JonforOSU
01-11-2008, 07:33 PM
I thought I would kick off conference play with my take on the upcoming game with Tech. I look forward to providing this thread before each conference game leading up to the tourney to break down our opponent and give my "expert" pick:D. So let's get this thing started and take a look at the Red Raiders.
Well, gone is number 22, and the only Red Raider you might be familar with is Martin Zeno. Tech relies heavily on three point shooting from their guards John Roberson, who runs point, and Alan Voskuil who runs the 2, shooting guard. Both deadly from behind the arc, but Voskuil leads the Big 12 in 3 point % at a blazing 60%. I imagine Dove will likely draw Voskuil on defense, should he heat up behind the arc. Muenolo or Harris will draw him otherwise.
Zeno has great moves to the basket and is a very aggressive player, he's a bit spotty, but I can gurantee you if he has an off night on the offensive side, he'll more than make up for it with his defense. Even so, he's their leading scorer coming in and we should have our hands full. You might see Dove on him quite a bit as well and will probably start out guarding Zeno at the tip.
Tech is eerily similar to us as they really depend on good guard play to have a solid outing. Their inside game is decent as they have a true 7 footer, but only gets 3 points a game and is more relied upon for his glass work(rebounding). They run 9 deep into their roster, so you can see Bobby is trying to find the right team chemistry like Sean is with us.
It boils down to this, who will show up in orange. Are we out-matched by this team?NO Do they have more talent than us? NO Do they play with heart and grit? You can bet your bottom dollar that Knight's team will. But will we?
I think we do. I think Eddie Sutton defense will make it's first appearance this season in our conference opener. Look for this to be a low scoring affair with the best defense tow in. If we can create easy transistion points off of good defense I think we win ugly.
OSU 59
TT 51
Well, gone is number 22, and the only Red Raider you might be familar with is Martin Zeno. Tech relies heavily on three point shooting from their guards John Roberson, who runs point, and Alan Voskuil who runs the 2, shooting guard. Both deadly from behind the arc, but Voskuil leads the Big 12 in 3 point % at a blazing 60%. I imagine Dove will likely draw Voskuil on defense, should he heat up behind the arc. Muenolo or Harris will draw him otherwise.
Zeno has great moves to the basket and is a very aggressive player, he's a bit spotty, but I can gurantee you if he has an off night on the offensive side, he'll more than make up for it with his defense. Even so, he's their leading scorer coming in and we should have our hands full. You might see Dove on him quite a bit as well and will probably start out guarding Zeno at the tip.
Tech is eerily similar to us as they really depend on good guard play to have a solid outing. Their inside game is decent as they have a true 7 footer, but only gets 3 points a game and is more relied upon for his glass work(rebounding). They run 9 deep into their roster, so you can see Bobby is trying to find the right team chemistry like Sean is with us.
It boils down to this, who will show up in orange. Are we out-matched by this team?NO Do they have more talent than us? NO Do they play with heart and grit? You can bet your bottom dollar that Knight's team will. But will we?
I think we do. I think Eddie Sutton defense will make it's first appearance this season in our conference opener. Look for this to be a low scoring affair with the best defense tow in. If we can create easy transistion points off of good defense I think we win ugly.
OSU 59
TT 51