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tOSU vs. TTUN, Tues 2/11 @ 9p ET, ESPN

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HenryMuto said:
Defensive rebounding (lack there of) and horrible 3 point shooting except for Smith Jr........very disappointed even more than losing to Penn State I thought after hard fought wins at Wisky and Iowa this team had figured it out.
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You need to check the stats, LSJr is only 3 of 9 from 3. No one is a good 3 point shooter on this team in game.
 
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HenryMuto said:
Defensive rebounding (lack there of) and horrible 3 point shooting except for Smith Jr........very disappointed even more than losing to Penn State I thought after hard fought wins at Wisky and Iowa this team had figured it out.

1st half started great and then fell apart to let this team come in our house and win for 1st time since 2003.

Hope we have some help on the way next year
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There's nothing to "figure out" with this team anymore. I've said it all year, they are what they are. When you are that bad as a group offensive, they have a limit, and we've seen that peak- with the previous couple wins. That's when things are great.

The overall norm is that they will have bad, on down to complete clunkers as a team. Spoilers at best for this year's group.
 
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UM outscored OSU by 14 in the second half. Anytime I see that big of a second half disparity in the score, I think it comes back to coaching. I said it earlier in this thread, but I think after about the first 10-12 minutes, Beilein saw that his team had an excellent chance if they could make it a half court game. That's why you saw them claw back to within 4 at the half and then totally blow OSU's doors off in the second half.
 
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OHSportsFan said:
There's nothing to "figure out" with this team anymore. I've said it all year, they are what they are. When you are that bad as a group offensive, they have a limit, and we've seen that peak- with the previous couple wins. That's when things are great.

The overall norm is that they will have bad, on down to complete clunkers as a team. Spoilers at best for this year's group.
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I think this is just about spot on. The frustrating part is when even the team's strengths don't go well (Craft turning the ball over, Scott getting abused by Walton, Williams and McDonald not giving OSU any inside presence, an atrocious (even for this team's standards) night shooting the 3).
 
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Bill Lucas said:
What "we" need is players that are adept at putting the ball in the basket. No guru in the world is going to turn unproductive offensive players into productive offensive players.
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I think his point is that a guru could put the ball in the hands of the players who are most adept at putting the ball in the basket. Not to single him out, but Scott has made 2 of his last 19 three pointers. Having him shoot threes is not a productive use of offensive possessions.
 
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jlb1705 said:
I'm more bothered by the 19 than the 3. What business does this team have taking that many three-pointers?
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Especially after they were 6-8 from the floor in the 1st 5 minutes and every point was from 2 feet out except one foul shot. 2nd half stand-around half court offense is mind-blowing. They moved the ball well and attacked the rim the entire first half. And the shot selection......Don't even get me started. 2nd half, the ball didn't move, no one moved w/o the ball and Amir continues to at least appear disinterested in playing offense or defense when the game is on the line....What the hell Amir???
 
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The team lacks offensive efficiency. Do they play inside-out? Not really because the bigs don't demand the ball enough to be a huge scoring threat. Do they attack from the outside? I hope not. So if the bigs don't garner any attention, then opposing bigs can play off the drives. And if the team can't hit threes, then those players can slouch down into the lanes. I don't blame the entire coaching staff. This seems to be a mental issue. Hell I have a better looking shot than Craft. But he would have a higher percentage in games.

The team has athleticism but just seems to be one piece away from figuring it all out. What that is, is what Thad gets paid for. Because I got nothing, except beards.
 
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