tOSU +5.5 at Duke (ov/un 142.5) Wed 9:30 ESPN

[Bucknut24]

2 shots for DT in the final 7 minutes....

and that's where they lost the game

 

[Tanner]

Plumlee airballed that free throw on purpose to ensure the tOSU cover...heck of a young man, I take back everything bad I ever said about him

 

[buckeyesin07]

read that the last time DT touched the ball was around the 5 minute mark...how does that happen?

Hate to say it, but when he's your only scoring option, it isn't exactly rocket science to devise a defense to take him out of the game. Ross (or someone else who can score) needs to be on the floor.

 

[Jake]

Ball game :ohwell:

Duke wins, 73-68

 

[Bill Lucas]

True but referring to Duke taking DT out of the game.


Why the [censored] is the ref calling a foul at .2 seconds. Assholes.

Hahah. Airball bitch.

I agree that Duke stepped up the d on Thomas. Ohio State needs to find more ways to get him the ball.

 

[Mac]

So um, could Billas and Musterberger be any more biased throughout the entire game? Sheesh

 

[OhioState001]

Amazing how no one mentioned how tired Duke was in the second half.

 

[Bucknut24]

I honestly never saw anything where they were even trying...DT was running screens for Craft for the entire final 6 minutes

 

[buckeyesin07]

I agree that Duke stepped up the d on Thomas. Ohio State needs to find more ways to get him the ball.

...or get someone else who can score more playing time. Either way, the ball's in the coaching staff's court--they've seen what'll happen when they play an elite team--that's the good thing about playing a team like Duke early in the year.

 

[lvbuckeye]

Hate to say it, but when he's your only scoring option, it isn't exactly rocket science to devise a defense to take him out of the game. Ross (or someone else who can score) needs to be on the floor.

why is DT the only scoring option?

 

[Bucknut24]

this is why Amir is vital to this team IMO, when nothing is going good, you got to be able to feed the inside and pick up some fouls or easy buckets

 

[buckeyesin07]

why is DT the only scoring option?

Not to be harsh, but the only other player I've seen who it seems can consistently score is Ross. Who do you think OSU can count on to put up double digits each night besides DT?

 

[Mike80]

DT isn't the only scoring option - ask Matta.

The other guys HAVE TO HIT their other shots so DT can get open. Dook decided to take DT off the floor and make the others beat them. I'd expect to see this game plan quite a bit from the other Big Ten schools and Kansas as well.

 

[OregonBuckeye]

Craft being completely out of sorts offensively was the team's downfall. Wasn't distributing it well and obviously couldn't make any shots. If he plays even an average game, we win.

 

[Bucknut24]

Craft was 3-15 from the field...gross...


he took way too many shots there in the final 5 minutes i thought, he was forcing a lot, not sure why Matta was running the offense through him..lots of screens to get him open