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2011-2012 Men's Buckeye Basketball (Final Four Season)

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y0yoyoin;2054450; said:
i know its early, and this team has yet to go to the tournament, and ross hasnt played 1 game yet....but im going to go ahead and say that this is Thad's best team he has ever had
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I have been following OSU BBall since the 1950s and am strongly biased towards Lucas-Havlicek-et al.

But with or without Ross this is the most talented team in school history.
 
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I'm assuming that the polls have been updated since Kentucky's 1-point squeaker over then-#5 UNC. If so, then how in the fuck can Kentucky not be jumped by the #2 team that ape-fucked the #3 team?
 
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MililaniBuckeye;2058276; said:
I'm assuming that the polls have been updated since Kentucky's 1-point squeaker over then-#5 UNC. If so, then how in the fuck can Kentucky not be jumped by the #2 team that ape-fucked the #3 team?
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Right or wrong, people remember last year. In addition, UK's recruiting class was rated in front of OSU's.
 
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MaxBuck;2058340; said:
Pure talent - Kentucky has more than anyone else. But inexperience and weakness at the point are their Achilles heel. Buckeyes are the best team.
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The big question to me is can we defense them good enough to beat them? If we played right now that might be up for grabs.
 
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neilmj;2059160; said:
@MaxBuck, I felt like last year's Kentucky team was the same, and the managed to best us in the tournament...
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Very true, but last year the 'Cats had a much better point guard. And the Buckeyes had an uncharacteristically poor shooting night. Play ten games, and last year's Buckeyes beat last year's Wildcats 7 times IMO.
 
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Updated: December 7, 2011
Ohio State's formula for success
By Dick Vitale
ESPN.com

In the game of college basketball, to win a national championship, you have to be efficient in three areas of the floor. To cut down the nets, you have to be effective at the point guard slot, on the wing and the post.

When you look at Ohio State, they have big-time answers in all three of those areas.

The formula for success with the Buckeyes includes Aaron Craft at the point. He has become a solid handler and distributor, as well as a defensive dynamo. Craft creates havoc for opponents and he also can hit the big shots on the perimeter. He is an all-around PTP'er in the backcourt.

Ohio State has a wing player that is as good as anyone in America in that position in William Buford. He is a prolific scorer who can attack the basket and also shoot the trifecta. Buford is also outstanding in transition, able to pass or convert for a score during the fast break.

Then you look in the middle, you have the best player in the three-second area in America in Jared Sullinger. He is a quality person off of the court. On it, he is physical, strong, mobile ... he has all of the parts. Basketball efficiency on both ends of the court really starts in the middle. Sullinger brings so much to the table.

They have even more than those three vital parts of the equation. DeShaun Thomas is a scorer who has been a bigger factor this season. Lenzelle Smith Jr. is super n the defensive end.

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http://espn.go.com/espn/dickvitale/story/_/id/7326349/ohio-state-buckeyes-legitimate-title-contender
 
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So, we lost today without Sullinger. Kentucky is losing by roughly the same amount at unranked Indiana. Does anyone think Kentucky will drop below the Buckeyes when the rankings come out?


My opinion is we should move stay second behind Syracuse, if not move to #1, even after the loss. Sullinger means that much.
 
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Brilliant ending even though they shouldn't have needed it. Dukie V was going to have a stroke I thought because they weren't feeding Zeller. He was right though.

Glad those fucking smug ass Mildcat fans have this to choke on now. LOL
 
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