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crazybuckfan40
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Not real sure what has been posted and what hasnt...
We need to look to Mullens...He has his guy pinned and we are not finding him...He works and works and we jack up a 3...Yeah they were falling tonight but what about when they aren't...Think he is finally getting into the rhythm of the game, just needs the ball, and when he gets it and has nothing then he needs to get it back out, but when he is only getting a couple touches a game he feels the need to force...Also they need to look to hoop the ball to him on drives instead of throwing bounce passes and balls at his chest...
Lighty plays much better in and uptempo type game...Wish Matta would let the guys go just a little more...he played great in the open court and when he had room to move...Then he hit the 3's tonight...he makes free throws he puts up 25+...
defensively we seemed to lose lots of open cutters tongiht...Hope it is not an on going problem with teams watching film, but lots of guys out of position tonight...Tought when they had inside and outside game going against us or at least the threat of both...
We need some better play out of the point...Crater seemed to reluctant to want to touch the ball and Simmons seems to miss the open man or not look to turn the corner when it is there...he did on one occasion and got all the way to the rack...
That makes 2-0 with 4 guys in the double digits...I believe this is only the second time...Really thought we would see more of it this year...
We need to look to Mullens...He has his guy pinned and we are not finding him...He works and works and we jack up a 3...Yeah they were falling tonight but what about when they aren't...Think he is finally getting into the rhythm of the game, just needs the ball, and when he gets it and has nothing then he needs to get it back out, but when he is only getting a couple touches a game he feels the need to force...Also they need to look to hoop the ball to him on drives instead of throwing bounce passes and balls at his chest...
Lighty plays much better in and uptempo type game...Wish Matta would let the guys go just a little more...he played great in the open court and when he had room to move...Then he hit the 3's tonight...he makes free throws he puts up 25+...
defensively we seemed to lose lots of open cutters tongiht...Hope it is not an on going problem with teams watching film, but lots of guys out of position tonight...Tought when they had inside and outside game going against us or at least the threat of both...
We need some better play out of the point...Crater seemed to reluctant to want to touch the ball and Simmons seems to miss the open man or not look to turn the corner when it is there...he did on one occasion and got all the way to the rack...
That makes 2-0 with 4 guys in the double digits...I believe this is only the second time...Really thought we would see more of it this year...
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generaladm
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crazybuckfan40;1358143; said:
Agree with your comments on Mullens. he was much more assertive today. Could have taken the game over, but they didn't go to him much in the 2nd half. Also agree with feeding the ball in high (that goes for Dallas, too), especially against a smaller team.
Defensively, I thought most of the game was spot on. J'ville started to force shots in crunch time, and, amazingly, it worked better than their normal sets. First half, the D was stifling. What we need to watch out for is when the other team starts puching the tempo, we need to stay with our assignments. There were a few times when I was worried because we got out of position (ie, Mullens out on the perimiter), but as long as we kept bodies in front of the basket, the D held. Our biggest problem is leaving the far side sharpshooter with too much room. When the D has a chance to set up off a made basket, it's top notch. When we are forced to recover from empty possessions, it's vulnerable.
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CPD
Lighty is all right once again, scoring 21 in Buckeyes' romp over Jacksonville, 81-68
by Doug Lesmerises/Plain Dealer Reporter Wednesday December 17, 2008, 11:21 PM
Terry Gilliam/Associated PressJacksonville's Marcus Allen finds it's a difficult task to get a shot off against the defensive pressure of Ohio State's Evan Turner, center, and B.J. Mullens during the first half of the Buckeyes' victory Wednesday night in Columbus.
COLUMBUS -- David Lighty said Tuesday he wasn't worried about his offense. After Wednesday night, maybe no one else needs to worry for a while either. Lighty tied his career high with 21 points as he led No. 17 Ohio State to a 81-68 victory over Jacksonville, the junior captain reintroducing himself as an offensive threat. The only other 20-point game of his career was a 21-point outing in last season's opener against Wisconsin-Green Bay.
Entering the game, Lighty was making 40 percent of his shots, 19 percent of his 3-pointers and 48 percent of his free throws.
Wednesday, Lighty made seven of his eight shots from the field, two of his three 3-pointers and five of seven from the line.
"My mom always told me practice makes perfect," the Villa Angela-St. Joseph grad said Tuesday while discussing his offensive struggles. "Just keep practicing and they're going to start falling for me."
Averaging 7.8 points, Lighty beat that 13 minutes into the game and the Buckeyes (7-0) held on as their scoring slowed in the second half. After scoring 56 points in the first 23 minutes of the game and taking a 19-point lead, the Buckeyes lost their way at times, but their 81 points were still a season's best.
Jacksonville (2-6), which lost by only three to Georgia Tech and two to Florida State earlier this season, pulled within 69-64 with five minutes to play before Jon Diebler stretched Ohio State's lead with his third 3-pointer of the game.
Behind Lighty, Ohio State offered balanced scoring, with Evan Turner putting up 17 points, Diebler 14 and Jeremie Simmons 10.
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Dispatch
Men's basketball: Buckeyes rely on offense, for a change
Thursday, December 18, 2008 3:30 AM
By Bob Baptist
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
James D. DeCamp Dispatch
Ohio State's David Lighty, making his way around Jacksonville's Tevin Galvin, scored 21.
The defense that is one of the best in NCAA Division I wasn't so hot last night. Fortunately for the Ohio State men's basketball team, the offense was.
David Lighty tied his career high with 21 points, and his aggressive play ignited an offense that set season highs in points and field-goal percentage in an 81-68 victory over Jacksonville in Value City Arena.
Evan Turner added 17 points and Jon Diebler 14 for the 17th-ranked Buckeyes (7-0), whose 10 three-point baskets also were a season high. Ohio State shot 64.3 percent from the field and 58.8 percent outside the arc.
"In the paper last game you guys said the defense helped us," Turner said. "Well, tonight our offense helped our bad defense.
"I mean, scoring is always nice -- that's what we attempt to do. But at the same time, one of these days we're going to have to put it all together and have a good defensive and offensive game."
The win extended the Buckeyes' winning streak in a Division I-best 12 games. The streak comprises the final five games of last season, when the Buckeyes won the National Invitation Tournament, and the first seven this season.
Lehmon Colbert led Jacksonville (2-6) with 14 points. The Dolphins' 68 points equaled the season high against the Buckeyes, and their 49.1 percent shooting also was a high.
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buckeyesin07
Veni. Vidi. Vici.
OCBucksFan;1358060; said:
Same statement could have been made about the Butler game. :(
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jimotis4heisman
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crazybuckfan40;1358143; said:
bufford. hes got to play defense. he has to get back. he has to pass his man better in the zone. he has to play with more consistency. he has to play with more intensity on the defensive end. he has to realize in college he cant be all time offense...
turner, very good player. turnovers. turnovers, 4. to many when thats an off/acceptable night. the reason ive been hard on this kid is hes a lottery pick. he really is, this or next year.
diebler-increasing his consistency. i still wonder people expect him to make every shot, he wont, no one will. but he is playing much better. maybe at this point in the year he his playing the best of anyone in all aspects of the game combined.
simmons-needs to handle pressure with the ball better, his to resulted in easy baskets and empty poessions.
dallas-im not sure i see the fascination with dallas... he needs to play with more effort, not just post block screaming. needs to find himself on the floor. his positioing is questionable, though poor floor positioing/spacing has led to about half of his blocks, it has also costed the team rebounds, baskets and fouls. needs to run the floor. what kind of shape is he really in... i wonder. he also reacts oddly... maybe 40 has more info. hes had some very coachable moments the last few games.
outrebounded, out scored in the paint, out second chanced, outscored off the bench 2-1 ratio.
ihad points i wanted to talk about last night but i went to the hockey game for 2 periods, then the bball game then came home and watched the 3rd and ot-i forgot about what happened...
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schwab
Donkey Punch Ann Arbor
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Lighty was 5-7... especially concerned?[/quote]
15-28, 53.6%, or exactly one 'make' worse than Dallas Lauderdale (16-28)... even after figuring in the 5-7.
For someone who is going to have the ball down the stretch in critical games as much as DL will, yes, I am especially concerned.
Lighty was 5-7... especially concerned?[/quote]
15-28, 53.6%, or exactly one 'make' worse than Dallas Lauderdale (16-28)... even after figuring in the 5-7.
For someone who is going to have the ball down the stretch in critical games as much as DL will, yes, I am especially concerned.
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