Ohio State vs. Cincinnati (Thursday 9:45)

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Mar 19, 2012 12:26 AM
Well Cinci just finished up an exciting win against FSU to make it an All Ohio affair for the trip to the elite 8.

This game will carry some bragging rights for a while. Some on-air personalities were very high on FSU and Vandy to be "surprise" teams from this regional, but both of them are out now.

What are the key match-ups in this game?
Mar 19, 2012 12:26am
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Mar 19, 2012 12:28 AM
Well, you suck. LOL, C4F. ROTFLMAO. ZOMG!
Mar 19, 2012 12:28am
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Mar 19, 2012 12:30 AM
ernest_t_bass;1120933 wrote:Well, you suck. LOL, C4F. ROTFLMAO. ZOMG!
Noted.
Mar 19, 2012 12:30am
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Mar 19, 2012 12:30 AM
ernest_t_bass;1120933 wrote:Well, you suck. LOL, C4F. ROTFLMAO. ZOMG!
+rep
Mar 19, 2012 12:30am
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Mar 19, 2012 12:31 AM
Cinci isn't good enough on offense imo, Bucks by 10
Mar 19, 2012 12:31am
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Mar 19, 2012 12:42 AM
I'm in a situation where which team do I hate worse, since they both can't lose.
Mar 19, 2012 12:42am
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Mar 19, 2012 12:46 AM
robj55;1120946 wrote:Cinci isn't good enough on offense imo, Bucks by 10
Ask Syracuse and Georgetown about UC's offense. They haven't done it yet in the tournament, but every other game or so they go off on one of those game where they go off from the three point land (They were 8-10 for threes at one point in the first half against Syracuse in the Big East Semi-Final).
Mar 19, 2012 12:46am
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Mar 19, 2012 12:47 AM
Should be a quality game. The Sullinger-Gates matchup will be interesting.
Mar 19, 2012 12:47am
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Mar 19, 2012 12:51 AM
Being a huge Ohio State fan who grew up and lives in Cincinnati this couldn't have worked out any worse. Ohio State better win this game or I'll hear shit for a long long time, and I don't even talk trash to UC fans.

As for the game, it comes down to UC shooting 3s. Thomas is a tough matchup for UC but Gates can contain Sullinger fairly well IMO. Craft will need to have a big game for Ohio State to win. Ohio State is better by 6 to 8 points, but who knows in March.
Mar 19, 2012 12:51am
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Mar 19, 2012 12:54 AM
Gates will abuse Sullinger, but they don't really have an answer for Thomas, so the frontcourt is a wash. It will come down to guard play. If Buford mails it in again then forget about it.
Mar 19, 2012 12:54am
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Mar 19, 2012 12:54 AM
Little Danny;1120969 wrote:Ask Syracuse and Georgetown about UC's offense. They haven't done it yet in the tournament, but every other game or so they go off on one of those game where they go off from the three point land (They were 8-10 for threes at one point in the first half against Syracuse in the Big East Semi-Final).
Two games huh? They don't consistently score or make jumpshots, that will be why they lose.
Mar 19, 2012 12:54am
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Mar 19, 2012 12:55 AM
Cleveland Buck;1120978 wrote:Gates will abuse Sullinger, but they don't really have an answer for Thomas, so the frontcourt is a wash. It will come down to guard play. If Buford mails it in again then forget about it.
Um, no he won't.
Mar 19, 2012 12:55am
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Mar 19, 2012 12:55 AM
Gates will push Sully around and probably limit him to an average game.

The key, once again, will be Thomas going off, Craft playing good, and Buford showing up.
Mar 19, 2012 12:55am
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Mar 19, 2012 12:55 AM
Should be an interesting game. If it becomes physical, every possession counts type game..advantage Cincy. If it is a tighter called, finesse game that gets up and down a bit...advantage OSU.
Mar 19, 2012 12:55am
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Mar 19, 2012 12:56 AM
robj55;1120982 wrote:Um, no he won't.
Sully struggles big time against big bodied centers with athleticism... Unless Sully finally sacks up and takes a challenge personal, I wouldn't expect more than 14-16 points and 6-8 boards unless he's fouled a lot and Cincy just isn't hitting shit.
Mar 19, 2012 12:56am
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Mar 19, 2012 12:57 AM
bucks by 5
Mar 19, 2012 12:57am
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Mar 19, 2012 12:57 AM
I do think OSU wins by at least 5 points though.
Mar 19, 2012 12:57am
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Mar 19, 2012 12:58 AM
hoops23;1120983 wrote:Gates will push Sully around and probably limit him to an average game.

The key, once again, will be Thomas going off, Craft playing good, and Buford showing up.

I agree with this.

What scares me most about this is that I think Cincinnati will come out guns a blazing being jacked up to play Ohio State and OSU will come out like its another game. I want Ohio State to come out like when they played Michigan in the B1G tournament when you could tell they wanted to pound them into the ground. Ohio State plays with fire the whole game and there's no way they lose, but ill bet they're down early.
Mar 19, 2012 12:58am
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Mar 19, 2012 12:59 AM
hoops23;1120987 wrote:Sully struggles big time against big bodied centers with athleticism... Unless Sully finally sacks up and takes a challenge personal, I wouldn't expect more than 14-16 points and 6-8 boards unless he's fouled a lot and Cincy just isn't hitting ****.
16 and 8 will be more than enough, Sully will outplay Gates. Gates is very good but he is not the player Sully is imo. He will try and rough Sully up but won't be able to do it for 40 minutes.
Mar 19, 2012 12:59am
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Mar 19, 2012 1:00 AM
robj55;1120979 wrote:Two games huh? They don't consistently score or make jumpshots, that will be why they lose.
I gave two recent examples. This Bearcat team has beaten Syracuse, Georgetown (Twice), Louisville, Marquette, UCONN, Notre Dame and now Florida State among others. They are battle tested and capable of beating anybody on any given night.
Mar 19, 2012 1:00am
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Mar 19, 2012 1:01 AM
Little Danny;1120998 wrote:I gave two recent examples. This Bearcat team has beaten Syracuse, Georgetown (Twice), Louisville, Marquette, UCONN, Notre Dame and now Florida State among others. They are battle tested and capable of beating anybody on any given night.
I never said they weren't, just that they struggle to score and that is why they will lose. OSU is the better team.
Mar 19, 2012 1:01am
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Mar 19, 2012 1:01 AM
UC's players are fuckin cold blooded. If this game is close at the end, UC will win.
Mar 19, 2012 1:01am
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Mar 19, 2012 1:10 AM
All non-OSU fans (and even some OSU fans) continue to hate on Sully and the Buckeyes.

OSU has also beaten plenty of quality teams and showed late game capabilities.

One thing that I always look at is how a team celebrates after a win, it kind of signifies their mindset and potential for the next round. UC seemed a tad too jubilant for me. UC also has a few more bad losses on the schedule. And both of their games in thy tourny so far have been close ones.

It should be a great game.
Mar 19, 2012 1:10am
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Mar 19, 2012 1:44 AM
Cinci is playing there best right now. Gates will more than likely get sully in foul trouble. Cinci will definitely fired up for this one. Cinci is really at there best when they run there offense through gates but he can get lazy at times and doesn't demand the ball. Once again the key will be Buford. He needs to step up and be the senior leader and take over the game like he's capable of. I expect a game in the 50's low 60's.
Mar 19, 2012 1:44am
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Mar 19, 2012 1:49 AM
Terry_Tate;1120994 wrote:I agree with this.

What scares me most about this is that I think Cincinnati will come out guns a blazing being jacked up to play Ohio State and OSU will come out like its another game. I want Ohio State to come out like when they played Michigan in the B1G tournament when you could tell they wanted to pound them into the ground. Ohio State plays with fire the whole game and there's no way they lose, but ill bet they're down early.

If Ohio State needs any extra motivation other than the fact it's the NCAA Tournament and this is the exact round they've gone out in the last 2 years then they deserve to lose.
Mar 19, 2012 1:49am