Ohio State 85, Tennessee 84 (final)

[BB73]

Discussion of the Vols' press.

ozone.Tennessee/press

[jimotis4heisman]

Originally Posted by BB73

Discussion of the Vols' press.

ozone.Tennessee/press

i dont agree with the 3 rules. oversimplified maybe. something i expect to see is #20 standing on the big blue sticker with ncaa in white catching a lot of balls and pivoting around up the court.

[buckeyeboy]

Originally Posted by jimotis4heisman

i dont agree with the 3 rules. oversimplified maybe. something i expect to see is #20 standing on the big blue sticker with ncaa in white catching a lot of balls and pivoting around up the court.

Unfortunately, I agree. I'd love to think that we'd be able to break their press solely by using our guards and using their press against them to get some easy transition buckets, but I don't think that'll happen.

[jimotis4heisman]

youd like to think? why use gaurds? what is faster, bouncing the ball or throwing the ball?

ill take three quick crisp passes everyday of the week over the best ball handler in the world against the press/trap.

[Best Buckeye]

IMO you beat a press by passing. I agree with JO

[osugrad21]

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Ohio State-Tennessee preview

Approx. 8:50 p.m. today, San Antonio, (Ch. 11) 08:37 PM CDT on Wednesday, March 21, 2007

By CHIP BROWN / The Dallas Morning News
Frontcourt: Ohio State super 7-foot freshman Greg Oden has use of both hands after having his right (shooting hand) wrist in a cast the first half of the season. He will be matched up against Tennessee 6-9 freshman forward Wayne Chism and 6-4 senior Dane Bradshaw. Is that a fair fight? Edge: Ohio State
Backcourt: The Volunteers will pressure Ohio State full court with guards Ramar Smith, JaJuan Smith and 3-point shooting ace Chris Lofton. Ohio State's guards * Mike Conley Jr., Ron Lewis and Jamar Butler * struggled against that pressure in a 68-66 Buckeye victory in Columbus on Jan. 13. Edge: Tennessee
Intangibles: The Vols forced 20 turnovers against the Buckeyes in their first meeting, and Pearl now wishes Ohio State didn't have any first-hand experience dealing with the Vols' pressure. Ohio State plays excellent defense, thanks in large part to Oden, who averages 3.4 blocks per game. Edge: Ohio State
Bench: The Buckeyes' bench averages 22 points per game, but freshman sixth man Daequan Cook is in a slump (5-of-26, 19.2 percent) the last four games. The Vols have 10 players averaging at least 11 minutes per game, and the bench averages 23.6 points per game. Edge: Tennessee
Bottom line: Ohio State knows its lucky to be alive after Xavier missed a free throw in the final seconds that would have sent the Buckeyes home in the second round. Greg Oden and Co. haven't had a breakout game yet this season, and Tennessee has (with a win over Florida, 86-76, on Feb. 27). Edge: Tennessee