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2017-2018 Ohio State Men's Basketball (24-7, 15-3, #2 Seed in B1G Tourney)

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Anyone who didnt see this type of game coming today vs Illinois hasn't been paying attention to college basketball this season or the BiG in general. The Illini were the exact type of team that can cause OSU a serious amount of trouble, and if they didnt start shooting ice cold for a bit, probably would have won the game. It is a testament to Coach Holt and the boys that they stayed the course, increased the defense and hustled after every single ball. Definitely needed to pass a test like this going into Purdue, the BiG Conference tourney and the NCAA's.

Now Kam, whatever the hell you did, be penitent as F and get back on the court!
 
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Bestbuck36 said:
Anyone who didnt see this type of game coming today vs Illinois hasn't been paying attention to college basketball this season or the BiG in general. The Illini were the exact type of team that can cause OSU a serious amount of trouble, and if they didnt start shooting ice cold for a bit, probably would have won the game. It is a testament to Coach Holt and the boys that they stayed the course, increased the defense and hustled after every single ball. Definitely needed to pass a test like this going into Purdue, the BiG Conference tourney and the NCAA's.

Now Kam, whatever the hell you did, be penitent as F and get back on the court!
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For sure. Illinois just smoked Rutgers by 30...they definitely have talent, they just don't seem to know what to do with it.
 
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Ok, that Illinois game was ugly, the Kam thing didn't help, it's the middle of winter, and the B1G sucks this year. That being said, it is the B1G, and every single team you face has at least one or two studs who are capable of going off on anybody in the country at any given time. The B1G has proven itself year after year to be enough of a grind to prep anybody for a deep March run. This team? Going 11-1? With a new coach? Unbelievable. You've got to step back and see the big picture. This was another great win, in its own sense.

They hit twenty wins on the year, and we have SIX more regular season games left. Twenty wins on the season and a tourney appearance were considered a long-shot? We're fighting for a two or a three-seed!
 
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OHSportsFan said:
Was not planning on talking myself into thinking THIS year's team could be anything to write about, but I'm actually excited enough to want to break down this roster and potential as if they could win the Big Ten (joking, I think :lol:).

Definite energy boost around the program right now- fans, players, staff and recruits.
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Seriously, I'm still a huge believer in the talent of Bates-Diop. Mixed with Kyle Young, Kam, Tate. Should be enough to win some games.

Just so thin at guard/ball-handlers. Need CJ to continue making the leap he did once he got comfortable. And then someone else to step up to fill in other minutes as needed. Coach Holtmann pulls off the miracle of getting Ayala into the '17 class and I'm making Final Four predictions lol.
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I only note this because his dad Dan brought it up last year during a broadcast- the last 2 Michigan grad transfers have had their teams win the Big Ten regular season.

Max Bielfeldt- Indiana in '15-16
Spike Albrecht- Purdue in '16-17

He joked about shopping his son Andrew around- "Just saying if you want to win a title."
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Was immediately going to suggest Goodman's twitter. He always has the scoop on these scrimmages. Tempering expectations, but that's an interesting result.

OK, who am I kidding? I'm leading this hype train and ready to see this team on the court. FINAL FOUR BABY!
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OHSportsFan said:
So do you want tickets to the Final Four or nah?!
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I am terrified having Tate running the offense from out top.

Still very excited to see what Holtmann can put together. This team will win fans over, I promise.
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Ha, just ran into Dakich walking into the Pacers game. Showed him my Ohio State background on my phone and said “Final Four?” He laughed and said, "that’s what my son says and he almost called Michigan last year."
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Let's just all remember I was the early adopter of the Conference Champ and Final Four talk...:pimp:

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https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-basketball/2018/02/90867/absolute-unit

ABSOLUTE UNIT
Ramzy Nasrallah on February 7, 2018 at 11:30 am @ramzy

As the sun set on Columbus in the late afternoon of December 2, bars and restaurants began to fill up in anticipation of the Big Ten Championship game.

The football Buckeyes were back in Indy, finally, and they would be getting another shot at humiliating Wisconsin again, the unblemished champions of the B1G West. As luck would have it, the same two schools would also be meeting in Madison for a men's basketball game three hours prior to kickoff.

That matchup wasn't on the marquee. It barely made the undercard. Wisconsin had the 32nd-ranked team in KenPom, while a very thin (75th, woof) Ohio State roster was preparing for a deep roster with Micah Potter nursing a sprained ankle. It would be the Buckeyes first true road game of the season. They were coming off back-to-back losses.

And the Kohl Center is where hoop dreams go to die. With any luck, Indianapolis would be safely out of the range from those evil spirits 330 miles to the northwest.

The Badgers had just dropped a game to Virginia (which shares Wisconsin's commitment to unwatchable basketball) by an extremely Wisconsin-Virginia score of 49-37. Points were going to be tough to come by for Ohio State, but this would be a good learning experience for a program in need of it. All that mattered was that football game, man.

I walked into Branch in the Short North that evening with the sun setting and saw the basketball game wasn't even on. Patrons at the bar had asked for Kansas-Syracuse instead on those screens, and without much protest. This reflected the condition and perception of Ohio State men's basketball in December 2017. Watching Thad Matta's team had become an uninspiring chore over the past five seasons. It was going to take some time to find the energy to volunteer time toward it again.


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