Zippy87 Posted March 7 Author Report Posted March 7 Call me crazy, but I think UMass beats Miami in round one. Miami hasn't looked the same since Skaljac got hurt, and I don't think there's enough time for him to get even close to 100%. In his two games after missing the WMU game, Skaljac scored 18 points on 6/14 shooting, but was 1-8 from deep and had a negative +/- in both games. Tonight, Perry played a lot down the stretch while Skaljac sat. 1 Quote
MDZip Posted March 7 Report Posted March 7 8 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: The MAC could not have drawn it up any better. The best QF round ever matchup wise. I think the upper deck could get opened up for this tournament. Not a directional to be seen. 1 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted March 7 Report Posted March 7 I really like how this has worked out with the Zips coming into the MAC tournament as the hunter and Miami coming in as the hunted. 2 Quote
NWAkron Posted March 7 Report Posted March 7 36 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: I really like how this has worked out with the Zips coming into the MAC tournament as the hunter and Miami coming in as the hunted. the hated. 1 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted March 7 Report Posted March 7 5 minutes ago, NWAkron said: the hated. The haughty (Miami). LOL. 1 Quote
Westie Posted March 7 Report Posted March 7 The Miami guys yelling F bombs at the Ohio crowd at the end was a particularly nice touch. 1 Quote
MDZip Posted March 7 Report Posted March 7 In a perfect world, Pavs three pointer at the end of OT should have banked in. 2 Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted March 7 Report Posted March 7 1 minute ago, Westie said: The Miami guys yelling F bombs at the Ohio crowd at the end was a particularly nice touch. Good for the Ohio students for raining hellfire on them with whatever they could throw. Quote
kreed5120 Posted March 7 Report Posted March 7 Just now, Let'sGoZips94 said: Good for the Ohio students for raining hellfire on them with whatever they could throw. Fantastic job of showing even though spring break had just started as well. 1 Quote
Zippy87 Posted March 7 Author Report Posted March 7 My predictions: UMass over Miami Toledo over BGSU Akron over Buffalo Kent State over OU Toledo over UMass Akron over Kent Akron over Toledo Quote
kreed5120 Posted March 7 Report Posted March 7 8 minutes ago, Zippy87 said: My predictions: UMass over Miami Toledo over BGSU Akron over Buffalo Kent State over OU Toledo over UMass Akron over Kent Akron over Toledo Miami over UMass Toledo over BGSU Akron over Buffalo Kent over OU Toledo over Miami Akron over Kent Akron over Toledo Toledo is actually peaking in March, which is a first in many decades. 1 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted March 7 Report Posted March 7 The TNT pre-game show just had Travis on. Bruce Pearl tuned into an apologetic kitten and they proceeded to kiss Travis's a** for 10 minutes. Travis actually made a nice appearance and said nice things about the Zips and Groce. 1 Quote
kreed5120 Posted March 7 Report Posted March 7 29 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: The TNT pre-game show just had Travis on. Bruce Pearl tuned into an apologetic kitten and they proceeded to kiss Travis's a** for 10 minutes. Travis actually made a nice appearance and said nice things about the Zips and Groce. Sounds about right for Bruce Pearl. Quote
Illini Zip Posted March 7 Report Posted March 7 I’m going to go out on a limb here and say the Zips will be preparing for Buffalo’s press. Also remember how that game ended…a bit chilly between the coaches. 1 Quote
ZipForNow Posted March 7 Report Posted March 7 Is there a promo code to purchase tournament tickets on the gozips website? Quote
ZippyRulz Posted March 7 Report Posted March 7 1 hour ago, Zips1991 said: Here's the odds from Draft Kings. The mainstream sports media still begs to differ. I will side with the professional oddsmakers. Quote
HoopsFan03 Posted March 7 Report Posted March 7 I have. Miami BG Ohio Akron Akron beats Miami for the championship Quote
kreed5120 Posted March 7 Report Posted March 7 3 minutes ago, ZippyRulz said: The mainstream sports media still begs to differ. I will side with the professional oddsmakers. Main stream media probably hasn't watched a MAC game that Miami didn't play in. 1 1 Quote
kreed5120 Posted March 7 Report Posted March 7 I am still a bit nervous about Miami TBH. Particularly when they have Atlason on the floor. Akron likes to trap frequently on defense, but Miami moves the ball around well and can field a lineup of 5 terrific 5 point shooters to make us pay. Personally, I feel we should trap less and play more man to man defense. They don't have any post player that commands a double team against our smaller front court. What's important is being able to run them off the 3 and limit them to contested 2s. Quote
MDZip Posted March 7 Report Posted March 7 5 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: I am still a bit nervous about Miami TBH. Particularly when they have Atlason on the floor. Akron likes to trap frequently on defense, but Miami moves the ball around well and can field a lineup of 5 terrific 5 point shooters to make us pay. Personally, I feel we should trap less and play more man to man defense. They don't have any post player that commands a double team against our smaller front court. What's important is being able to run them off the 3 and limit them to contested 2s. You are right. If they have that many good 5 point shooters we are in deep trouble. 😉 1 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted March 7 Report Posted March 7 3 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: I am still a bit nervous about Miami TBH. Particularly when they have Atlason on the floor. Akron likes to trap frequently on defense, but Miami moves the ball around well and can field a lineup of 5 terrific 5 point shooters to make us pay. Personally, I feel we should trap less and play more man to man defense. They don't have any post player that commands a double team against our smaller front court. What's important is being able to run them off the 3 and limit them to contested 2s. That's shown in the stats. They have 7 guys that average double digit points. That demonstrates moving the ball and finding the good open shot. I think one of the keys is Evan shutting down Suter. Suter is no longer their biggest threat but he's the gu that gets it all going. Shutting him down would be a big advantage. Quote
kreed5120 Posted March 7 Report Posted March 7 11 minutes ago, MDZip said: You are right. If they have that many good 5 point shooters we are in deep trouble. 😉 I clearly need some caffeine. Quote
1981 grad Posted March 7 Report Posted March 7 1 hour ago, Illini Zip said: I’m going to go out on a limb here and say the Zips will be preparing for Buffalo’s press. Also remember how that game ended…a bit chilly between the coaches. Chilly? Groce was pissed. I sit behind the opposing bench and there coach was yelling to his players we are going to keep playing hard and pressing in the last minute of the game when down by a dozen. And then their star went down with a concussion. Quote
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