kreed5120 Posted December 20, 2025 Report Posted December 20, 2025 I like the energy and effort Halligan has brought tonight. Quote
LZIp Posted December 20, 2025 Report Posted December 20, 2025 5 hours ago, 1981 grad said: He was sulking on the bench with a towel over his head.   Actually, He is working hard and is a solid g league player:  In the NBA G League, Bates owns career averages of 19.7 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.1 assists across 57 games with Cleveland and Delaware. This season, he’s averaging 19.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 2.3 assists in 30.6 minutes per game while shooting 43.4% from the field. Goes to show you what a defender Greg Tribble was! 1 1 Quote
LZIp Posted December 20, 2025 Report Posted December 20, 2025 Young Mahaffey and Scott being pulled out of the starting line up is very surprising to me. Thought both played well OOC. Maybe would’ve made more sense if Barre was put in the starting lineup, which would at least change the play style up a little bit. Quote
1981 grad Posted December 20, 2025 Report Posted December 20, 2025 Are we better defensively tonight than last Saturday or is Western Michigan that much worse and cannot hit a long ball. I go with the latter.  Quote
Illini Zip Posted December 20, 2025 Report Posted December 20, 2025 Barre out for at least a couple of weeks. Quote
1981 grad Posted December 20, 2025 Report Posted December 20, 2025 We have a great team but only 12 posts during the game. Not much excitement on this board.  Quote
csims0917 Posted December 20, 2025 Report Posted December 20, 2025 1 hour ago, LZIp said: Goes to show you what a defender Greg Tribble was! Tribble was the best defender man. So underrated Quote
csims0917 Posted December 20, 2025 Report Posted December 20, 2025 Great win. Very happy with the adjustment. Felt a lot more balanced and complimentary. Need to keep it up! 1 Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted December 20, 2025 Report Posted December 20, 2025 17 minutes ago, 1981 grad said: We have a great team but only 12 posts during the game. Not much excitement on this board.   Wedding anniversary. Told my wife I love her so much, I'm skipping the game vs. EMU.  Shot 17% from 3P and still put up 93 points while winning by 21. Alrighty then. That has to scare the crap out of the MAC lol. What an offense. 2 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted December 20, 2025 Author Report Posted December 20, 2025 It's no coincidence that the two kids who play the hardest on defense started tonight. I suspect the message got through. 4 Quote
HoopsFan03 Posted December 20, 2025 Report Posted December 20, 2025 2 hours ago, MDZip said: Tavari Johnson can dunk? 😳 He has dunked in at least 1 game before. My man has hops. Great game tonight. Quote
kreed5120 Posted December 20, 2025 Report Posted December 20, 2025 16 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: It's no coincidence that the two kids who play the hardest on defense started tonight. I suspect the message got through.  That's how I interpreted it as well. It definitely seemed like we had fewer breakdowns defensively. Nearly every 3-pointer EMU shot a Zips defender had a hand in their face. 1 Quote
NWAkron Posted December 20, 2025 Report Posted December 20, 2025 7 hours ago, HoopsFan03 said: He has dunked in at least 1 game before. My man has hops. Great game tonight. No Nate Johnson one-handed dunk disasters last night. 2 Quote
Illini Zip Posted December 20, 2025 Report Posted December 20, 2025 11 hours ago, 1981 grad said: We have a great team but only 12 posts during the game. Not much excitement on this board.  I was listening to the game while driving which can be distracting enough. Reading and responding to Zips Nation wasn’t prudent. But I don’t know what everyone else’s excuse is, shame!! Ha!!  Great effort and response to the defensive challenge. Keep it going. Go Zips!! 1 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted December 20, 2025 Author Report Posted December 20, 2025 50 minutes ago, Illini Zip said: I was listening to the game while driving which can be distracting enough. Reading and responding to Zips Nation wasn’t prudent. But I don’t know what everyone else’s excuse is, shame!! Ha!!  Great effort and response to the defensive challenge. Keep it going. Go Zips!! Same here! Quote
gozips19 Posted December 20, 2025 Report Posted December 20, 2025 Watching Halligan last night and he reminds me a lot of Brian Walsh. Similar game and almost identical size.  I like what his size brings to our rotations. 2 Quote
LZIp Posted December 20, 2025 Report Posted December 20, 2025 15 hours ago, 1981 grad said: We have a great team but only 12 posts during the game. Not much excitement on this board.  I honestly didn’t realize we had a game until my buddy texted me around halftime. Friday rather than Saturday  threw me off Quote
Reslife4Life Posted December 20, 2025 Report Posted December 20, 2025 Its so interesting, this team has been so consistently good (at least on offense), people hardly ever talk about Tavari who could be MAC POY. The players that get the most posts are probably Barre and Halligan. We know what to expect from these established guys and they perform every night, its great 1 Quote
HoopsFan03 Posted December 20, 2025 Report Posted December 20, 2025 Another note about last night. Both Mahaffey boys rebounded very well.   Quote
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