Games 5, 6 & 7- The Paradise Jam

[zipsrule]

16 minutes ago, zippy5 said:

We might be pretty good 

You jinxed us!  🤣

[zippy5]

3 minutes ago, zipsrule said:

You jinxed us!  🤣

We're still pretty good 

[clarkwgriswold]

Eric doing some growing up tonight.

[LZIp]

Young Mahaffey is balling. I’d say living up to the hype.

[Illini Zip]

Eric going end to end for the dunk was sweet!!

[zippy5]

What a great answer after their run to end the half

[Zippy87]

Lyles fouled out with 7:08 to go. 

[Illini Zip]

Just now, Zippy87 said:

Lyles fouled out with 7:08 to go. 

He has looked slow tonight. Almost like he’s sick or something. 

[zipinnc]

6 hours ago, Reslife4Life said:

Gym looks a little better than the Cayman Islands, still not great. It’s gotta be funny to be some of the best players at their level and go play some of the most competitive games of the year in a gym like this

Yeah but where are they? Oh yeah, paradise! Also, quick “Teamism” note. If you’re on this team, you’ll roll with your crew anywhere.

[Illini Zip]

@Blue & Gold, you watched Eric Mahaffey in high school. Did you see this coming? I mean, 20 pts tonight as a freshman?

[clarkwgriswold]

6:30 tomorrow Zips fans.

[Illini Zip]

Bummer. No free tacos tonight. 

[tpsjugglerdude]

7 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said:

6:30 tomorrow Zips fans.

I thought we play Sunday at 9pm?

Edited 17 minutes ago by tpsjugglerdude

[Let'sGoZips94]

Groce knows he has a team that can push the MAC's traditional ceiling when it comes to seeding. Margin of victory matters, hence why we're not dribbling out the clock until the very last possession in these blowouts. 

 

Iona was previously 4-1, having beaten Princeton by 20, Fordham, Kansas City, and Hofstra. They just dropped to 176 in KenPom with the loss, but have had a solid start to their 1st season under the new HC. 

 

Akron is up to 74 in KenPom and can really start making some moves with likely Oregon State and either Yale or Charleston left in this tournament, plus Milwaukee, Tulane, and Murray State coming up.

 

That was quite the performance despite about 7-10 minutes of less than stellar play. Eric Mahaffey's best game, Young rebounded nicely, Tavari really got everything started, and Evan was all over the place. This team is just so impressive.