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Mar 30, 2013 10:11 PM
This season looked dead a little over a month ago. This run was a ton of fun. Nothing less.
Mar 30, 2013 10:11pm
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Mar 30, 2013 10:12 PM
Mulva;1417283 wrote:Ross would be crazy not to come back in my opinion. His stock can definitely go up with a full good season.

Thomas is what he is. Great scorer, terrible defender, tweener and not very athletic (relatively speaking). He's never going to be more than a fringe first rounder, so I really don't see a reason for him to come back, unfortunately.

Early kind of exposed Thomas a bit. He matched up with Thomas very well with his length and athletic ability.
Mar 30, 2013 10:12pm
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Mar 30, 2013 10:12 PM
Yep I don't blame Matta at all
Mar 30, 2013 10:12pm
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Mar 30, 2013 10:15 PM
Matta did a good job with this team, but anyone who thought this team was a first round exit was fucking stupid. No offense to anyone on here, haha. People overreacted big time to a road loss at Wisconsin, where just about everyone loses.

This team was always good enough defensively to compete with anyone. This was the worst Buckeyes team of the last few years, but as down as college basketball was this year it was still one of the top 10 teams in the country.

I have serious concerns about next year if DT leaves. THAT team might be a first round exit.
Mar 30, 2013 10:15pm
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Mar 30, 2013 10:17 PM
Deshaun is like a middle class mans Carmelo Anthony to me. He's not as good of a shot creator or athletic as Carmelo, but the dude is 6' 7", can score all over, and rebounds. He also won't be the #1 focus on an NBA team, so if he goes to a team in the late first round I see him having a very solid rookie year. Think he has more NBA potential than Sullinger, IMO.
Mar 30, 2013 10:17pm
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Mar 30, 2013 10:17 PM
I was SO close to turning it off when it was -20 pts. but it sucks that they couldn't play just a little better and win. Woulda coulda shoulda. Tonight sucks but tomorrow it the season won't be so bad.
Mar 30, 2013 10:17pm
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Mar 30, 2013 10:27 PM
There were times at mid-season when I thought the Buckeyes had tossed in the towel. I really thought they'd be one and done in the NCAA tourney and I definitely didn't see them winning the Big 10 tourney.

An Elite 8 appearance and a Big 10 tourney title ain't a bad season folks. The Buckeyes simply made bad shots in the first half and got out rebounded. End of the season.

Bring on the football season. ;)
Mar 30, 2013 10:27pm
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Mar 30, 2013 10:40 PM
believer;1417295 wrote:There were times at mid-season when I thought the Buckeyes had tossed in the towel. I really thought they'd be one and done in the NCAA tourney and I definitely didn't see them winning the Big 10 tourney.

An Elite 8 appearance and a Big 10 tourney title ain't a bad season folks. The Buckeyes simply made bad shots in the first half and got out rebounded. End of the season.

Bring on the football season. ;)
154 days and counting....
Mar 30, 2013 10:40pm
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Mar 30, 2013 10:42 PM
Bad shooting night but I liked the don't give up attitude. Overall it was a good season.
Mar 30, 2013 10:42pm
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Mar 30, 2013 11:26 PM
ccrunner609;1417309 wrote:you guys not blaming Matta is funny. There were 2 very overpowering things that came out of tonight:

1. Matta played Witchita St. small ball. He sat his bigs for 25 minutes straight and WS just cut the D up on the perimeter and when they got to the paint there was nobody there to stop them. Also the rebounding. Matta got outcoached.

2. Regardless of poor shooting, OSU hasnt been a deadly team all year, they gave up 70 to a MVC team. Dont come on here and claim that WSU was some powerhouse sleeper team. This team played nobody OOC, Iowa was their biggest win. Duke crushed the team that won their league. OSU played terrible D tonight. They gave up 70+ in 10 games this year. 4 of them in the tourney and they lost and they lost 6 of those games.

Youre a god damn moron. Just ignorant
Mar 30, 2013 11:26pm
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Mar 30, 2013 11:29 PM
ccrunner609;1417309 wrote:you guys not blaming Matta is funny. There were 2 very overpowering things that came out of tonight:

1. Matta played Witchita St. small ball. He sat his bigs for 25 minutes straight and WS just cut the D up on the perimeter and when they got to the paint there was nobody there to stop them. Also the rebounding. Matta got outcoached.

2. Regardless of poor shooting, OSU hasnt been a deadly team all year, they gave up 70 to a MVC team. Dont come on here and claim that WSU was some powerhouse sleeper team. This team played nobody OOC, Iowa was their biggest win. Duke crushed the team that won their league. OSU played terrible D tonight. They gave up 70+ in 10 games this year. 4 of them in the tourney and they lost and they lost 6 of those games.

1. Ohio States bigs played 22 minutes, so impossible they sat for 25 minutes straight. Nevermind the fact that with small ball OSU cut the lead to 3.

2. Nobody cares about Duke. Wichita State will lose by 15 to whoever they play in the Final Four.
Mar 30, 2013 11:29pm
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Mar 30, 2013 11:40 PM
ccrunner609;1417315 wrote:Rav and Amir played almost no minutes. Combined they get 33 minutes and game and tonight maybe 10?

Also, how can I be ignorant by post statistical facts?

Literally LOL'd at the irony here considering Rav and Amir played 22 minutes combined.
Mar 30, 2013 11:40pm
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Mar 30, 2013 11:40 PM
ccrunner609;1417315 wrote:So you are disputing the fact that OSU didnt play "their game" tonight? Rav and Amir played almost no minutes. Combined they get 33 minutes and game and tonight maybe 10?

Also, how can I be ignorant by post statistical facts? GTFOH with that. OSU lost cause they gave up 70 to a MVC school. Their D has stunk the whole tourney. Tonight they got caught
Good call.
Mar 30, 2013 11:40pm
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Mar 30, 2013 11:40 PM
ccrunner609;1417309 wrote:you guys not blaming Matta is funny. There were 2 very overpowering things that came out of tonight:

1. Matta played Witchita St. small ball. He sat his bigs for 25 minutes straight and WS just cut the D up on the perimeter and when they got to the paint there was nobody there to stop them. Also the rebounding. Matta got outcoached.

2. Regardless of poor shooting, OSU hasnt been a deadly team all year, they gave up 70 to a MVC team. Dont come on here and claim that WSU was some powerhouse sleeper team. This team played nobody OOC, Iowa was their biggest win. Duke crushed the team that won their league. OSU played terrible D tonight. They gave up 70+ in 10 games this year. 4 of them in the tourney and they lost and they lost 6 of those games.
Ohio states bigs are terrible. Williams can't score on anyone. OSU at its best played small all tourney. When they made there run they played small. The fact is Matta can't make OSU make shots. They missed a ton of open looks. I don't see anyone claiming Witchita was some powerhouse. They didn't play their best and got beat...I don't put this on Matta
Mar 30, 2013 11:40pm
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Mar 30, 2013 11:40 PM
Terry_Tate;1417319 wrote:Literally LOL'd at the irony here considering Rav and Amir played 22 minutes combined.
Haha, beat me to it by seconds. Rep'd, sir.
Mar 30, 2013 11:40pm
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Mar 30, 2013 11:59 PM
If not Michigan, no B1G teams in the Final Four.
Mar 30, 2013 11:59pm
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Mar 31, 2013 12:35 AM
Azubuike24;1417325 wrote:If not Michigan, no B1G teams in the Final Four.

And at least 1 Big East team in the Final 4 and 2 if UL wins tomorrow. There was a lot of criticism of the conference after the 1st (technically 2nd) round.
Mar 31, 2013 12:35am
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Mar 31, 2013 12:42 AM
Azubuike24;1417325 wrote:If not Michigan, no B1G teams in the Final Four.
Well, I guess Sir Charles might have gotten one thing right.

He certainly didn't get any names right. So far I have heard LeShawn Thomas, Yogi Pharrell (like the rapper), Jordan Hull (like part of a ship), Victor Olapido, Erin Ravenel, Jason Plumlee and Khalid Wyatt. He's great, though. I still have my black and my purple Barkley Phoenix jerseys. My favorite player outside of Reggie Miller growing up.
Mar 31, 2013 12:42am
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Mar 31, 2013 12:44 AM
Without taking the time to look, I'd venture to guess the B1G has more wins than the SEC and Big East in the tournament.
Mar 31, 2013 12:44am
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Mar 31, 2013 12:45 AM
Duke definitely seems to be a major underdog heading into tomorrow. I love that. Definitely takes some of the pressure off of Duke. That's great and how I prefer it.

Interestingly, Duke's only been the Vegas underdog in two NCAA Tournament games since 1994 -- UConn in 2004 and Kansas in 2003. Hopefully tomorrow turns out better than those two games, however.
Mar 31, 2013 12:45am
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Mar 31, 2013 12:53 AM
Pick6;1417333 wrote:Without taking the time to look, I'd venture to guess the B1G has more wins than the SEC and Big East in the tournament.

I think the B1G has one more win than the Big East right now but that will change soon. I think the Big East potentially having 2 teams in the Final Four is pretty impressive. Especially considering how some were deeming the conference "weak" after the first two days of the NCAA's.
Mar 31, 2013 12:53am
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Mar 31, 2013 12:57 AM
Red Rider Nation;1417244 wrote:Do me a favor and don't compare your program to Duke's! Our coach has 4 national championships and yours? Ohio St will never win one! That's a fact

They already have 1.
Mar 31, 2013 12:57am
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Mar 31, 2013 12:57 AM
reclegend22;1417332 wrote:Well, I guess Sir Charles might have gotten one thing right.
LOL, that clown has so annoyed me I came on here to ask if he's gotten anything at all right. Wait for him to make a prediction, then call up Vegas to bet the other end.
Mar 31, 2013 12:57am
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Mar 31, 2013 12:59 AM
This whole game was a mess. It's like they felt they could put in a half ass effort and flip a switch late to win the game. The offense was obviously terrible, but they played zero defense for about 15-20 minutes spanning halftime. Then they flip the switch, but they were fucking down 20, so it was impossible to get all the way back. If they attack the rim and defend like they did the last 10 minutes for the whole game, they rout the Shockers. Hopefully the guys that come back learned their lesson.
Mar 31, 2013 12:59am
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Mar 31, 2013 1:03 AM
killer_ewok;1417337 wrote:I think the B1G has one more win than the Big East right now but that will change soon. I think the Big East potentially having 2 teams in the Final Four is pretty impressive. Especially considering how some were deeming the conference "weak" after the first two days of the NCAA's.
I don't know who claimed they were weak, except maybe Sleeper the idiot. Even though it wasn't the best conference, those teams will always be tough. Having one great team and a team made for a single elimination tournament with their gimmick defense doesn't make the conference legendary either.
Mar 31, 2013 1:03am