maveric1
5xNW
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OSU Men's basketball team are #1 in the country and still undefeated. They truly looked like a number one team yesterday during the thrashing they gave to a very good Purdue squad. I'm expecting big things from this team.
Anybody excited about this team's potential?
vestanpance
Harrison West/at work OSU
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I'm having fun watching it.
JazzFestAllNite
Olde Town East
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Season Ticket holder here: This team is special. Last night was a thrashing and we rested our starters through much of the second half. If they play up to potential they are a lock for the Final Four.
kcrissinger
Brookshire
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This team is very special. They have very talented Frosh and are a very balanced team. I think they had either 3 or 4 players in double figures last night. Their offensive weapons are endless. Teams try to double up on Sullinger and end up getting burned by someone else. This team doesn't seem to have any ego issues and they play together very well. I expect big things from them this year and beyond.
ZHC
101 East Main Street, Downtown
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This team is truly amazing to witness, I mean it really is. The Purdue game was a jaw-dropping view of what this team can do when they are at their best. I don't know if Ohio State bball fans have experienced a complete team like this in decades. This year's squad has the real potential to be the very best team we ever see in our lifetime at Ohio State.
And it just kills me that it seems like there is almost zero buzz around town about it. At least from the (admittedly unscientific) impression I've gotten from customers, is there is a whole lot less excitement/awareness about this team than the Jimmy Jackson teams, or the Mike Redd/Scoonie Penn Final four team from the late 90's or the Oden/Conely run. That makes no sense at all to me. I'm hoping that will change as we close in on tournament time.
This has always been a football first city, but people go nuts over bball at least they have in the past. All I can figure is perhaps this may be a side effect of so many of their games being on the Big 10 channel now.
In any event I'm lovin' it. :)
Mister Shifter
Lewis Center
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The last time a Buckeyes team won its first 21 games was in 1962. They lost in the national title game that year. A chance to erase that memory exists this season.
berry
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Very excited about this team and I'm far from a basketball fan. They really are fun to watch. I'm now living in Cincy which is more of a "basketball" town, but it is more a mixed bag. There are Cincy, Xavier and Kentucky fans in addition to OSU.
I'm really hoping we can make the trip up to catch a game.
brothermarcus
West Siiiide
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ZHC wrote >>
And it just kills me that it seems like there is almost zero buzz around town about it. At least from the (admittedly unscientific) impression I've gotten from customers, is there is a whole lot less excitement/awareness about this team than the Jimmy Jackson teams, or the Mike Redd/Scoonie Penn Final four team from the late 90's or the Oden/Conely run. That makes no sense at all to me. I'm hoping that will change as we close in on tournament time.
The best way to put it for me personally- "basketball killed basketball." When I was a kid it was the Williams and then Ayers eras of OSU basketball, I was crushed when Burson broke his neck and I was watching the game on live satellite feed when Dick Vitale got himself in quite a pickle over his Funderburke aside... I loved basketball as a team sport back then. But now all the rules and styles of play have turned basketball into a rough-and-tumble debacle of fast breaks, bumping underneath, and accepted traveling all to support ridiculous scores that are supposed to excite the fan base- but it pushed me away. I even held on to women's basketball for a while, I've probably seen four times as many OSU women's games live as I have men's games... but the women's game is pushing towards the men's game in style as well and I'm losing interest. The one-year teams are a killer as well, not getting to see a player develop just plain sucks... I mean it's nice to have a superstar even for a year to watch them dominate, but really- not as fun as watching a kid come up from gangly freshman to elite senior. And then there's no fun for me watching most players when they get to the NBA (Michael Redd excluded), mostly for the same reason I have issue with almost all professional sports - selfishness at some point supersedes the love of the sport and it becomes evident and poisons so many things around the players... and it makes me dislike the pro sports.
enough whining from me for the morning, I'm proud of the success of the Buckeyes- but I'm disappointed in the game of basketball. It was originally designed as a finesse and tactic sport which avoided the contact and injuries of rugby, and over time it's certainly moved away from that ideal.
JazzFestAllNite
Olde Town East
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"Everyone asks so I'll address it: This team is built for success better than 06-07 but 06-07 would've won head-to-head, if that makes sense."
-Mark Titus via Twitter
Any thoughts on Titus' comments about this team vs. 06/07?
Oden/Sullinger (great matchup)
Conley/Craft (Conley better PG but maybe not w/ Craft guarding him)
Lewis/Buford
Butler/Diebler
Dequan/Thomas (same player)
Othello/Dallas
Lighty/Lighty (I take Lighty)
Titus/Days (Titus looked much better riding the pine with a towel around his neck)
Mister Shifter
Lewis Center
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Titus wishes.
This team is so much more balanced and plays better together as a team. I don't see 06-07 winning straight up.
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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10 Questions With Thad Matta
Saturday, February 5, 2011
WBNS-10TV
Ohio State men's basketball coach Thad Matta is leading the No. 1 team in the nation. Despite being the busy man that he is, he still found time to answer our 10 questions.
patient_zero
Falafel District
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Bucks back to #1 again, Big Ten title within their reach. What a great group of guys. It's inspiring to watch a team selflessly committed to each other. That's part of the reason senior Jon Diebler was consistently passed the ball to knock down 10 consecutive 3-point shots tonight against Penn State!
somertimeoh
Harrison West
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YES!! So pumped for March Madness! I love these guys, really want this title for them.
Nitsud Regnifloh
Valerio Heights
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People worry about their lack of depth and Matta playing those 6 guys too much. I say those people havent watched a game yet. these guys are strong to quite strong.
Mister Shifter
Lewis Center
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The East bracket is stacked and will be a rough storm for OSU to weather.
Of the 16 coaches in the East Region, two have won national championships (Jim Boeheim and Roy Williams) and five others (Jay Wright, Thad Matta, Bob Huggins, Jim Larranaga and John Calipari) have coached in the Final Four.
Ohio State's path to the Final Four is littered with two of the most storied programs in the country, Kentucky and North Carolina, three from the powerhouse Big East (Villanova, Syracuse and West Virginia), one red-hot mid-major (George Mason) and one mid-major that isn't a mid-major in Xavier.
patient_zero
Falafel District
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somertimeoh wrote >>
YES!! So pumped for March Madness! I love these guys, really want this title for them.
So, we may be playing your home state boys Friday if UTSA beats Alabama St. We could see Texas from the West region if they play their butt off!
Have your declared Bernard's Tavern game central this year? Good beer, good food, and plenty of big screens there. Not sure about WiFi.
maveric1
5xNW
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Great matchup this friday and more possible matchup to come. OSU plays UK Friday. Winning this game will give notice to rest of the field and hopefully earn some respect. After that we could face UNC then Duke in Final Four.
Love March Madness. Oh and Go Bucks.
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