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2020-2021 Ohio State Men's Basketball (Official Thread)

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WILL THE STARS CONSISTENTLY PLAY LIKE STARS?

CAN THEY GET ENOUGH STOPS WHEN NECESSARY?

HOW DOES OHIO STATE FINISH GAMES?

DO THE ROLE PLAYERS SHOW UP WHEN CALLED UPON?

DID THE BUCKEYES LEARN FROM THEIR FAILURES?
 
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Watched almost every game this season and when the Bucks are on they are definitely a top 5 team. However, every game they seem to lose focus and make mental mistakes i.e. careless pass, dribble off the foot, don't block out, bad fouls, rushed / bad shot, etc. and at the end of the game they probably lost 12-16 points because of it. I also don't understand why coach Holtmann never calls time outs to settle them down, or just draw up a play for a good shot just to get them back on track. It's usually when they get down 10+ points before he decides to try and stop the bleeding. On top of that, Ahrens has not been hitting the 3s at his regular pace and teams seem to have figured him out and just blanket him on the 3 point line, and he hasn't shot anything else with any success no matter how wide open, if he even takes the shot. I see a lot of standing around and slow ball movement and then forced shots late in the shot clock. Anyway, hope they get their second wind and make a deep run in the BIG10 tourney and the big dance.
 
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desert_buckeye said:
Watched almost every game this season and when the Bucks are on they are definitely a top 5 team. However, every game they seem to lose focus and make mental mistakes i.e. careless pass, dribble off the foot, don't block out, bad fouls, rushed / bad shot, etc. and at the end of the game they probably lost 12-16 points because of it. I also don't understand why coach Holtmann never calls time outs to settle them down, or just draw up a play for a good shot just to get them back on track. It's usually when they get down 10+ points before he decides to try and stop the bleeding. On top of that, Ahrens has not been hitting the 3s at his regular pace and teams seem to have figured him out and just blanket him on the 3 point line, and he hasn't shot anything else with any success no matter how wide open, if he even takes the shot. I see a lot of standing around and slow ball movement and then forced shots late in the shot clock. Anyway, hope they get their second wind and make a deep run in the BIG10 tourney and the big dance.
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It's all about CJ Walker. Losing two PGs for the season leaves only a very inexperienced Meechie behind him. When CJ leaves the floor the offense becomes stagnant and DWJ ends up forcing the issue, because he's a scorer not a distributor. CJ needs to play as many minutes as possible, so staying out of foul trouble is a must.
 
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I agree. I think we know what we are going to get from Duane and Liddell most nights. The 2 X-factors for me are how well C.J. and Justice play. Anything extra from Towns, Ahrens, Young, Zed, ect... if one of them decides to step up and have a double-figure game is gravy.
 
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"Kyle is feeling good right now," the head coach said. "He's feeling good, his legs are feeling good, his head's in a good spot, everything's fine there. Justice has not been able to practice this week. He had to have a procedure but he'll be back here today. So hopefully he'll get back today here. Musa and Seth are just managing. Musa's ankle is better."
 
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INTRO
Ohio State was having a fabulous, but somewhat surprising, season up until about a week left in the season. Despite some very obvious flaws, the Buckeyes started out 18-4 and were right in the thick of the Big Ten title race. I’m not sure if the Michigan loss broke them, or if the underlying flaws we saw all season are just becoming more salient, but the dam has broken and the Buckeyes finished the season sliding, as they lost three straight games to Michigan, MSU, and Iowa.

PLAYER TO WATCH
Ohio State is 10-1 when Justin Ahrens makes at least 3 shots, as opposed to 8-6 when he knocks down less than 3. Ahrens is a unique player because he almost exclusively shoots 3-pointers, with 109 of his 113 shots coming from beyond the arc. He’s a 45.9% shooter from downtown this season, which is third-best in the conference behind Iowa’s CJ Fredrick and Joe Wieskamp (minimum 50 attempts). While he’s only Ohio State’s sixth-leading scorer, a productive Ahrens completely changes the Buckeyes’ offense. Because he is such a threat, he demands the full attention of a defender at all times, and they cannot give him any space. This pulls one defender out to the perimeter, which opens up space for the likes of E.J. Liddell, Kyle Young, and Duane Washington to drive to the basket. Not surprisingly, Ohio State’s three-game losing streak happened at the same time Ahrens all but disappeared. as all three faceguarded Ohio State’s southpaw sniper, literally stopping him from taking any shots. OSU needs to work harder to get him open, but Ahrens also needs to hunt his own shot more.

CASE FOR TEAM
The Buckeyes are a rare case where they actually go 11-deep in most games, with eight players averaging 10+ minutes per game. Seth Towns, the former Ivy League Player of the Year, plays just under that at 9.6 minutes per game, but he is continuing to round into form following multiple knee surgeries last year. He, too, has had some huge minutes for Ohio State this season. The NCAA Tournament doesn’t provide teams with much time to prepare for their next opponent, as the first and second rounds space games out by roughly 48 hours. Ohio State’s depth could give them an advantage in the tournament, because they realistically have 7-8 guys who can give teams serious problems offensively.

Entire article: https://www.sbnation.com/college-ba...dness-2021-preview-mens-basketball/ohio-state
 
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In 2013, this was the future of basketball.

The Big Ten was a pretty good conference at the time, as it is now. Four teams in the top 10, several making the Sweet Sixteen, and Michigan as the national runners-up. It was a strong, deep conference, with any number of teams capable of making a run in March Madness. There were a number of really fun players to watch as well; Victor Oladipo at Indiana was fun as hell, Trey Burke was kicking ass at Michigan along with Tim Hardaway, Jr., and Ohio State was capable of putting on a show at both ends of the court with Deshaun Thomas and Aaron Craft.

Because of that, you might think that the 2013 Big Ten Tournament's championship game versus the 22nd-ranked Wisconsin Badgers and the No. 10 Ohio State Buckeyes would've been a nail-biter for the ages, a titanic matchup of two Big Ten powerhouses leading to a finale so explosive that it makes you rocket off your couch on every possession. And you would be wrong!
 
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Looking Good!!!

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