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#7 Georgetown 70, #2 Ohio State 52 - NCAA Tournament (Final)

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I understand what tibs is trying to say though, to a point. Lots of people (including me) were quick to jump all over Winsblow Junior for saying he was a "soljah" in a "war". Saying "courage" isn't the same thing, but it is a relative and probably overused term, much like "war" describing a tough football game.
 
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gameplan

It was mentioned earlier in the thread that it looked like we had no gameplan. I couldn't agree more with that statement. We should have pounded the ball inside to try to get their big men in fould trouble. Hibbert picked up foul number two early in the second half. We didn't take the ball at him for another 7 minutes. Our goal from the first second of the game should have been to get Hibbert in fould trouble. It was so frustrating to watch Dials work hard in the post and not get the ball. I have no problems with teams bombing three pointers, but at least work the ball inside out. We were just making one pass and shooting or shooting off the dribble. Work it inside....if they double team kick it out. We took way too many challenged 3 point shots.

It was still a good season, hopefully we will pound it inside to Oden more than we did Dials.
 
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when you have a 6-9 wing on the ball and a 7-2 guy on the ball and a 6-9 doubling double its awful tough sledding. is it possible yes. but awful tough sledding. especially when they arent dopes, those three guys are awful athletic.

the press would have been nice along with pushing the ball. but they had gaurds who were too quick for butler on the press.


but its interesting how after the game in ann arbor matta was a genious. they basically relied on chucking up the 3 ball in that game...
 
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Tlangs said:
It was mentioned earlier in the thread that it looked like we had no gameplan. I couldn't agree more with that statement. We should have pounded the ball inside to try to get their big men in fould trouble.
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I think that was a part of our game plan in the first half. We tried to draw fouls on Hibbert as it's impossible for anyone to dominate a game from the bench. Unfortunately, the refs weren't acquiescing.
 
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ABJ

3/21/06

Buckeyes couldn't hide their troubles

By Tom Reed

DAYTON - Call it an upset if you must.

Another high seed sent home early in a tournament made famous by its maddening unpredictability.

What happened Sunday to the Ohio State men's basketball team, however, was not that surprising or totally unexpected.

The Buckeyes (26-6) played over their heads most of the season.
Georgetown played above the rim.

There's a difference.

It was abundantly obvious to all who watched the No. 7 Hoyas take apart the No. 2 Buckeyes, 70-52, in the NCAA Tournament second round at University of Dayton Arena.

All of the deficiencies of Thad Matta's over-achieving group were exposed by Georgetown (23-9). The Hoyas' size and athleticism enabled them to pierce an OSU defense that lacks a strong post presence, especially at power forward. That coupled with the Buckeyes' month-long perimeter shooting slump finally doomed them.

As Matta walked off the court, he turned to an assistant and said, ``That was a (butt) whipping.'' How could Billy Packer or Digger Phelps improve on that analysis?

Led by 7-foot-2 Roy Hibbert (20 points, 14 rebounds) and 6-9 Jeff Green (19 points, eight rebounds, six assists), the Hoyas controlled the game.
They out-rebounded OSU, 37-24. They shot 56.7 percent in the first half.

They ran their Princeton-style offense to perfection, using the backdoor cut more effectively than a rock star eluding his fans.

Matta said the Buckeyes had ``disguised'' their interior defensive problems most of the season by out-rebounding opponents and using superior guard play to discourage opponents from going with a bigger lineup. Neither proved true against the Hoyas.

Big Ten Player of the Year Terence Dials (19 points, four rebounds) doesn't have much support in the low post, and the Hoyas repeatedly capitalized.

The Buckeyes rallied to cut it to 54-48 with 5:11 remaining before the lanky Hibbert grabbed an offensive rebound and turned it into a basket that fueled a 9-0 run.

``They're size definitely mattered today,'' senior guard J.J. Sullinger said.

``When you have a front line of 6-9, 6-9, 7-2, it's going to pose some problems for a college team,'' said Dials, who played his final game. ``...

Not only are they long, but they're athletic. They're a tough match-up for anyone who's going to play them.''

Matta has help on layaway in the form a stellar recruiting class that features 7-0 prep star Greg Oden and junior-college transfer Othello Hunter.

``You will see a little more length when we take the court against next year,'' Matta said. Let's be honest, the Buckeyes' biggest win of the postseason came during the Big Ten Tournament when the NCAA did not rule them ineligible for future NCAA Tournaments over the Jim O'Brien mess.

It kept the prized recruits in the pipeline and removed incentive for Matta to look hard at the Indiana vacancy. The guy is a terrific coach and his first two years at Ohio State fans excited about the future.

How he wrangled 26 wins from these Buckeyes is a testament to his ability and their commitment to team.

Dials is the only first-team Big Ten selection. None of these Buckeyes wow you with their athleticism. They haven't shot the ball well since February.

And still they managed to make it through the year without two consecutive losses. Quite a tribute.

An exceptional regular season earned the Buckeyes their No. 2 seeding, yet their basketball DNA raised questions about their legitimacy. What transpired Sunday wasn't a fluke. You play that game five times, and Georgetown probably wins four of them. The Hoyas are the superior team.

The Buckeyes were good enough to beat LSU in December and Michigan State in February but faltered down the stretch. The conference's NCAA failures -- all six entries have been eliminated -- strengthen a case for this being little more than a mild upset.

``It was definitely Georgetown's day today,'' Matta said.

The coach thanked his seniors for setting a solid foundation. The program's best days are ahead of them, the label of ``overachiever'' being peeled off like the Ohio State name from the Minneapolis Regional.
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Didnt really know where to post this, but I was looking through recruiting rankings and Gtown signed a pretty good class next year.

They got that Macklin kid that we were after and then looking at their roster and seeing who would be back they lose Bowman(did nothing against us) Owens and Cook (two solid guards).

But the thing that really caught my eye was that Pat Ewing Jr. is there, I believe he is a transfer from IU so he had to sit out this year.

They will be loaded on the front line agian with Hibbert, Green, Ewing, Macklin.

If they can get some guard play we might very well see them again next year, but probably farther in the tourney.
 
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