2012 Big Ten Tournament

• KR1245

  

  Hell of a game
  
  Bucks transition defense was awful today. They really need to get Willy going if they want to make some serious noise
• vball10set

  Excellent game--B1G represent!!!
• Fly4Fun

  

  It would be a shame of Sparty didn't get a 1 seed. The winner of this game for sure needed to be a 1 seed, and Sparty earned it.
  
  I love the way OSU has been playing. This game doesn't worry me, a few dumb fouls by Craft might have been the difference.
• wes_mantooth

  

  Couple things...
  
  MSU should be a #1 seed, but just as always...it may be better to be the first #2 seed.
  
  OSU isn't a team capable of making a deep tourney run because they don't have the guard play. You have to be able to stretch the floor a little.
• ytownfootball

  

  LJ;1112618 wrote:OSU had no legs in the 2nd half.

  Lol..they were fine
  
  Just bad shot selections chucking threes down late.
• LJ

  

  ytownfootball;1112630 wrote:Lol..they were fine
  
  Just bad shot selections chucking threes down late.

  
  
  It was obvious both teams were exhausted in the 2nd half. 66% and 50% free throw shooting is a huge indicator of that
• Automatik

  

  Great game, but OSU was flat out sloppy towards the end and MSU made the big shots. That 3 by Green was huge.
• KR1245

  

  wes_mantooth;1112628 wrote:Couple things...
  
  MSU should be a #1 seed, but just as always...it may be better to be the first #2 seed.
  
  OSU isn't a team capable of making a deep tourney run because they don't have the guard play. You have to be able to stretch the floor a little.

  
  I dont know, I could still see this team making a run. If they play defense like they're capable of I think this team can beat anybody
• vball10set

  Automatik;1112640 wrote:Great game, but OSU was flat out sloppy towards the end and MSU made the big shots. That 3 by Green was huge.

  It was huge, but it was one of the few things he did today--Valpo Boy was the difference
• ytownfootball

  

  They weren't more tired than Sparty, and they played the same in three days. I just hope you're not making that as an excuse, or being critical of bench play, because that's just not the case.
• KR1245

  

  vball10set;1112644 wrote:It was huge, but it was one of the few things he did today--Valpo Boy was the difference

  haha. Like Russell Wilson all over again
• Fly4Fun

  

  wes_mantooth;1112628 wrote:Couple things...
  
  MSU should be a #1 seed, but just as always...it may be better to be the first #2 seed.
  
  OSU isn't a team capable of making a deep tourney run because they don't have the guard play. You have to be able to stretch the floor a little.

  I completely disagree. I think OSU makes a good run. We have a very strong inside game and rebounding. Craft is going to give every opposing PG big trouble. And I still haven't completely abandoned the idea Bufford can make the difference. But his play will be the x-factor in a game versus a team with bigs who can match up with Sullinger/Thomas.
• vball10set

  KR1245;1112649 wrote:haha. Like Russell Wilson all over again

  exactly!!!
• LJ

  

  ytownfootball;1112647 wrote:They weren't more tired than Sparty, and they played the same in three days. I just hope you're not making that as an excuse, or being critical of bench play, because that's just not the case.

  
  I am saying both teams were exhausted and sloppy at times. Especially OSU at the end. Buford and Thomas played 114 and 110 minutes respectively over the past 3 days. They, as well as Sully, were obviously tired and playing sloppy.
• wes_mantooth

  

  Fly4Fun;1112652 wrote:I completely disagree. I think OSU makes a good run. We have a very strong inside game and rebounding. Craft is going to give every opposing PG big trouble. And I still haven't completely abandoned the idea Bufford can make the difference. But his play will be the x-factor in a game versus a team with bigs who can match up with Sullinger/Thomas.

  
  I don't see it. This team doesn't seem like it has "it" factor
• Midstate01

  

  wes_mantooth;1112663 wrote:I don't see it. This team doesn't seem like it has "it" factor

  
  Last years team did.. And didn't make it to the elite 8. You just never know
• wes_mantooth

  

  Midstate01;1112692 wrote:Last years team did.. And didn't make it to the elite 8. You just never know

  
  Truth. Still confused how we pissed that away. Matchups are everything
• centralbucksfan

  Neither team was more tired than the other. Difference in game was at the 52-45 OSU lead. OSU was on a roll and let up, MSU ran off 10 straight in less than 2 min. Way to easy. OSU fell asleep on transition defense during that run.
  I am not too unhappy over the loss. Over the past 3 days, OSU definately stepped up their play.
• LJ

  

  centralbucksfan;1112788 wrote:Neither team was more tired than the other.

  Nobody claimed that, but thanks for the info.
• ytownfootball

  

  centralbucksfan;1112788 wrote: Difference in game was at the 52-45 OSU lead. OSU was on a roll and let up, MSU ran off 10 straight in less than 2 min.

  I thought Thad should have called a TO during that run but he waited for the TV TO. Needed to change the momentum there and waited too long. Also needed to run the O and not chuck threes toward the end but yeah, I'm not overly let down by the L.
• Prescott

  OSU fell asleep on transition defense during that run.

  Game changing. Attention to detail cost OSU the game. Getting back on defense is a must against MSU.