Quickzips Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Ok, we all know but now they are done in the tournament (possibly for the season as they are nowhere near a lock for the NIT like some of their fans think). Now what do we do about Miami. I sure as heck hope this team isn't thinking that all they have to do is show up and accept the trophy because Miami is playing some very good ball right now. They always play great defense and they strive to keep you in close games and hope you fold under the pressure late. That said, if this team comes out and plays the way they did in the second half last night for 40 minutes tonight there isn't a team in this conference that can beat them.GO ZIPS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsfan38 Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Like Steve French said last night "bring a couple of friends with you to the game tonight." Let's break the MAC Tournament attendance record and fill the Q with Zips.Bring you KRAFT Mac & Cheese to the game and get free GA tickets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zip81 Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 I think we have to keep them running...don't let them control the tempo with their half-court play.They're a smart bunch who can shoot the lights out at times.However, I think we have more talent, athleticism, and if we're shooting well, things just may go our way.If it's a close game, and comes down to a lot of time outs and free throws at the end...well, that's the time to be concerned.WE MUST CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AT THE FOUL LINE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Oddly enough, I have seen the two Pollitz kids play in high school, but for some reason I didn't put 2 and 2 together until watching the 1st game last night. 3 years ago, our local HS team (Northwest) played Ottawa-Glandorph (sp?) for the Div 2 state championship. OG won easily and it was Eric, who looked like the better HS player to me at the time, that did most of the damage. Tim's larger body obviously has him better suited for the college game. It's strange that another team that I am root for will now face those twins AGAIN in a champioship game. I just hope this outcome is MUCH better than the last Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdZip Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 POLLITZ HAS BEEN TOUGH--WE NEED TO KEEP HIM OUT OF THE GAME. ST. CLAIR SEEMS LIKE HE WANTS TO FOUL OUT EARLY--WE SHOULD HELP HIM DO THAT. #24 HAS ALSO BEEN VERY ACTIVE AND PRODUCTIVE. MIAMI HAS BEEN LOOKING TOUGH THESE LAST TWO DAYS. BUT I DON'T THINK TOUGH ENOUGH. FEED IT TO J-WOOD AGAIN AND PUNCH THE TICKET...MIAMI = 60AKRON = 72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickzips Posted March 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Ok, my thoughts on the game:-Don't overlook Miami. After a hard fought battle last night with Can't it would be real easy to figure we've wrapped this thing up and all we have to do is show up. I doubt KD, Romeo, Dru and the rest will let this happen, but this team has to make sure it shows up to play.-Keep Politz in check. You aren't going to shut him down completely, but you've got to contain him. Wood and Romeo are gonna have to step up big on the defensive end. Politz is the top offensive threat on this team and he's been having a huge tournament. That has to stop tonight.-Push the pace of the game and jump out to an early lead. Miami is at their best in a slow, close, low scoring, defensive game. If we can get out to a sizeable early lead I don't think Miami has the fire power or the scheme to push the pace and make a run. Don't play their game. Make them play ours.-Get more than 5 players to contribute. Last night the only guys who scored were Dru, Dials, Ced, Romeo and Wood. We can't keep that up. We don't need guys like Conyers, Linhart, Milum and Rybak to hang 15 a piece on them, but they need to contribute something offensively. -Pressure Mooseman. The freshman PG gave up a lot of turnovers to Toledo last night. Having never played on this kind of a stage you have to believe he's a bit nervous. Keep the pressure on him and force some turnovers.-Feed Wood and Romeo inside. We all saw last night and for a good deal of the last half of this season that when we make a concerted effort to get Romeo and Wood the ball inside teams have a problem answering it. Feeding these two also offers the opportunity to get Politz and some of Miami's other bigs in foul trouble which would be a huge leg up.-Finally, play Zips ball. If we play at the level we are capable to there isn't a team in this conference that can beat us. Play like we did in the first half last night and we are a plenty beatable team.Prediction: Zips-64Miami-58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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