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#4 Ohio State 78, Cleveland State 57 (Final)

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I will stick with Oden and Twigs as my starting guess - although I firmly agree Oden and Hunter is the better combo. Matta has been brining in his subs as a group all season. If you have Oden and Hunter start together they would leave together as well. Put Hunter with Harris, Lighty and Cook and you have a very nice group coming off the bench at the 16 minute mark.

Of course, if he starts going to a more traditional substitution pattern rather than platoons all bets are off.

And no way do I see Oden and four smaller players with three big men on the bench. That totally hoses your rotation possibilities.
 
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its not about who starts, its about who finnishes. ive said that as many times as ive complained about rebounding.

personally i believe matta is back to game two in that hes working on combos, the way they play in game situations. though, for the first time in awhile it seems (at this point anyway) matta has the ability to dictate the game, rahter than reacting based on personel.
 
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CPD

COLLEGE BASKETBALL


Vikings need to improve outside shooting to win

Friday, December 08, 2006

Joe Maxse

Plain Dealer Reporter

Put the ball in the basket. If only it were as easy as it sounds.
Through 10 games, Cleveland State stands 5-5, which mirrors its so-so 40 percent shooting. That's not the number you want to put up, especially heading into Saturday afternoon's contest at fifth-ranked Ohio State (7-1), a club that is making 52 percent of its field goals.
In taking it on the chin at Butler (70-45) and Kansas State (93-60), the Vikings shot 33 percent and 32 percent from the field, respectively.
Even in its win against Kent State, CSU finished at 36 percent.
"We're as good as our guards," said coach Gary Waters. "If our guards are not hitting shots, it's hard for us."
Especially when CSU goes up against size, which it will see in OSU's 7-foot freshman center Greg Oden. Sophomore J'Nathan Bullock, at 6-5, and senior Patrick Tatham, at 6-7, are dwarfed by some of the post giants.
Senior guards Carlos English (6.6 ppg) and Victor Morris (9.3 ppg), along with senior forward Raheem Moss (8.7 ppg) have to zero in from the perimeter to help matters.
"It's confidence," said English, not satisfied with his 19-for-56 (.349) numbers. "Some shots you are just taking them instead of relaxing. We start rushing shots instead of taking the best one, instead of making the next pass to get it."
The Vikings have averaged 37 percent shooting their last five games, managing to win three of them. It's a tribute to their defense and rebounding. Still, the name of the game is scoring points.
"I can't be satisfied," said Moss, who returns to his hometown on Saturday after attending Columbus Brookhaven High. "I know this is a low number [38 percent] for me, but there are a lot of games to play. With me, it's mostly about jump shots, so there is nothing to do but improve. Shooting with confidence takes the pressure off."
Moss came into the season making 38 percent of his 3-pointers.
So far, he has connected on 13 of 50 attempts (26 percent) beyond the arc.
Waters said he thinks his club will come out with more intensity than it did on Tuesday at Kansas State, a game that quickly got out of hand. He wants CSU to compete and set the tone for the future.
"We have to find ourselves," said Waters. "This game is important, but the rest of the games are more important to us."
To reach this Plain Dealer reporter:
[email protected], 216-999-5168
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Dryden;681600; said:
My first men's bball game this year and Oden is on the court.

bucks4me and I will be cheering with the rest of the crowd for about the first 30 seconds, then we'll shut up like everyone else so that all you watching at home can clearly hear the shoes squeaking on the floor over the tv broadcast. :p
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Thanks, I appreciate your quietness... it just isn't an OSU basketball game if you can't hear the squeaking!

Oh - If the same is close half way through the first half then you are allowed to get loud for a possession or two... I think that is one of those unwritten rules. :wink:
 
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this is BS, I live in Columbus, but right now i'm in massillon, and massillon cable isn't carrying the game again! WTF is with that, one OSU game has been on TV for them this year. (unc)
This is friggin BS I don't want to wait till big 10 play to watch on TV :mad2::mad2:
 
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