clarkwgriswold Posted November 9 Report Share Posted November 9 The Zips head to St. Mary's Tuesday night to face the 2-0 Gaels. The Gaels thus far have beaten Towson and Chattanooga. The following are excerpts from the WCC preview: The Gaels, picked second in the league by the coaches, were 15-1 in WCC play and won the Conference tournament for the fourth time since 2010 last season — the only WCC team to interrupt Gonzaga’s dominance. The Gaels lost four key players, including two-time All-WCC guard Aidan Mahaney. But nine players return, led by senior PG Augustas Marciulionis (12.4 points, 5.3 assists), who was voted the WCC’s Player of the Year last season. He was joined on the All-WCC first team by senior center Mitchell Saxen (11.8 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.3 blocks). Also back is senior forward Lake Barrett (5.5 points, 3.5 rebounds). Sophomore guard Jordan Ross figures to see a bigger role. Top newcomers: Arizona transfer forward Paulius Muraskas (2.7 points), a 6-foot-8, 235-pound sophomore from Lithuania, is expected to play a significant role. Sophomore forward Ashton Hardaway (2.3 points), the son of former NBA star Penny Hardaway, is a transfer from Memphis. Oakland-born freshman guard Mikey Lewis, a four-star prospect from Prolific Prep, has shown promise in early workouts. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted November 9 Author Report Share Posted November 9 6'4" senior point guard Augustus Marciulionis leads the Gaels at 18.5 ppg. playing a whopping 38 minutes per game so far. He's also averaging 7.5 apg. He's the son of NBA Hall of Famer and former Golden State Warrior Sarunas Marciulionis. 6'8" sophomore forward Paulius Mauraskas is also averaging 18'5 ppg while leading the team in rebounding at 12.5 rpg. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted November 10 Report Share Posted November 10 We always lose measuring stick games like this. It would be awesome to finally break through. My biggest three questions after the Arkansas State game- 1.) Can Isiah Gray play under control in crunch time? His pulse rate ramped up at the end of the game and he made some pressure related mistakes. 2.) Groce voiced displeasure with a player that was dogging it up the court, and out of condition against ASU. Said player didn’t like getting benched for being called out for an unsatisfactory effort. I’ll guess the player was Wilson? How does he respond? 3.) How does Tavari respond to the competition from Young? If Tarvari isn’t making buckets, Young’s gonna get an increasing amount of minutes. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted November 10 Report Share Posted November 10 Wait - Penny Hardaway's son transfered away from his dad? What the... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippy87 Posted November 10 Report Share Posted November 10 Has anyone figured out why Harris didn't play last game? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted November 10 Author Report Share Posted November 10 No idea on Harris, but he was the one "injured" guy on the bench without a brace of some sort. Groce indicated in the post-game that he would be monitored to see if eh could play Tuesday. It had the sound of day to day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted November 10 Author Report Share Posted November 10 19 hours ago, Captain Kangaroo said: We always lose measuring stick games like this. It would be awesome to finally break through. My biggest three questions after the Arkansas State game- 1.) Can Isiah Gray play under control in crunch time? His pulse rate ramped up at the end of the game and he made some pressure related mistakes. 2.) Groce voiced displeasure with a player that was dogging it up the court, and out of condition against ASU. Said player didn’t like getting benched for being called out for an unsatisfactory effort. I’ll guess the player was Wilson? How does he respond? 3.) How does Tavari respond to the competition from Young? If Tarvari isn’t making buckets, Young’s gonna get an increasing amount of minutes. I think Gray will be okay. He didn't turn the ball over a lot at Cornell. I suspect he's just been pressing. I predict he'll be a fan favorite by the end of the year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted November 11 Report Share Posted November 11 We'll need a healthy Harris to hang with St. Mary's. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted November 11 Author Report Share Posted November 11 2 hours ago, Blue & Gold said: We'll need a healthy Harris to hang with St. Mary's. Agreed. I think: 1) this may be our strongest opponent of the season; and 2) he may be the key to the season. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1981 grad Posted November 12 Report Share Posted November 12 In this game I am looking how tough we are on the boards and on defense. Last year the only players who played well against better competition were the seniors. And they are all gone. I will be curious to see how we shoot against a top tier team. Last year our shooing went down when we faced better teams. Because we have a new group not sure what to expect but would not be shocked if we get blown out. Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. This game will give us an idea of where we are this early in the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippy87 Posted November 12 Report Share Posted November 12 Zips just posted a few photos on Facebook of the players on the court for shootaround and Harris is out there. Hopefully a good sign of his availability tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkronAlumnus Posted November 12 Report Share Posted November 12 I smell an upset! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted November 12 Report Share Posted November 12 Gael’s Talk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted November 13 Author Report Share Posted November 13 Zips are getting 14.5 points on DraftKings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted November 13 Report Share Posted November 13 Jojo is starting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippy87 Posted November 13 Report Share Posted November 13 10-4 on the glass, outscoring us 10-2 in the paint. Need to change that quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted November 13 Report Share Posted November 13 Too many second chance opportunities so far. Need to hit the open shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippy87 Posted November 13 Report Share Posted November 13 We're firing up shots like the shot clock is only 10 seconds. Look for good shots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted November 13 Report Share Posted November 13 2 minutes ago, Zippy87 said: We're firing up shots like the shot clock is only 10 seconds. Look for good shots! Get used to it, this will be an up-tempo team this year 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDZip Posted November 13 Report Share Posted November 13 Shooting 26% isn't going to win you a lot of games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1981 grad Posted November 13 Report Share Posted November 13 One of our players is running down the floor after a St. Mary shot and the ball comes right back to his man and they score 3 points. Groce calls a timeout. You have to rebound the ball. Zips are lucky to be this close. Not good ball movement. They have to play better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted November 13 Report Share Posted November 13 (edited) Amani Lyles with a smooth 3. If he's shooting those this year, look out. Edit: ANOTHER ONE! Edited November 13 by Let'sGoZips94 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted November 13 Report Share Posted November 13 So Lyles is a shooter now? Cool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted November 13 Report Share Posted November 13 Gotta box out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippy87 Posted November 13 Report Share Posted November 13 4 minutes ago, zippy5 said: Get used to it, this will be an up-tempo team this year You can be up-tempo and not settle for low-percentage looks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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