I am probably one of the knuckleheads but I do know some about the game.
Sometimes I believe Holtman needs to jump the guys more when they become lackadaisical. He has said that guys earn playing time by how they practice. I believe Gaffney needed more time to develop . He should have played more. Now, we are going to need him. I get the tradeoff with playing Ahrens, but the boy can't guard a parked car. Apparently, Holtman agreed yesterday as Justin was out of the game a long time. You all see players going around him, right?
Maybe my two biggest bug-a-boos with C.H. is that I believe he has a quick hook when a guy screws up once. You can see players glancing toward the bench when this happens. The other is just the overall lack of basketball knowledge and in - game decision making by some of the players.
Maybe it was more obvious to others but it seems that the coach made a conscious decision to go with K. W. (thus keeping A. Wesso involved significantly) but we lost Potter in the process. A 6'10" guy who is fairly agile around the hole, and can shoot the jumper and go to the rack to grab a miss would look really good right now.
I am not one of those guys who wants OSU to lose. Let's face it, they don't get much love on a line East and West, drawn through the Marion - Mansfield area. No love in greater Cleveland at all.
How do you believe they will play at Nebraska? Will Carton play again this year? Will he play again for OSU?