Sadly, i dont know squat about akron until i see them tonight and get refamiliarized with their roster.

Im looking forward to see how Jaaron bounces back and if Mr Carter builds on eastern progress.

Go Bobcats!

+1

I hope it does end up like last night's game out in Oakland.

I'm with you on that! Let's knock off Akron

Akron is very good. Super athletic.

Cats should have stayed in the locker room at halftime.

Cue the music they play on Price is Right when they lose...

Lot of season left but just like the Zips losing to the Bobcats in football, you can count on a loss most the time at Akron. 3-0 to 3-2. Need to circle the wagons and get back to winning.

Not being overly emotional as I've thought this all year and while I haven't posted much, when I do I've hinted at this when I do comment. Tonight was a vivid illustration of Athleticism vs. Saul Ball. If you don't feel it was "athletic" because I. Johnson is a tank, then it's Physical vs. Finesse. When Finesse is hot, you'll have fun, but otherwise you're going to get punched in the gut, especially by the likes of Akron. What scares me is that I look at the recruiting board and see more guys that like look like Block & Carter and fewer guys that look like they can run and bang with Akron types.
Russ commented often as I listened on the radio the first half that they always seem to find these really athletic hybrid/long/inside-out type guys all the time and the TV announcers when I got home for the 2H did as well. If it wasn't obvious in the past, it was vs. EMU and it was tonight. Tony certainly would've helped, but Tony is not your prototypical physical 5 that can make up for the rest of the roster.

Also during the EMU and again tonight, seeing Carter & Kamminski totally overmatched in the post, I commend Saul for sticking to a straight up man-to-man and watching them get run over. No variety, nothing to mix it up, just watch it happen.
Every coach and team has to have a personality and I respect Saul-Ball. If it's all clicking in March, it'll be a blast and I'll celebrate with everyone. But I certainly do hope we recruit a few guys that can go to the hole and score in a manner other than jumpers. The last 5 minutes of the EMU game and the 2H tonight are two vivid illustrations of what life's like when athletic/physical look like when you're only option is finesse/outside shooting and the shots aren't falling.

I was thinking this same thing. How much run do you think Laster, Taylor and even Block would get if they played for Akron. Cheatham, Ivey, Olojakpoke - those guys are athletes. I hope Saul is watching. Also I think this is the year Akron finally wins a NCAA tournament game.

You can say it. You want black players.

I'm not saying that in an accusatory way. I get what you're saying. But I don't think the athlete way always wins in the end. I don't want athletes at the expense of basketball skills. If you give me the choice between Jason Carter or JD Weatherspoon, I'm taking Carter 100% of the time.

You know what kind of player would be perfect for Saul's team? Those power guards that used be all over the MAC. Guys like Antonio Ballard, Chris Singletary, Calvin Betts, etc.

It looked like Block hurt his left shoulder. He didn't play much after that play happened.

After seeing the game tonight in person, I'm convinced that Akron, EMU, and Buffalo are all much more athletic than we are. We were getting beat off the dribble way too much. It was reminiscent of the Buffalo game in the tournament last year.

Hah! Nailed it.

I'm officially a Jason Carter fan. Even in this one, he shows flashes of brilliance.

Man, Block hurt his shoulder against EMU -- in the second half of that game you could see him grab/rub it several times. I didn't like seeing him not play much in second half tonight. He's one of few agressive guys we've got.

Is it just me, or do teams get extra amped against Ohio?