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OSU/Wiscy play terrible basketball
January 29th, 2013 at 7:28 PM
#1
OSU/Wiscy play terrible basketball
January 29th, 2013 at 7:30 PM
#2
Who should you be rooting
Who should you be rooting for?
One of the team's in the game is Ohio State...isn't the answer obvious?
January 29th, 2013 at 7:33 PM
#3
Who is this state team you
Who is this state team you speak of? I thought it was Wisky v. Ohio?
January 29th, 2013 at 8:07 PM
#4
Here is a handy Big Ten
Here is a handy Big Ten priority cheering guide. When in doubt:
- Choose more weasel-like animal mascots over less weasel-like animal mascots
- Choose any animal mascot over any human mascot
- Choose occupational human mascots over historical human mascots
- Choose any human mascot over any plant mascot
- Fuck Notre Dame
January 30th, 2013 at 10:11 AM
#5
Awesome
Very funny and very concise. And I like the last line best.
January 30th, 2013 at 1:06 PM
#6
Nice... but problems:
This doesn't answer the important question of who to root for when Northwestern, Penn State, or Iowa are playing each other. Also, is a "Hoosier" historical or occupational? I'm not aware of any historical meaning... do residents of Indiana just sit around Hoosing all day?
January 29th, 2013 at 9:06 PM
#7
FYI: Brian says we should be
FYI: Brian says we should be rooting for OSU
January 29th, 2013 at 7:32 PM
#8
Simple. They were playing US.
Simple. They were playing US.
January 29th, 2013 at 7:33 PM
#9
Napoleon Dynamite is a beast
Napoleon Dynamite is a beast in the offensive glass.
January 29th, 2013 at 7:34 PM
#10
who should you root for? are
who should you root for? are you serious? you do realize one of the school's names is ohio state, right?
January 29th, 2013 at 7:36 PM
#11
Terrible and Good
Wisconsin's style limits possessions. Because the score is low doesn't mean it's terrible.
Anyone but Ohio.
January 29th, 2013 at 7:45 PM
#12
Wisconsin's offense is still
Wisconsin's offense is still gross, they throw it in the post 3 times a possession only looking to kick it out to someone for a 3, and more often than not they miss the 3. Their style of play while successful is just ugly to watch.
January 29th, 2013 at 7:37 PM
#13
Wisconsin ought to be
Wisconsin ought to be embarrassed by how they play basketball. They make games totally unwatchable.
January 29th, 2013 at 7:46 PM
#14
I don't think they care as
I don't think they care as long as they win.
January 29th, 2013 at 8:48 PM
#15
I think that goes without
I think that goes without saying.
January 29th, 2013 at 7:38 PM
#16
root for the team...
I with the red color
January 29th, 2013 at 7:43 PM
#17
Wisky is less loathsome than
Wisky is less loathsome than Ohyo.
January 29th, 2013 at 7:44 PM
#18
Can't believe we loss to
Can't believe we loss to Osuck
January 29th, 2013 at 7:47 PM
#19
Osuck? You aren't going to
Osuck? You aren't going to last long here.
January 29th, 2013 at 11:10 PM
#20
Mlive
Is this what you call a Mlive.com user? Just curious....
January 30th, 2013 at 4:13 AM
#21
Pretty close, yeah
Pretty close, yeah
January 29th, 2013 at 7:49 PM
#22
Isn't that the capital of
Isn't that the capital of Finland???
January 29th, 2013 at 7:50 PM
#23
Don't watch if you don't like
Don't watch if you don't like their style. If you enjoy good basketball you'll watch. If you need loads of points then Big Ten basketball often won't be your forte; this isn't new. It's effective basketball and fans of well taught and fundamental basketball will watch.
January 29th, 2013 at 7:53 PM
#24
I mean, I enjoy well taught
I mean, I enjoy well taught and fundamental basketball as much as the next guy, I just prefer not to watch a team pass for 30 seconds and then throw up a brick.
January 29th, 2013 at 8:03 PM
#25
Lol you can play slow and not
Lol you can play slow and not suck at basketball, wisconsin plays straight up ugly basketball and osu has an offense that is deshaun thomas or bricks, which is also ugly. And for the record, zero national championships since 2000 would suggest strongly that the slow down basketball employed by many in the big ten is not in fact all that effective.
January 29th, 2013 at 8:08 PM
#26
Note that the B10 is tied for
Note that the B10 is tied for the most Final Four appearances in that same span. We have no problem getting there, it's just that we can't close the deal.
January 29th, 2013 at 8:30 PM
#27
For the record which team,
For the record, which team, "sucks", as you put it?! The 11th ranked team in the country or the one which went into Assembly hall and won their 10th in a row* against Indiana (and a top 20 team acording to KenPom)?
*I could be wrong but I think it's something ridiculous like that.
January 29th, 2013 at 11:00 PM
#28
I didn't say they suck, i
I didn't say they suck, i said they play terrible basketball, you can win and still be painful to watch, which this game was. Also wooo final 4's thats totally the same thing as national championships. OSU lost twice to sec teams in bcs championships, the big ten doesn't look any better in footbal because a team managed to get to the championship game to lose. The only thing that matters prestige wise is championships, if your teams aren't winning them then you can't say your brand of playing the game is working. Not to mention many of those final fours were msu which played an up tempo style compared to the average big ten team.
January 30th, 2013 at 1:09 PM
#29
The point of basketball is to
The point of basketball is to win games. If you are good at winning games, then you most likely are playing good basketball.
January 29th, 2013 at 7:56 PM
#30
You didn't hear Dakich, this
You didn't hear Dakich, this is great defense!
January 29th, 2013 at 8:01 PM
#31
Rooting interest
I mean, you're your own (uh, firearm?), so I wouldn't presume to tell you for whom you should be rooting. With that said, Brian's Opponent Watch recommending cheering ... against Wisconsin — presumably because these teams both have 2 losses in-conference and Michigan has to play at the Kohl Center while Wisconsin dodges a trip to Ann Arbor this year.
January 29th, 2013 at 8:03 PM
#32
It is great defense, they are
It is great defense, they are the two best defenses in the league. But some don't appreciate that. Any time you can root against Ohio is a good time to me.
January 29th, 2013 at 8:06 PM
#33
If Nothing Else...
All I can say is that both teams have worked extremely hard to arrive at this 26-24 score. Wisconsin is actually being outshot by Ohio State by a mere 0.6% right now - 38.5% to 39.1%.
January 29th, 2013 at 8:19 PM
#34
Scoring uptick
Unfortunately both teams are starting to score. I was hoping for a combined score of 100.
January 29th, 2013 at 8:27 PM
#35
I would say root for the team that beat us
An Ohio State win makes our loss look a little better. I am rooting for them purely from the standpoint of improving our chances at a #1 seed.
January 29th, 2013 at 8:32 PM
#36
I'm not sure Sconny can score
I'm not sure Sconny can score 9 points in 7 minutes so this might be all but over.
January 29th, 2013 at 8:34 PM
#37
Good Lord. Deshaun Thomas is
Good Lord. Deshaun Thomas is hitting some ridiculous shots. NBA player, that one is.
January 29th, 2013 at 8:46 PM
#38
Either way we need NCST to
Either way we need NCST to wake up.
Actually it isn't needed but would be preferential.
January 29th, 2013 at 8:52 PM
#39
High School girls basketball
I live in Wisconsin. I hate Wisconsin. This is an impossible game for me to choose sides. A Wisconsin win tonight will make the game @ the Kohl Center at least. Maybe.
January 29th, 2013 at 9:03 PM
#40
Dear NC State:
How about you win a road game against a team that doesn't completely suck. The Wolfpack are now 1-4 on the road, with that lone victory being at Boston College.
January 29th, 2013 at 9:45 PM
#41
Wisconsin basketball is just
Wisconsin basketball is just very terrible. It's impossible to watch.
January 29th, 2013 at 10:04 PM
#42
That marks the third
That marks the third consecutive game that Wisconsin has failed to score 50 points. They scored 47 against MSU, 45 against Minnesota (and won!) and 49 tonight. That is amazing.
January 29th, 2013 at 10:15 PM
#43
Boring
Wisconsin has solidified themselves as basketball enemy number 2 behind MSU. They play the most god awful, boring brand of basketball. It is painful to watch.
January 30th, 2013 at 11:05 AM
#44
Worst. State of Basketball. Ever.
Wisconsin basketball: YUCK.
Seriously, remember that PSU game a year or two ago, like 36-33 final? This is worse than four-corners, and worse than a soccer team playing 10 men inside their box (a "shell"). It's indeed unwatchable. It's almost like, "we can't play real basketball, so we'll do something else." Why would recruits go for this?
I hope, when we play them, we shred them 84-30 or something like that. Of course, I'm fully aware the final will be 45-41.
