Let'sGoZips94 Posted January 9 Report Posted January 9 10 hours ago, RoyalBlu said: That's just it ... statistics say they may be the worst team in the MAC (outside of NIU). They're going to win against lesser competition more often than not thanks to their tough play style, that's why the game is played. Kent is ranked "higher" because they have 1 Q3 win and losses to #5, #6, and #55. That covers up for their 1 Q3 loss and 1 Q4 loss (Akron does not have a Q4 loss). I don't know what Kent will be come March, but right now, they do completely suck statistically. In their 18 pt win vs. NIU (thank goodness NIU is leaving the MAC), Kent shot 17% from 3 and 53% from the line. They played bully-ball and ultimately overpowered the Huskies, but it was not an impressive performance. NIU shot an abysmal 30% from the field, including 25% from 3 and 46% from the line. Kent had more turnovers (15 to 11) but 19 more rebounds (51 to 32). If Kent wasn't playing against the MAC's version of the Washington Generals, they would've lost that game. Their best player is out for the year, I believe they have another key contributor out for the year, and their top local recruit is basically MIA and potentially quit basketball. Quote
Blue & Gold Posted January 9 Report Posted January 9 21 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: They're going to win against lesser competition more often than not thanks to their tough play style, that's why the game is played. Kent is ranked "higher" because they have 1 Q3 win and losses to #5, #6, and #55. That covers up for their 1 Q3 loss and 1 Q4 loss (Akron does not have a Q4 loss). Where do you get this information? Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted January 9 Report Posted January 9 11 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: Where do you get this information? I use bballnet.com. It has a cleaner, more user friendly layout than the official NET website, including a conference by conference breakdown on the right side of the home page. 1 Quote
RoyalBlu Posted January 10 Report Posted January 10 (edited) Thanks for the website link ... Noticed in the 12-team league 8 teams are trending down. Only two teams trending up are Ball State and Eastern Michigan. Interesting. Also noted all top 4 teams in the MAC are loaded with Q4 wins. Doesn't say much for the league. CMU has 2 Q2 wins, both non-con. Ball State has 1 vs. Kent. Edited January 10 by RoyalBlu Quote
ZippyRulz Posted January 11 Report Posted January 11 On 12/16/2024 at 5:16 PM, kreed5120 said: Replacing NIU with UMass is a huge net positive for hoops. Is NIU basketball leaving the MAC? Quote
kreed5120 Posted January 11 Report Posted January 11 42 minutes ago, ZippyRulz said: Is NIU basketball leaving the MAC? Yes, no way the MAC would allow them to remove their football program, but leave their other sports. Especially since their basketball team is consistently in the bottom 1/3 of the MAC Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted January 11 Report Posted January 11 (edited) In Kent's 19 pt win at Buffalo last night, they shot 16% from 3 (4-25). This brings their season 3P% down to 25.3%, good for 361st out of 364 teams. The hilarious part is the 3 teams who are worse than them percentage wise, also rank towards the bottom in 3PA per game. Kent's ranking for 3PA per game? 96th. At least the other teams know they suck; Kent is delusional. They are an all-time bad shooting team. Edited January 11 by Let'sGoZips94 Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted January 12 Report Posted January 12 All teams that won today scored 91 or more. Miami 91, Balls 91, Akron 105, Ohio 108. Live look at Pinky seeing the MAC light up the scoreboard as his band of misfits are near the bottom of the country in offense... 1 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted January 13 Author Report Posted January 13 22 minutes ago, ZIPS96 said: Interesting. Their schedule and results are mixed, including an opening loss to Central Michigan and a 14 point thumping of Arkansas State just last week. 🤔 Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 They are good. 104 NET. Close-ish losses to Ole Miss and TCU, wins vs Ark St and JMU. They have not been blown out by anyone like Akron has so I would presume this to be a competitive game. 1 Quote
ZippyRulz Posted January 14 Report Posted January 14 (edited) Must win. Can't be losing to directional Alabama's. Edited January 15 by ZippyRulz Quote
zippy5 Posted January 14 Report Posted January 14 2 hours ago, ZippyRulz said: Must win. It actually couldn't mean any less if it wanted to 2 Quote
Reslife4Life Posted January 14 Report Posted January 14 A big game for groce to keep his home non conference win streak alive 1 1 Quote
zipsrule Posted January 15 Report Posted January 15 Kent goes down at home 94-83 to Western Michigan. Coming into the game, WMU was 3-12. 1 Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted January 15 Report Posted January 15 Kent loses by 11 to previously 3-12 WMU, 94-83. That's their best offensive game maybe all year and they still lost. They have 2 losses in MAC play, both at home to Balls and WMU. Quote
LZIp Posted January 16 Report Posted January 16 While I learned Travis Steele was Groce’s brother last year, I had no clue he was formerly the HC at Xavier. Would expect Miami to continue to improve and be a force as long as he’s there. 1 Quote
egregiousbob Posted January 16 Report Posted January 16 He was not a successful HC at Xavier. Never had a winning conference record...and was fired. Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted January 16 Report Posted January 16 1 hour ago, egregiousbob said: He was not a successful HC at Xavier. Never had a winning conference record...and was fired. This isn't entirely fair. He was a 19-win coach 3/4 years at Xavier and was just under .500 in the Big East. 4 years of being stagnant doesn't get you a 5th year at Xavier, especially after the success Chris Mack had for 9-10 years. Was Steele successful by Xavier's standards? Nope. But he wasn't an utter failure either. Miami OH has the horses in the barn to compete with anyone this year, assuming their shot is on. I do question their depth and versatility though. 2 Quote
kreed5120 Posted January 16 Report Posted January 16 I question Miami's ceiling under Steele. This isn't the same Charlie Cole Miami. Hockey is arguably the #1 winter sport for the Redhawks (well at least it was pre-covid. It looks like the program has since gone to crap) and its not exactly cheap to run. All these MAC schools have a finite amount of resources and the more they spend on sports like football or hockey, the less they have for basketball. Quote
ZipsBBjunkie Posted January 16 Report Posted January 16 1 hour ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: This isn't entirely fair. He was a 19-win coach 3/4 years at Xavier and was just under .500 in the Big East. 4 years of being stagnant doesn't get you a 5th year at Xavier, especially after the success Chris Mack had for 9-10 years. Was Steele successful by Xavier's standards? Nope. But he wasn't an utter failure either. Miami OH has the horses in the barn to compete with anyone this year, assuming their shot is on. I do question their depth and versatility though. Once Xavier knew they had a window to get Sean Miller back it wouldn’t have mattered what Steele did short of making the Final Four. Steele is solid and I believe he will have Miami contending from here on out. 1 Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted January 16 Report Posted January 16 1 hour ago, ZipsBBjunkie said: Once Xavier knew they had a window to get Sean Miller back it wouldn’t have mattered what Steele did short of making the Final Four. Steele is solid and I believe he will have Miami contending from here on out. Totally forgot about the Sean Miller part of the equation. Great point, ZipsBBjunkie. 1 Quote
Zippy87 Posted January 18 Report Posted January 18 (edited) Eastern Michigan under scrutiny https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/43457643/emu-basketball-games-scrutiny-suspicious-betting Edited January 18 by Zippy87 Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 18 Report Posted January 18 1 hour ago, Zippy87 said: Eastern Michigan under scrutiny https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/43457643/emu-basketball-games-scrutiny-suspicious-betting What a shame that a couple guys who realize Stan Heath sucks can’t make a buck off their observations. 1 Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted January 18 Report Posted January 18 CMU and EMU involved in scandals. Now would be a good time to phase out the directional Michigans with some new blood that aren't utterly pathetic in basketball. Quote
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