Ohio State vs. Merrimack, Nov 15, 2023, 7PM EST, BTN

[Fungo Squiggly]

Oh, boy. Here comes the scrawny white kid with the Eastern European name to start throwing in 3s from everywhere.

 

[OHSportsFan]

The Bucks finishing at the rim against an undersized team doesn’t give me much encouragement against taller more athletic guys.

 

[Jake]

21% three point shooting team dropping 40% in the first half, because of course they are.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

In the midst of the normal long dry spell. If refs weren’t calling everything on Merrimack, this game is probably tied.

Turnovers, missed shots, missed free throws. Same old story, same old song and dance.

 

[OHSportsFan]

6/19 (31.5%) on 2pt shots. And I think they started out decent with some good free throw line jumps and drives.

It’s been bad on offense the last 8 minutes

 

[OHSportsFan]

At least they’re making hay at the line. Bucks +12 from FT, as they should be.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

7 minutes without a made field goal. 3 turnovers and 4 missed free throws during that stretch.

Outscored 16-10 during that with all 10 points from the line.

 

[Jake]

7 minutes without a made field goal. 3 turnovers and 4 missed free throws during that stretch.

Outscored 16-10 during that with all 10 points from the line.

Is that good? It doesn't seem good.

 

[Jake]

35-29 at halftime. Hmmm...

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Gayle is 5-6 from the field and 2-2 from 3. The rest of team is 4-22 and 0-3.

I want to be hopeful, but this looks an awful lot like every other Holtman team I’ve watched.

I’m going to take off my pessimist pants now and try to just enjoy the game.

 

[dragurd]

Gayle is 5-6 from the field and 2-2 from 3. The rest of team is 4-22 and 0-3.

I want to be hopeful, but this looks an awful lot like every other Holtman team I’ve watched.

I’m going to take off my pessimist pants now and try to just enjoy the game.

They probably shouldn't have opened with a bunch of teams playing zone

 

[Bestbuck36]

Bucks moving the ball well against the zone.

Roddy having a game so far, 11 pts already. Bucks up 23-13, 7:48 1st

100% This! They are getting the ball where it should go against this zone which tells me their ball movement is better than it has been. They just look a little clunky at times to me and don't always know what to do with the ball when they get it. This is the year that having a Justice Sueing to attack the basket would have paid the most dividends. Hopefully Roddy keeps developing into that ala Branham.

We are winning so it's definitely not al bad.

 

[Bestbuck36]

21% three point shooting team dropping 40% in the first half, because of course they are.

Think I read that somewhere...

 

[Jake]

Merrimack trailed Vermont by 16 at halftime (lost by 12).

 

[DZ83CK]

On BTN at halftime, Andy Katz seriously just asked if a Buckeye was a real thing.