Dambrot likes Travis off bench
Posted December 30th, 2006 by mrasor
Men's basketball
You might see Quade Milum starting in Romeo Travis' spot for the rest of the season.
According to the PD's Elton Alexander, Travis actually lost his place in the lineup.
In Terry Pluto's game story, Keith Dambrot said he likes the offensive boost Travis can provide off the bench. (By the way, for those of you who are convinced Pluto doesn't care about the Zips, I heard last night that he requested to write the game story. A columnist asking to write a game story is rare.)
Pluto also talks about the development of Milum, who looked terrified on the court last year (with the exception of the Temple NIT win). Now it seems he has confidence with his hook shot and absolutely loves the put-back dunk.
In my conversations with Dambrot, I get the sense the coach wants something more out of Travis. He'll gladly compliment Dru Joyce and even Jimmy Conyers. When it comes to Travis, it's typically "Yeah, but…" Maybe he wants more effort from his preseason conference player of the year. Once he gets it, I'll bet Travis reclaims his spot in the lineup.
- Akron's RPI jumped 15 spots to 165. Next up is a Tuesday road game at No. 151 Youngstown State.
- The Zips can't afford to look forward to Saturday's game in Athens. YSU (6-7) boasts road wins over Central Michigan, Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Kent State.
- I'll provide a full breakdown of the Penguins in the next few days.
December 30th, 2006 at 3:01 pm
'Nuff said. Romeo doesn't deserve to start in college, and he certainly can't help an NBA team. He was pretty ticked when Dambrot took him out of the game against Nevada, but he contributed veerrrry little. This team is going places, and he can't just coast on his past reputation. The talented players around him have improved their game. Has he? Here's hoping he puts it all together and becomes the team leader UA expects.
December 31st, 2006 at 8:48 am
Agreed. I love Rome, but having said that, we are going to be MUCH stronger in the front court next season with Wood continually improving and starting at PF, McKnight having another year to get comfortable and be the first PF off the bench and Sweich coming in to man the C post.
December 31st, 2006 at 8:57 am
Good point, Rob. Don't forget Milum is only a junior, too.