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****Iowa @ Ohio St Game Thread****

Got a special feeling about this one
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Special as in that classic hawkeye "get our hopes up just to crush us" feeling?
 
OSU had at least 6 buckets that way.

The OSU ball handler drives the lane, Liddell intentionally backs his ass into the ball-handler's defender, then the ball-handler has a wide-open layup. It is a text book moving screen.

Hard to compete with constant moving screens AND refs calling us for ticky-tack calls. Can live with one. Almost impossible to win with both.

OSU was living with this play when JBo was in. They continued it on Joe to a far lesser extent. Hopefully Fran points it out to the officials if he hasn’t already.
 
He's not jacking up 3s and missing. And he can't pass it to himself.
Correct he’s just running around doing nothing. He can’t create separation with or without the ball to get a shot off. And you are correct he can’t pass to himself. Also doesn’t have any assists or rebounds either.
 
Better D the last 10mins. First 10 was on pace to give up 50 before half
If you had told me the Hawks would have a 1-pt halftime lead after OSU ballooned their opening lead to 11, I would have laughed at you and told ya to gtfo here.

Big turnaround after that timeout Fran called to light the fire.
 
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Correct he’s just running around doing nothing. He can’t create separation with or without the ball to get a shot off. And you are correct he can’t pass to himself. Also doesn’t have any assists or rebounds either.
He isn't getting any touches. Pretty hard to do anything that way. But at least he draws the defense, wherever he goes. No help off of him.
 
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So who starts 2nd half. Can’t go with default lineup IMO or we will dig another hole
They’ll come back with the same starting lineup and a quick hook for Rebraca. With two fouls on all of our guards not named Bohannon, I don’t hate it
 
Keeping the ball out of the paint was the key to the comeback there. After all the easy dunks and layups to start for OSU, they finished with only a 26-22 edge in points in the paint
Exactly. Way to many easy inside baskets in the first 10 minutes.
 
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He isn't getting any touches. Pretty hard to do anything that way. But at least he draws the defense, wherever he goes. No help off of him.
He started and played what the first 10 minutes at the point but he isn’t getting touches? I think you are mistaking touches for open looks. I’ll agree with you that he isn’t getting open looks but that’s because he lacks the ability to get open.
 
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Anyone for OH State driving left was getting screens. Rebraca inadvertently screened a few times himself. No one was stopping the drives when the guards got screened. The man guarding the screener needs to redirect the driver when that happens but Iowa's man (Rebraca early) kept getting caught watching/sealed. Ugh.
 
+/- doesn’t tell the whole story, but Kris had the best +/- in the first half of +11 and Rebraca the worst at -12. Kris athleticism and help defense helped slow both Young and Liddell
 
OSU didn't light the nets on fire from deep in the first half......... here's hoping and praying it stays that way in the 2nd half, too!
 
He started and played what the first 10 minutes at the point but he isn’t getting touches? I think you are mistaking touches for open looks. I’ll agree with you that he isn’t getting open looks but that’s because he lacks the ability to get open.
If he wasn't open it was because OH State was making it a point to keep him guarded. He's one of the main reasons why Keegan has 20. OH State can't help off of him.
 
Anyone for OH State driving left was getting screens. Rebraca inadvertently screened a few times himself. No one was stopping the drives when the guards got screened. The man guarding the screener needs to redirect the driver when that happens but Iowa's man (Rebraca early) kept getting caught watching/sealed. Ugh.

Yep. OSU was making a living at early. We were talking about the illegal screens on Rebraca down low though on those plays. Not all of em, but many.
 
How does the biggest guy on either team get out ahead of everyone like that?!

Cmon guys.
 
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