I am going to live blog the Gophers vs. Buckeyes game. I will share some of my thoughts and insights.
1.Damian Johnson is so damn athletic. He can really create some opportunities for himself and others.
2.Devoe Joseph is going to have his hands full with Evan Turner because of Turner’s size and quick first step.
3. Despite John Wall’s play, I think Evan Turner so far is my Player of the Year.
4. Tubby’s bench has to be one of the deepest in the country. He can play 10 deep. I doubt many other coaches can say that.
5. Every time I watch a Gopher game, they can’t shoot free throws effectively. Is it me who is cursing them or do they always do that?
6. I really like Ohio’s ability to double team and recover.
7. Jesus Christ, Turner is straight destroying us. We need Ron Artest to guard that guy.
8. Even with the Buckeyes run, we are hanging in there. I think we need to get more looks for our shooters, specifically Hoffarber.
9. I am going to call this game a must-win(all games are must wins, I know that) but this one is huge. We need this game to show the tournament committee we deserve to be in the 65. It’s either this or make a run in the Big Ten Tourney.
10. We do have some soft bigs. Like Jeff said, Damian is making them look foolish with his work down low. Iverson in particular needs to put on some muscle and attack the basket more.
11. Where’s the famous Tubby press? We are down, we need to try and get some quick steals or turnovers.
12. We need a decent run here at the end of the first half. If we don’t, the second half may just seem like we are going through the motions.
13. The Buckeyes play a great 1-3-1 defense. They have so much quickness up top.
14. That’s the kind of attitude Sampson needs all the time. Attack the shit out of that basket with some authority.
15. They outshot us to death in that half. Let’s hope they don’t continue to shoot like that.
16. 70% shooting for a half? That’s sick!
17. He can be a little grating but I really like Clark Kellogg’s analysis. He usually says stuff I am thinking.
18. Joseph should be driving almost every play. Kick outs and low post dumps could give us some quick offense.
19. Athletes! Athletes! Athletes! The Buckeyes have much better athletes and it’s showing.
20. Where is the press? That gets us tons of turnovers and steals.
21. Like Jeff said, this game is over. Let’s just shoot 3s until our arms fall off. Let’s see what happens.
22. Right now, I would take Turner over Wall. He looks amazing. His size and athleticism is astounding.
23. The first decent athletic play by someone other than Johnson. Nice ups, Rodney.
24. Holy crap, the Buckeyes missed 2 shots in a row.
This game is going to hurt the Gophers chances at a bid for the NCAA. For this game, we don’t look like a tournament team. I think being down 2 players(Nolen and White) is hurting us. White’s size and athleticism inside would really help. Nolen’s defense on the perimeter would help immensely. We are going to need some wins in conference tourney to make the field of 65.
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