OSU — Heart Attack University
Good lord this is not good on the old ticker. First the Xavier finish and now this. If you would have told me before the game that Oden would play 18 minutes due to foul trouble, score 9 points along with 3 boards and that Tenn. would shoot 51% from 3PT range as a team, and that Conley would sit for half of the first 20 minutes — I’d have guessed an easy UT win. This was just an improbable game all around.
OSU may not be playing like a #1 seed for 40 full minutes right now, but to come back like that shows that they’re not going to fade away gently into that goodnight, either. What an amazing basketball game. If OSU was ever going to lose a game, that was the recipe for it right there. I want to thank Tennessee for shooting 8-17 from the FT line, too. How can a team shoot better from 3 PT range than from the stripe is beyond me — but thanks all the same.
I was surprised at Coach Pearl’s comment about Conley shooting 14 FTs and Lofton (Tenn’s amazing sharpshooter) shooting zero, as if the refs were calling a lopsided game. Lofton shot 16 threes and was allergic to the paint…when and where is he supposed to get to the FT line? The game I watched had weird officiating througout (Oden’s 4th foul was a hilarious call). When your team shoots 30+ 3 pointers, getting to the FT line obviously isn’t a top priority.
March 23rd, 2007 at 11:51 am
Bruce Pearl is an idiot. When they played Carolina in the Preseason NIT, he told the press that Tyler Hansbrough “attacks the defender and the defender cant do anything but foul him and there should be some kind of rule against it.” He makes no sense.
Ron Lewis is an absolute beast by the way. Without him, you guys are gone. But thats what you need, people stepping up. Survive and Advance. (And yes, I am Captain Obvious today)
March 23rd, 2007 at 5:37 pm
was disappointed in teh late officiating. The oden call was a make up for the stolen ball when tenn was up 66-64 or so and white bread picked off a pass at midcourt. No replays or explanation that i heard or saw. Nice win though, Tenn abandoned the run and gun. Too bad, they had them on the ropes.