-
Follow us on Twitter @buckeyeplanet and @bp_recruiting, like us on Facebook! Enjoy a post or article, recommend it to others! BP is only as strong as its community, and we only promote by word of mouth, so share away!
- Thread starter wadc45
- Start date
The two games so far have been blowouts against overmatched opponents. It's not just a matter of rest, but he's not needed out there. There's no sense in risking an injury when the games are out of hand. There are bigger battles left.
Upvote
0
Bigjimmie
Sophmore
Sully will Stay!
I see Sullinger staying one more year. I think his dad will suggest he stay, and Sully listens to his dad. It looked to me that Matta was getting Dallas into the game(s) to prepare him for foul substitutations later down the road. When officials call fouls like the stupid 2nd one they called on Jared when three guys were going fo a loose ball on the floor, you have to wonder what their motive was! If(when) OSU advances past Kentucky, the bumping and grinding of Sully will get much worse..we have to be ready for it!
I see Sullinger staying one more year. I think his dad will suggest he stay, and Sully listens to his dad. It looked to me that Matta was getting Dallas into the game(s) to prepare him for foul substitutations later down the road. When officials call fouls like the stupid 2nd one they called on Jared when three guys were going fo a loose ball on the floor, you have to wonder what their motive was! If(when) OSU advances past Kentucky, the bumping and grinding of Sully will get much worse..we have to be ready for it!
Upvote
0
Buckskin86
Moderator
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
Big Kid On Campus
SLAM 147: With his old-man game, Jared Sullinger has Ohio State primed for a Final Four run.
by David Cassilo
A few years ago, on a summer day in Columbus, OH, a 16-year-old named Jared Sullinger went toe-to-toe against Greg Oden, and no one in the building ever forgot it. Like with most legends, this story is repeated with a different spin from every player in the gym. When you piece them all together, you start to find out how it went down.
Like he?d been doing since the day he began to walk, Jared had tagged along to the gym with his big brother JJ that day. Among those joining them would be future NBA players like Evan Turner, Mike Conley Jr, and, of course, Oden.
But while the gym was full of world-class talent, the game quickly became about two players?the baby-faced Jared and the ever-rugged Oden. And this was the ?selected before Kevin Durant? Oden, before his body began consistently betraying him.
As the two went back and forth, it became obvious that the high schooler was getting the best of the former No. 1 overall pick, knocking down jumpers and giving Oden drop steps, jump hooks and post-ups.
?Greg definitely taught him a few things here and there, but he did really good for a 16-year-old kid,? Turner says.
At one point, Jared had hit four buckets in a row, and that was more than enough for Oden. The next time down the floor, GO called for the ball, muscled the kid out of the way and dunked it on him, hard. Some say he even slapped the glass and screamed.
?It was kind of like a reminder, saying, You are still in high school,? JJ recalls. ?Basically, everyone else took it as, We see that you know Jared is getting the absolute best of you.?
Cont...
http://www.slamonline.com/online/the-magazine/features/2011/03/big-kid-on-campus/
Upvote
0
Sully named 'Sporting News Freshman of the Year':
http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=205121068
He was also named to their All-American First Team.
http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=205121068
He was also named to their All-American First Team.
Upvote
0
Buckskin86
Moderator
Ohio State star Jared Sullinger's basketball-obsessed family has stabilizing force with mother
Published: Friday, March 25, 2011
By Doug Lesmerises, The Plain Dealer
Joshua Gunter l The Plain Dealer
Ohio State's Jared Sullinger, center, is averaging 17.1 points and 10 rebounds per game.
NEWARK, N.J. ? Tonight, as has been the case so many times before, Barbara Sullinger's mind will be in two places at once, her body in the stands at Value City Arena for her husband's state high school semifinal, her BlackBerry keeping her connected to her son Jared's NCAA Tournament game in New Jersey.
If the stakes weren't so high for the Sullinger men, she would be the most relaxed observer of either game.
"She's the least competitive person in the world," Columbus Northland coach Satch Sullinger said of his wife. "If her sons weren't playing and I wasn't coaching, she'd want to know why the game can't end in a tie. Why does someone have to lose?"
The First Lady of Ohio Basketball, Barbara Sullinger has watched her oldest son, J.J., play at both Arkansas and Ohio State, her middle son, Julian, play at Ohio University and now her baby, Jared, earn Freshman of the Year honors with the Buckeyes. All the while, her husband has coached the game, the past 11 years at Northland High School, a post from which he will retire at the end of this season.
Barbara has been the connection to the outside world, knowing the game consumes the men in her life, and sometimes they need a break.
Getty
Jared Sullinger had his mother, Barbara, and his father, Satch, by his side in Atlanta when he was awarded the Naismith Award for boys basketball Player of the Year last March.
"My mom kept my dad in line," Jared Sullinger said. "My dad would say something about basketball, and when no one was looking, my mom would hit him under the table and be like, 'Not today. They got enough from you in practice.' "
Cont...
http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2011/03/ohio_state_star_jared_sullinge.html
Ohio State's Jared Sullinger is inspired by his late uncle, a Camden legend
Published: Friday, March 25, 2011
By Brendan Prunty/The Star-Ledger The Star-Ledger
Noah K. Murray/The Star-Ledger
Ohio State's Jared Sullinger autographs programs for fans today at the Prudential Center. His uncle Harold led Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden to a state title in 1969.
Instead of always going for the charge, swipe at the hand he’s shooting with.
That was the piece of advice Jared Sullinger received when he woke up last Dec. 2. Like always, it came from his Uncle Harold, known to family and friends as “Brief,” and it was just another way for his nephew to strive for greatness. The younger Sullinger doesn’t know why it struck him as unique, but he decided to keep the message stored in his phone.
It would end up being the last contact he had with Uncle Brief. Harold Sullinger died of a heart attack the next day at the age of 58.
“I talked to him before every game,” Jared said today at the Prudential Center. “He was a big inspiration to me. I miss him terribly, but I know he’s up there watching me play
basketball right now.”
The bond between Jared Sullinger and his family — the best player for top-ranked Ohio State was coached by his dad in high school — is well-documented. But the relationship Sullinger shared with his uncle was unique. Harold Sullinger knew exactly what it was like to be the man in the middle and the star. Forty-one years ago, he arrived in Camden for one season and led Woodrow Wilson High School to a state championship.
Friday night, his nephew will step onto the biggest stage to date in his young collegiate career when the top-seeded Buckeyes (34-2) face Kentucky (27-8) in the Sweet 16 at the Prudential Center. The Buckeyes’ breakout star and freshman All-American knows that his Uncle “Brief” would’ve loved to have been back in his one-time home state to watch his nephew try to reach the Final Four.
Instead — as has been the case in the 30 games since his uncle died — Sullinger will write “R.I.P. Uncle Brief” on his Nikes and take his memory onto the court with him.
“He always told me what I need to do and what I need not to do,” Sullinger said. “He was really a big help for me. He was a positive guy more than a negative guy. I don’t know what more I can say, because Uncle Brief — he wasn’t just my uncle, he was my friend. I miss him terribly.”
Cont...
http://www.nj.com/college-basketbal...spired_by_his_late_uncle_a_camden_legend.html
Upvote
0
LitlBuck
Kevin Warren is an ass
Too early to start talking about this stuff but I just thought that I would throw it out for whatever it's worth.
http://www.dispatch.com/live/conten...on-does-the-math-gets-reinstated.html?sid=101
Upvote
0
Bigjimmie
Sophmore
Satch Sullinger said.....
" get the ball to him in the low post, when he gets his hip on the guy guarding him, and goes up, it is all over....." Lets hope Sully puts it to "Jorts" of KU tonight and two quick fouls are called....Matta has a simple game plan to execute if it goes that way...
" get the ball to him in the low post, when he gets his hip on the guy guarding him, and goes up, it is all over....." Lets hope Sully puts it to "Jorts" of KU tonight and two quick fouls are called....Matta has a simple game plan to execute if it goes that way...
Upvote
0
