Michigan State Open Thread
| Tipoff: | 3:45PM ET |
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| Previews: | 11W, Spartans Weblog |
| Favorite: | Michigan State (-2.5) |
| Television: | CBS |
| Radio: | OSU Basketball Affiliates |
Three burning questions:
- Will the Buckeyes get any type of quality play out of the point?
- Does Mullens repeat the performance he had for his coming out party in East Lansing (16pts, 6 boards and 2 blocks in 22 minuts)?
- What are the chances of Diebler making an appearance today? He’s failed to score more than seven points in four of his last five games.
Keep it close boys……I can put off shoveling a little longer
wow……he made all 3
Coming out strong early, building a lead. This is not the world I know.
We are on a 9-0 run…….I wouldn’t believe it if I didn’t see it.
22 pts with under 8 left, wonder if we can get to 30
Did Hill just hit a three?
Yes he did.
I think we need a notary.
He’s had a pretty good half
Lighty needs to get healthy so Lauderdale can ride the pine. He is becoming decreasingly productive…
Lighty has another x-ray coming up and if it’s bad, there’s a chance he might not even be back for the tourney from what I’m hearing.
Let’s hope that’s not the case.
zero offensive rebounds……..awful
Making 15 percent more of our shots and we’re only tied.
haven’t hit our drought yet
uh oh
More of that please, Mr. Diebler.
Lord, this team is frustrating to watch.
Thad’s tech would seem to agree.
Time Warner is struggling.
Dear B.J.,
You fucking suck. That is all.
I love people who insult players because they aren’t living up to their expectations. They’re so quaint.
Of course, I’m T is a straight-up balla who could school B.J. in a game of pick-up. Last week fucked around and got a triple-double, right T?
He does have a point
Agreed, pogue. However, although I don’t think he “f-ing sucks”, I don’t understand how his stock is so high for the draft.
i bet he did’n even have to use AK… damn today was a good day.
well another loss is in the books…
Yeah, that tourney window is getting a little smaller.
naw… i think the big ten is deep and hard….(insert your own joke there) just like the ACC and Big East… we’ve only lost to big name name schools that all have a high ranking or atleast a big win under there belt. So i think we’re in for sure. Miami on the road was a key big win, Notre Dame win was also big, but don’t forget we beat a michigan team that gave Duke its only loss…so far.
It’s really a shame because these guys are one solid PG and David Lighty away from having an NCAA tourney team. Add a little more depth on the bench and they’d be tough.
At least they didn’t tank the game, and if they don’t get to the big dance, they’ll be solid in the NIT.
Its the NIT though… its like the tallest midget competition.
When we get lighty back we’ll start winning big games again… plus we’ll have depth on the bench with experience. win win
Yeah, I know. But this team isn’t going to make the NCAA tourney. And Lighty isn’t going to be back soon enough to make any difference anyway.
They’ll be much better next year if BJ stays.
It most certainly is. The Big Ten is strong this year, which is why I have doubts as to whether we will be able to get those much needed wins throughout the season.
We are a team of role players, and it’s hurting us. At the beginning of the season we were a team that could really do damage because everyone had a part; servicable PGs, good wing men, big bodies underneath…a solid TEAM. We lose lighty, and then the michigan shit stain leaves, and we didn’t have players capable of picking up the slack.
I had very high hopes for this team early, but those wins over Butler, Miami, ND, and scUM are not going to mean shit if we finish sub .500 in the Big Ten. If everyone doesn’t grow up quickley, we will be defending the NIT crown.
I know I’m in the minority here of people that actually follow the women’s team, but if you want to watch a Buckeye basketball team be on the kicking end of an ass-kicking, Ohio State is up 32-12 on Purdue with a minute left in the first half.
Vico,
Thanks for heads up; yes, it’s better to be the kicker than the kickee.
Pogue,
Sorry for the bluntness, but give me a break. He has no hustle, no basketball IQ, hands of stone, etc.
All 7 footers can’t be GO as a frosh. Lighty was obvious the leader of this pack, even if he isn’t the star I thought he would be as a Frosh, but they miss him bad. Diebler is at this point, a bust, and BJ, ???
See, those are semi-legit criticisms, something that makes people actually want to listen to what you have to say.
Criticizing =/= insulting a player. For instance:
Steve Rehring is a fatass. While true, it says nothing about his ability to play. Ted Washington was a fatass, and relatively good for most of his career. Meaningless insult aimed at a kid who could probably still beat you up.
Steve Rehring has <striketerrible nonexistent footwork, is slow off the ball, and gets beaten by anyone who runs better than a 5.0 forty? Legit criticisms.
Live and learn.
Beat me up? Maybe. The problem I see is that he doesn’t have much fight in him…Hopefully he develops his game; I’m just pissed about the effort on loose balls and rebounding.
When is Lighty expected back? Is it just me, or are a couple of these guys just not ready for prime time? I finally got to watch a game, and while I wouldn’t say they gave up, I would say the talent or experience (or a combo) just isn’t there.
we need Lighy back so bad… “don’t know what ya got, till its gone”
Our tourney hopes will come down to the March 3rd game at Iowa
The Schott is a joke….I can’t stand the fact that students don’t surround the court like every other legit college program. This was a big game, and I didn’t even see any enthusiasm in sections other than the student section.
Second sell out of the season and NO ONE would’ve noticed. Outside of the students, the other 98% of the fans are either over 50 or under 8. Fucking Pathetic. Why Matta continuously puts up with this constant lack of fan support remains a mystery. I would bet that every high school gym Mullens and Bufford played in last year were louder than the Schott was today.
I really dont think we’ll end up in the NIT considering we have big wins against ND, Miami and Butler earlier in the season. OSU needs to regain their poise, get Lighty back and perhaps bench Mullens until he decides to work on catching the ball and holding onto it. Another disappointing loss. Thank God for the Cavs.
Mullens isn’t the problem. Lauderdale is a waste of space. He is akward, slow and not very aggressive when it comes to chasing rebounds. He could of been a bully in the MAC, but is out classed in the Big 10. Mullens does need to be more consistent, but the potential that he has does make appearances.
Big men definitely let us down today. I don’t think I’ve ever seen better rebounding teams than Tom Izzo’s throughout the years. Certainly helps when they’re playing us.
Gotta say I was fairly happy with the play of the point guards today, as well as Diebler and Buford. Turner needs to be more aggressive about touching the ball every possession. It just seems like good things happen with the ball in his hands.
heard boyd was gonna commit tomorrow. anyone else hear this or have conformation?
That’s the hot rumor. Guess we’ll find out tomorrow.
he will definitely be announcing…
ive heard its down to us and clemson.
I heard either tomorrow afternoon or Tuesday afternoon.
yea i was wrong. presser 5pm tuesday at his high school.
It was supposed to be today but people are saying he couldn’t get all of his family gathered up today in time. Word from the #1 insider is that he is a Buckeye, and some people are thinking he has already started the process to enroll for Spring…
That’s what I’m hearing too. I’m also hearing that he might redshirt due to an upcoming surgery, which is weird considering all the talk about the opportunity to play right away.
I liked the play Diebler and Turner today. Even Simmons put in some good quality shots at the end to give the Buckeyes a chance at a last minute comeback.
I’ve like MSU basketball since I was a little kid. Mainly because of Eric Snow being from my hometown. So I usually pull for MSU in the orange ball. OSU is a very close second but by far the leader for fball. It was good seeing OSU keep it close. It gives them hope in the B10 tourney. Teams still young so it’s going to take part of the season to get the pistons moving. I see this team making the dance by getting some quality 2nd half wins.
Funny Boyd story, I live down is his neck of the woods, and the other night on the 11PM news, they had a big story about his high school coach leaving to coach a college, so I thought: “Here it is a package deal, coach gets a job at ____ gets Boyd to committ there”…turns out the coach is going to a very low Division college 3 or 4.
what a twist! boyd to mount union!
I hear Circleville Bible College is getting a football team..
LMAO. I was getting ready to run to my computer and post if his coach was going to Oregon, Clemson, etc.