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Think they just hit a dry spell. Big 10 is the best conference. Wisconsin lost 5 games in a short burst. some winnable games coming up. Michigan game is huge.

I am pretty happy with what Billy D is doing with the Gators. Easily holding teams under 60 points most nights....even under 50....I think we have a good shot......but, I'd rather have Noah, Horford, Humphry, Green, and Brewer....but, that is a once...well....twice dream line-up. One of the best college teams ever.

Another quality win for the Bearcats tonight, sorry that it came at the expense of your boys PeteyDangerous.

Hopefully UConn can get back on that roll though, I'm rooting for the American to end up with more top 25 teams than the new Big East by selection Sunday.

Will Kentucky miss the tourney again....?

I think if OSU beats Minnesota and Michigan / Michigan State they're fine.

Unless the wheels come falling off, both are in easily. Beating Wisconsin and Iowa on the road, are 2 great wins for the resume. I think Lunardi had Osu a 5th, and Kentucky a 4th, which seems about right.

Kentuckys best win is at home against Tennessee. At least a team like OSU has won on the road at Iowa and Wisconsin. Kentucky hasn't beaten anybody.

At home against Louisville and @Missouri are better wins than Tennessee.

We also don't have a loss that matches at home against Penn State or @Nebraska.

Nice red herring, but if you've read my posts I've said OSU is in danger of missing the tourney. I've been consistent with that. We still need to win against two quality teams to be a lock. The SEC is a LOT weaker than the Big Ten in basketball.

Completely forgot you beat Louisville.

Bucks stepped on the gas and pulled away from Purdue tonight.. 3 win stretch helps..

They are playing really well. I don't get any sense they are in danger of missing the tourney. They are 19-5, 17th in the RPI, and 12th strength of schedule. Plus the big 10 is considered the best conference. Even if they only beat 1 of those teams, and win the rest, that would put them at 24-7, which is probably a lock as you could get.

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But it's good to see Cincy successful this season. I'm hoping that we can get a real rivalry going between our teams. The two that were ignored by the ACC and Big 10

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Same here, I think it is starting to turn into a pretty good one since the Bearcats have finally been able to get a couple wins in the series over the last few years.

Getting throttled by SMU right now, they look awful tonight. No energy on either end of the floor.

Not taking anything away from SMU, they have been pretty good lately themselves with wins over Memphis and UConn. So this loss isn't really as bad as it's going to look nationally.

Edit - and I do like Ollie a lot, you have a fine coach there.

Amazing job done by Larry Brown. I've been watching the game since the late 80's, and can't remember Smu ever being good, or playing in the tournament. One of the best coaches of all time.

Same here, always liked Larry myself. He definitely had his team ready to play tonight.

Larry Brown doesn't get the regconition he deserves because he leaves teams after 5 years

I do remember that was the complaint among Cavs fans about Larry prior to hiring the other Brown. (ugh) Well, too bad we can't turn back time.

Why is Lebryan Nash compared to Ron Artest in terms of attitude when Marcus Smart is worse.

If Adrian Payne had any type of muscle on his frame he'd be a top 5 pick.

Great rebounding tonight Bucks. It's like Dwight Howard and Kevin Love are playing for Michigan.

Poor shooting and rebounding. Just havn't found anyone to take over a game. Craft and Scott is a scary combination for our offense.

Aaron Craft is an insanely bad inefficient offensive player. He's batting below the Mendoza Line.

-12 on the boards -15 with the 3 ball. We actually shot it better, but they hit the shots when it counted.

I would be thrilled with matta if he got us to the sweet 16. They were begging craft to shoot it. He shot that one air ball at the end, I knew it was over at that point. We need help from Thompson or Loving. Ross and Smith are the only options right now. You know we're not getting much from craft or scott.

I think Matta wants to believe Craft and Scott can be like Conley and Butler. There's a lot wrong with that. Jamar Butler was a phenomenal shooter for us.

I love Craft, but his lack of athletcisim has reared its ugly head this year. There is no excuse for his lack of transition offense. He slows it down every damn time. He makes scoring harder than it has to be. He just needs to go. Hopefully guys actually hit the weights next year too. I feel like our guys lack strength badly. If you want fast guy then play more run and gun. If you want to play half court then get stronger. Also if you wanna play in the half court, get ADV more minutes for spacing purposes. Shannon wants to run, Sam wants to run and Laquinton wants to run. Lenzelle wants to run sometimes as well. However when your point guard doesn't, what's the point of those other guys hustling?

Next year will be better fellas. We will (hopefully) have 4 seniors starting and guys coming in that can score like D'Angelo Russell.

How about Wichita State huh? Cleanthony Early needs more hype as an NBA prospect.

I just want the regular season to end so OSU can get to the tourney.

My daughter - due to her mother - is a Michigan fan. We made a bet last night, and since it's my 13 year old daughter it couldn't be financial.

So, the bet was "if MY team - OSU - wins, she'll go to bed 1/2 hour earlier 'tomorrow night' (tonight). If Michigan wins, she can stay up 1/2 later than normal.

Last night, we both were asleep way before the game got over. I guess she gets to stay up later tonight.....

I think the best would be a mix. A few blue collar guys to instill that work ethic. Plus not enough basketballs to keep everyone happy.

Gators just have some solid guys back or ready to go...It's a crapshoot, but I like our odds.....as good a bet as any. A solid win over a much improved Tennessee last night.

Next year is our title contender fellas. That is regardless of if Laquinton Ross stays or not. I just hope he learns from Deshaun Thomas idiotic decision. So just try and enjoy seeing the last few months of Craft.

Please get here soon D'Angelo Russell. He can shoot, handle and pass. He's such a good ball-handler and playmaker. He'll be able to play pick and roll. He's 3 ball heavy, but he also has a very good mid-range game with pull ups and floaters. He needs to add body strength to finish better, but he does have phenomenal footwork with all the different types of eurosteps. I'm a little worried with his defense lacking if Matta will let him play because of it. Next year will be the fastest team Matta has ever had.

Translation: He is EXACTLY what we need.

Thomas left to take care of his kid. Would have been nice for him to stay, but he had to do whats best for his family.

Didn't realize how well North Dakota State is doing. They actually look like a good win for OSU. Wyoming beating San Diego State is good. Beat Minnesota and Sparty and we're a lock regardless of what happens in the Big Ten tourney.

Delaware is a good win as well. They are 19-7, and havn't lost in conference play. Marquette is playing better of late. Still think they will be a 3-6 seed depending if they beat teams like Michigan State, or one of the better teams in the big 10 tourney. Only bad lost is Penn State (104 in the rpi)

Our RPI is 19 and our SOS is like 6th. Illinois is a broke mans version of OSU. I have a lot of faith in John Groce though.

my biggest concern in the tourney is running into a good shooting team, that is having a great night, and not being able to keep up. But our 3 pt defense has been fantastic all year.

Does Amir Williams drive anyone else nuts?

The guy is so freaking soft. So passive. So non-aggressive. Such a puss.

My daughter, who was once upon a time captain of her high school bb team, actually screams at him for being such a sissy and not being aggressive.

Man, he has some real talent, but his lack of desire is infuriating.

That's the story of his career. If he had ANY fire we'd be a force in the tourney. Seriously, he's 7'0 and 250 of pure muscle. He can move really well for his size and jump. He can block shots which is something we've needed the past few years. He's not even that awful as a 1 on 1 defender. He's actually pretty good when focused. Wen he actually catches the ball he's powerful and impossible to stop from dunking.

He was the #2 ranked center in the 2011 class only behind.....


Anthony Davis

I agree w/all of that. He is just a puss.