Illinois +10.5 at tOSU (ov/un 134.5) Tue 7 ET, ESPN

[scarletmike]

This is what I've been waiting for. Everyone is feeling it tonight. Now hopefully this stays and carries us through the last few games and the tourneys!

 

[SEREbuckeye]

Thad Matta has rarely had a team that went more than 7 deep yet he wins year after year. Suddenly it's an issue?

They're "gassed", they look "gassed", "Thad made the same mistake last year"



Some of you have been listening to the announcers too much lately. We lost two road games to very good teams who almost never lose at home.

We're not going to blow out everyone by 30 points. No one else does, either.

No the team looks gassed when Illinois runs it back and Sully is trotting to the basket still and the perimeter is wide open for Illinois to shoot it from. Its quite evident they are tired. Were getting out hustled to the rim man.


You are correct, we aren't gonna blow teams out but our last 6 games have been:

1 point win over NORTHWESTERN
9 point win over scUM
13 point win over Minny
10 point win over scUM State
2 Losses

Our win margin in all of Big Ten play has not been indicative of a "great" team.

 

[JohnnyCockfight]

This is the strangest game ever.

 

[Onebuckfan]

DeShaun..he can play against Illinois ..because they don't make him play D for the whole shot clock..and they don't go at him ..

 

[bkochmc]

that's what thomas needs to do. well done, young man. hit the boards and then reward yourself with a 3.

Except for you have it backwards.

 

[shouright]

No the team looks gassed when Illinois runs it back and Sully is trotting to the basket still and the perimeter is wide open for Illinois to shoot it from. Its quite evident they are tired. Were getting out hustled to the rim man.


You are correct, we aren't gonna blow teams out but our last 6 games have been:

1 point win over NORTHWESTERN
9 point win over scUM
13 point win over Minny
10 point win over scUM State
2 Losses

Our win margin in all of Big Ten play has not been indicative of a "great" team.

Matta just doesn't seem willing to allow players like Sibert to develop so they can be part of the rotation. It's as if he plays every game like it's the National Championship.

Sometimes you have to sit your good players and chalk it up to helping them play better when they ARE in there.

 

[SEREbuckeye]

Did they just miss a three pointer? What the -

 

[OSU_D/]

DeShaun..he can play against Illinois ..because they don't make him play D for the whole shot clock..and they don't go at him ..

Let's hope DeShaun can use this game as momentum going forward!

 

[buxfan4life]

Damn them with their 3s!!

 

[utgrad73]

Dieb at the foul line - seems like he never misses

 

[Bucknut24]

3 out of the past 4 games now we have played a team or a person that just can't miss from 3, this is ridiculous

 

[shouright]

They may not look tired tonight, but there's a cumulative effect of playing this many games with a bench of 1.5 players. Hopefully that cumulative effect won't kick in during the NCAA tournament.

 

[BB73]

Basket interference looked fairly obvious live.

If tOSU ends up winning by 9 or 10, I'll be pissed at that one!

 

[Onebuckfan]

Let's hope DeShaun can use this game as momentum going forward!

I agree but I was saying the same thing after the game at Illinois

 

[Tlangs]

Basket interference looked fairly obvious live.

If tOSU ends up winning by 9 or 10, I'll be [censored]ed at that one!

how do 3 refs not see that