Why is everyone blaming me?
Ohio State
4-4, 14-5 Big Ten
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January 31, 2009 4:00 PM ET - ESPN2 —— Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
Indiana
5-14, 0-7 Big Ten
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This is a trap game. I know Indiana is winless in the conference and have lost 10 straight overall, but Tom Crean has his guys fighting and Ohio State is 1-3 on the road in B10 play.
The Hoosiers have lost their last 2 games by a combined 6 points and have a healthy Devan Dumes this time around, who went for 26 on Wednesday.
In the first matchup, the Buckeyes put five players in double figures and hit 13 of 24 three pointers in the 77-53 whoopin. I just have a funny feeling this will be a different Hoosier team.
| # | Name | PTS | REB | ASST | POS | # | Name | PTS | REB | ASST |
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| 2 | Jeremie Simmons | 7.6 | 1.8 | 3.0 | G | 33 | Devan Dumes | 13.6 | 2.9 | 1.4 |
| 33 | Jon Diebler | 10.5 | 3.3 | 2.5 | G | 20 | Nick Williams | 8.4 | 4.7 | 0.7 |
| 21 | Evan Turner | 15.9 | 7.0 | 3.1 | F | 12 | Verdell Jones III | 8.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| 44 | William Buford | 10.7 | 3.5 | 1.1 | F | 44 | Kyle Taber | 4.0 | 5.3 | 1.1 |
| 52 | Dallas Lauderdale | 5.7 | 4.4 | 0.4 | C | 25 | Tom Pritchard | 12.0 | 7.4 | 1.2 |
Opponent
Indiana obviously ranks near the bottom of most conference stats, but they do rank fourth in 3PT shooting and rank second in rebounding margin, two constant areas of concern for OSU. The Hoosiers have shot better than 50% from beyond the arc in their last two games, while grabbing over 10 offensive boards.
The Hoosiers come in scoring 61.1 points a game on 42.4 percent shooting. Crean will rotate up to 10 players into the lineup, with Malik Story and Matt Roth leading the way at a combined 11 points, 5 rebounds.
Buckeye Breakdown:
OSU still leads the conference in shooting at 48.2 percent overall and are second in 3PT shooting at 40.4, making 55 of 136 attempts. It helps that BJ Mullens has made 46 of his 80 shots, a 70 percent clip, which also leads the league. As I mentioned after Wednesday's win, the Buckeyes have shot better than 50% in five of their last six.
Matta will be looking for his 50th career conference win and is looking at this game as a "stepping stone" for this team. He knows this is a game they can get, but they are young and any game on the road, no matter how bad the team, is a tough task.
OSU will have another advantage inside and need to continue the trend from Wednesday of looking to get it there. Simmons and Turner did a great job driving, while BJ and Dallas were strong in their post ups, leading to 34 inside points. Diebler also needs to break out this game, he has scored double digits in only 2 of his last 7, but he had 17 in the first Indiana tilt.
I doubt the Bucks will connect on another 11 bombs in the first, this one will be more of a grind. As mentioned, Indiana has been close recently and Dumes is healthy, but Ohio State has more scoring punch and should win a close one 65-61.
Etc
- Buford is the freshman B10 scoring leader at 13.3
- Matta is 26-16 in January.
Comments
This is either a trap game or a Buckeye beat down. I'm rooting on the latter!
The Hoosiers suck. They haven't won a single game in the big ten and I don't expect that to change today. This is a game we should try some man to man. Hey, Just sayin'.
i'm with thad and hope a win will propel us through a tough rest of the conference stretch that we have before us.
close or a beat down, i will take any win.
Im with Corey, total trap game.
Technically its not, but Im calling this a must win. There are 5 games left we SHOULD win and this is one. The other 5 are toughies. I figure we win 6 out of the last 10 and we're dancin'. Regardless of how we do in the B10 tourney.
I say at this point Lighty should unquestionably apply for the med. red shirt. I think we're all in agreeance we wont win an NT, and a B10 title looks almost equally bleek.
I dont see any reason he should try at all to come back this year.
Call the cops, Chris Carter and Shannon Sharpe where robbed.
Here is a thought on next years football team.
I think we will see alot of pryor at wideout on the goal line. His size and jumping ability makes him almost a sure thing. That being said we will be faster and quicker on the outside and in the backfield. James Jackson 4.3, Berry 4.3, Boom 4.45?, Thomas 4.4, fields 4.4 thats alot of speed. Along with a running QB and big wideouts in Posey, Stoneburner, and Carter. Oh and Stoneburner runs a 4.4 last time I checked. We are just loaded with speed on both sides of the ball. This would be the year to win it all if its going to happen.
On the other side of the ball the d line will have to carry the corners at the beginning on the year however are safeties are some of the best in the country with Hines, and Coleman. The future looks good If we can get by USC we run the table.
However, if you take them off the Bucks and put them on SEC teams, it would be like 4.0, 3.9, 3.85 type speed, you know? LOL
Chris' early career extraciricular activities are costing him.
Outhustled in the first half.
BULLSHIT. I am a NY Giants fan and a Buckeye fan. No F*cking way this is true. If so, LT doesn't get in First Ballot. I thought Mike Irvin was being held out on his first try because of cocaine and hookers, and they wouldn't put Chris in First year because if Irvin isn't a first ballot, Carter isn't but this is bullshit. And I HATE the Broncos and Ravens, but Sharpe is the greatest TE ever. (Three rings seperate him and Gonzalez IMHO).
I just don't get it. Is the Ohio State vs. the world bias costing him? I was almost as sick that he didn't get in as I was with the FLA game. I wanted to puke.
TLB, Do you think irvin got in then because he won titles?
He got in on the 2nd try because of the off-field stuff, otherwise he would have been a 1st ballot. Carter will get in, probably next year. It's just the politics of the voting.
Kinda like Spielman not yet in the College HOF.
Up 2..........why can't we rebound?
And I am not sure about Bob Hayes. I thought he was a good receiver, but not HOF material. Had he played someone else, he would not be going in.
IU not paying Creen enough to buy a suit.....or a sweater?
Hayes deserved it IMHO. He should have been in earlier. I think there is an NFC East bias in effect (Monk, Carson, Hayes, etc.)
I think it had to do with the sneakers/cancer support thing the coaches do every year. Matta had sneakers on too.
wonderful win, especially when you look at the first half (down by as much as 10?). i think that indiana has good days coming next year.
lets keep piling on the wins, here's to beating purdue next!
Those two being snubbed is further proof how much of a political game the HOF voting has become. My guess is that both guys get penalized because they are both nationally-televised analysts unafraid to speak their mind.
I don't think the speed deficit at the skill position has ever been the problem. It's in the trenches and we have a lot of questions on the o-line next year. Lots of talent, but largely unproven. Plus we won't have Beanie Wells to break three tackles in the backfield either.
Yeah, great win on the road. Sometimes these types of games sneak up on a team, but the Buckeyes bounced back and handled business.
Side note: The poll to the right will stay up until Antoine passes Santonio. And I love Santonio, but Winfield easily had the better year.
hahahahaha! good, i was hoping it'd stay up long enough for winfield to win it. I was getting worried it'd be taken down with like one vote to go or something