Zip Watcher Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Just a couple of thoughts about Friday & Saturday:- KD continues to build this program, and the results each year have now been better than the last. Some work left to get done this season still .. but we all have to like the trend this thing is on.- Nice to see them pound it in .. over & over in the second half. I'm sure that's what all of us were thinking the first half .. good to see the team go out and execute in the 2nd.- Defense wins championships & ours is good when they guys really get after it.- Can't still very athletic at several positions .. I don't expect them to go anywhere. JC may be taking some roster risks with as many JUCO as he has, but so far he's demonstrated the ability to bring it together. Great coaching job by him this season if you think back to what Can't State was like when we first beat them.- The sophomore class is finding its legs & place in the rotation. Rybak & Conyers both playing meaningful minutes in an important game. Great to see them out there. Some rough patches, but they're better than I can remember ever having in our 8th & 9th guy. Future is extremely bright - Wood's the man. Plain and simple. Gets after it .. I think him vs. Pollitz should be a war Saturday night ..- I think it's cool that we are watching the Juniors take this club high when RT & DJ have off nights. The seniors were a bit rattled tongiht & the juniors combined to keep things going. Same as Sunday night.- Miami will bring a bunch of people on Saturday .. we need this to be a Zips house again. How many people are you bringing? There will be 22 people in seats purchased in my name on Saturday. Looking to get a few more if I have time on Saturday afternoon. Whiny MAC fans might shut up a little about UA fans if we set the all time attendance record.- Joe Jakubick is a nice guy .. always willing to chat with pestering Zips fans. Fun to see him there. Probably the only guy in the building that ever averaged 30 ppg in DI or won a scoring title.The giant is awakening .. now. And it needs to get it's A$$ to the Q on Saturday to will these guys to a win against Miami. I'm talking about the same kind of showing for the bowlgame & MACC in football. 10k Zips fans should be a cinch. How many are you bringing?Go Zips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalrowdy Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Thank god Wood air balled his one and only missed free throw otherwise I'd wonder if the man was human!!! A stellar performance from the MVP of that game no doubt in my mind And like we've said all along.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 * Wood - Stellar! It's amazing how his game has kicked into high gear over the past couple weeks. He's always looking to push the ball after a rebound. His passing has been a thing of beauty. He's rebounding like Chaimberlain, but shooting free throws like Stockton. Teams triple-team him and he finds the open man. He never takes a shot outside his abilities (no 3's). He's flat out doing-it-all at this time. And if you listen to his post-game interviews, you can't help but like him. * Dials - Clutch performance. Again. He and Wood seem to have synchronized their game elevation? Both are absolutely pouring it on down the home stretch. Dials is hitiing the big shots that give the Zips the 6th man advantage...he's setting the crowd on fire!* Travis was solid. How clutch was his FT shooting in the 1st half? 6-6? From a guy that routinely drops a 3-6? He wanted to win this K.e.n.t. game in the worst way. I don't think any K.e.n.t player wanted it as bad as Travis.* Joyce is in a rough stretch. His FT shooting was terrible for most of the game. But he seemed to get on-track at game's end. The FT's that were drawing hard iron began snapping the bottom of the twine. He also seemed to hone-in on the 3-line late in the game. I hope the Dru Joyce of the last 8 minutes of last night's game shows up for 35 minutes tonight.* SLOW DOWN, CED!! Ced was flying around like the tazmainian devil for the better part of the first half and rushing everything. Keep Ced away from the Red Bull before game time! Clutch plays in the 2nd hald by Ced.* The game drew over 13k, besting the old semi attendance record by 3,000+ fans. The more frequently the Zips reach these kind of games, the more times that record will fall in the future. The bandwagon is rolling and may not stop for several years.*3-0 vs a 20-win K.e.n.t team. That's awesome.Hey, no use dwelling on this one much longer. Great game by the Zips. Biggest win in 20 years for the men's basketball team. They have the opportunity to one-up themselves again tonight. Miami is playing the best basketball in the MAC along with Akron right now. It's going to be a war. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zip81 Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Great job guys..there's nothing more to say...that just about covers it.But perhaps one of the best signs last night (besides the K.e.n.t. sucks sign of course) was the one in the front row behind the Zips bench:"I've Got Wood."...priceless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips88 Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 "I've Got Wood."Oh my, didn't see that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 The "Got Wood?" sign is absolutely hilarious!The "K.S.U.cks!" sign is priceless and timeless!!!!! That one is classic that can be used from here to eternity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipseuph Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 I don't know if anyone got to see this but the Can't band made a sign that said "dials is a hobbit" and got it on the jumbo screen so the Akron band made one that said "our "hobbit" is out shooting you!" and got it on along with a mac championship ring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipAnalyst Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 The bandwagon is rolling and may not stop for several years.Within five years KD (doing it the correct way - no JUCOs) will have the Zips playing for the National Title. During the up tick he will be tantalized and lured by existing major powers (e.g. Kentucky this year) to move out of Akron to "the big time."KD will never forget his roots and and the university that gave him the opportunity to get back in the game. You talk about a university and athletic director making a wise decision - hiring KD is it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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