As expected, Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger has declared for the NBA draft. I’m not surprised by his decision. He took a physical beating in every game this season and probably decided if he was going to take that kind of abuse he may as well get paid for it. I wish him well and thank [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Deshaun Thomas’
Deshaun’s Decision
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Amir Williams, Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Buckeye Basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Evan Ravenel, LaQuinton Ross, Lenzelle Smith Jr., Ohio State, Shannon Scott, sports, Thad Matta on April 14, 2012 | 1 Comment »
A Tough Loss, But A Great Season
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Amir Williams, Buckeye Basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Jared Sullinger, Lenzelle Smith Jr., NCAA Tournament, Ohio State, Sam Thompson, Shannon Scott, sports, Thad Matta, William Buford on March 31, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The Ohio State-Kansas game lived up to its billing — a tough slugging match between two heavyweights. Unfortunately for Ohio State (and me), Kansas took the Buckeyes’ best shot and came back strong to win. All credit to the Jayhawks for hustling and scrapping and getting the rebounds and loose balls that allowed them to [...]
Coaching, And Kansas
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Bill Self, Buckeye Basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Gonzaga, Jared Sullinger, Jeff Withey, Kansas, Kansas Jayhawks, Lenzelle Smith Jr., Ohio State, Roy Williams, sports, Syracuse, Thad Matta, Thomas Robinson, Tyshawn Taylor on March 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight Ohio State plays Kansas in one of the Final Four national semifinal games. The winner gets to move on to the national championship game; the loser will celebrate a great season but also wonder about what might have been. A lot has been written about the match-ups in the game. How will Jared Sullinger, [...]
The Final Four. Period.
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Amir Williams, Buckeye Basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Evan Ravenel, Jared Sullinger, Lenzelle Smith Jr., Ohio State, Sam Thompson, Shannon Scott, sports, Syracuse, Syracuse Orange, William Buford on March 24, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The Buckeyes are going to the Final Four! Even as I type those words, I find them hard to believe — and richly satisfying, all at the same time. What a fine, if foul-plagued, game this was! Ohio State took the game to Syracuse from the first tip. They played a smart game against the [...]
Hoping To Bounce The Orange
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Aaron Craft, Big East, Big Ten, Buckeye Basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Dion Waiters, Fab Melo, Jared Sullinger, Kris Joseph, Lenzelle Smith Jr., Ohio State, Scoop Jardine, sports, Syracuse, Syracuse Orange, William Buford on March 24, 2012 | 3 Comments »
When the NCAA Tournament field of 64 has been reduced to eight, typically only power programs from big conferences remain. That’s true again this year, where the Elite Eight includes two teams each from the SEC, the Big 12, and the Big East, and one each from the Big Ten and the ACC. The Ohio [...]
Eightward Bound
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Big East, Big Ten, Buckeye Basketball, Cincinnati, Cincinnati Bearcats, Deshaun Thomas, Jared Sullinger, Jerry Lucas, Lenzelle Smith, Ohio State, sports, Syracuse, Thad Matta, William Buford on March 22, 2012 | 1 Comment »
It was a battle, and the outcome was long in doubt, but Ohio State pulled out a win over Cincinnati tonight. Through their 81-66 victory, the Buckeyes advance to the Elite Eight and avoided getting knocked out in the Sweet Sixteen for the third year in a row. This was a tough, tough win — [...]
Working To Make The Sixteen Sweet
Posted in Ohio, sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Bearcats, Big East, Big Ten, Buckeye Basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Jared Sullinger, Lenzelle Smith Jr., NCAA Tournament, Ohio, Ohio State, sports, Sweet Sixteen, University of Cincinnati, William Buford on March 21, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Tomorrow night the Buckeyes play an NCAA Tournament regional semifinal game against the University of Cincinnati Bearcats. The round of games is called the Sweet Sixteen, but recently it has had a decidedly sour taste for Ohio State. This is the third year in a row the Buckeyes have made it this far — and [...]
Onward, And Upward
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Amir Williams, Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Buckeye Basketball, Cincinnati, Deshaun Thomas, Florida State, Gonzaga, Jared Sullinger, NCAA Tournament, Ohio State, Shannon Scott, sports, William Buford on March 17, 2012 | 1 Comment »
It was a nail-biter, and Gonzaga came back as you knew they would, but this afternoon the Ohio State Buckeyes ultimately prevailed and are moving on to the Sweet Sixteen. This was a very good win against a very good team. The Buckeyes were out of sorts early and were getting killed on the boards. [...]
The Buckeyes Survive, And Move On
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Buckeye Basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Gonzaga, Ohio State, sports, West Virginia, William Buford on March 15, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The Buckeyes beat Loyola (Maryland) tonight, 78-59, behind the studly play of Deshaun Thomas, who seemed to grab every rebound and get every put-back bucket. The score isn’t important, and the fact that Thomas led the way isn’t really important, either. What’s important is that the Buckeyes survive and move on — and that is [...]
Huge Win, Huge Boost
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Buckeye Basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Draymond Green, Evan Ravenel, Jared Sullinger, Michigan State, Ohio State, sports, William Buford on March 4, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Uncle Mack has chided me for not writing about the outcomes of games after I’ve written a preview. Tonight I’m happy to write about the Buckeyes’ excellent win against Michigan State at the Breslin Center. The Buckeyes shot the ball well this afternoon, which was the biggest difference between this game and their loss to [...]
Concluding The Kohl Center Curse (Finally!)
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Buckeye Basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Jared Sullinger, Jordan Taylor, Kohl Center, Lenzelle Smith Jr., Ohio State, sports, William Buford, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Badgers on February 4, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The Ohio State Buckeyes have finally — finally! — won a game at Wisconsin’s Kohl Center. They beat the Badgers today today, 58-52, in as tough and hard-fought a game as you would ever expect to see. Jared Sullinger was a beast on the inside; he scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Wisconsin [...]
Time For The Nut House To Rock The Schott!
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Big Ten, Buckeye Basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Jared Sullinger, Jordan Morgan, Michigan Wolverines, Nut House, Ohio State, Schott, sports, The Schott, Tim Hardaway, Trey Burke, William Buford, Zack Novak on January 28, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Tomorrow the Buckeyes play the Michigan Wolverines at the Schott. The winner will stay atop the Big Ten. The loser is, well, the loser. Michigan has a good team this year. Tim Hardaway is one of the Big Ten’s best offensive players. Jordan Morgan plays a tough inside game. Trey Burke has been a huge [...]
The Buckeyes Hit The Road, To Jayhawk Land (Cont.)
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Amir Williams, Buckeye Basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Jared Sullinger, Kansas, Ohio State, Shannon Scott, sports, William Buford on December 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Jared Sullinger sat out today’s game, and Ohio State fell short and suffered its first loss of the season. Kansas shot the ball well, Thomas Robinson was a beast down low, and the Jayhawks pulled away from the Buckeyes at the end, 78-67. However, I can’t be too discouraged by the Buckeyes’ play today. Clearly, [...]
Liking Lenzelle
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Buckeye Basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Duke, Jared Sullinger, Lenzelle Smith Jr., Ohio State, sports, William Buford on November 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
There’s lots to like about this year’s version of the Ohio State men’s basketball team. They’ve got the dominant inside player in Jared Sullinger, the scrappy point guard in Aaron Craft, the steady senior scorer in William Buford, and the instant offense in Deshaun Thomas. They’ve got some talent on the bench, too. But for [...]
We’re No. 3!
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Amir Williams, Big Ten, Buckeye Basketball, college basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Jared Sullinger, Ohio State, Shannon Scott, sports, Thad Matta, William Buford on October 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We’re still a few weeks away from the start of the college basketball season for the Ohio State Buckeyes, and already you can feel the excitement building. This week, the first coaches’ poll of the season came out, and the Buckeyes landed at number 3. It’s meaningless, of course — but this year should be [...]
