Big 10 Semi - Ohio State vs. Michigan - Sat. 1:40 p.m.

• LJ

  

  centralbucksfan;709280 wrote:I sure did. And guess what? OSU won the game going away.

  
  It was a 5 point game with 2:20 left
• centralbucksfan

  LJ;709278 wrote:Once again, did YOU not watch MSU play OSU this year? MSU DOMINATED OSU in the paint. They had 10 more rebounds and held Sully to 11 points and 2 rebounds. They also had 33 points from their post players compared to OSU's 17
  
  Please, know the facts before you post.

  
  And the only reason those stats above happened, was because Sully got in foul trouble early. He only played 27 min that game.
• LJ

  

  centralbucksfan;709286 wrote:And the only reason those stats above happened, was because Sully got in foul trouble early. He only played 27 min that game.

  
  uh huh, those 4 minutes less than his average caused a 10 rebound and 16 point disparity?
• Cleveland Buck

  

  Green, Roe, and Nix are all capable post players, and when Michigan State plays well they do most of their work in the paint. They also guard the rim inside. Sullinger is showing right now why I wouldn't take him with the top pick of the NBA draft. He isn't athletic enough to get good shots off against tough interior defense at postseason intensity, which is what he would see if they play the Spartans. If MSU gets by Penn State they could very well beat Ohio State tomorrow.
• sportswizuhrd

  LJ;709278 wrote:Once again, did YOU not watch MSU play OSU this year? MSU DOMINATED OSU in the paint. They had 10 more rebounds and held Sully to 11 points and 2 rebounds. They also had 33 points from their post players compared to OSU's 17
  
  Please, know the facts before you post.

  Points in the paint....
  Green 1-1, 2 points
  Nix 2-2, 4 points
  Sherman 3-3, 6 points
  Payne 3-4, 6 points
  
  Green had a couple 3's and they went combined 5-6 from the line.
  
  Lauderdale 1-1, 2 points
  Sullinger 2-3, 4 points
  
  http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/gametracker/shotchart/NCAAB_20110215_MIST@OHST
  
  Probably not the best shot chart but only one I could find.
• Mike Plant

  Belein is finally getting UM straightened out. If their big man keeps improving (No. 52, whose name escapes me) and TH Jr. doesn't think he;s ready for the pros yet - and a few more athletic types - I see em near the top of the little 11 next season.
• LJ

  

  sportswizuhrd;709297 wrote:Points in the paint....
  Green 1-1, 2 points
  Nix 2-2, 4 points
  Sherman 3-3, 6 points
  Payne 3-4, 6 points
  
  Green had a couple 3's and they went combined 5-6 from the line.
  
  Lauderdale 1-1, 2 points
  Sullinger 2-3, 4 points
  
  http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/gametracker/shotchart/NCAAB_20110215_MIST@OHST
  
  Probably not the best shot chart but only one I could find.

  
  Thanks, that proves even more of a disparity than just posting the post players points. MSU had 1.5x more rebounds and 3x more points in the paint that game.
• LJ

  

  Mike Plant;709299 wrote:Belein is finally getting UM straightened out. If their big man keeps improving (No. 52, whose name escapes me) and TH Jr. doesn't think he;s ready for the pros yet - and a few more athletic types - I see em near the top of the little 11 next season.

  
  Don't you mean the "little 12"?
• Mike Plant

  Big one
• Mike Plant

  Seriously, if Buford stays, with the incoming class ...
• Mulva

  

  LJ;709277 wrote:Once again, did you not watch MSU play OSU this year? MSU DOMINATED OSU in the paint. They had 10 more rebounds and held Sully to 11 points and 2 rebounds. They also had 33 points from their post players compared to OSU's 17
  
  Please, know the facts before you post.

  
  So you're basing your opinion on their ability to 'outskill' OSU in the post on 1 game? That's asinine. I'm not even arguing that OSU has a good post game, because outside of Sully they have pretty much nothing. I'm saying that lack of an offensive post presence is definitely one of, if not the weakest, points of the MSU team.
  

  Cleveland Buck;709289 wrote:Green, Roe, and Nix are all capable post players

  Are you a Michigan State fan? Because that is the only way I could possibly see anybody trying to classify Derrick Nix as a capable post player.
• vball10set

  LJ--you been hittin' the Jim Beam a little early today? wtf's up, bro??
• LJ

  

  Mulva;709313 wrote:So you're basing your opinion on their ability to 'outskill' OSU in the post on 1 game? That's asinine. I'm not even arguing that OSU has a good post game, because outside of Sully they have pretty much nothing. I'm saying that lack of an offensive post presence is definitely one of, if not the weakest, points of the MSU team.
  
  
  
  Are you a Michigan State fan? Because that is the only way I could possibly see anybody trying to classify Derrick Nix as a capable post player.

  
  Yes, I am basing it on 1 game, because they did it in one game against OSU. They only game between the 2. They did it once, they can do it again. The stats do not lie.
• LJ

  

  vball10set;709314 wrote:LJ--you been hittin' the Jim Beam a little early today? wtf's up, bro??

  
  reality
• LJ

  

  Fact- MSU dominated OSU in the paint this year
  blind homers- LOL MSU can't dominate OSU in the paint! LOL
  
  :rolleyes:
• Mulva

  

  LJ;709315 wrote:Yes, I am basing it on 1 game, because they did it in one game against OSU. They only game between the 2. They did it once, they can do it again. The stats do not lie.

  
  Speaking of stats not lying, OSU won that game by 10 points with Sully having one of his least effective games of the season. If you are going to base your entire opinion on that game, then there is no reason you should be worried about having to 'bang with them' again anyway, because it was a double digit W.
  
  Awful logic.
• vball10set

  LJ;709316 wrote:reality

  
  you're usually a knowledgeable and consistent poster, but to say that OSU should be worried more about MSU's post game than they have with anyone else's? you're talkin' jibberish, my friend
• Writerbuckeye

  

  Assuming MSU wins as they should, tomorrow will be a war. Sparty is playing more like everyone expected them too -- which means it will be a tough game. MSU can bring bigger guys in waves to nullify Sullinger. To win, OSU will have to be "on" from the outside, something they haven't really shown yet in this tournament. Today was close, but not how OSU has typically been shooting.
  
  Also, OSU will have to make their damn free throws.
• LJ

  

  Mulva;709319 wrote:Speaking of stats not lying, OSU won that game by 10 points with Sully having one of his least effective games of the season. If you are going to base your entire opinion on that game, then there is no reason you should be worried about having to 'bang with them' again anyway, because it was a double digit W.
  
  Awful logic.

  
  OSU has not been shooting very well lately. And that was a 5 point game with 2:20 left.
• LJ

  

  vball10set;709320 wrote:you're usually a knowledgeable and consistent poster, but to say that OSU should be worried more about MSU's post game than they have with anyone else's? you're talkin' jibberish, my friend

  
  MSU dominated OSU in the paint. Why shouldn't they be worried about it. I mean MSU absolutely made OSU look like they had NOTHING in the paint.
• LJ

  

  MSU 29 rebounds
  OSU 19
  
  MSU 18 points in the paint
  OSU 6
  
  
  Tell me why they shouldn't worry?
• SportsAndLady

  

  LJ;709323 wrote:OSU has not been shooting very well lately. And that was a 5 point game with 2:20 left.

  
  Didn't they just go 14-15 from 3's recently?
• Mulva

  

  --------- My point
  
  
  
  --------- Your grasp
• LJ

  

  SportsAndLady;709327 wrote:Didn't they just go 14-15 from 3's recently?

  
  yeah, 3 and 4 games ago. Didn't know 2 games over a week ago were "lately" when OSU just played 2 games.
• hangonsloopy

  

  LJ;709326 wrote:MSU 29 rebounds
  OSU 19
  
  MSU 18 points in the paint
  OSU 6
  
  
  Tell me why they shouldn't worry?

  
  Because they still won by 10....