OSU PG JaQuan Lyle probably not playing tonight

Submitted by Wolverine Devotee on

The game preview on the front page said he was the top guy to check.

This piece of news is interesting-

 

#Buckeyes PG JaQuan Lyle did not participate in shootaround today at #Michigan. Nursing an ankle injury. Didn't practice Thursday.

— Jacob Myers (@Jacob_Myers_25) February 4, 2017

LSAClassOf2000

February 4th, 2017 at 5:21 PM ^

To be fair, the 2-4 people in the world that are afficianados of Referee AssCam probably had their best basketball experience to date in their lives, so if there was any upside, it catered to a very esoteric audience but one that we should still recognize as fellow fans. Of course, I say that as someone hoping that they never do that again. 

FauxMo

February 4th, 2017 at 4:36 PM ^

This is a total threadjack, but I just got done watching the ISU-Kansas game. Great, great game. Can someone remind me how Monte Morris - who had 25 points on 9/16 shooting, 7 assists, 2 steals, and no TOs in the game - ended up at ISU rather than either MSU or UM? 

No, I am not trying to knock Beilein or anyone else. Just wondering how this kid slipped away. Given that he was a Flint kid, you'd at least think he'd be at MSU. Insights? 

Anonymous Coward (not verified)

February 4th, 2017 at 5:10 PM ^

It is disrespectful to the op and it shows laziness on your part for not starting your own thread.  That is all.

FauxMo

February 4th, 2017 at 5:18 PM ^

You gotta be shitting me. On a board where people get HAMMERED for starting new threads of limited value (and rightly so), I drop a simple question relating to college bball in a college bball thread and I'm "lazy" for not starting a new thread? Pardon my bluntness, but you're a mouthbreathing dipshit...

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B-Nut-GoBlue

February 4th, 2017 at 4:59 PM ^

Why don't you make him...

Wait..what are you babbling about?!

And yes, helluva game. Watched most of the 2nd half. That game might be ISU's true turning point for their run at a decent seed in the Tournament. Huge and difficult win at the Phog (54 in a row before today!). I always forget he was a Flint kid, too.

Naked Bootlegger

February 4th, 2017 at 5:24 PM ^

If I recall correctly, Walton & Morris were both early JB point guard targets.    So it's not like Morris wasn't on our radar.   Walton contributed earlier than Morris, but Morris seems to have developed into a more complete, traditional PG.   

I know a lot of people aren't sold on Walton, but we'll miss his versatility more than we realize. 

BraveWolverine730

February 4th, 2017 at 5:23 PM ^

So I'm gonna try to answer your question without being a dick. We were pretty heavily involved in recruiting him, but Beilein had one scholarship for either Morris or Derrick Walton and Walton committed first. I don't think MSU looked at him very hard, but I don't 100% remember. In hindsight this is one of the recruiting misses that has plaguedone us over the last couple years.

HarbaughorBust

February 4th, 2017 at 5:01 PM ^

Not sure this changes anything.

We will come out for a brief moment and take a decent lead, may even get up double digits.  OSU will climb back and cut it to within 6 at half.

It will go back and forth most of the 2nd half.  We will squeak by a bad OSU team and I'll have to come on here and read a bunch of posts like "I enjoy watching JB's teams improve as the season goes on"

buckeyejonross

February 4th, 2017 at 5:18 PM ^

I am very curious how this will impact OSU. Because after having watched ~40 games of the JaQuan Lyle show, I'm not convinced he makes anyone else better. I have a feeling him being off the floor will make OSU defend better and move the ball better. Will that translate to a win? I don't know. But I can see a world where every OSU starter hits double digit points simply because Lyle isn't hi-jacking 12 possessions a game to dribble himself into an off-balance shot. 

If OSU wins and looks good doing it, it will be quite uncomfortable for everyone. 

Anonymous Coward (not verified)

February 4th, 2017 at 5:21 PM ^

this year? Not good I know that much, I thought they had a pretty good recruiting class a year or two ago?

Leaders And Best

February 4th, 2017 at 5:37 PM ^

 

 

 

Leaders And Best

February 4th, 2017 at 6:01 PM ^

Lyle is participating in warmups, looks fine, and may play.

Mods, maybe just make it the game open thread?

EDIT: But he's not starting. So I may be wrong.