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2016-2017 Ohio State Men's Basketball (Official Thread)

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The most amazing thing about the Ohio State win over Nebraska wasn't the final shot to win it. It was actually they had a timeout left to make that even possible. Most coaches would have called their final timeout there with 15-20 seconds left down 1 as they brought up the ball after they got it over half court instead Ohio State elected to play it out allowing for the rebound with 1.9 seconds left and the ability to call a timeout if they did not have that it is most likely a missed heave at the buzzer on the rebound.
 
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Jake said:
It probably won't mean much in the end, but that non-call on the shot clock violation with about 2 minutes left vs Purdue stinks. They got 2 points, it wasn't reviewed, and replay showed the clock had expired. The Bucks lost by 1 point.

Sure, it may have played out differently had the score been waived off, but it was still 2 points they shouldn't have gotten late in the game. 3-3 in conference looks better than 2-4.
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This, the loss to Virginia and Texas Arlington loss - 3 winnable games that they failed to win is the difference of being probably an 8 seed right now and not even on the bubble.
 
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Fungo Squiggly said:
Uh......Texas Arlington was last season.
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I meant Florida Atlantic. Wow I just looked up their RPI it is 334. The fact that Ohio State has an RPI of 64 somehow with a home loss to 334 RPI team is amazing. I bet that loss probably cost Ohio State at least 20 points in the RPI. When you lose at home the loss is like 1.4 losses so that is a 1.4 Loss to an RPI 334 team. That is pretty brutal.
 
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You would think at this point they would spend a whole practice or 2 or 3 just shooting free throws and doing rebounding drills. If they play like they practice then I can't imagine they do much other then stand around.
 
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buckeyebri said:
You would think at this point they would spend a whole practice or 2 or 3 just shooting free throws and doing rebounding drills.
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If you cannot shoot free throws by the time you are a Jr. in college, Tate is probably the worst offender, then you are probably not going to be a very good free-throw shooter the rest of your college career. I never heard of "rebounding drills". Rebounding is just boxing out and hustle.
 
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NFBuck said:
Two point loss, 12/23 free throws. How much longer do we have to watch the same [Mark May] go wrong every...single...game?

Even the two wins were subpar performances...they just happened to be against maybe the worst sparty team in two decades and nebrasketball.
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But losing at home to Northwestern for the first time in 40 years was quite an achievement.
 
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LitlBuck said:
If you cannot shoot free throws by the time you are a Jr. in college, Tate is probably the worst offender, then you are probably not going to be a very good free-throw shooter the rest of your college career. I never heard of "rebounding drills". Rebounding is just boxing out and hustle.
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I think you can get better at free throw shooting with practice. Mechanics, setup, repetition all lead to better confidence in shooting abilities during a game.

I guarantee you that MSU practices how to rebound. They have a very specific routine for doing it and it is very physical.
 
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LitlBuck said:
If you cannot shoot free throws by the time you are a Jr. in college, Tate is probably the worst offender, then you are probably not going to be a very good free-throw shooter the rest of your college career. I never heard of "rebounding drills". Rebounding is just boxing out and hustle.
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When boxing out it helps to know the proper way to do it and where to do it. Know how to keep your position, and establish a good position in the first place.
 
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Jake said:
When boxing out it helps to know the proper way to do it and where to do it. Know how to keep your position, and establish a good position in the first place.
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I am just saying that if guys like Tate and the other guys do not know how to get into good position to rebound by this time in his college career it is sort of a lost cause.. After playing basketball for all the years that those guys have played, probably since elementary school, they should know how to box out and get position to rebound. Same with free throws.
 
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LitlBuck said:
I am just saying that if guys like Tate and the other guys do not know how to get into good position to rebound by this time in his college career it is sort of a lost cause.. After playing basketball for all the years that those guys have played, probably since elementary school, they should know how to box out and get position to rebound. Same with free throws.
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I think there are a couple of problems for the Buckeyes when it comes to rebounding. One, they are not a very physical team and aside from Tate they shy away from contact. Secondly, they are not a very aggressive team and don't crash the boards. Matta teams have never rebounded well unlike Izzo teams where it is a point of emphasis. They wear football helmets during the rebounding practice. I really don't think they know how to box out either because they suck at it.

I guess I don't get your thinking on free throws and practice. We had all sorts of drills for free throws especially at the end of practice when the team is tired. My teams were good free throw shooters because we practiced it, drilled it, and emphasized it. Shooters can improve and become better in all sorts of shots with practice, 3 pointers for example. Learning a rhythm is important.

Attitude also plays a large role in both aspects of the game. All of it is manageable and can be improved.
 
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