First Half MVP

[gozips19]

now the the first half of the season is officially in the books i wanted to get your thoughts on who was the mvp for the first half? akron has been a team in every sense of the word this year with a different person stepping up every game. some may say nate, some may say dials and his leadership. but if i had to give out an mvp for the fist half i'd split it with mcness and j wood. there's no question that wood is the most outstanding player and this play and leadership could guide akron to a mac title. even with j wood playing so well there's no question that akron would not have the record it has with out mcness. his ability to run the team when dials is beat and hit timely threes is essential to the zips success. i liken him to when ced took his game to another level a few years back giving akron that extra weapon. well, what do you guys think?

[Zips fan]

I agree that we have had a team effort to this point but Woods is our best player. J Woods would have to be the MVP at this point of the season. You could argue a different person from game to game but I think J Woods is critical to our success every game.

[Blue & Gold]

J-Wood! Without Wood we get rolled every game! Except Walsh. But McNees has been a revelation! He's the best PG on the squad; Dials and Ced being more suited to the 2-Guard spot.

[Quickzips]

MVP: Dials-Playing out of position at probably the toughest and most important position in the game and he's doing a spectacular job. Not to mention the defensive effort he brings game in and game out. The kid shut down Pollitz for Miami.Runner Up: Wood-Without him we have ZERO inside presence. Enough said.Surprise of the Year: McNees-Can there be anyone else? Raise your hand if you weren't concerned at the start of the year with our guard depth. If you just raised your hand you're a flat out liar or I've got some good ocean front property in Nebraska to sell you. McNees' quality minutes out there are falt huge for us.Runner up: Roberts-He isn't getting much press yet, but the kid has talent. He was a big part of that win Thursday night and he looks better and better every night. By the time the MAC tournament rolls around we are gonna have a great 4 guard rotation.Defensive MVP: Linhart-He consistently shuts down every teams best outside scoring threat. The effort he turned in at Dayton was particularly impressive against one of the best senior guards in the country.Runner up: Dials-Can't stress that performance against Pollitz inside enough. I can also make a case for ConyersDisappointment of the Year: Quade-He's gone from starting to barely playing 15 minutes a night and he isn't contributing anything. His line against OU showed 0 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 blocks and a couple of turnovers. Runner up: Chris McKnight-It's hard to really say this, because he has had some good moments and shown potential at times, but I was expecting his progress to be further along by now. He'll get there, but it would be nice if he got there a little quicker.

[bigzipguy]

Earlier in the year, Quade had some effective games scoring wise. At the time he was sometimes shooting a jump-hook. He is fine with that, as long as he doesn't rush it.

[skip-zip]

I love Nick Dials, but this team is nothing without Wood. Without Wood, this team would be forced to fire up 3-pointers every night to try to win games. And without Wood, those 3-point shooters would be getting guarded more closely. So, as far as our offense goes, even when Wood does NOT have the ball in his hands, he is the most valuable guy out there. Just watch how the offense runs without Wood in the game, with nobody else to depend upon to score in the post, and our opponents KNOW this. He completely changes the thinking of our opposition on defense, even when he does not have the ball.

[hoopla]

i would have to put in another vote for dials or linhart... dials is the best pt. guard on the team with his first year playin the position. i dont know his a/to ratio is currently but it was the top in the league, he is one of the best shooters in the league, and he manages the game like a vet. without that we would be a little above .500 now. and then he plays great D... i dont have to mention the miami game, but i will note the many other games where he has handled the other teams best player (although lately it has been linhart) and he is the warrior that keeps this team playing hard and together. he is and has been impressive thus farlinhart, with a tuff couple of weeks to open the season, has been playing outstanding. he got his boost of confidence and has been excellent. he is one of our best rebounders and is arguably our best defender. i think that he has been able to find is 'spot' on this team and has found a confort level and has flourished. i think that he can play nearly any position on the floor and give us that A+ effort and produce every time. i hope that he continues to improve this season. if he does then this team could be as special or more special than last years squad.