calibuck
Too soon old, too late smart
In my experience, many fouls are caused by reaching, which translates to slow feet. Moving the feet to get between the basket and player with the ball is key. A&M players were moving their feet, and disrupting both the passing lanes and the players trying to dribble around them. They also placed themselves in the passing lanes, which hindered the Buckeyes. Nothing special here, but A&M's D started at teh 3 point line, and forced the Buckeyes to launch from waaay out. Consequently missing most shots. Best plays saw were the drive, forcing a 2 on 1 game, with an assist for a basket or dunk. Unfortunately, the Buckeyes didn't have enough of those to make a difference. Our bigs have an unfortunate tendency to foul, as we've seen, and that allows the opposition to drive right at 'em, and force them to give way for an easy lay-up, or contest, which usually leads to another foul. All a learning curve for the Buckeyes, to be dealt with in practice. Also, the Buckeyes might work on boxing out (duh), as A&Ms offensive rebounding gave them second and third shots. Plus tOSU's star 3 point shooter was a tad off, and no one jumped in to take over.
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