Preview of Ohio State

[catsfanbgky]

7-4 - Losses @ #23 Texas A&M (9-2) by 14 / Pitt (9-2) by 1 in OT / @Maryland (9-2) by 24 / #2 Auburn (10-1) by 38
Quality wins : Beat Texas by 8 / Rutgers by 14.

Likely starters :
Devin Royal (soph) - 6-6 220 lbs. Forward - 15.6 ppg / 8 rpg. / 1 apg.
Bruce Thornton (JR.) - 6-2 215 lbs. Guard - 14.8 ppg / 2.7 rpg. / 5.3 apg.
Michael Parrish (SR.) - 6-6 205 lbs. Guard - 10.5 ppg / 4.7 rpg / 2 apg
Meechie Johnson (SR.) - 6-2 185 lbs. Guard - 9 ppg / 2.5 rpg / 2.7 apg
Sean Stewart (Soph) - 6.9 220 lbs. Forward - 5.7 ppg / 5.8 rpg

Key reserves :
John Mobley (Freshman) - 6-1 175 lbs. Guard - 12 ppg / 1.3 rpg. / 1.5 apg.
Aaron Bradshaw (Soph.) - 7-1 215 lbs. C/PF - 7.8 ppg. / 4.8 rpg.
Evan Mohaffey (JR.) - 6-6 200 lbs. G/F - 5.4 ppg. / 4.1 rpg. / 1.2 apg.

They have played a really solid schedule, been blown out by the better teams, have a couple solid wins. We need to be ready from the tip and play 40 minutes. Cats favored by 6, over / under 160. Cats can't just show up and expect to win, it will be a game for a while, hopefully, a nice double digit win, 88-74 is my prediction. Mobley (53.57%) can stroke it, he actually shoots it better than Brea (53.12%) from 3. Mobley has hit 4 less 3's than Brea, both are from New York.

 

[Padsfs07]

Bradshaw is back with the team in NYC, but Meechie Johnson is still out supposedly. They lost Glover earlier this year too so they only have a couple of guards on the roster.

Mobley has been really good this year, especially for a freshman.

 

[TheDude73]

Apparently another very physical team, so hopefully we actually exhibit that we've learned something from these last few physical teams.

 

[blue cincy]

The closer we get to SEC the more I want to start seeing 40 minutes of great hard effort by any of our guys on the court. We need to be physical, we need to be smart but we better start seeing more guys on the floor when a ball comes out. No standing and reaching down for the ball. More of the Garrison effort on that ball going out of bounds. Rebound/Rebound/Rebound.

 

[tmuck]

I have a bad feeling we come out flat and lose this one.

 

[ukypug]

This one concerns

I have a bad feeling we come out flat and lose this one.

Been fighting that feeling too. Just a weird matchup and team to play. Gotta trust Pope!

 

[BBNinSC]

This one concerns

Been fighting that feeling too. Just a weird matchup and team to play. Gotta trust Pope!

I think we’re good in this one. Pope has an experienced team with a week to prepare. Ohio St is reeling, I expect a big win.

 

[HenryMuto]

Auburn won by 50 we should win easily tomorrow