Who Checks Deshaun Thomas?

[Section136]

Is it a lock that Marble guards him or do the Hawks throw White's size at him and offer White help when Thomas puts it on the floor?

I would help off anybody except Lenzelle Smith, and would certainly let Craft shoot from outside.

Thoughts?

 

[golfingwags]

I hope May.

Yes he's 2" shorter but he's strong/quick and our best defender.

 

[Casey388]

I bet we go to zone alot.

 

[atxhawk]

Maybe Fran will go box and 1 or something and rotate defenders to keep somebody fresh on him.

 

[storminspank]

My guess is May when he is in there. Marble, when he is not.

Tough matchup regardless. Make the other 4 beat you on offense.

 

[Sirhouseman]

Ugh I hate Thomas. He is such a chucker. He puts up good ppg, but he takes 20 shots to get there. If he's not hitting, OSU is beatable. I think May will pester him, and I like Marble's length too.

 

[Hawkfnntn]

I bet we go to zone alot.

I hope not. That'll leave holes for open 3s and we don't rebound very well out of it. Either way I don't like us playing zone against that team who can get hot chucking it. I say White May and Marble will be trying to force him right as best they can.

 

[1hawkeye1]

Marble and May will tag team on him. #nohomo

 

[homes]

I hope May.

Yes he's 2" shorter but he's strong/quick and our best defender.

May has played well this year. He's still a little hesitant to shoot, but he's not a complete liability on offense like he was last year.

 

[Section136]

Ugh I hate Thomas. He is such a chucker. He puts up good ppg, but he takes 20 shots to get there.

This isnt really true. He is averaging less than 16 shots per game.

And he is shooting 47.2% from the field and 42% from 3 point land.

Dude is a good shooter and should have the green light at anytime from anywhere on the floor.

 

[sportstalent]

Go zone and control the boards and life will be grand.

 

[storminspank]

I'd be interested to see Iowa try that 1-2-2 trapping zone they flashed a few times.

 

[iahawks912]

Ugh I hate Thomas. He is such a chucker. He puts up good ppg, but he takes 20 shots to get there. If he's not hitting, OSU is beatable. I think May will pester him, and I like Marble's length too.

So he is a little Kobe?

 

[GhostofBTT]

Neither May or Marble can really guard Thomas. Just hope the good team defense holds up.

 

[Sirhouseman]

^^Maybe, but with less *********

 

[HawkeyeMHA]

Key to the game here IMO. I hope we have a good plan.

 

[GhostofBTT]

^^Maybe, but with less *********

What is hiding behind those *********?

 

[1hawkeye1]

Key to the game here IMO. I hope we have a good plan.

I trust FM in this regard.

 

[JHHawk]

Thomas hunts shots from the arc constantly. We need to have someone on him like glue on the perimeter. Make him put it on the floor or have a hand in his face on the shot. He has one of the best strokes in college,and if we go zone he will shred us. The rest of the OSU team struggles from the perimeter,so I hope Fran junks it up with a box and one,with White on Thomas. Aaron is long enough to bother Thomas's shot,and mobile enough to get to the arc in time. The rest of our defenders should pack it in and make them shoot it from the outside,then rebound like crazy men.

If Thomas does not destroy us from the arc, we have a shot,if we shoot better than normal ourselves.

 

[GhostofBTT]

White cannot guard Thomas.

Well, almost no one can guard Thomas, but White doesn't have the quickness to guard a good perimeter shooter.