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A little rough on Aaron aren't you? It's still very early and I think Craft is just pushing things a little. I would never give up on a guy like Aaron Craft, never. And the team won't either. Give him some time, give the team some time, and things will get better, you'll see.

Ravenel and Williams are both 8-10 minute posts. No better than role playing reserves in 2012-2013. This spells trouble. Soft defenders with no and slow hops and no O moves against competition. Not good.

Williams is better than last year, but he is uncoordinated, slow footed and slow off the floor. I don't see the upside. This is no Ken Johnson, no difference maker.

Craft's shot mechanics change was a mistake. Rocking it from the shoulder isn't working for him. He was fine last year...should have stuck with it.

Craft is injured. He is not physically sound. I'll bet that it is his ankle...sometimes removing a loose body/clean-up doesn't solve the problem. He is not moving as well as last year.

Settling for the 3 isn't working. This team needs to slash and take it to the rack...that said, if they can't hit better than 50% of their free throws, that won't work, either.

Q Ross is a ???. He seems incapable of working within the offense. That said, his 1 on 1 O is going to be essential if we are going to do anything in March.

No inside game at all and no pure shooters on this team is a recipe for losses against good teams.. What teams will we beat in the big ten? Penn state, Iowa, Purdue, northwestern, maybe split with Msu. It will be a struggle to finish in the top half and limp into the dance. I hope I am dead wrong. Matta has always found a way to win, but he is going to need some magic. One positive was Thompsons Two early 3s. Maybe he can build on that.

I think the most positive thing about this year is that there's no real dominant team. Despite the Buckeyes's struggles, I'd give them a puncher's chance against literally anyone in the Top 25. Our shooting was so comically bad that I have to think won't happen that often.

For the love of god. 31% shooting and a 6 pt loss to a top 5 team. My money is on the fact that we will not shoot that bad the rest of the year....if we shot 35% we likely win the game. Man.....step away from the ledge