Let'sGoZips94 Posted Monday at 10:13 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 10:13 PM 21 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: CMU has a head coach now. They only have 1 scholarship players on the roster so this will be a year 0 build situation. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/more-colleges/2025/04/14/central-michigan-to-hire-andy-bronkema-as-new-mens-basketball-coach/83086164007/ They're going the Drake/Ben McCollum route. Interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBlu Posted Monday at 11:04 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 11:04 PM 45 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: They're going the Drake/Ben McCollum route. Interesting. Solid hire for the school and the situation. If CMU is committed to an old school 5-year plan the Chippewas should ultimately have some level of success. Upper Michigan has more than its share of talent as the plethora of success D-2 programs show. CMU is the kind of place where area kids from that region are not likely to jump ship (NIL/Portal) as quickly as others. Establish the program, then fill in with the portal; 2-3 years then solid MAC program. It's been done there before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted Tuesday at 12:04 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 12:04 AM (edited) The article stated CMU is near or at the bottom of the MAC in NIL. Probably the only way for them to succeed is being able to identify D2 players who are overlooked and then landing them. I wouldn't bet on him succeeding unless financial support steps up for the program, but he's probably the type of candidate that gives them their best chance. Edited Tuesday at 01:23 AM by kreed5120 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Roo Posted Tuesday at 01:12 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 01:12 AM This looks to be a good hire for CMU. Bronkema seems to be what CMU is and wants in a coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkronAlumnus Posted Tuesday at 10:36 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 10:36 PM (edited) Parks still available? Saw he was heading to Toledo but he hasn't posted anything Edited Tuesday at 10:39 PM by AkronAlumnus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted Wednesday at 12:11 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 12:11 AM 1 hour ago, AkronAlumnus said: Parks still available? Saw he was heading to Toledo but he hasn't posted anything There was only one tweet mentioning this and it was an Ohio State fan. I replied to the tweet asking where they got this information and they haven't replied yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1981 grad Posted Wednesday at 12:31 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 12:31 AM 19 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: There was only one tweet mentioning this and it was an Ohio State fan. I replied to the tweet asking where they got this information and they haven't replied yet. I just looked at this profile and he has been battling injuries his entire career at Ohio State. High risk and high reward if he can stay healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippy87 Posted Wednesday at 01:40 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 01:40 AM 1 hour ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: There was only one tweet mentioning this and it was an Ohio State fan. I replied to the tweet asking where they got this information and they haven't replied yet. He hasn't posted anything on his personal accounts, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkronAlumnus Posted Wednesday at 11:51 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 11:51 AM 10 hours ago, Zippy87 said: He hasn't posted anything on his personal accounts, either. That's why I was confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted Wednesday at 12:54 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 12:54 PM (edited) I'm not even sure if I'd want him. He played 8.3 minutes a game and only averaged .9 boards. The person you'd be asking him to replace averaged 18.2 minutes and 7.2 boards. If you multiply Parks stats by 2.2 to account for the minutes disparity, he'd average 1.98 boards a game. Heck, even Okonkwo's 2nd year at WVU he averaged 3.2 boards while playing 11 minutes so that's a fairly apples to apples comparison since the minutes and level of competition is more level. How big you play is often more important than how tall you are. We saw that with Freeman as a prime example for a number of years. Just because Parks is taller doesn't make him better. I would hope that we could find better even if it means bringing in another 6'8 PF to play C. Edit: All that said, I trust whoever Groce and his staff decide to bring in. Edited Wednesday at 12:56 PM by kreed5120 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipsBBjunkie Posted Wednesday at 05:22 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 05:22 PM 15 hours ago, Zippy87 said: He hasn't posted anything on his personal accounts, either. It’s official now from APs account 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted Wednesday at 06:37 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 06:37 PM Groce whiffed again. Clearly, unless the viable and serviceable back up big is hanging out in the rec center, Groce won't find him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted Wednesday at 06:46 PM Author Report Share Posted Wednesday at 06:46 PM I'm not going to lose sleep over Parks. I'm not sure he's a very good fit with the up tempo nature of this squad. We already got the better Buckeye. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBlu Posted Wednesday at 07:25 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 07:25 PM (edited) 40 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: I'm not going to lose sleep over Parks. I'm not sure he's a very good fit with the up tempo nature of this squad. We already got the better Buckeye. Strictly a roll-of-the-dice player at this point. Nice if you can get him - AT THE RIGHT PRICE - but I wouldn't lose sleep over it. Style of play, especially for bigs, is an issue, too. And not sure if he is an Akron fit their, either. There are still post players out there. And don't forget, price comes into play now as well. Personally speaking, especially when it comes to a post player, I want to be comfortable with what I'm paying for. Guessing Akron/Groce are the same. Sad that college basketball has come to this. But it is the new normal. Edited Wednesday at 07:27 PM by RoyalBlu 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted Thursday at 03:27 AM Report Share Posted Thursday at 03:27 AM Kam Craft to Georgia Tech. He announced yesterday, but I just noticed it. So much for the return to Miami like the Redhawk faithful were praying. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted Thursday at 04:30 AM Report Share Posted Thursday at 04:30 AM 1 hour ago, kreed5120 said: Kam Craft to Georgia Tech. He announced yesterday, but I just noticed it. So much for the return to Miami like the Redhawk faithful were praying. That's a good fit for him. They have zero expectations athletically so when he gives up game winning floaters with the worst possible transition defense, they won't hate him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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