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2010-2011 Men's Basketball (Outright Big Ten & BTT Champs)

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BB73;1869626; said:
Here's what Tim Brando said while doing CBS play-by-play during the Ill-NW'ern bball game today, after a NW'ern player made a nice crossover move and then hit a jump shot (paraphrasing from memory):

"You don't usually see such athletes in the Big Ten, compared to the players from the South."
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I guess Tim hasn't noticed the SEC isn't dominating college basketball. What a dumbass. :roll2:
 
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CHU;1869550; said:
One thing I did appreciate during the discussion of Ohio State was when Jay Bilas said Duke was not a No. 1 seed in the tournament right now. He went against his alma mater but gave a concise argument (unlike some Buckeye alum), referring to Kyrie Irving no longer playing.

But Bilas is an [strike]attorney[/strike]ambulance chasing scumbag lawyer and can structure an argument. He doesn't defend his argument by saying a team will win due too much "Height" (speed/athleticism/conference in football).
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WolverineMike;1870792; said:
As March Madness approaches, the style of play in the tournament changes some and depth seems to be an important issue with teams that make a deep run. Would you guys consider yourselves to have pretty good depth?
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It hasn't been an issue yet and Ohio State plays in one of the toughest conferences in the nation. I don't see any team out there that can throw waves of elite players at Ohio State to wear them down.
 
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WolverineMike;1870792; said:
As March Madness approaches, the style of play in the tournament changes some and depth seems to be an important issue with teams that make a deep run.
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I think depth becomes less important in the Big Dance rather than more important. Recent history would seem to support me - Duke (2010), North Carolina (2009) and Kansas (2008) all played 7- or 8-man rotations; Florida in 2007 played 7 or 8 in the big games. Last season, Scheyer, Singler and Nolan Smith all averaged in the 36-min-per-game range for the champion Blue Devils. So I don't see the Buckeyes' personnel usage as being germane to their chances of running deep into the tournament, or indeed winning it.
 
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WolverineMike;1870792; said:
As March Madness approaches, the style of play in the tournament changes some and depth seems to be an important issue with teams that make a deep run. Would you guys consider yourselves to have pretty good depth?
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Yes and no.

As regards stamina I have little concern. Foul trouble is another issue.

OSU has a lot of ways to attack, so in general the loss of one player is of little concern.

I have always been concerned that a couple of cheap, early fouls on Sullinger could change the complexion of any game. Surprisingly, as physical as he plays he has never fouled out and has only had four fouls in two games. In addition, if Thomas continues to improve even the loss of Sullinger for part of a game would not be an issue until the later rounds.

Craft, however, is another story. He has had more foul problems than any player on the team. From the Regionals on OSU would be hard pressed to win a close game late without Craft.
 
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http://www.thelantern.com/campus/diebler-lighty-coaching-intramural-team-1.1966351

Diebler, Lighty 'coaching' intramural team


The Ohio State men's basketball team might be sitting atop the national rankings, but the players aren't the only ones enjoying perfection.
The basketball team's managers also have an undefeated record in OSU's intramural basketball program, most recently beating the team called White Men Can't Jump, 51-37, on Monday. But don't be too quick to give them all the credit.
"Coaching" is the reason for the intramural team's success, said senior guard Jon Diebler, which comes as no surprise considering Diebler and his Buckeye teammates make up the coaching staff.
It all started last year.
"We kind of just decided one day at practice. You know, we're always playing in the gym, so we were like, ?We might as well throw together a team just to play,'" said Michael Flowers, a fourth-year in history, who is one of the managers playing for the intramural team.
They call their squad Team Management, and it wasn't long before the managers tried to get the players in on the action.
"I guess it started just joking around. We said (to the players), ?We're at all your games; you should come to ours,'" said Chris Barrale, a manager and fourth-year in operations management. "It just kind of progressed where they're coming in and like pretending to coach and yelling at us. You know, they get on our backs like we would get on their backs during a game. It's all in good fun."
Last year, 2010 Naismith College Player of the Year Evan Turner headed up the coaching staff, but his early entry into the NBA draft left a vacancy at the head coaching position.
"Evan was the head coach last year, and then (senior center) Dallas (Lauderdale) kind of took over the reins for him this season," said Tim Daniels, a manager and third-year in operations management.
But Turner hasn't forgotten about the team.
"(Turner) sent us some shoes and shirts from Li-Ning, which sponsors him. He sent each of us a different pair of shoes and a shooting shirt," Daniels said. "It was his idea; we didn't even ask him. He's just like, ?I'm sponsoring your intramural team this year.' I was like, ?No argument from me.'"
Current players continue to show their support, too.
Along with Lauderdale and Diebler, freshman forward Jared Sullinger, fifth-year senior forward David Lighty, freshman point guard Aaron Craft and senior guard Eddie Days have been there to support the guys who are always helping them out.
"It's awesome to go see our managers go and play intramurals," Diebler said. "They do a lot for us. They're a really great group of guys ? just coming in early rebounding for us and doing stuff like that. ? I know we like going and watching and coaching them up."
But the managers said there isn't much coaching going on.
"(The players) always talk about putting in a play for us, but they never do. Maybe that's in the future," Daniels said. "We do our own substitutions for the most part, unless a player is yelling to get somebody out, which is usually a joke."
Lighty hollers at the guys to pick up their game.
"I get the defense together, yell out who they're guarding and let them know they're not playing hard enough," Lighty said.
For the most part, the players are just there for support and fun. At halftime of their game Jan. 31, Diebler and Sullinger gave a quick shooting lesson with Sullinger throwing in some pre-shot dance moves.
It might seem to be a lot of fun, but make no mistake about it: Team Management wants to win. So far the team has won all of its games by more than 13 points.
"We want to win every game," Flowers said. "That's the reason for playing."
Sounds like another team we know.
Team Management's next game is against Off Constantly at 7:20 p.m. Feb. 14 at the RPAC.
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Just think about how good we're having it. Our football and basketball teams are 36-2 this academic year. No one else can compare. :biggrin:
 
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