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Ohio State at Minnesota 2/14...

  • centralbucksfan
    se-alum;1086901 wrote:I don't think it's something Dakich personally believes in, but it's definitely true.
    Wasn't so true with Cook or Mullens. ;) When you are at a top school with talent across the board, competition where they are all talented. You better do something to seperate yourself from the others. Most top players have the offensive skill. What they lack is typically above the shoulders which translates to what happens on the defensive end.
  • Big Gain
    FatHobbit;1086511 wrote:I agree with that as well. This team is not as good as last years team.
    Matta has to recruit more slow, soft very good 3-pointshooters.
  • Big Gain
    Y-Town Steelhound;1086470 wrote:Apparently LaQuinton Ross is not very happy to say the least about his playing time and took his frustrations out on Twitter after the game (since been deleted). Can't say I blame him given OSU's lack of a consistent 3 point threat.
    Ross has made .250 of his 3-poiters in mop up minutes. This year he would shoot a lower percentage than that when the game is on the line. At this time I can't even imagine him guarding a 1st string 3 or 4 on a good Big Ten team.
  • Big Gain
    LJ;1086459 wrote:I highly agree with playing Williams over Ravenel. I just fail to see what kind of advantage Ravenel adds over Williams.
    Ravenel averages more rebounds per minute than anyone on the team. Shoots 55% from the field and 67% from the foul line and defends better. The only thing Williams does well is blocking shots, he has 19 in limited minutes compared to Sullinger's 20.
  • LJ
    Big Gain;1087858 wrote:Ravenel averages more rebounds per minute than anyone on the team. Shoots 55% from the field and 67% from the foul line and defends better. The only thing Williams does well is blocking shots, he has 19 in limited minutes compared to Sullinger's 20.
    Williams averages more rebounds per minute, shoots a slightly better percentage, and turns the ball over WAY less.
  • se-alum
    Big Gain;1087858 wrote:Ravenel averages more rebounds per minute than anyone on the team. Shoots 55% from the field and 67% from the foul line and defends better. The only thing Williams does well is blocking shots, he has 19 in limited minutes compared to Sullinger's 20.
    C'mon, you just made half that stuff up.

    Williams: .32 RPM .567fg%
    Ravenel: .20 RPM .535fg%
  • LJ
    Not to mention that Ravenel is a fouling machine.

    2 fouls in 5 minutes at Minn
    2 fouls in 8 minutes vs MSU
    2 fouls in 12 min vs Purdue

    just as an example
  • Laley23
    Big Gain;1087858 wrote:Ravenel averages more rebounds per minute than anyone on the team. Shoots 55% from the field and 67% from the foul line and defends better. The only thing Williams does well is blocking shots, he has 19 in limited minutes compared to Sullinger's 20.
    Neg'd if I could
    LJ;1087884 wrote:Williams averages more rebounds per minute, shoots a slightly better percentage, and turns the ball over WAY less.
    Reps
    se-alum;1087901 wrote:C'mon, you just made half that stuff up.

    Williams: .32 RPM .567fg%
    Ravenel: .20 RPM .535fg%
    Reps
    LJ;1087903 wrote:Not to mention that Ravenel is a fouling machine.

    2 fouls in 5 minutes at Minn
    2 fouls in 8 minutes vs MSU
    2 fouls in 12 min vs Purdue

    just as an example
    Reps
  • ytownfootball
    The conspiracy theorist in me says Matta does't play Williams more because Matta wants him to return and play next season cuz he knows Sully is gone.
  • LJ
    ytownfootball;1087923 wrote:The conspiracy theorist in me says Matta does't play Williams more because Matta wants him to return and play next season cuz he knows Sully is gone.
    Didn't work with Mullens, lol lol.



    they will need Williams and his athleticism in the paint in the tourny at some point I suspect.

    Williams should be the only one off of the bench for the 5
  • ytownfootball
    I don't mind Rav spelling for a blow with a lead (10+) but he's not an option for anything else.
  • LJ
    ytownfootball;1087927 wrote:I don't mind Rav spelling for a blow with a lead (10+) but he's not an option for anything else.
    With a lead yeah, but if Sully needs to come out in a close game, I would rather see Williams come in. at least being an athletic 7 footer he can rebound, play D and maybe score a few points. Ravenel is just gonna get a rebound, turn the ball over, then foul.
  • ytownfootball
    Yeah Rav is not good and I'd prefer to see Williams in nearly all circumstances.
  • stroups
    LJ;1087884 wrote:Williams averages more rebounds per minute, shoots a slightly better percentage, and turns the ball over WAY less.

    And not to mention is a decent shot blocker
  • LJ
    stroups;1087940 wrote:And not to mention is a decent shot blocker
    Goes without saying.

    Of course I dunno why Big Gain used rebounds per minute and then total blocks?

    Sully has .02 blocks per minute
    Sam Thompson has .03 blocks per minute
    Amir Williams has .12 blocks per minute
  • wildcats20
    Laley23;1087917 wrote:Neg'd if I could

    Done.