Sparty at #13 tOSU, Sun 1/31 at 1 ET on CBS

[Bestbuck36]

Bruising win. Going to be a lot of ice baths and hot tubs after this one.

Still too much coasting with a lead. I'd like to see one full 40 minute game where the guys are playing within a sense of urgency and focus

 

[Jake]

Damn should be 9-3 with a Purdue win and could been 10-2 with a win at Northwestern.

I hate those 2 losses especially Purdue one that game was in hand.

Woulda, coulda, shoulda...definitely don't lose that second PU game if we have CJ or Sotos.

 

[buckeyes_rock]

Another good win. Love watching Izzo lose

 

[nomatta]

Damn should be 9-3 with a Purdue win and could been 10-2 with a win at Northwestern.

I hate those 2 losses especially Purdue one that game was in hand.

Dude... STILL?

Are you going to be talking about those losses next season?

Sometimes you have to lose some to win some. It can be part of the growth process.

I think it's at least true of Holtmann teams. They always have some rough patches but they seem to learn from them and keep working hard.

 

[DZ83CK]

I knew Holt has developed a deep bench, but even I had no clue that he somehow got Arden Key to drop the NFL in favor of playing college basketball for OSU. That might be his most impressive recruiting effort yet.

 

[nomatta]

Who would have thought beating Penn State at home is currently a quad 1 win and beating Michigan State at home is just a quad 3 win.

Penn State most likely doesn't hang in the top 30 of the NET so will lose that quad 1 win...I am hoping Michigan State can at least get up to 75 in the NET to give a quad 2 win here.

Muto at home calculating NET probabilities around all the different teams he roots for...

 

[DZ83CK]

I like how Towns can make the contested end-of-clock shots. I think his skill and size make him very effective in those situations and I would like to see Holt turn to him when in critical offensive possessions moving forward.

These refs were determined to call everything. That blocking foul on Ahrens was a joke.

 

[DZ83CK]

 

[Jake]

FIRE HOLTMANN!

 

[buckeyeintn]

Just finished watching the wrestling Bucks manhandle Maryland. I recorded it to watch the basketball Bucks live. This is a fun team to watch. Nice to see Musa back in the rotation. Can't remember ever seeing a team with this many guys in the rotation. If Washington gets his stroke back this could be a very good team.
FIRE HOLTMANN!

 

[NFBuck]

Nice to get a game that wasn't in doubt for most of the second half. Great all around game.

 

[JCOSU86]

Watched the 2nd half. Another strong game. MSU hasn't had an easy season

 

[Oh8ch]

Nice to get a game that wasn't in doubt for most of the second half. Great all around game.

Both teams played like the outcome was a given after about 5 minutes into the game.

 

[RB07OSU]

Was up in the mountains skiing all day, but caught the 20 minute highlights on Youtube, which had most of the game condensed. Seemed like a very nice win even if Sparty is down this year. Liddell continues to really impress, I love Sueing going to the lane (want to see more of it), Key is a force inside, and Towns and Ahrens pouring in some points always helps. Also continues to blow me away how good we are on the free throw line...that used to always be a weakness and it drove me nuts, now we are damn near automatic if we can get to the line (and we do). If this team keeps playing like they have in January, they could seriously win some games in the tourney and make a decent run. Great day to be a Buckeye, always great to beat Sparty!

 

[RB07OSU]

Just finished watching the wrestling Bucks manhandle Maryland. I recorded it to watch the basketball Bucks live. This is a fun team to watch. Nice to see Musa back in the rotation. Can't remember ever seeing a team with this many guys in the rotation. If Washington gets his stroke back this could be a very good team.
FIRE HOLTMANN!

Can't watch the wrestling meet until 24-48 hours on BTN+ apparently, bummer. But to your point on the rotation, I was just thinking that...we have more depth and bench players that can play than I can recall. And Holtmann isn't just putting these guys in for the sake of it for some filler time, they all contribute in their own way. Really liking the balance on this team.