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#5 Ohio State (24-8) vs #12 South Dakota State (28-6) - Thursday, March 15 @ 4:00 ET (TNT)

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K. Wesson going to have issues with that kid. May want to pull the A. Wesson trick they pulled against Purdue in the 2nd half with Haas that was so effective.

Bucks have their work cut out for them. Every game is going to be a grind. They just aren't talented enough to run away with any games going forward.
 
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mendensa said:
K. Wesson going to have issues with that kid. May want to pull the A. Wesson trick they pulled against Purdue in the 2nd half with Haas that was so effective.

Bucks have their work cut out for them. Every game is going to be a grind. They just aren't talented enough to run away with any games going forward.
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i doubt kaleb will guard daum... much. i don't think ho1tmann wants kaleb pulled from the basket for foul opportunities and weak 3-point defense. i could see going short(er) without kaleb, but sdsu's 2-point defense is so poor. they have one of the worst in the tournament. i do think you're absolutely right, though, that andre will see some time on daum. i think young would also be a good choice to guard daum, at least moreso than potter, but our offense loses an interior threat when young is in. i can't recall the last time he has looked to create his own shot.

all of that being stated, kbd is certainly the best choice to guard daum. not sure we see that early on, however. don't want to risk two fouls short of 4 minutes to go in the first half. let's hope instead that we go directly at daum on offense. isolate daum with either kaleb, kbd, or tate. his usage stats are so high that early fouls would be a dagger for the jackrabbits.
 
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Yum, hasenfeffer.

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ohio state has played 32 games. 5 opponents have attempted 28 or more three-pointers. sdsu has attempted 28 or more three-pointers 14 times in 34 games and average 26.4 per game. i will be shocked if they attempt fewer than 28 tomorrow. if they attempt under 28, it will be because osu has dictated the pace. the jackrabbits aren't too athletic, but i think that they think they need a fast game to increase three-point opportunities.

3 questions whose answers i think determine tomorrow's outcome:

1. who sets the pace?
2. does sdsu shoot 40%+ from three?
3. does osu have its way within 8 feet?

bonus question:

between daum and kbd, who gets in earlier foul trouble?
 
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OSU_Buckguy said:
ohio state has played 32 games. 5 opponents have attempted 28 or more three-pointers. sdsu has attempted 28 or more three-pointers 14 times in 34 games and average 26.4 per game. i will be shocked if they attempt fewer than 28 tomorrow. if they attempt under 28, it will be because osu has dictated the pace. the jackrabbits aren't too athletic, but i think that they think they need a fast game to increase three-point opportunities.

3 questions whose answers i think determine tomorrow's outcome:

1. who sets the pace?
2. does sdsu shoot 40%+ from three?
3. does osu have its way within 8 feet?

bonus question:

between daum and kbd, who gets in earlier foul trouble?
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double bonus question:

will the team that scores more points win?

I'm going with the unimaginative, yes
 
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OSU_Buckguy said:
ohio state has played 32 games. 5 opponents have attempted 28 or more three-pointers. sdsu has attempted 28 or more three-pointers 14 times in 34 games and average 26.4 per game. i will be shocked if they attempt fewer than 28 tomorrow. if they attempt under 28, it will be because osu has dictated the pace. the jackrabbits aren't too athletic, but i think that they think they need a fast game to increase three-point opportunities.

3 questions whose answers i think determine tomorrow's outcome:

1. who sets the pace?
2. does sdsu shoot 40%+ from three?
3. does osu have its way within 8 feet?

bonus question:

between daum and kbd, who gets in earlier foul trouble?
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Relevant here is OSU's 3-pt FG defense is 161st out of 351 teams, giving up 34.6%. That's not good.
 
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OSU_Buckguy said:
ohio state has played 32 games. 5 opponents have attempted 28 or more three-pointers. sdsu has attempted 28 or more three-pointers 14 times in 34 games and average 26.4 per game. i will be shocked if they attempt fewer than 28 tomorrow. if they attempt under 28, it will be because osu has dictated the pace. the jackrabbits aren't too athletic, but i think that they think they need a fast game to increase three-point opportunities.

3 questions whose answers i think determine tomorrow's outcome:

1. who sets the pace?
2. does sdsu shoot 40%+ from three?
3. does osu have its way within 8 feet?

bonus question:

between daum and kbd, who gets in earlier foul trouble?
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I think they should put Tate on Daum.
 
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buckeyesin07 said:
Relevant here is OSU's 3-pt FG defense is 161st out of 351 teams, giving up 34.6%. That's not good.
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it's even worse in the right corner. we give up between 30% and 34% from three at the top, top right, top left, and left corner. we give up 42% in the right corner, though. and our opponents know it. opponents have attempted 67 threes in the right corner versus 40 in the left corner.

sdsu? they've shot a staggering 48% in the right corner (versus 36% in the left).
 
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OSU_Buckguy said:
it's even worse in the right corner. we give up between 30% and 34% from three at the top, top right, top left, and left corner. we give up 42% in the right corner, though. and our opponents know it. opponents have attempted 67 threes in the right corner versus 40 in the left corner.

sdsu? they've shot a staggering 48% in the right corner (versus 36% in the left).
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Ugh. Not good. I was actually surprised, when I looked up the stat, that we only give up 34.6%--I would've guessed way closer to 40%. That percentage would be much higher if we didn't play a bunch of poor 3-point shooting teams this year. I remember posting in the Nebraska game thread that we should've lost that game, as they missed a ton of wide open 3-pointers, and we still only won by 6 or so, if I recall.
 
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