tOSU 50, Purdue 75 (Final)

[fourteenandoh]

hightower didn't do the butler game

 

[Derek2k3]

Really? I thought for sure he was the one...which ref was it?

Regardless, I suppose I should stop making excuses for the son of a bitch. Hopeless.

 

[crazybuckfan40]

I know the refs were bad was this was a piss poor effort today...Rebounding is about attitude and effort, when a shot goes up, you don't just turn and stare at it, when a ball is on the floor you don't stare at it...

When your shots aren't going to don't let it effect your whole game...

I understand Purdue is the better team, that the Refs were one sided, what ever...What I don't understand is how this team, can throw the ball at someone who isnt even looking right out of bounds...Why they can't give 100% effort, why the big man is the last guy down the court and watching their big man get a put back dunk, why when we run behind the guy that is attempting a layup on 1 on 2 break we watch our guy go for the block and stand under the hoop and let their guy have the put back dunk...Why we don't know where we are suppossed ot line up in the zone off the press...Turner had been on the bottom, until Madsen comes in the game, then he runs to the bottom and leaves the wing where he is suppossed to be and gives up a wide open 3...Why we are worried about the a cross court pass to a 3 point shooter instead of the guy cutting in front of our face for a wide open dunk...Why we have 2 guys always attempt to block a shot and leave the backside open for rebounds...why we continue to force shots thru 3 guys...Why we continue to not be able to post anyone up in the post and get good position...It takes a near perfect pass to get it to anyone with good position or being 10 ft out from the block...

Still waiting on Turner, Dallas, Mullens, Buford, Diebler to get off the plane..

Just not mentally prepared...and when one little thing goes against them they fold...And when you are down 20 and get a dunk you don't act like you are the shit, because you are not, you are getting your ass kicked...

PJ Hill continues to be the one bright spot...Diebler has been, but he let hte refs and his shots not falling today alter his whole game...Evan let the fouls alter his game...Not sure about Mullens, maybe the two early fouls, but he wasn't there before them...Buford not sure...

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

From the Scout thread that inspired the blog entry that coastalbuck posted earlier.

I can't bring myself to post the Heath Ledger or MLK Jr. pics . . . .

I'll do it:

I about shit myself when I saw this one:

 

[sepia5]

I absolutely hate myself for laughing at the MLK one. I mean, it really is disgusting. But the fact that Hightower is pointing AWAY from where everyone else has IDed the shooter just makes me fucking lose it. I legitimately feel horrible right now.

Might as well post the Reagan one, too, then:

And I freaking love these two as well:

 

[generaladm]

Hightower just called a blocking foul on BJ Mullens...

 

[Dryden]

Yesterday afternoon I sat down in my recliner to watch the game, and as soon as the referee crew roll-call popped up on the screen, I said to my wife, "Well, shit! We're good enough to beat Purdue, but we're not good enough to beat Hightower and Valentine on the road. We're going to lose this game by at least 10."

 

[billmac91]

Yesterday afternoon I sat down in my recliner to watch the game, and as soon as the referee crew roll-call popped up on the screen, I said to my wife, "Well, [censored]! We're good enough to beat Purdue, but we're not good enough to beat Hightower and Valentine on the road. We're going to lose this game by at least 10."

I was a little upset at first, but you can't deny 93% or more of the crowd at the game yesterday, paid hard-earned money to watch Ed Hightower and Teddy Valentine. They just put on the show people expected.

Those guys are like a symphony together....it's always beautiful to watch officials make the game about themselves rather than the players.

Let's be honest, there isn't much better than watching Teddy make a charge call where he starts from under the hoop, sprints out to half-court, and launches his arm downcourt to signify offensive foul. Just giving the fans their money worth. Thanks Theodore and Edward.

 

[Buckeye Nut]

I've never seen the "5 second call" ever called at any level of organized basketball. Ever. Until this game tonight.

Really? I've seen it plenty of times. Maybe I watch too much basketball.

More people should be absoltely pissed about the way we played than about the refs making a few bad calls. The reason we got blown out is 100% on the team giving a piss poor effort. I hate it when other fan bases blame losses on the refs and I find it embarassing to see ours giving them the majority of the blame on this thread.

 

[Dryden]

More people should be absoltely pissed about the way we played than about the refs making a few bad calls. The reason we got blown out is 100% on the team giving a piss poor effort. I hate it when other fan bases blame losses on the refs and I find it embarassing to see ours giving them the majority of the blame on this thread.

I agree with this up to a point. I'm usually one to get annoyed when people on this site start filling up game threads with officiating complaints, whether it's basketball or football. In most cases, the calls even out in the end and it becomes a non issue.

This basketball game was something else entirely. The officiating actually affected the Buckeyes play. Mullens was uncomfortable setting screens because of the early whistles. Diebler didn't want to be anywhere near a loose ball since Hightower would call all of them out on him. Matta got T'd up for chewing gum, apparently. Eventually, the kids quit because they knew they were getting jobbed and weren't going to win anyway. Whatever game plan they had going into that game was completely undone by the whistles in the first five minutes.

The outcome of this game absolutely was dictated by the officials.

 

[LitlBuck]

I have spent a little over a week in the hospital and I know all of you have been wondering where my insightful threads have been. I was able to record the Purdue game and I watched it yesterday. Putting Ed Hightower aside, then had to be one of the poorest performances/lack of effort that I have seen from an Ohio State basketball team in a long time. I am still pretty weak but that game almost finished me off.

 

[generaladm]

I have spent a little over a week in the hospital and I know all of you have been wondering where my insightful threads have been. I was able to record the Purdue game and I watched it yesterday. Putting Ed Hightower aside, then had to be one of the poorest performances/lack of effort that I have seen from an Ohio State basketball team in a long time. I am still pretty weak but that game almost finished me off.

Ouch! Talk about adding insult to injury! Hope you're feeling better soon, LB. Maybe the Buckeyes can give you a little boost tomorrow.

 

[LitlBuck]

Ouch! Talk about adding insult to injury! Hope you're feeling better soon, LB. Maybe the Buckeyes can give you a little boost tomorrow.

Thanks for the words and Iowa scares the hell out of me at their house:(

 

[Ttown]

Thanks for the words and Iowa scares the hell out of me at their house:(

So who is ref ing the game tomorrow ?

 

[Buckeye Nut]

I agree with this up to a point. I'm usually one to get annoyed when people on this site start filling up game threads with officiating complaints, whether it's basketball or football. In most cases, the calls even out in the end and it becomes a non issue.

This basketball game was something else entirely. The officiating actually affected the Buckeyes play. Mullens was uncomfortable setting screens because of the early whistles. Diebler didn't want to be anywhere near a loose ball since Hightower would call all of them out on him. Matta got T'd up for chewing gum, apparently. Eventually, the kids quit because they knew they were getting jobbed and weren't going to win anyway. Whatever game plan they had going into that game was completely undone by the whistles in the first five minutes.

The outcome of this game absolutely was dictated by the officials.

So basically you're saying given the choice to keep playing hard or give up they gave up. Doesn't matter to me, you still have to keep fighting and keep playing hard no matter how the game is being officiated. Using the refs as an excuse to not give 100% effort because you think you might get called for a foul is inexcusable. Maybe there was little chance to win the game the way it was officiated, but the only way to come back is to keep playing hard and hope some calls start to go your way. Giving in should never be an option because there is no possibility of success or progress by making that choice. This team has to start becoming more mentally tough, bad calls are going to happen and you have to learn to deal with it.