UNC-Asheville @ OSU

• se-alum

  

  What I really like is the fact that OSU is learning to play inside out. They are understanding that getting the ball to Sully opens up the entire floor for everyone else or if they don't double, Sully will put up 30. Lighty lit it up, and I'm not sure there was a defender within' 5 feet of him on any of his 3 balls. Sully ended up with only 5 assts, but his passing out of the post led to alot of open shots on the next pass.
• hoops23

  

  I have no problem with the schedule. It's provided the Buckeyes with a couple of tough games and a few blowout.. Both of which help develop players/bench.
  
  The Big Ten schedule will test OSU early and often.
• Prescott

  Based on Matta losing his PG.-Teams lose players every year. It's the nature of the beast
  Based on Matta losing his best rebounder.-See Above
  Based on matta losing his leading scorer.-See Above
  Based on Matta losing the best player in the country after his Junior year.-See Above
  Based on Matta not knowing if he had the semblance of an acceptable PG.-See Above
  Based on Matta's concern about Lighty breaking a bone in his foot again.-Lighty is just as likely to get injured playing against UNC as he is against UNC-Asheville
  Based on Matta's concern about dept in the front court.-Teams lose players every year. It's the nature of the beast
  Based on Matta having no idea that Sullinger would be this good this early.-Irrelevant
  Based on Matta not knowing Craft would be a steady PG.This is the 3rd time you mentioned the PG position. That doesn't make the point any more valid.
  Based on Matta having a roster made up of 60% Freshmen.

  Based on Matta and most other coaches not having the gumption to challenge themselves and their team . Based on Matta and other coaches wanting to pad the win column, thinking it looks better in March.
  
  What you posted are excuses. What I posted are facts.
• centralbucksfan

  Prescott;609952 wrote:Based on Matta and most other coaches not having the gumption to challenge themselves and their team . Based on Matta and other coaches wanting to pad the win column, thinking it looks better in March.
  
  What you posted are excuses. What I posted are facts.

  
  Seriously, your whining is becoming pitiful. Get over the schedule issue. Its not going to change no matter how much you cry on here. It is what it is and its almost over then the Big Ten rolls around. Move on.
• se-alum

  

  Prescott;609952 wrote:Based on Matta and most other coaches not having the gumption to challenge themselves and their team . Based on Matta and other coaches wanting to pad the win column, thinking it looks better in March.
  
  What you posted are excuses. What I posted are facts.

  They aren't "thinking" it looks better in March, they know it looks better in March.
• Prescott

  they know it looks better in March.

  Seriously???? Does a victory over UNC-Asheville at home really look good in March? Does a victory over UNC-Wilmongtom at home really look better in March? C'mon. man. These games don't look good at any time of the year.
  

  Its not going to change no matter how much you cry on here.

  There is a profound statement.
• Big Gain

  Prescott;609952 wrote:Based on Matta and most other coaches not having the gumption to challenge themselves and their team . Based on Matta and other coaches wanting to pad the win column, thinking it looks better in March.

  I posted FACTS you posted juvenile garbage.
  
  Matta lost his PG, a FACT. Matta lost his best rebounder, a FACT. Matta lost the best player in the country, a FACT.
  
  PLEASE, give us your long list of the "nature of the beast" coaches who in one year lost his PG, lost his best rebounder and lost the best player in the country a year early. I DARE YOU!
  
  If you don't, you prove you are nothing more than a garbage spewer.
• Big Gain

  Prescott;610217 wrote:Seriously???? Does a victory over UNC-Asheville at home really look good in March? Does a victory over UNC-Wilmongtom at home really look better in March? C'mon. man. These games don't look good at any time of the year./QUOTE]
  
  EVERY SINGLE SOLITARY top tier progrma schedules the sisters of the poor. PLEASE, give us your long list of those schools who have a non-league schedule FULL of Top 25 teams. I DARE YOU.

• Jester

  

  Yeahhh, he TRIPLE DOG DARES YOU!
  
  lolz.
• Prescott

  Matta lost his PG, a FACT. Matta lost his best rebounder, a FACT. Matta lost the best player in the country, a FACT.

  Kentucky lost their starting 5. What did Coach Cal do?? He's played Washington, UConn, UNC, and Notre Dame. Your facts are excuses.
  

  I DARE YOU.

  Very few do. That is the point.
  
  Who doesnt: Izzo, Calipari,Self.... I guess if you are confident in your program, you schedule challenging games.
  
  OSU's strength of schedule is rated at 205. I think that is pathetic for a top tier program.
  
  http://kenpom.com/
• Big Gain

  MICHIGAN STATE - Saginaw Valley State University, Nebraska-Omaha University, Eastern Michigan University, Hawaii Chaminade University, Tennessee Tech University, Bowling Green State University, Oakland University
  
  KANSAS - Washburn University, Emporia State University, Longwood University, Valparaiso University, North Texas State University, Ohio University, Colorado State University, University of Texas at Arlington, Miami of Ohio University, University of Missouri at Kansas City
  
  KENTUCKY - Pikeville College, Dillard University, Eastern Tennesssee State University, Portland State University, Mississippi Valley State University, Winthrop University, Coppin State University, Pennsylvania University
• Prescott

  Way to cherry pick, big guy.
  
  You forgot some matchups.
  
  Kentucky- AT North Carolina, Washington, UConn , and Notre Dame(SOS-12)
  
  Kansas-Arizona, Memphis, UCLA, Cal, and Michigan.(SOS-63) Not great , but better than 205.
  
  Michigan State-UConn, Washington, Syracuse, Texas(not counting Duke because that was part of the challenge) (SOS-30)
  
  Are you going to cherry pick Texas' schedule too?
• Midstate01

  

  I dont like playing all these boring games either. But OSU has played some of their best games when they've played better teams. Im not at all worried that playing this schedule will hurt them.
• Jester

  

  While debating schedules, I think it's important to remember the conferences these teams play in too.
  Kentucky has some good OOC games, but in-conference, you've got Florida and Tennessee as the other ranked teams, and we all know the struggles the Vols are having.
  Kansas is in a pretty good conference, so they don't really need a great OOC schedule. Games against Memphis and Arizona are good, but other than that it's nothing stellar.
  Michigan State's is the most impressive, but Izzo and Sparty always seem to have a pretty tough schedule.
  
  The conference a team plays in plays a big part in who the schedule OOC, whether they be quality teams or not.
• Big Gain

  NO! You LIED about their schedules, by infering they only play Top 25 teams. Everyone knows about those games you listed. YOU were the one leaving out the games that prove you LIE. OBVIOUSLY the vast majority of their schedules are agaisnt NOBODIES.
• Big Gain

  Prescott;611121 wrote:Way to cherry pick, big guy.
  
  You forgot some matchups.
  
  Kentucky- AT North Carolina, Washington, UConn , and Notre Dame(SOS-12)
  
  Kansas-Arizona, Memphis, UCLA, Cal, and Michigan.(SOS-63) Not great , but better than 205.
  
  Michigan State-UConn, Washington, Syracuse, Texas(not counting Duke because that was part of the challenge) (SOS-30)
  
  Are you going to cherry pick Texas' schedule too?

  
  I'm not cherry picking, little boy...you LIE!
  
  YOU FORGOT SIXTY-SEVEN PERCENT OF THEIR NON-LEAGUE SCHEDULES.
  
  My post was made to point out what YOU ignorantly failed to mention. It's quite obvious that the VAST majority of their non-league schedules are against nobodies. Look at their ENTIRE schedules and stop LYING. You FAIL 1st grade math.
  
  Are you going to LIE about Texas' schedule too?
  
  Must I also point out all the losers on their schedule?. You know, the ones you conviently never mentoned. HATER LIAR!
• Prescott

  Look at their ENTIRE schedules and stop LYING.

  SOS- OSU (213)
  SOS-UK(19)
  SOS-UNC(18)
  SOS-MSU(16)
  
  SOS= Strength of schedule
  
  C'mon, big guy, face the facts. Some coaches chose to challenge their teams and Matta chose not to. It is what it is and the numbers don't lie.Quit cherry picking.
• Jester

  

  HATER LIAR? Hm, that's a new one. I can't wait to start calling everyone HATER LIARS!
• centralbucksfan

  Prescott;612332 wrote:SOS- OSU (213)
  SOS-UK(19)
  SOS-UNC(18)
  SOS-MSU(16)
  
  SOS= Strength of schedule
  
  C'mon, big guy, face the facts. Some coaches chose to challenge their teams and Matta chose not to. It is what it is and the numbers don't lie.Quit cherry picking.

  
  First of all, this is one year. Matta hasn't always done this. Secondly, it wasn't OSU who chose to play Fla St in the ACC challenge. They were told thats who they were playing. Florida was a preseason top 10 team. Its not OSU fault they haven't lived up to those. If Fla was as good as some thought and OSU was given Duke in the challenge, that SOS would be significantly higher. MSU has basically already cost themselves a #1 seed already before conference play has even started. So how has that worked out for them? On top of that, I wonder how these will END up at seasons end, which is when they really count.
• centralbucksfan

  Jester;612682 wrote:HATER LIAR? Hm, that's a new one. I can't wait to start calling everyone HATER LIARS!

  
  You think you could EVER add anything of substance to a thread instead of just spewing shit like this? Maybe not capable of doing so, so you hide behind your jibberish crap or what?
• Prescott

  If Fla was as good as some thought and OSU was given Duke in the challenge, that SOS would be significantly higher. MSU has basically already cost themselves a #1 seed already before conference play has even started. So how has that worked out for them? On top of that, I wonder how these will END up at seasons end, which is when they really count.

  If, if, if......it is what it is, a very pathetic schedule.
  
  As for MSU, Izzo has always scheduled this way and it has prepared his team to play and advance in the tournament.History tells that story.
• Jester

  

  centralbucksfan;612901 wrote:You think you could EVER add anything of substance to a thread instead of just spewing shit like this? Maybe not capable of doing so, so you hide behind your jibberish crap or what?

  LOL. You = Joke
• Big Gain

  Jester;612682 wrote:HATER LIAR? Hm, that's a new one. I can't wait to start calling everyone HATER LIARS!

  The truth hurts.....you of all people should know. You = immature teenie.
• Big Gain

  Prescott;612332 wrote:SOS- OSU (213)
  SOS-UK(19)
  SOS-UNC(18)
  SOS-MSU(16)
  
  SOS= Strength of schedule
  
  C'mon, big guy, face the facts. Some coaches chose to challenge their teams and Matta chose not to. It is what it is and the numbers don't lie.Quit cherry picking.

  C'mon, little boy, comparing SOS now, before the REAL season starts, is for losers......of debates. Thanks for playin...come back in March
• Prescott

  C'mon, little boy, comparing SOS now, before the REAL season starts,

  You got me there , big guy. While other teams have started their REAL seasons, OSU is playing a second class schedule. Next up-Tennessee-Martin. This should be another stern test. The Skyhawks are 4-8, but they have a victory over William Woods, a well known power, Go Bucks!!