Game 1- Louisiana

[Zippy87]

13 hours ago, clarkwgriswold said:

And that's why Eric was in at the end of games.  He was better in that role while Zack was apparently better in the mix of the starters.  You could aways tell who Groce trusted by who had in at the end of games, not the start.

 

I think it was less about Halligan being better in that role than it was Groce not wanting to mix things up late in the season. Halligan barely played in the MAC Tournament and NCAA.

 

Really like Zach, think guys like him are really valuable to programs, but he's a 5-10 minute per night player IMO. 

[Let'sGoZips94]

20 minutes ago, Zippy87 said:

 

I think it was less about Halligan being better in that role than it was Groce not wanting to mix things up late in the season. Halligan barely played in the MAC Tournament and NCAA.

 

Really like Zach, think guys like him are really valuable to programs, but he's a 5-10 minute per night player IMO. 

 

On this team, most likely. Last year, his elevated role was fine. Our system will run through Tahj, Mahaffey, and Oriol - everyone else will have fluctuating roles, playing time, etc., depending on matchups and whether a player is "on" or not. This is the beauty of how this roster was constructed. It's legitimately a 10+ deep roster with only a couple players locked into actual positions. 

Edited Thursday at 01:22 PM by Let'sGoZips94

[NWAkron]

27 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

On this team, most likely. Last year, his elevated role was fine. Our system will run through Tahj, Mahaffey, and Oriol - everyone else will have fluctuating roles, playing time, etc., depending on matchups and whether a player is "on" or not. This is the beauty of how this roster was constructed. It's legitimately a 10+ deep roster with only a couple players locked into actual positions. 

Finally, the 12-man rotation.

[Blue & Gold]

1 hour ago, kreed5120 said:

 

I think it will be the same lineup we saw during the exhibition. The one change I could see maybe happening is Halligan starting instead of White.

 

Good thought! 👀👀

 

1 hour ago, kreed5120 said:

I'm interested in hearing what Burton's timeline for injury return will be. I know he's been out 6 weeks, but not sure if he's weeks away from returning or has months to go.

Tuesday night I did notice Burton is not in a walking boot, but Idk if that's news to anyone or not.

[Blue & Gold]

1 hour ago, clarkwgriswold said:

1 hour ago, kreed5120 said:

I think it will be the same lineup we saw during the exhibition. The one change I could see maybe happening is Halligan starting instead of White.

Tahj, Evan and Pence, and for now Chabi, in that five.

You guys are probably right about Pence staying in the starting 5. I was thinking Groce may move Oriol to Pence's spot but having Oriol in the "Instant O" Shammah Scott 6th Man of the Year role is probably best. Especially early in the game/season if Ford brings Oriol in with Perkins to take pressure off of Tai.

[clarkwgriswold]

Oriol was also the last guy added to the mix, so he may still be in the "fitting in" process.

[Let'sGoZips94]

2 hours ago, Blue & Gold said:

You guys are probably right about Pence staying in the starting 5. I was thinking Groce may move Oriol to Pence's spot but having Oriol in the "Instant O" Shammah Scott 6th Man of the Year role is probably best. Especially early in the game/season if Ford brings Oriol in with Perkins to take pressure off of Tai.

 

WHO?! 😉

[ZipsFan31]

Roster was constructed and played like this vs YSU. There are “3 positions” PG wing, Center 

 

we have 3 PGs: Staveskie Perkins, X. Wilson 

 

we have 8 wings: Mahaffey, Pence, Oriol, Halligan, White, MMK, Head, Henderson 

 

we have 3 centers: Barre, Burton, Hammer. 
 

the key will be finding combos and rotations of those 8 wings that give us offense and defense. The crazy part is there are 56 different combos you could have. 
 

my favorite right now would be Oriol, Mahaffey and MMK. 

[Blue & Gold]

8 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

WHO?! 😉

Whooooops!! 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[Blue & Gold]

9 minutes ago, ZipsFan31 said:

There are “3 positions” PG wing, Center 

 

You’re absolutely correct. I’m just so old I have a nearly impossible time not thinking within the old paradigm of

PG

2G

SF

PF

C.

😭😭😭

[kreed5120]

34 minutes ago, ZipsFan31 said:

Roster was constructed and played like this vs YSU. There are “3 positions” PG wing, Center 

 

we have 3 PGs: Staveskie Perkins, X. Wilson 

 

we have 8 wings: Mahaffey, Pence, Oriol, Halligan, White, MMK, Head, Henderson 

 

we have 3 centers: Barre, Burton, Hammer. 
 

the key will be finding combos and rotations of those 8 wings that give us offense and defense. The crazy part is there are 56 different combos you could have. 
 

my favorite right now would be Oriol, Mahaffey and MMK. 

More than 56. I distinctly remember a stretch in the 2nd half that Hammer and Barre were on the court together.

Edited Thursday at 05:09 PM by kreed5120

[clarkwgriswold]

47 minutes ago, ZipsFan31 said:

Roster was constructed and played like this vs YSU. There are “3 positions” PG wing, Center 

 

we have 3 PGs: Staveskie Perkins, X. Wilson 

 

we have 8 wings: Mahaffey, Pence, Oriol, Halligan, White, MMK, Head, Henderson 

 

we have 3 centers: Barre, Burton, Hammer. 
 

the key will be finding combos and rotations of those 8 wings that give us offense and defense. The crazy part is there are 56 different combos you could have. 
 

my favorite right now would be Oriol, Mahaffey and MMK. 

 

I think Hammer was a 5 out of necessity, not unlike MMK in the past.

 

I was really encouraged by Tai's play.  If they can hold onto him in this crazy world of transfers, I think he could be special down the line.

[Let'sGoZips94]

25 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said:

 

I think Hammer was a 5 out of necessity, not unlike MMK in the past.

 

I was really encouraged by Tai's play.  If they can hold onto him in this crazy world of transfers, I think he could be special down the line.

 

His cousin(?) played for Todd May at Concord. Good family relations there I'd imagine. 

[Zippy87]

Have they said anything about why Cody Head didn't play against YSU? 

[Blue & Gold]

I haven’t heard anything. Only mention of injury were to Burton & Henderson.

[csims0917]

1 hour ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

His cousin(?) played for Todd May at Concord. Good family relations there I'd imagine. 

He had a huge family turnout on Tuesday

[Illini Zip]

9 hours ago, Blue & Gold said:

Whooooops!! 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

I’m just glad I’m not the first person to make that mistake. 

[Zips1991]

Does anyone know what time this game actually starts? GoZips.com says 6 pm and so does the tweet below. But ESPN and the Louisiana website say 8 pm (7 CST).

 

 

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Zips1991