THE OFFICIAL RUTGERS-OHIO STATE PREDICTION THREAD

[Scangg]

I like what reiber had done for us....he hasn't excelled at defensive rebounding and guarding beefy guys in the post.

I wouldn't be shocked if Hyatt plays a roll. He actually rebounds slightly better than Reiber on the defensive glass. OSU will put out 4-5 guys at a time that canbeat you from deep. However are they guys that will come off screens or shoot slightly contested? I think Hyatt can hang defensively in a game like this. If Pike can drill in him he is needed for rebounding and 50/50s maybe Hyatt plays a big role.

I really like this point. With Lidell Young and Key inside and all beefy tough bigs to handle, Dean may struggle and/or get into foul trouble.

It's likely someone else is going to have to step up and play some minutes banging inside. I'd rather see Hyatt in there than Agee.

Hyatt's struggles seem to be with perimeter defense but not sure about interior defense. He is strong and athletic and rebounds well. This could be a matchup we see him get a few more minutes

Hyatt would also be a tough cover for their bigs on the other end

 

[wolve1972]

Wow that board has ridiculously outdated technology

You're right about that O-Zone board but I've read that they have posters and followers that donate and have been on that free board since 1996 - I think that's what I've read. Could be wrong about the exact date.

OSU has around 5 or 6 big boards that I visit quite a bit - Eleven Warriors, Letterman Row, Buckeye Scoop, BuckNuts, Buckeye Planet and the O-Zone - I might have missed one or two. In fact, I read that Eleven Warriors and the MGoBlog board (Michigan) were like the 2nd and 4th busiest CF boards a couple of years ago behind one of the Georgia boards. I believe this board was also in the top 20 or so.

 

[Scangg]

Another thing I'm looking for is more of Paul and Cliff running the pick n roll from the wing.

This isolates the two man game and makes it very difficult for someone to come help on Cliff vs from the top of the key

It also allows Paul to fairly easily get into the lane. If Cliff's man hedges hard the dump off to Cliff for a dunk is automatic

 

[AZBlues]

Either last year or the year before we were up by 17 when Johnson got hurt and that was the end of the game.

Not sure if you mean the infamous game from 12/2020 at Ohio State. We were up 16 with under 15min to go in the game when Myles was called for his 4th foul (some of them questionable) and Pike sat him. He fouled out with just under 9 minutes to go, up 8, and we lost Jacob to an injury right after that. From the time that Myles picked up the 4th foul, RU was outscored 48-20. From the time he fouled out RU was outscored 29-9.