Univ. of Massachusetts-Lowell @ No. 20 Ohio State Buckeyes, Fri 11/14, 7:05p ET, BTNPlus

[OHSportsFan]

We appear to have some shooters this year.

Wait. They shoot INTO the hoop?

 

[OHSportsFan]

Four freshmen and Lee in the game at 12 minute timeout. 23-10. All zone on defense and a 2-2-1 full court trap that isn't all that aggressive...yet.

Matta's 2-2-1 was awesome back in the Jamar Butler days...love it.

 

[Tlangs]

I'm watching UD vs Alabama A&M in standard definition. How did we live like this?

 

[Bill Lucas]

32-14 at the 8 minute break. Enjoy Russell this year. Probably won't see him next.

 

[Bill Lucas]

38-19 at the under 4 timeout. Buckeyes have been sloppy and so many lineups are playing that chemistry isn't great. Starters back in minus Russell. Amir, Scott, Thompson, Loving and Tate (backup).

 

[Bill Lucas]

47-25 at half. Nice balance. Lots of players can put the ball in the basket. Thompson and Russell looked good and Scott had some nice moments as well.

 

[Bill Lucas]

70-41 at the under 12. I expect rebounding to be an issue with this team.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Listening to this makes me even more appreciative of just how good Paul Keels is at calling a basketball game.

 

[Bill Lucas]

This kid announcing is really bad.

 

[Bill Lucas]

Cam Williams can shoot.

 

[Bill Lucas]

92-55 final. Balanced scoring. Lack of an inside presence worries me.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

BTN will be showing a replay of the game on Monday afternoon @ 3:30.

 

[MARVYMARV14]

Good for a relatively young team.

 

[Buckeye737]

92-55 final. Balanced scoring. Lack of an inside presence worries me.

I think Matta will have Anthony Lee take over the bulk of the minutes at a C/PF spot over time. IMO, he's a much better overall player than McDonald or Williams and Matta is just easing him in.

 

[TDunk]

Went to the game. We have some shooters with D'Angelo and Kam. Sam also has worked on his shot and looks good. Loving seems to drift on his shots from what I've seen, but still put up some points. Amir seemed to have better hands, but then seemed to get complacent the 2nd half when he wasn't playing much. Trey still can't hit a FT. Lee is active but same as the other bigs when it comes to bringing in the ball. Shannon did have a few good drives. Defense was all zone and could be a problem with active 3-pt shooters. Tate and Bates-Diop both seemed to press the issue when they were on the court. But solid potential.

This team is split between experience and freshmen. At one point, there was a team of first year starters on the floor. Could be exciting if they gel and play as a team. My prediction is a team that finishes 2nd in B1G and bows out in the sweet 16 of NCAA tourney. Could be better but could be way worse with the pieces we lost. Matta is so underrated and under-appreciated I wouldn't bet against him or this team.