched them against Toledo and they were shooting like crazy. Gotta shut them down like we did Ohio. Also it’s game 20??? Crazy lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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clarkwgriswold Posted January 26 Author Report Share Posted January 26 (edited) I really wish writers would avoid articles things like this. We can have these conversations AFTER the season- https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2024/01/26/mid-american-conference-basketball-akron-zips-coach-john-groce-ali-ali-enrique-freeman-greg-tribble/72300173007/ Edited January 26 by clarkwgriswold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 2 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: I really wish writers would avoid articles things like this. We can have these conversations AFTER the season- https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2024/01/26/mid-american-conference-basketball-akron-zips-coach-john-groce-ali-ali-enrique-freeman-greg-tribble/72300173007/ What's the piece even about? I see newspapers are now like cable where they show you an introductory price, but conveniently avoid telling you the price thereafter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reslife4Life Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 If you watch the press conference from the last game there were a few questions about how far this team can go, a lot of it is the answers from that. Enrique obviously said “we are taking it one game at a time, but we have another gear in us” Don’t love that this the article tries to look too far into the future, just a superstitious thing. At least no one pulled a Chris Payton in the article, the players are humble and focused Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZippers Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 19 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: I really wish writers would avoid articles things like this. We can have these conversations AFTER the season- https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2024/01/26/mid-american-conference-basketball-akron-zips-coach-john-groce-ali-ali-enrique-freeman-greg-tribble/72300173007/ I don't know, a lot of us on here are always complaining about the lack of attention that our program receives, so I refuse to hate on this kind of article. Yeah, it puts unneeded pressure/expectations on the team, but this is also the kind of thing that can draw out the "Joe Akrons" that claim they won't support the Zips because they aren't really relevant. Articles like this are what the "big programs" get all the time. Baby steps, but it seems like our program has made a bit of progress this season. Between the extra press I've seen the Zips get both from the ABJ/random national press on social media and getting selected for multiple games on ESPN2, there is a different feel in my opinion. Hopefully UA can build on this in terms of keeping momentum in getting better talent and increasing attendance. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted January 26 Author Report Share Posted January 26 1 hour ago, UAZippers said: I don't know, a lot of us on here are always complaining about the lack of attention that our program receives, so I refuse to hate on this kind of article. Yeah, it puts unneeded pressure/expectations on the team, but this is also the kind of thing that can draw out the "Joe Akrons" that claim they won't support the Zips because they aren't really relevant. Articles like this are what the "big programs" get all the time. Baby steps, but it seems like our program has made a bit of progress this season. Between the extra press I've seen the Zips get both from the ABJ/random national press on social media and getting selected for multiple games on ESPN2, there is a different feel in my opinion. Hopefully UA can build on this in terms of keeping momentum in getting better talent and increasing attendance. Good points @UAZippers. My reluctance is primarily based upon superstition. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LoyalZIP Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 These are the top 2 teams in 3pt. defense in MAC play. I'd love to see a breakout performance like the 2020 team would have where we dominate the bad MAC teams on the road. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1981 grad Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 3 minutes ago, LoyalZIP said: These are the top 2 teams in 3pt. defense in MAC play. I'd love to see a breakout performance like the 2020 team would have where we dominate the bad MAC teams on the road. I would like to see a breakout performance where we dominate a team home or away. The only dominate game I can remember this season was at Norther Illinois, the worst team in the conference. During the post game, Tribble and Freeman indicated this team has another gear. Would love to see it today. Build the lead to 20 and keep it there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 Reading the article in the ABJ today, there will be lots of family there, including, if i read correctly, Coach Groce's dad who is battling cancer. Would be an excellent moment for the Zips to give their coach a less-stress game. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted January 27 Author Report Share Posted January 27 1 hour ago, 1981 grad said: I would like to see a breakout performance where we dominate a team home or away. The only dominate game I can remember this season was at Norther Illinois, the worst team in the conference. During the post game, Tribble and Freeman indicated this team has another gear. Would love to see it today. Build the lead to 20 and keep it there. They do seem to have the need to make things interesting. I'm with you. I'd love to see them establish a first half lead, come out from half and put away a team and then cruise. Unfortunately, I don't see it happening in the cave that is Millett Hall where strange things seem to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illini Zip Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 I hate to be a Debbie Downer, but I don’t see a run away win. There were times in both the NIU and Kent road games when the Zips were poised to run the score up to a 30 point advantage only to get their momentum stymied by the refs. Now there are 2 ways to make the refs less relevant, hit a very high percentage of your perimeter shots or be so strong and dominant in the paint that you can still score with guys draped all over. Just don’t expect an And One. Past Zips teams had moments where they were completely on fire from deep. I hoping to see that from this team at some point, but I will take the win anyway we get it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsrule Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 The line is Akron by 7.5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 Never been to Millett hall. I like the lighting, sort of reminds me of the Staples Center how they focus lighting on the court. But those tunnel locations couldn’t be worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsrule Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 We are hitting our 3s so far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 3 minutes ago, zipsrule said: We are hitting our 3s so far. I came on here to post "nobody say $#!% about the success beyond the arc thus far." Too late. Hope you didn't jinx us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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