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

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Jacob Pullen = Starburns?

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Daugherty gets it spot on.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...erty/02/28/ohio.st.depth/index.html?eref=sihp

Ohio State proves if you have the right players, depth is not an issue

Ohio State isn't deep enough to win it all. The Buckeyes have been in the top five for months. They have a player of the year candidate who will be no worse than an NBA lottery pick if he leaves school after this year. They have a fifth-year senior who has played in 10 NCAA tournament games, two other seniors and a junior, and a sixth-man freshman point guard who's 18 going on 30.

They can't win it all, though. They just don't have those quality players at the end of the bench. You never know when you're going to need your ninth-best player in the crucible of a tournament game. Guess San Diego State's third option off the bench, win fabulous prizes.

Talk about Madness.

Certain qualities are not overrated in college basketball in March. Good guard play is not overrated. Control-freak coaches need smart point guards. "Guys who can break you down, score for themselves and their teammates, and understand what the heck is going on out there,'' in the words of Purdue coach Matt Painter.

Using and defusing ball screens. That's not overrated. Not to get too technical here, but teams whose players are good at rolling off screens and nailing three-pointers -- and those who are equally adept at fighting through screens and preventing them -- are the teams that last past the first weekend.

"If you have enough guys who can make a play -- spot up for a shot off a screen or defend those people -- that's key,'' Indiana coach Tom Crean said. "So many of those games come down to the wire.''

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BTN had the 2007 Tennessee and Ohio State matchup on last night...what a great game that was...i remember watching that game at a bar and at halftime going out to smoke a cigarette and hearing some girl say "well i dont care if OSU loses because i took Tennessee in my bracket" and the glares this girl got...i even thought my one friend was about to punch her in her face...there has been alot of comparisons from the 2007 team to this team, mainly because of the success of both teams and the influx of the talented freshmen but that 2007 team had so much depth and talent on it...it would be hard for me to say that this current squad was better then the 2007 squad at this point because there isnt a final product obviously, but as far as depth and talent, its hard to argue that this current squad is better then the 2007 squad...and that depth was something that helped ohio state pull out the victory against Tennessee...Oden got into foul trouble and othello hunter and even matt terwilliger played good minutes...and when Ivan Harris went down with a injury, Matta could bring in Lighty and Cook if he wanted to go smaller...i do not think depth is as huge as of a concern with this current squad as some in the media are making it...since 2007 matta has gone with a shorter rotation and has had success with it so im not worried, especially when you consider the talent we have in our 7 man squad...i cant wait for march madness and i hope this current squad can get back to the finals and do something the 2007 squad couldnt do and that is win the national championship
 
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Maybe Duke isn't all that this year after all. The power numbers for the ACC are not very good this year - I believe the ACC is rated behind the Mountain West - them losing to FSU and VT might be a sign that the Blue Devils aren't going to go far in the NCAA tourney. Kyrie Irving just tweeted today that he still is wearing the walking boot, and Seth Davis (a Duke alum who I figure has some good sources there) tweeted yesterday that he would be shocked if Irving plays anymore this season.
 
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Starting Five: Best of the best at their best? Still the Buckeyes
Mike DeCourcy Sporting News

Sporting News? Mike DeCourcy answers five questions ripped from the headlines

Q: OK, one more time for our college football friends: We're about to embark on that dizzying, delicious time of year when a champion is settled in true (not faux) playoff fashion. Before the fun begins: On its best day, who is the best team you?ve seen?
Durrell Summers has been a major disappointment all season, but especially recently. He has scored in single figures in seven consecutive games. (AP Photo)

DeCourcy: Honestly, the best team I?ve seen since the first time I watched them practice has been Ohio State. When I saw Duke in person against Michigan State, it was dynamite offensively and on the way to being truly extraordinary, but it was still working out how to excel defensively and figuring out the roles of their three big men: Miles and Mason Plumlee and Ryan Kelly.

Ohio State seemed more complete to me because of the presence of Jared Sullinger, who gives the Buckeyes a sense of balance between inside power and outside proficiency that even the best teams -- particularly Kansas and Duke -- haven?t fully developed yet.

The Buckeyes can shoot from deep, drive the ball to mid-range, drive it to the rim, throw it in the post and defend at a high level.

They?ve allowed too many games to be closer than necessary, and they still don?t use frontcourt players Dallas Lauderdale and Deshaun Thomas as they should. But at their best, they?re the best.
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Read more: http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-ba...t-their-best-still-the-buckeyes#ixzz1FXUlwP30
 
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I believe this is the guy who is on the Big Ten & Beyond show and now I know why he is beyond by making statements like this
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They?ve allowed too many games to be closer than necessary, and they still don?t use frontcourt players Dallas Lauderdale and Deshaun Thomas as they should
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I know that we have had some close games this season but I guess according to this guy we are supposed to beat everyone like we beat Indiana. Well, not everyone is as bad as Indiana and every team has a few bad games during the season. Also, I would like to know how we are supposed to use Lauderdale and Thomas. We can use Lauderdale and Sullinger at the same time for many minutes in a game because those two guys just aren't meant to be on the floor at the same time and with regard to Thomas, I guess he should get more minutes than Lighty, Buford, and threebler. Thomas is just growing into an all around decent player and his minutes up to the last few games should be limited.
 
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Thread title is unnecessarily specific. Ohio State are the Big Ten champions now, given that no other team has a mathematical possibility of tying them. There can be another Big Ten Tourney champ, but not another Big Ten Champion.
 
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