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Lamar +23.5 at tOSU (ov/un 143.5) Tue 8:30 ET, BTN

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The Lamar Cardinals visit the Schott on Tuesday. They are coached by Pat Knight, whose father Bob will be honored at this game.
 
Jake;2066281; said:
I remember Lamar making some NCAA tourney appearances, but that was late 70s/early 80s IIRC.
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I remember him being a good javelin thrower but that's about it.

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Hope Sully plays SOME/very little. I'd love to see the team build more chemistry with Sully not on the floor. They've got the players to do so, they just need the chemistry. Could be huge come tourney time.
 
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I really liked what I saw out of Williams. I hope he gets more PT (not at Sullies injury expense of course)

Ravenel hasn't really impressed me to be kind about it.
 
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Jaxbuck;2066371; said:
I really liked what I saw out of Williams. I hope he gets more PT (not at Sullies injury expense of course)

Ravenel hasn't really impressed me to be kind about it.
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Really? I've been pleasantly surprised by Ravenel. He doesn't play as big as Sully or Williams, but he seems quicker on his feet. And he has a nice shooting touch and decent moves with the ball.

Williams had his best game as a Buckeye today. The taunt was a bit of a weak call, in my mind... but I guess his yell was directed to a SC player. Whatever. But, Williams did well, but he isn't very mobile to say the least. Needs to work on his quickness.

Hopefully both get some good quality PT with Lamar.
 
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Yertle;2066397; said:
Really? I've been pleasantly surprised by Ravenel. He doesn't play as big as Sully or Williams, but he seems quicker on his feet. And he has a nice shooting touch and decent moves with the ball.

Williams had his best game as a Buckeye today. The taunt was a bit of a weak call, in my mind... but I guess his yell was directed to a SC player. Whatever. But, Williams did well, but he isn't very mobile to say the least. Needs to work on his quickness.

Hopefully both get some good quality PT with Lamar.
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On Ravenel I guess my impression is just that he's a little soft down low, gets the ball taken away too much, doesn't finish well etc etc. I'm no expert, just impressions from parts of two games.

I'd like to see Williams have a Braxton Miller type frosh year where he isn't quite ready at first but by the end you can't keep him off the court then let Ravenel be a role player which is all I think he really is (no offense to the kid just stating what I think-I think from limited observation).
 
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I see the Cardinals are 8-3, losing to Louisville (by 20), Ohio (in OT), and TCU (by 5). They have one common opponent, Texas-Pan American. We beat UTPA by 29 without Sully. Lamar beat them by 11.

We should be able to handle them without Sully.
 
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Based on its No. 37 ranking in the Rating Percentage Index, Lamar will be the third-toughest opponent the Buckeyes have faced, behind Duke and Kansas. But the Cardinals are 0-3 vs. the top 100 and 8-0 against everyone else. Go figure.
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Smith or Aaron Craft, or someone off the bench (Jordan Sibert?), has to start threatening defenses from the perimeter or Big Ten teams will ignore them and shade help toward Buford, Thomas and Sullinger. Smith and Craft were 5 of 15 from the field in the two games, and Sibert is shooting 33.3 percent for the season.

Ohio State is shooting 50.2 percent overall but 32.7 from behind the three-point arc, lower than any Buckeyes team since 1999-2000. It ranks first among Big Ten teams in field goals made, but last in three-pointers made.
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http://www.buckeyextra.com/content/stories/2011/12/19/osu-mbk-insider-12-19-gikfao7a-1.html
 
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By Bob Baptist

? Matchup to watch: Lamar ranks third nationally in rebounds per game and averages nearly 15 on its offensive board. Guard Devon Lamb, only 6 feet 2, averages 8.8 and has three double-doubles this season. Ohio State guard Lenzelle Smith Jr. averages 4.9 rebounds and had a career-high nine Saturday at South Carolina.

? Notable: Deshaun Thomas was named Big Ten player of the week yesterday. He had 53 points in two games last week. ? Ohio State has won 31 consecutive home games, the third-longest streak in NCAA Division I. Duke and Kentucky each has 40 straight home wins. ? Lamar is coached by Pat Knight, son of Ohio State graduate and former Indiana coach Bob Knight, who will be honored at halftime. ? Pat Knight was coach of the Columbus Cagerz of the now-defunct U.S. Basketball League in 1998.
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http://www.buckeyextra.com/content/stories/2011/12/20/osu-mbk-chart-12-20-gbofb779-1.html
 
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Lines finally posted, they were very slow to list an over/under.

Sully getting 18.5+ points is 2-1 in this game, rather than the normal even odds.
 
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