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Posted: 3/16/2013 8:03 PM
POY with a &*^% 3 shot and then selfish on a charge.  Thanks for showing up so far dj.

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Posted: 3/16/2013 8:05 PM
TJ Hall, more solid effort tonight so far. Making foul shots would be nice. Boxing out would be nice too



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Posted: 3/16/2013 8:09 PM
C'mon DJ! Make these free throws and get in the game! 
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Posted: 3/16/2013 8:13 PM
Total choke job and quit in effect right now.   Just a ^&%$ effort in last 20 plus minutes.  Coach plus players to blame.  No reason to get ass handed to you tonight.

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Posted: 3/16/2013 8:19 PM
Ohio Coach now down 12. , puts Stevie in. More choke happening, now down 14 . please tell me we can get rid of JC soon.

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Posted: 3/16/2013 8:21 PM
Where is 2 nd half offense? Where is DJ? Thanks goes out to solid effort and coaching tonight.  Highest paid coach in MAC was on our sidelines tonight? Same &^*% all season.

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Posted: 3/16/2013 8:23 PM
Relax on ripping jc. Players not executing. Too bad, hate to see seniors not get another shot at the dance. My guess is they wish they were playing better also. Losing to a better team.
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Posted: 3/16/2013 8:24 PM
I am so beyond disappointed with both the coaching strategy (not pressuring when backup forwards were taking the ball up court) and effort (Coop has not shown up). Sad that it looks like this is how it will end.
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Posted: 3/16/2013 8:26 PM
Face it people, this is what they have been doing a lot of this year. Look great, first half, the other teams makes adjustments, we don't and we get flustered and lose our shooting touch. Happened in many games this year, but we have been able to fend it off and find it in time, most of the time. But, when you play the better teams, they won't let you get away with playing bad for long stretches.

Akron made half time adjustments and we didn't and this is the result.

This team deserves what it is getting right now... an ass whooping.
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Posted: 3/16/2013 8:28 PM
Hey! Let's see the fans all happy with 20 wins and an NIT or CBI birth.  Not allowed to criticize the year long &*^% effort of this staff and senior class.  2nd half was about who had a pair and OHIO kids didn't.  Season is a disappoint and not sure how you can claim anything else.  

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Posted: 3/16/2013 8:32 PM
Congrats to Akron. Well played and well coached this evening. They were the better team, without question.
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Posted: 3/16/2013 8:35 PM
9704--you've clinched Ass of the Year.

'kron is better than us.

The problems that we've had all year--espec in big games-- pretty much showed up tonight.

Not really surprised at the result.  Seen it coming all year, unfortunately.
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Posted: 3/16/2013 8:35 PM
Akron is classless. Didn't shake hands when we lined up.

Only player I'll give props to is Treadwell.

He ran in to our tunnel when he saw no one else on his team was shaking hands.
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Posted: 3/16/2013 8:41 PM
When is the spring football game? Really, you have to be kidding me that a senior laden team like this can lay such an egg. I'm anxious to see what happens with a JC Team in the next few years with his own players. Something just didn't click this year even with over 20 wins. Not 1 really good win all year.
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Posted: 3/16/2013 8:41 PM
Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug.

congrats, Zips.
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Posted: 3/16/2013 8:43 PM
Monroe Slavin wrote:expand_more
9704--you've clinched Ass of the Year.

'kron is better than us.

The problems that we've had all year--espec in big games-- pretty much showed up tonight.

Not really surprised at the result.  Seen it coming all year, unfortunately.


Had a senior class and coach that led this team by double digits or close all year and couldn't complete the deal.  Another *(&^ effort by this senior class and coaching staff is what I will remember.  This season has all been about not having a pair when this team needed to have a pair.

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Posted: 3/16/2013 8:44 PM
Can't win a a game shooting single digits from 3 and not much better inside the arc.  Can't coach a team that shoots lie that either. 
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Posted: 3/16/2013 8:49 PM
cc cat wrote:expand_more
Can't win a a game shooting single digits from 3 and not much better inside the arc.  Can't coach a team that shoots lie that either. 

Coaching has been terrible all year.  Lost  to every team with any equal or better talent.
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Posted: 3/16/2013 8:50 PM
So if I told you last night that cooper would play the way he did, and we would shoot the way we did your response would be, "damn coaching."  Please.
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Posted: 3/16/2013 8:55 PM
cc cat wrote:expand_more
So if I told you last night that cooper would play the way he did, and we would shoot the way we did your response would be, "damn coaching."  Please.


look at what I said and recognize the all year comment.
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Posted: 3/16/2013 8:57 PM
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Can't win a a game shooting single digits from 3 and not much better inside the arc. Can't coach a team that shoots lie that either.
I've been fine with JC all year and have confidence that Ohio will be a solid team next year too with him at the helm. However, many of the 3s that were taken were contested, or rushed because Akron had OUr number defensively. I feel as though JC should have changed up some of the strategy (i.e. working hard to get Reg looks in the low post, playing full court pressure when Carmelo was on the bench) then the game would have been closer and some of our sleep walking seniors could wake up. Granted, the seniors should have been wired anyway given the circumstances.
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Posted: 3/16/2013 8:58 PM
We'll agree to disagree. I'm tired of debating folks who think Groce walked on water and Christian is the issue. 
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Posted: 3/16/2013 9:00 PM
Tettle Time wrote:expand_more
Can't win a a game shooting single digits from 3 and not much better inside the arc. Can't coach a team that shoots lie that either.


I've been fine with JC all year and have confidence that Ohio will be a solid team next year too with him at the helm. However, many of the 3s that were taken were contested, or rushed because Akron had OUr number defensively. I feel as though JC should have changed up some of the strategy (i.e. working hard to get Reg looks in the low post, playing full court pressure when Carmelo was on the bench) then the game would have been closer and some of our sleep walking seniors could wake up. Granted, the seniors should have been wired anyway given the circumstances.


reg was 2-9 in the second half.  9 shots a half is good number of touches.  shots simply were not going in.  Additionally, reg is not an animal inside.  He needs spacing.  Spacing is created by outside threats.  We are built outside in.  That is the team Groce constructed.  This team shoots like it did.  we lose.  We lose this year, we lose last year.
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Posted: 3/16/2013 9:12 PM
Walt Offutt had 11 rebounds and a strong game again. Think about that - one of our guards had 11 of our 24 rebounds in the game - almost half! He definitely brings the intensity and does his best to step up in big games. I really hope Walt has a chance to play professionally (if he desires). I have really enjoyed watching Walt in his career (among the other Seniors as well).
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Posted: 3/16/2013 9:21 PM
Gotta hand it to Dambrot for putting together a gutsy gameplan.  Put your 7-footer on the perimeter and have the DPOY go against the POY.  Then when Keeley had the great first half, they made adjustments underneath, too.  It's not like we haven't had this kind of game before.  But some of us have been saying all along that Akron is a good team and you can't have this kind of game against good teams.  It's an incredibly disappointing way to end the season.  Hope we make the NIT so at least some of our games might be on TV. 
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