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SF William Buford - 4 BTT Title Games, most Buckeye starts (Virtus Roma - Italy)

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?I wouldn?t take it back for anything in the world. I don?t regret being here at all. This has been some of the greatest times of my life. I?ve learned from some of the greatest players to come out of here, their work ethic. It?s going to help me be successful at the next level, not just be another player.

?And I?m going to get my degree.?
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Kansas game

- William Buford said he didn't get frustrated after missing nine of his first 10 shots. He made seven of his last 13 and scored 17 of his team-high 21 points in the final 13:27.

"It wasn?t frustrating at all," he said. "All my teammates kept telling me to shoot, my coaches kept telling me to shoot the ball. I knew my shot eventually would fall. That?s why I just kept shooting the ball."
He finished 8 of 23 from the field. The 23 attempts were a career high by five.

"Today, we made him a volume shooter, which means he got 21 points on 23 shots," Kansas coach Bill Self said, "whereas normally, he's a very efficient player who can get 21 points on 12 shots.

"I thought we did a really good job (on him). I think he's terrific. I think he can flat-out score, and in the second half he did a much better job of curling and getting in the paint and shooting that little floater and stuff like that. But for him to only make one three, I thought we did a good job."
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http://www.buckeyextra.com/content/blogs/hoops-and-scoops/2011/12/postgame-kansas.html
 
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I kinda had a different take on the game. KU's shooting percentage was in the 60%+, and there's no excuse for that. It looked to me that OSU was sagging in on the KU bigs to help out Ravenal, who looked outclassed and frustrated at times. He played well, but maybe overwhelmed is a better word. He is a better #4 helping out Sullie than being the main guy. The freshman, Trey?, showed both promise and greenness. He'll be a better player for banging against Sullinger for a year, I'm certain.

Deshaun was Deshaun, never met a shot he didn't like, but to his credit, I saw some passes, and it appeared (to me at least), that he didn't force his shots and got good looks, and they were hitting in the first half. Buford was getting pushed around quite a bit, and guess he got angry in the second stanza, and concentrated on the basket and his jumper, and started draining them. However, Lenzell and the other supporting player didn't account for much in the way of scoring in either half.

Craft was all over the place (he must have tired legs the next day), and saw him poke the ball out twice on the same play on different players. KU knew he wouldn't be able to dish to Ravenal, and put a body on him as he drove. It's unfair to say Ravenal didn't fill in for Sullie, but Sullie's a talent that won't soon be forgotten by the Scarlet and Gray, and at the end of the day, I'd say Sullinger would be worth at least ten points if he had double pneumonia, and OSU wins. It was worth the L to find out how OSU would perform w/o Sullinger (sick, injured, foul trouble) somewhere down the line. Thad & Co will make some adjustments, and put Sullie with the 2's to have them work without him to make everyone better. Mark it down.

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Deshaun was Deshaun
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I am so tired of seeing this posted. Thomas has matured tremendously in his offensive game this season. There were a couple of times where he passed the ball on Saturday when I thought he had a great look. His shot selection from his freshman year to now is much better. So much, in fact that I don't have a problem with his shot selection at all this season.
 
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Bill Lucas;2062536; said:
I am so tired of seeing this posted. Thomas has matured tremendously in his offensive game this season. There were a couple of times where he passed the ball on Saturday when I thought he had a great look. His shot selection from his freshman year to now is much better. So much, in fact that I don't have a problem with his shot selection at all this season.
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Agree--this year he has passed up more than one shot when I thought he should have pulled the trigger.
 
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I want less "little willy" and more "big willie style" will. He's the only senior, and it's pretty obvious he's not an explicit leader. That's what we need him to be. I love the kid to death but 2 points against UTPA and that first half against Kansas are things we can't have. And yes I made a Will Smith reference.
 
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neilmj;2062626; said:
I want less "little willy" and more "big willie style" will. He's the only senior, and it's pretty obvious he's not an explicit leader.
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If you noticed, once he missed a little floater midway through the second half and got his own rebound and scored off that he started yelling screaming and pumping his fists. THAT is when he went into "big willie style" mode and started knocking down shots. We need more of that, cause when he gets pissed off and gets that killer look in his eye no one can guard him man up.
 
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Rob Oller commentary: Buford becoming player that Ohio State needs
By Rob Oller
The Columbus Dispatch Thursday December 29, 2011

One of the beautiful truths of basketball, or any sport for that matter, is that success comes in an assortment of colors, sizes and temperaments.

From Muggsy Bogues to Manute Bol. From Tim Tebow to Joe Namath. From William Buford to ? Jay Burson?

Buford?s brand of ball could not be more opposite than the pinball play of Burson, who played at Ohio State under coach Gary Williams from 1985 to 1989.

Buford, the Buckeyes? 6-foot-6 shooting guard, is fluid where Burson was grind. Yet, both methods have merit. As evidence, note the Ohio State career scoring list, where Buford is No. 8 with 1,657 points, one spot behind Burson (1,756).

Buford should blow past the 6-foot (barely) Burson by the end of January, especially if he comes up with a few more games like last night?s, when the Buckeyes? lone senior scored a career-high 28 points in an 87-54 breezer against Northwestern in a Big Ten opener in sold out Value City Arena.

Ohio State coach Thad Matta laughed when told Buford was zeroing in on Burson, knowing the players are so different. In every way.

And yet, there is morphing taking place, the current Buckeye becoming ? mentally, anyway ? more like the former one. It is a necessary change, if Ohio State is to advance beyond the Sweet 16. And beyond the Elite Eight, too, to be completely up front about it.

Buford has been something of a confusing line of poetry since arriving in 2008 from Toledo Libbey. His talent is unquestioned, but his focus always was brittle. He would show up one game, playing like the future NBA player he is, but fade, if not disappear, the next. His most jarring missing person report was posted against Kentucky in last year?s NCAA regional semifinal, where Buford was 2 of 16 from the field.

Entering this season, Matta made it clear he wanted Buford to take not just every game seriously, but every possession. That message was delivered again on Tuesday during practice.

?He had a focus and intensity to his workout and I said, ?That?s how you have to play every possession of every game,? ? Matta said. ?That?s what I?m always on William about, not letting up and making it happen as opposed to waiting for it to happen.?

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http://www.buckeyextra.com/content/stories/2011/12/29/buford-becoming-player-that-osu-needs.html
 
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Buckeyes turn to Buford for leadership
January 3, 2012

The Buckeyes appear to be pretty good at self-analysis. They headed into Big Ten play ranked second in the nation and sporting a 12-1 record, but the consensus inside the locker room was that much work needed to be done.

Besides his usual penchant for excessive worry, Ohio State coach Thad Matta finds legitimate fault in his team. The Buckeyes have been good, even great at times, but as they learned in a four-point loss at Indiana in their second Big Ten game of the season, consistency is still elusive.

"We've shot the ball more with this team than any other, and we've been hard on them in practice, getting them to understand what is and is not a good shot," Matta said. "We are starting to value shots and possessions more."

While ultra-talented, the Buckeyes remain one of the nation's youngest teams. They have one senior and just one junior, and he is in his first year playing for Ohio State.

The call to provide stability and leadership goes out to that lone senior, guard William Buford. The normally quiet and reserved Buford is in an as yet uncomfortable role as the voice of the team. The Toledo native seems resigned to taking the leadership mantle, but it appears he will have to grow into the job.

"I don't feel like we can replace the seniors we lost last year," Buford said. "I just try to do what I can do this year. I just want to try to bring the intensity and be a leader, that's about it. I just try to do whatever I can to help my team."

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http://www.foxsportsohio.com/01/03/...ing_ohiostate.html?blockID=638612&feedID=3631
 
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