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<blockquote data-quote="kisseber" data-source="post: 1493804" data-attributes="member: 746731"><p>I am not sure what game you were watching. I attended the game with my son, a professor at OSU, and was naturally rooting for them (although I am more of an Illinois fan, as I was a professor there for 25 years and had season tickets starting with the Gene Bartow's season). OSU was completely inept for the first seven minutes and didn't score a point, while Cincinnati was hardly better, managing just five. Neither team could shoot the ball (Nicolls State may not be Cincinnati, but at least they had a player than cut put the ball in the basket when they needed it.... Cincinnati shot less than 40 percent on two point shots let alone three... late in the game, when they still could have won the game, they had a player shooting a completely uncontested three point shot who couldn't put the ball in the basket... OSU's best player last night was Kyle Young, which surprised everyone... the much-hyped Kaleb Wessen may well start at some point to live up to expectations, but was largely not a factor offensively except for two three point shots he made in the second half which helped to open things up for the guards... he did draw a whole lot of fouls <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> including charges... Indeed, in the end, it was the 19 for 24 free throw shooting in the second half that won the game for OSU...</p><p></p><p>In sum, I do hope that OSU will live up to projections (as I hope the Illini do), but I do not see how on the basis of the first game for both teams one could draw any sort of conclusion as to whether they will or will not be really good</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kisseber, post: 1493804, member: 746731"] I am not sure what game you were watching. I attended the game with my son, a professor at OSU, and was naturally rooting for them (although I am more of an Illinois fan, as I was a professor there for 25 years and had season tickets starting with the Gene Bartow's season). OSU was completely inept for the first seven minutes and didn't score a point, while Cincinnati was hardly better, managing just five. Neither team could shoot the ball (Nicolls State may not be Cincinnati, but at least they had a player than cut put the ball in the basket when they needed it.... Cincinnati shot less than 40 percent on two point shots let alone three... late in the game, when they still could have won the game, they had a player shooting a completely uncontested three point shot who couldn't put the ball in the basket... OSU's best player last night was Kyle Young, which surprised everyone... the much-hyped Kaleb Wessen may well start at some point to live up to expectations, but was largely not a factor offensively except for two three point shots he made in the second half which helped to open things up for the guards... he did draw a whole lot of fouls :) including charges... Indeed, in the end, it was the 19 for 24 free throw shooting in the second half that won the game for OSU... In sum, I do hope that OSU will live up to projections (as I hope the Illini do), but I do not see how on the basis of the first game for both teams one could draw any sort of conclusion as to whether they will or will not be really good [/QUOTE]
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