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I'm guessing its Defense. If you are going to play zone (Dear Lord please don't let it be all season again) everyone needs to play their assignment. He made some great defensive plays, but I couldn't tell you if he was missing assignments or not.
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buckeyes_rock
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smitty03;1337695; said:
Yeah, some crummy decisions by those two in particular. But in their defense, our guys seemed to do a lot of standing around on the offensive end of the floor. Not nearly enough movement to get decent shots.
Several trips down the floor it seemed like all they did was pass around the perimeter and then someone would try a crazy drive with no one to pass to. I didn't see a whole lot inside out passing either. The ball didn't go into the post enough and when it did it didn't seem to get kicked out.
Young team, very early, lots to work on. But definately got the talent to do some great things. It's just going to take some gelling. I don't think Thad really knows their roles yet, so I doubt the guys do. :) They'll get it.
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Buford definitely struggled some in the zone defense. I remember at least twice in the second half where he didn't rotate down quickly enough to the corner and let BG hit a wide open three pointer on him.
Diebler was phenomonal tonight... would be interested to see his +/-, although he only sat for 3 minutes I think we were about -8 in those three minutes. Hope he is conditioned well enough to play this much during the rest of the season, because honestly I don't feel comfortable when he isn't out on the floor right now. I dont see anyone else feeding the post (even though our post game is limited we have to try to establish it) and I just feel like he brings a calming presence to the team when he is out there.
Diebler was phenomonal tonight... would be interested to see his +/-, although he only sat for 3 minutes I think we were about -8 in those three minutes. Hope he is conditioned well enough to play this much during the rest of the season, because honestly I don't feel comfortable when he isn't out on the floor right now. I dont see anyone else feeding the post (even though our post game is limited we have to try to establish it) and I just feel like he brings a calming presence to the team when he is out there.
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jimotis4heisman
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positioning. it is that simple. six inches is the difference from good positioning to a hard shot. bj's positioning isnt good. his footwork needs improvement. the best thing to point to was when he was out of position on the entry last night, he then made some sort of move, no idea what is was squaring up and proceeded to get blocked/tied up. that move worked against buckeye local, it wont work against bg, needless to say bg. bj looked frustrated a couple times last night once i noticed matta acknowledge this, another time he came off the bench sat next to diebler, they sat their 15 secs or so and jon covered his mouth and turned to him, obviously saying something, he then gave him a light bump. i also felt late in the game matta walked his bench and bj looked disengaged, was he looking to make the move and felt bj had disengaged (somethign young players will do when they struggle), hard to tell.smitty03;1337695; said:
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jimotis4heisman
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i dont think they know their roles yet either, we went 8 deep last night. that is about what i expected. roles are earned, not given.buckeyes_rock;1337703; said:
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Color me exasperated by the play at both ends. I know they're still a young team, but a lot of the frustration was with the veterans. Too many lapses in focus/energy on the defensive end. Too much standing around on offense. Too many turnovers, not just turnovers, but bad turnovers leading to quick transition. Beat up on the glass. (Harangody may get 30 rebounds against OSU. 
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I'll take the win, but there is a LOT of work to be done.
Upper Sandusky is up river of Sandusky along the, you guessed it, Sandusky River.
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) I'll take the win, but there is a LOT of work to be done.
gost8;1337560; said:
Upper Sandusky is up river of Sandusky along the, you guessed it, Sandusky River.
Knowledge is power!
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OSUBasketballJunkie
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This game was exactly what they needed..........They were challenged and made a few plays to win a close game......Matta will break down the film and he has a ton of work to do...........
Turner continues to turn the ball over when he forces shots.......he needs to start taking what the defense is giving him which is the mid range shot and not take it at three defenders.......flip side was that he was very on defense.....
Lighty is being asked to do some new things on defense and play a different position......he will come around.....I love his defense and close out on shooters......fights for every rebound despite his lack of size.....
Simmons is solid........I think he will grow as the season goes on......
Diebler........great performance and it is great to see.........some of us were asking why he didn't use the dribble more last week......and viola! He gets past a few defenders and the whole floor opens up for him.......his defense was solid as well..........
Lauderdale........He is quickly turning into a defensive force in the lane.........offense is still a work in progress......needs to continue to work on his footwork.........free throws need work......to much ball movement prior to taking a free throw.....
Crater.......I like his energy...........
Buford........just oozes talent.......I might be going out on a limb.....but I believe by the time the Big Ten portion of the schedule rolls around he will be a force as he gets more comfortable on the offense end..........
Finally, lets talk about Mullens.............simply ineffective on both ends of the court last night........clearly frustrated.........He has to learn that he cannot just simply turn around and shoot without using his size and length.....he will come around but I am somewhat suprised by his lack of production on the offensive end in the first two games.......
Turner continues to turn the ball over when he forces shots.......he needs to start taking what the defense is giving him which is the mid range shot and not take it at three defenders.......flip side was that he was very on defense.....
Lighty is being asked to do some new things on defense and play a different position......he will come around.....I love his defense and close out on shooters......fights for every rebound despite his lack of size.....
Simmons is solid........I think he will grow as the season goes on......
Diebler........great performance and it is great to see.........some of us were asking why he didn't use the dribble more last week......and viola! He gets past a few defenders and the whole floor opens up for him.......his defense was solid as well..........
Lauderdale........He is quickly turning into a defensive force in the lane.........offense is still a work in progress......needs to continue to work on his footwork.........free throws need work......to much ball movement prior to taking a free throw.....
Crater.......I like his energy...........
Buford........just oozes talent.......I might be going out on a limb.....but I believe by the time the Big Ten portion of the schedule rolls around he will be a force as he gets more comfortable on the offense end..........
Finally, lets talk about Mullens.............simply ineffective on both ends of the court last night........clearly frustrated.........He has to learn that he cannot just simply turn around and shoot without using his size and length.....he will come around but I am somewhat suprised by his lack of production on the offensive end in the first two games.......
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smith288
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This team has zero focus on the defensive side. Is it me or does this team have a very bad zone? They lose track of who's in their area and give up corner shots routinely. Reminds me of Pryor in the Michigan game of not keeping his head on a swivel when he got drilled off the edge.
ALWAYS keep your head moving. Even the quickest of glances could mean disrupting a long 3 from the edges or stopping a penetrating move to the hole. I get so annoyed with flat footed defense it drives me insane. I would rather have a stiffening defense and no O than no D and an ok O.
Mullens looks sort of lost too. I dont believe BG had any real inside opposition to counter our height (obvious with Dallas dominating) but Mullens just couldn't get anything together. I know he's a freshman but I really do expect more from him, not utter frustration and cluelessness like I saw lastnignt. Im hoping it was just an abberation.
ALWAYS keep your head moving. Even the quickest of glances could mean disrupting a long 3 from the edges or stopping a penetrating move to the hole. I get so annoyed with flat footed defense it drives me insane. I would rather have a stiffening defense and no O than no D and an ok O.
Mullens looks sort of lost too. I dont believe BG had any real inside opposition to counter our height (obvious with Dallas dominating) but Mullens just couldn't get anything together. I know he's a freshman but I really do expect more from him, not utter frustration and cluelessness like I saw lastnignt. Im hoping it was just an abberation.
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Gotta hand it to Bowling Green, they came to play and pushed Ohio State for all 40 minutes
when the game was on the line they stepped up and made the plays they had to though
gotta remember that this team is still young and breaking in new people at the PG position
it will get better as the season goes on
when the game was on the line they stepped up and made the plays they had to though
gotta remember that this team is still young and breaking in new people at the PG position
it will get better as the season goes on
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