Ohio State at WVU - 1/23

• Midstate01

  

  Wow nice travel on that no look. He took 4 steps.
• centralbucksfan

  charliehustle14 wrote:

  Big Gain wrote:

  charliehustle14 wrote:

  Big Gain wrote:

  charliehustle14 wrote: God we are weak down low. How does Lauderdale not pull down that freakin board? Hit him right in the hands.

  Starting 4 guards will do that, ya know.

  I didn't know starting 4 guards hindered anyones ability to catch a freakin basketball that hits them right in the hands.

  Surely you jest, what a whiner

  How is it whining?
  
  Laurderdale has got to be strong with the ball....especially when in traffic and against a Huggins-coached team known for always been active.

  Dallas is who he is. He doesn't have very good hands. I don't think thats something you can teach. He has gotten better, but still not very good with hands in traffic. Its who he is. And its the best we have in the middle.
• Big Gain

  charliehustle14 wrote:

  centralbucksfan wrote:

  charliehustle14 wrote:

  centralbucksfan wrote:

  charliehustle14 wrote: Our defense makes me sick sometimes with all the open looks we give up from behind the arc.
  
  And Lighty makes me sick in this game. Threw one pass into the stands when he had both Turner and Simmons wide open. Then drove to the hole and threw it off the backboard...it didn't even look like he was attempting to make it. And then on defense, he stood around when the shot went up instead of crashing the boards.

  Sick? WVU has 25 pts with under 3 to go in half? What more do u want? Sheesh...can't please anyone.

  Oh shut up, don't be a cock. You know me from the JJHuddle days and know what I'm about, so don't get condescending with me. You know I'm a level headed fan, so I'd expect you to know better.
  
  The fact is OSU has given up way too many wide open looks from 3 range in this game. Holding them to 25 (28 now) is great....but it could be much less than that if we could get a hand in a face. WVU has been a struggling team this year when it comes to shooting, but that doesn't mean they'll miss the uncontested ones. You still got to put a hand in a face.
  
  Just like against Purdue when Hummel got look..after look...after wide open look from deep.

  Actually, you can shut the f up. You can't ask for a better half, 12pt lead, holding a team to 28. And Lauderdale played as well as he can. Yet YOU aren't satisfied? Get a clue and be realistic. OSU is playing as well as they can. You can't ask for more then that. If someone told you OSU would be up by 12 at half, you and anyone would take it in a heartbeat. When you play zone, teams are going to get open looks. It is what it is. Its also caused more problems and turnovers. Matta is playing the odds as he should. I knew they would be playing a lot of zone today, as they should.

  It's not about playing any kind of defense. I agree, OSU is doing the right thing by being in the zone. But when you play a zone, you still got to bust ass and close out on the shooter. Lighty and Buford have both done a poor job of getting out to the perimeter today...it's not a flaw in the defensive scheme....it's just being lazy.
  
  Lauderdale has played well....my only gripe with him is not bringing in some of those 'gotta have' rebounds that hit him right in the hands in the first half. He's the strongest guy on the court, so no excuse for not being strong with the ball. I know of 2 instances where he couldn't hang on to a rebound and it led to 2 second chance threes by WVU.

  Some fools would whine if their team was up by 50 at the half.
• centralbucksfan

  Midstate01 wrote: Wow nice travel on that no look. He took 4 steps.

  At least 4 steps!! OSU needs a bucket. Have had a couple good looks.
• charliehustle14

  This is why I was upset about giving up those 3 or 4 uncontested 3's in the first half. A 12 point lead is nothing against a Huggins team.
• centralbucksfan

  Wow, can we get a call goign to the basket??!
• centralbucksfan

  Here come the freaking officials changing around!! Lighty gets hammerd, no call, Turner with a touch , a foul. BS.
• charliehustle14

  Well, who ordered the meltdown?
  
  Jesus Christ.
• charliehustle14

  Lighty will a bucket to hopefully stop some of the bleeding.
• eersandbeers

  Wow, the whining about the refs start as soon as WVU makes a run. Hilarious.
• charliehustle14

  eersandbeers wrote: Wow, the whining about the refs start as soon as WVU makes a run. Hilarious.

  That's what I was thinking.
• devil1197

  Not a good start to the 2nd half.
• mallymal614

  It seems like Huggins has made adjustments halftime, while Matta has not. I'm not going to panic though. We will regroup.
• mallymal614

  Where has this William Buford been all season!
• charliehustle14

  Buford is silk
• charliehustle14

  Buford is having some fun. Let him keep chucking it.
• devil1197

  Billy Buford decides to show up.
• charliehustle14

  Buford just missed that...damn. He was too open.
• mallymal614

  charliehustle14 wrote: Buford just missed that...damn. He was too open.

  Reggie Miller said that the most difficult shots to make are the ones when no one is guarding you.
• charliehustle14

  mallymal614 wrote:

  charliehustle14 wrote: Buford just missed that...damn. He was too open.

  Reggie Miller said that the most difficult shots to make are the ones when no one is guarding you.

  I always thought that too. Way too much time to think and get set.
• charliehustle14

  Got to have both the FT's Lighty, damn it. Oh well, 1/2.
• eersandbeers

  For any OSU fans that may not know, that white haired ref is Tim Higgins and possibly the worst ref in the history of college basketball. As he just demonstrated by that call.
• charliehustle14

  It's about time for Turner to start and take this one over.
  
  But so far, Buford has been doing the honors.
• charliehustle14

  Way to not close out on another shooter. Awesome.
• mallymal614

  West Virginia is killing us with the 3s! Just like Purdue did in the first half of that game.