Actually, Wiz drops off his man and helps on the defense as much as anyone out there. Sure, he gets burned occasionally but last night he played well in 11 minutes. Seems like someone every game wants to blame him for whatever. He did NOT lose the game.

One word…DEFENSE! We are going to score 75-80 points a lot. But if we give up 85 or 90 we’re not going to win.

OUr veteran guard misses an open 3 pointer with the score tied at 1:10, after a travel turnover the previous possession by the same player.

UT's veteran guard hits a contested 3 from deeper range 11 seconds later to put UT up 3.

Not to pile on, but OUr veteran guard also missed a critical 1-and-1 with the score tied in the last 4 minutes as well.

Wow, the kid outmuscles 2 taller players for the rebound, loses his balance and in trying to control the ball is called for a questionable travel. 12 pts., 50% from the field, 78% from the line, 2 steals. But no, he's not Dante Maddox.

When it's time to pile on bobcatsquared for his inanity, I'm all in.

Ohio beat Ball State in the 2021-2022 MAC quarterfinals. While I find Boals career record against the big three (Akron, Toledo, Kent) very alarming, on the flip side, he has yet to bow out in the quarterfinals of any MAC tournament as coach of the Bobcats.

The last two years we have beaten Ball State in the quarters. Two years ago we lost to Kent in the semis and last year we lost to Toledo.

My final point on this topic is this: if the NCAA kept a stat on most field goal attempts being blocked, I wouldn't be surprised if OUr 5th-year guard would be among the ignominious leaders.

getting hammered on rebounds is a problem for this team. the sooner boals recruits a gary trent type player the better. even someone whos 6'8 240 with good reach will do. and boals needs to stop this no one will play us excuse for having apoor non conference schedule. senderoff from kent state doesnt seem to have that problem. case in point kent played houston and gonzaga. no reason why we cant get michigan state ,kansas, duke or even indiana on schedule.

But we've already got Quinn Corna.

Well anyway, that was a really good game I thought. A lot of energy from both teams and some good performances. It is hard to get upset about losing a toss-up at the end at Toledo.

The close losses at the end are frustrating absolutely. And yes they can indicate breakdowns in coaching and on court execution in crunch time. But also, it could just be kind of dumb luck and an indication we are very close to being a lot better than we are....and that our luck could flip at any moment.

The Boals technical was stupid and ultimately hurt us big time. It wasn't even close to a foul or anything to get that upset over. I have said it before and I will say it again, I do not like Boals overall approach and demeanor to the officials. His face and body language is constantly whiney towards them, which only makes them dismiss you when you have a legitimate gripe. He needs to pick his spots more. And worse than all that, it can cultivate an environment on the team of victim players always looking for fouls that never commit fouls themselves.

I complained about DW not getting enough minutes last year, but understood there was injury/stamina issues. I am not sure I see the same basis for Clayton? I don't see why he needed to sit 11 minutes in a game like this. There were a couple runs that it would have been nice to still have him out there. The AJC 2 point watch - He actually attempted 5 this game versus 8 from 3...not bad, I will take it.

Jaylin is shooting really really well right now. If he keeps this roll going he can absolutely lead us on a run. I'd like to see Miles hoist more and Reef hoist a little less / be more selective. The final possession before the free-throw-a-thon was a garbage shot, very disappointing.

Speaking of the free-throw-a-thon...surely basketball can do SOMETHING about this right? What an annoying snoozefest to finish a great basketball game. Non-shooting fouls when in the double bonus and under 10 seconds to play = 3 free throws. Why not?

Flabbergasted we've lost 11 straight to Toledo.