Ohio State

[Red Don]

Ohio State won Saturday at Madison Square Garden, beating (a declining) Minnesota 67-49.

 

Like Tim says, that should be good news for us. Ohio State won't be overlooking us, but they won't be smarting coming off a loss either. They are already well-positioned for going dancing and therefore have less to play for than we do: i.e. a loss to (a rising) Nebraska will not hurt their prospects nearly as much as a Win would enhance our outlook.

Edited January 21, 2018 by Red Don

[Huskerpapa]

Ohio State is a very good team.  We are not going to sneak up on them as they are focused and on their home court.  We need to go out, play well, and simply beat them; cause you know what?  We are good as well.

[Vinny]

I am watching these football games today, but I am thinking about tomorrow night. I think our 1-3-1 can frustrate them for many of the reasons it frustrated Michigan, but I watched their game yesterday and they seem to rely a lot on interior and inside to outside passing that I think our normal doubling on their big men can take away or at least make more difficult. Rebounding is going to be a chore either way. I do think we can keep their scoring in check enough to have more than a decent chance. What we can’t do is let any sort of run they make take us out of it mentally, because they will probably find a way to put together decent strings of production.

[Huskerpapa]

1 hour ago, Vinny said:

I am watching these football games today, but I am thinking about tomorrow night. I think our 1-3-1 can frustrate them for many of the reasons it frustrated Michigan, but I watched their game yesterday and they seem to rely a lot on interior and inside to outside passing that I think our normal doubling on their big men can take away or at least make more difficult. Rebounding is going to be a chore either way. I do think we can keep their scoring in check enough to have more than a decent chance. What we can’t do is let any sort of run they make take us out of it mentally, because they will probably find a way to put together decent strings of production.

I don't remember us playing any zone against Michigan???  I thought we manned up all night.

[49r]

39 minutes ago, huskercwg said:

I don't remember us playing any zone against Michigan???  I thought we manned up all night.

 

We didn't need to do anything else.  That was the beauty of that game.

[Vinny]

1 hour ago, 49r said:

 

We didn't need to do anything else.  That was the beauty of that game.

I swore I remembered I us mixing it in occasionally and it leading to a couple miss matches and forced shots late in the shot clock.  Maybe it was just good switching on screens that led to the mismatches.  Either way, I think our ability to disrupt timing in this game can be effective as it was against Michigan, just need to disrupt on the inside maybe more so than on the perimeter the way they work inside to out at times.

[HuskerBB]

1 hour ago, Vinny said:

I swore I remembered I us mixing it in occasionally and it leading to a couple miss matches and forced shots late in the shot clock.  Maybe it was just good switching on screens that led to the mismatches.  Either way, I think our ability to disrupt timing in this game can be effective as it was against Michigan, just need to disrupt on the inside maybe more so than on the perimeter the way they work inside to out at times.

 

If I remember correctly we came out in the 1-3-1 a couple of times out of timeouts or dead balls - but just played it for one possession and then went back to man.

 

[hskr4life]

 

 

Game of the Night!

[hhcmatt]

They haven't played anyone to a close game at home where they've won them all except for the time that Clemson came in and throttled them.

They're a get back on defense after a team when the shot goes up so they seem unlikely to try and exploit our rebounding issues unless they're down. The caveat is that you need to get a body on whomever is playing center.

[cozrulz]

19 hours ago, Red Don said:

Ohio State won Saturday at Madison Square Garden, beating (a declining) Minnesota 67-49.

 

Like Tim says, that should be good news for us. Ohio State won't be overlooking us, but they won't be smarting coming off a loss either. They are already well-positioned for going dancing and therefore have less to play for than we do: i.e. a loss to (a rising) Nebraska will not hurt their prospects nearly as much as a Win would enhance our outlook.

 

Less to play for?  They have more to play for than Nebraska.  They are playing for a conference championship!

[49r]

13 minutes ago, cozrulz said:

 

Less to play for?  They have more to play for than Nebraska.  They are playing for a conference championship!

 

 

Hell, at this point I think they can reasonably say they have a 1 seed to play for!  KenPom gives them a 2.3% shot at finishing the season unbeaten in the B1G (which is huge at this point) and if they do that plus run to the tournament final I think they're pretty solidly on the 1 line.  That, my friends, is PLENTY of motivation for them:

 

Mon Jan 22		67	Nebraska	W, 75-63	67	86%	Home		×
Thu Jan 25		63	Penn St.	W, 76-64	69	85%	Home		×
Tue Jan 30		97	Indiana	W, 77-63	66	90%	Home		×
Sun Feb 4		105	Illinois	W, 79-64	70	92%	Home		×
Wed Feb 7		2	Purdue	L, 76-66	67	19%	Away		×
Sat Feb 10		101	Iowa	W, 84-69	69	92%	Home		×
Thu Feb 15		63	Penn St.	W, 72-68	69	66%	Away		×
Sun Feb 18		27	Michigan	L, 66-65	63	49%	Away		×
Tue Feb 20		117	Rutgers	W, 72-56	66	92%	Home		×
Fri Feb 23		97	Indiana	W, 73-66	66	75%	Away		×
Projected record:								24-7	15-3
Chance of unbeaten record:									2.3%

 

Win all the games they should win (and their "should win games" are basically layups for them at this point) and pull off a big upset at Purdue and win a coin-flip at Michigan and they're there.

Edited January 22, 2018 by 49r

[hhcmatt]

On 1/19/2018 at 2:07 PM, 49r said:

How much of an advantage/disadvantage will it be for us to have coach Lewis on the bench for this one?  Gotta be worth something, right?

 

Miles noted he has the scout on this one.  I think defensively we can hold them in check.  Can the L.E.W.I.S. system provide enough offensive power?

[Nebrasketball1979]

51 minutes ago, 49r said:

 

Hell, at this point I think they can reasonably say they have a 1 seed to play for!  KenPom gives them a 2.3% shot at finishing the season unbeaten in the B1G (which is huge at this point) and if they do that plus run to the tournament final I think they're pretty solidly on the 1 line.  That, my friends, is PLENTY of motivation for them:

 

Mon Jan 22		67	Nebraska	W, 75-63	67	86%	Home		×
Thu Jan 25		63	Penn St.	W, 76-64	69	85%	Home		×
Tue Jan 30		97	Indiana	W, 77-63	66	90%	Home		×
Sun Feb 4		105	Illinois	W, 79-64	70	92%	Home		×
Wed Feb 7		2	Purdue	L, 76-66	67	19%	Away		×
Sat Feb 10		101	Iowa	W, 84-69	69	92%	Home		×
Thu Feb 15		63	Penn St.	W, 72-68	69	66%	Away		×
Sun Feb 18		27	Michigan	L, 66-65	63	49%	Away		×
Tue Feb 20		117	Rutgers	W, 72-56	66	92%	Home		×
Fri Feb 23		97	Indiana	W, 73-66	66	75%	Away		×
Projected record:								24-7	15-3
Chance of unbeaten record:									2.3%

 

Win all the games they should win (and their "should win games" are basically layups for them at this point) and pull off a big upset at Purdue and win a coin-flip at Michigan and they're there.

Spot on and very true but the reality is that OSU's chances of going undefeated in the BIG will be exactly 0% in roughly 10 and a half hours.  So, to hell with KenPom's prediction!

[hhcmatt]

 

1 hour ago, cozrulz said:

 

Less to play for?  They have more to play for than Nebraska.  They are playing for a conference championship!

 

You tend to worry about beating Purdue on the road than all the cupcakes like Nebraska at home.

[hhcmatt]

We've averaged 9 minutes a game over the last two from our "true" centers. I think we'll see 15-20 at least in this one as OSU rolls out traditional centers and Kaleb Wesson. TBH we probably should start Jordy in this one.

[hhcmatt]

OSU is now ranked #13

 

https://collegebasketball.ap.org/poll/2018/12

[Dead Dog Alley]

1 hour ago, 49r said:

 

Hell, at this point I think they can reasonably say they have a 1 seed to play for!  KenPom gives them a 2.3% shot at finishing the season unbeaten in the B1G (which is huge at this point) and if they do that plus run to the tournament final I think they're pretty solidly on the 1 line.  That, my friends, is PLENTY of motivation for them:

 

Mon Jan 22		67	Nebraska	W, 75-63	67	86%	Home		×
Thu Jan 25		63	Penn St.	W, 76-64	69	85%	Home		×
Tue Jan 30		97	Indiana	W, 77-63	66	90%	Home		×
Sun Feb 4		105	Illinois	W, 79-64	70	92%	Home		×
Wed Feb 7		2	Purdue	L, 76-66	67	19%	Away		×
Sat Feb 10		101	Iowa	W, 84-69	69	92%	Home		×
Thu Feb 15		63	Penn St.	W, 72-68	69	66%	Away		×
Sun Feb 18		27	Michigan	L, 66-65	63	49%	Away		×
Tue Feb 20		117	Rutgers	W, 72-56	66	92%	Home		×
Fri Feb 23		97	Indiana	W, 73-66	66	75%	Away		×
Projected record:								24-7	15-3
Chance of unbeaten record:									2.3%

 

Win all the games they should win (and their "should win games" are basically layups for them at this point) and pull off a big upset at Purdue and win a coin-flip at Michigan and they're there.

 

They could realistically go 16-2 in the conference and go into the conference tournament only having 2 wins vs. teams that will be in the NCAA's (Michigan and Michigan State), assuming that they lose at Purdue and Michigan and that Nebraska and Maryland end up on the wrong side of the bubble.

[Handy Johnson]

23 hours ago, cipsucks said:

Early line has Ohio State favored by 11 and a half.  Rodney Dangerfield's got nothing on the Huskers.

All that tells me is that Vegas hasn't watched one single Husker game this season.

[jdostal]

I just have 1,000 words for Vegas

 

[hhcmatt]

WILL THE WESSON BROTHERS BE COOKING WITH OIL TONIGHT?

[Bugeaters1]

 

[WestOHusker]

OSU is now ranked #13
 
https://collegebasketball.ap.org/poll/2018/12

Now the win is gonna be extra awesome for the ole resume.


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[FredsSlacks]

several places have us as 12 point underdogs now. that would be a huge letdown to lose by more than 12.

[hskr4life]

2 minutes ago, TimSmiles said:

several places have us as 12 point underdogs now. that would be a huge letdown to lose by more than 12.

 

#BetTheSkers

 

#13-6ATS

[Nebrasketball1979]

34 minutes ago, TimSmiles said:

several places have us as 12 point underdogs now. that would be a huge letdown to lose by more than 12.

 

Well, we can only hope Vegas is as right about this line as they were about Michigan.  I believe that means we should expect to win by about 13 points.