He will either play more or less minutes through the rest of the season based how productive his minutes are that he gets. JC has it figured out. I see TJ getting more. It's up to Ivo.................

We need a confident Ivo to make any serious run.....I hope we find a way to make that happen.

I always wonder if our fans who are quick to criticize individual players in specific detail have themselves ever been subject to such blinding scrutiny. Some, I wonder whether they have ever actually played the games they seem to know so well.

I think its enough to say that Ivo has the potential to be a huge contirbutor down the stretch and I hope he takes advantage of the opportunity to close out a great career at Ohio.

I recognize Baltic plays an important role on the team and I don't take anything away from his career. He's had a very good Bobcats career and they definitely wouldn't be as good without him.

I appreciate all of that but with that said, there are valid questions to be asked including:

-Why is TJ Hall now starting over him?
-Why as regular starter has he benched multiple times this season for different players?
-Why has his production gone down since his sophomore year (check those stats out! quite a bit better)
-Has he gone through any confidence issues? (lack of scoring at times, not taking as many shots)
-Why has Jim Christian seemed baffled of late, especially after the Akron game with Ivo's lack of productivity?

Those are just some questions I have.

Ugh--I hate posting this because it's the type of specific player criticism that I do not like at all.  But look at the aggressiveness or lack of same toward and at the rim, and the moves near the rim and in the post.  Stats aside, this is about eyeball test and uncapitalized upon opportunities.

His best shooting and rebounding year came as a Sophomore and some people are probably just disappointed that he never continued the improvement that he showed between his first and second year as a Bobcat. 

He's down about 3 pts a game and just under a reb a game from his soph year, and the scoring is mostly attributable to FTs -- he made 2.7/game two years ago; 0.2 this season.  It's not really a case of not capitalizing on opportunities; it's more the issue of him not going to the hoop like he used to.  But he also has 1.3 assists a game more this season than two years ago, so he's contributing in other ways.

I don't think you would pay club fees & tickets prices (rising annually) to watch me do my job, or do any significant travelling to do so, or buy apparel with my name on it (if so let me know - I'll send you a package of options to sign up for). There are A LOT of places where especially those in public roles (athletes, politicians, businessmen/companies, teachers, police, etc., etc.) are criticized. Just ask Prez McDavis. Or just watch ESPN shows critiquing teams/coaches/players. Or just watch MSNBC, FOX, CNBC, Bloomberg, Current, etc. doing it all day long. Or Google and an infinity of blogs/message boards/opinion sites about anything/anyone is just a click away......

Were the pretty loud jeers and groans from the crowd when he did not go up to the basket when he had the ball right underneath it yesterday out of bounds, "too picky"? Was the talking to he got from JC right after that on the bench out of bounds? Think any of that will get "picked apart" on film review?

Is it OK for Zipsnation to call Ivo soft? Is it OK for us to call Zeke Marshall a "cry baby"?

I don't see any "sh...ing on" Ivo on here. I see many just like me pointing out that his game has changed, and OUr opinion is that it is a relevant concern. Pretty clear to me JC has come to that conclusion as well. As I stated prior - "it's up to Ivo", and I hope he turns it around. I don't think there is a poster on here who does not want to see Ivo succeed and finish off his career w/more "highlights' than disappointments through the final stretch. 

Or even BG. I give you the season-long Luke Kraus love-fest.

I got a chuckle about this. Happens to everyone.  "Some people claim that there's a woman to blame..."

A very nice game tonight.  Went to the rack a lot tonight, and looked much more confident, in part because of CMU's smaller size.  He wound up with 8 pts for the third straight game, although it could easily have been 12 or more; one time he was fouled as he was backing to the hoop, tossed the ball over his head and it went in, although they said the foul was before the shot.  Needs work on FTs, but if he starts getting to the line more often, he should do better.  Liked the effort.

Name 50 players in Ohio Bobcats 100 plus years of history better than Ivo Baltic.

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ohio/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/History_and_Records.pdf
*shows only players from 1947 to present

You can find every player ever for the Bobcats here. Can you find 50 better?