Do people still consider Ohio State's Men basketball team to be overated?

Question

I was just curious considering the answers provided to a previous question that ask who are the most underrated/overrated teams in Mens NCAA basketball. Everyone says that Ohio St. is the most overrated team, but they are the only team in the top five who haven't lost to unranked teams. Are they really overrated?.... and they just beat Wisconsin.

Answer 1

They need to find a better way of getting the ball to Oden close to the basket. The do let lesser teams come close to them when they could dominate. Of course the Big 10 is a tough conference. It will be interesting to see them in the big dance against some of the ACC, Big East, PAC10, etc. I wouldn't call them overrated but it seems a lot of teams are about equal now....several could be number 1.

Answer 2

I can't believe people are saying the refs helped ohio State. They know nothing about basketball. The refs helped Wisconsin all game long. By the way Steve, go to Florida's schedule and count how many games they've lost to unranked teams. Florida beat Ohio State when Oden just returned and during a stretch were they didn't leave the state of Florida in their first 20 games. Oh and D-Low...there's this thing called defense. They must not do that in your part of the country.

Answer 3

I don't consider them overrated, but I'm a little biased. Florida beat OSU with a Greg Oden who just returned to playing. The dude is still playing with a right hand that still isn't fully healed. Around tourney time, Oden will be healed up and OSU will make a run. OSU may be young, but they're hardly overrated.

Answer 4

What's really overrated is Big Ten basketball as a whole. OSU and Wisconsin are the two best teams in the conference, and today they were ranked as the two best teams in the country, and they can't even put up 100 points combined?? Give me a break...

Answer 5

i think of a great variety of this is using final twelve months's national championship and dropping maximum of their starters to the experts. They do have some spectacular frosh this twelve months nevertheless...Kosta Koufas, Jon Diebler, and so on.

Answer 6

Yes... they got spanked by Florida. Wisc just got beaten by an unranked team and you beat them by one. No one is really dominating this year.

Answer 7

HAHAHAHAHA WISC. FANS SAYIN OHHHH WELL HANDLE ODEN WELL BEAT THEM ON THEIR HOME COURT NOW THAT WE BEAT YOU OHHH THE REFS GAVE THEM THE GAME IT WAS ONLY ONE POINT OOOOH MAKE UP EXCUSES A WIN IS A WIN AND WISCONSIN LOST. OH AND HOW IS BRIAN BUTCH DOIN. THAT GUY IS SUCH A LOSER HERE ILL PROVE IT AND LET YOU SEE HOW BIG OF A PANSY THIS KID IS. (LINK BELOW) KEEP CRYIN BRIAN


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Answer 8

psh yea.

they beat wisconsin by uno pointo.

if they beat them by like... 20 then yea they would be overated. but they won on a lucky shot. like seriously how did that shot go in?

oh and the refs basically hand every game to them.

Answer 9

Wisconsin overated too so beating them aint chit and Florida losing to another SEC team ( Vandy ) is expected SEC toughest conference in college ball....I pick Florida to repeat this year

Answer 10

no, they are not overrated. they played very tough bball tonight. they were impressive.