ESPN's Eamonn Brennan says it's time to put an end to the silly "no great teams" line this season:
If we needed further evidence to this effect, see Sunday’s insane offensive effort against Wisconsin in which Jon Diebler and the Buckeyes only put on the single greatest long-range shooting display in Division I hoops history. (Ohio State shot -- get this -- 14-of-15 from beyond the arc. They scored 1.63 points per possession. Their effective field goal percentage was 83.0, which is as historically insane as anything we’ve seen in the past five years, and probably longer.)
Thing is, we didn’t need further evidence. We certainly didn’t need one of the greatest offensive performances in college hoops history to convince us. Why? Because even if the Buckeyes had merely beaten Wisconsin by, say, 10 points -- even if Thad Matta’s team had simply added another win to their docket -- that was enough. Ohio State would still have finished the regular season 29-2 and ranked No. 1 in the nation. Those two losses would still have come at two of the toughest places to play in the country versus two top-10 teams. In other words, they were the kind of losses that even a “great” team can suffer without losing much of the sheen of its greatness. Short of an undefeated regular season, the Bucks did just about everything right.
Bartender, get that man a drink.
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Finally ESPN is starting to come around for something!
Because I couldn't go for three. -Woody-
ESPN will fire that dude. I've heard that "no great teams" line 100 times from ESPN this season...because Duke and UNC aren't great.
true story gravey.. if its not Duke or UNC or Kansas or some other traditional basketball powerhouse, they'll just downplay 'em.
Well get ready. Cause all signs point towards tOSU stayin a powerhouse for the forseeable future