Zoellner Article

[KingDane]

Todays T-U: Zoellner is happy to be back in the tournament.

 

I suppose he's worked hard to become better, but a school like Boston College does not ever let a 7-1 guy escape if there is even a speck of potential at all. BC had to consider him below 'project' level.

 

Without questioning his character and effort, my observation has been that he does little more than 'take up space' - which is how several have described his most valuable attribute. He is slower than the speed of a game, he has difficulty handling passes or passing, he does not grab rebounds that hit his hands, he is often out of position to get rebounds, he has a bad sense of where he should be and where everyone else is, and he does not seem to communicate well verbally or silently, as five guys on the court must do.

 

To predict that he can not compete with the CT big men is not a valid criticism because very few can. I think though, that our best minutes will come tomorrow night with Zoellner on the bench.

[statefan]

For the past two months or so, I've been wondering how good Zoellner could have become if he had been taught/coached by Pat Filien for four years.

[daneguy04]

I think though, that our best minutes will come tomorrow night with Zoellner on the bench.

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I have to agree we already know that we are smaller then UConn just check the stat sheet, one of the only chances we have is to out hustle and out run them, our team loves to run and with Big Z on the court it makes it a little harder.

 

Without sound too much like a great, recently retired, coach I say we send Zo in to show UConn that they cant just run us over and that we can push them around a little, of course without committing blatent fouls that are uncalled for in this type of a game.

[ALBANY ALUM '94]

I think though, that our best minutes will come tomorrow night with Zoellner on the bench.

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I agree that it will be ugly in the paint. My advice to Zeollner is use the fouls when needed. No stupid fouls and play good defense. Not looking for him to score but I am looking for stone hands to catch the ball when it hits between the numbers. Maybe the German has a little Irish in his blood lines somewhere and he will be the beneficiary.

 

Go Great DAnes!!!

[twballgame9]

I think though, that our best minutes will come tomorrow night with Zoellner on the bench.

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I agree that it will be ugly in the paint. My advice to Zeollner is use the fouls when needed. No stupid fouls and play good defense. Not looking for him to score but I am looking for stone hands to catch the ball when it hits between the numbers. Maybe the German has a little Irish in his blood lines somewhere and he will be the beneficiary.

 

Go Great DAnes!!!

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Albany will hang in for as long as their shooters are on fire. Zoellner does not figure into that equation. I almost start a small lineup -- Siggers at 4 and Wilson at 5, and run the UConn bigs up and down the court and shoot threes.

[Dane Pound]

Glad to see Zo prove us wrong tonight. A block, couple of assists and perfect from the line. Couldn't have asked for more from him.

 

Head to head

Zo 12 pts

Hilton Armstrong 3 pts

[alum73]

Having good referres certainly helped K-ZO last night. I think the AE refs have kept him in check more than any players.