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ZipsNation Basketball All-Star Team Poll: Center


ZipsNation Basketball All-Star Team Poll: Center  

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  1. 1. Since 2002/2003 Who are the BEST Centers the Akron Zips have had? (Pick two)

    • Garvin Clarke (2020-2023)
      1
    • Deng Riak (2015-2020)
      2
    • Isaiah Johnson (2013-2017)
      30
    • Pat Forsythe (2011-2016)
      1
    • Zeke Marshall (2009-2013)
      39
    • Mike Bardo (2007-2011)
      0
    • Rob Preston (2001-2006)
      0

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Pat Forsyth was a West Virginia transfer that everyone was very excited about and had a couple of decent years as a backup.  Something happened where he dropped off the team.  I remember seeing his at the Mac playoffs in street clothes and not with the team.  I cannot remember what happened.

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40 minutes ago, ZipCat said:

 

Have suggestions to improve it? I just went through the stats over the years of players listed Center. 

First suggestion: do some research.  If you were familiar with the Zips on basic level you would know Garvin was a guard, who played pretty well during the 2022 championship run.

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3 hours ago, 1981 grad said:

Pat Forsyth was a West Virginia transfer that everyone was very excited about and had a couple of decent years as a backup.  Something happened where he dropped off the team.  I remember seeing his at the Mac playoffs in street clothes and not with the team.  I cannot remember what happened.

I don't remember the details, but he got into a fight.

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15 minutes ago, NWAkron said:

First suggestion: do some research.  If you were familiar with the Zips on basic level you would know Garvin was a guard, who played pretty well during the 2022 championship run.

 

Fine, I guess I won't do it then. Was looking to have a little fun ... but since everyone is more knowledgeable w/e.

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When I think Akron basketball bigs the first name that pops into my mind is Taylor Currie. The two-headed monster of he and Tre Edwards en route to the 2021 Elite Eight will always stand as the most dominant front-court in Akron’s history. 

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5 hours ago, 1981 grad said:

Pat Forsyth was a West Virginia transfer that everyone was very excited about and had a couple of decent years as a backup.  Something happened where he dropped off the team.  I remember seeing his at the Mac playoffs in street clothes and not with the team.  I cannot remember what happened.

Foresyth was a head case. Everytime he got a hangnail he couldn't play. He hurt his shoulder and refused to play because he thought that any further injury might jeopardize his future career as a pro. He cost us the MAC championship in Dambrots final season. When we went to the NIT that year he wasn't invited to join the team. He did sign a G league deal but it didn't take long for them to realize what a headcase he was.

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1 hour ago, Hilltopper said:

Foresyth was a head case. Everytime he got a hangnail he couldn't play. He hurt his shoulder and refused to play because he thought that any further injury might jeopardize his future career as a pro. He cost us the MAC championship in Dambrots final season. When we went to the NIT that year he wasn't invited to join the team. He did sign a G league deal but it didn't take long for them to realize what a headcase he was.

Thanks!!  I just do not remember him being that good to cost us a MAC championship.  I do remember one player who always seemed to underachieve in Cleveland and that seemed to hurt us in his last couple of years.

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12 hours ago, AkronAlumnus said:

I voted Zeke & Johnson only bc I couldn't vote Freeman

 

Freeman will be listed as a PF when that poll is up, which is how the Zips list him on their roster.

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10 minutes ago, AkronAlumnus said:

I like what you're doing btw. Please keep it up! 

 

It's a first crack at this, I'm obviously going to make some errors (ala accidentally listing Garvin Clarke here). But maybe with time it can be perfected an in the future make a 2.0 version.

 

Certainly makes for some fun conversation!

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9 hours ago, 1981 grad said:

Thanks!!  I just do not remember him being that good to cost us a MAC championship.  I do remember one player who always seemed to underachieve in Cleveland and that seemed to hurt us in his last couple of years.

We only needed him to play 10-15 minutes per game at the MAC Tournament to give Big Dog a breather. By game 3, BD was spent and it cost us the title.

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