Minnesota @ #24 Ohio State

• devil1197

  Tip at 1:00.
• centralbucksfan

  Ted Valentine...one of worst officials in business gets his first cheap one against Diebler.
• gabuckeye

  I've got Florida - Tennessee here... damn.
  
  Guess I'll be watching this through channelsurfing.net.
• gabuckeye

  centralbucksfan wrote: Ted Valentine...one of worst officials in business gets his first cheap one against Diebler.

  Isn't great when Valentine, Burr, and Hightower are all working a game together and we get to hear about how it's "one of the best crews you'll see."
• charliehustle14

  Travel, seriously? Horse shit call.
• wildcats20

  

  Teddy V is a showboat. I wish he would just call the game, if he did he might be a decent ref.
• wildcats20

  

  That's not a hook either.
• centralbucksfan

  wildcats20 wrote: Teddy V is a showboat. I wish he would just call the game, if he did he might be a decent ref.

  I doubt it. He is just bad. Ask Coach Knight his thoughts on Valentine!? lol
  The one time he was booted, and walked off the court, around Valentine at midcourt, was priceless!
• charliehustle14

  I didn't think so either. It was a pretty clean drop step, from what I saw. I didn't see Lauderdale trying to gain position with an elbow hook.
• wildcats20

  

  And that was a clear push off right in front of Teddy V.
• wildcats20

  

  Great finish from Lighty
• centralbucksfan

  Great half of basketball by OSU thus far....these guys play well together, very unselfish and have fun.
• devil1197

  Great half going for the Buckeyes.
• bulldog8

  Kyle Madsen is the worst college basketball player in Ohio State history. Watching him is quite possibly the most painful experience ever.
• wildcats20

  

  He does what he is supposed to do.
• centralbucksfan

  Turner is putting on a freaking show. Best player in the country, no question.
• bulldog8

  Yeah I guess he does do what he is supposed to do....Doesn't go to the hoop strong ever and wastes beautiful passes and ball movement by the Buckeyes. In my opinion, logging inefficient minutes without having an impact is not doing what you're supposed to do.
• charliehustle14

  Madsen kills me, ahh.
  
  And Turner is the human clinic. I hope he puts 35 up on these punks.
• centralbucksfan

  bulldog8 wrote: Yeah I guess he does do what he is supposed to do....Doesn't go to the hoop strong ever and wastes beautiful passes and ball movement by the Buckeyes. In my opinion, logging inefficient minutes without having an impact is not doing what you're supposed to do.

  Madsen is what he is, someone that is needed to give Dallas a blow. He has had some good games. But often, he is mismatched with someone too athletic. OSU only option as a post sub right now.
• royal_k

  

  Great 1st half by the Buckeyes!
• wildcats20

  

  centralbucksfan wrote:

  bulldog8 wrote: Yeah I guess he does do what he is supposed to do....Doesn't go to the hoop strong ever and wastes beautiful passes and ball movement by the Buckeyes. In my opinion, logging inefficient minutes without having an impact is not doing what you're supposed to do.

  Madsen is what he is, someone that is needed to give Dallas a blow. He has had some good games. But often, he is mismatched with someone too athletic. OSU only option as a post sub right now.

  Thank you. He is on this team right now to give Dallas a rest every now and then. And honestly, you don't lose anything offensively when he plays in place of Dallas.
• devil1197

  Great balance for the 1st half.
  
  Turner (7/9) 15 points
  Buford (5/7) 13 points
  Diebler (3/5) 13 points
  Lighty (3/4) 6 points
  Dallas (1/1) 2 points
  
  Shooting 73% from the field.
• I drain 3's

  centralbucksfan wrote: Turner is putting on a freaking show. Best player in the country, no question.

  
  Top 5? Easily.
  Best in the country? Possibly, but lets not make any claims till the end of the season. There are some other damn good players out there.
• bulldog8

  Is PJ Hill hurt? Get the kid some stinking minutes for goodness sake. This is the exact reason OSU comes out dead in the second half all the time - because Matta doesn't rotate his guards enough. You have a double-digit lead, get Simmons and Hill some minutes (both are great defensively) and this will allow Turner, Diebler, Lighty, and Buford to give the legs a bit of a rest. This is an extremely talented OSU team, but there is no depth and that will prove deadly come tournament time.
• charliehustle14

  Why is Kecman and that transfer from UAB even on scholarship? If Madesen plays over them, then just how bad are they?