The starts have to be better against quality teams
Have to fight back in enemy territory.
🌰: 12
⚔️: 21
1H | 11:39#Team121 #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/0fd4N2Elcd— Ohio State Hoops (@OhioStateHoops) March 8, 2020
It’s kind of become a trend. Ohio State goes away from home, gets off to an ugly start, then has to expend all kinds of energy to claw all the way back. That’s hard enough, and it shows fight, but climbing out of such a hole against really good teams is not the blueprint for beating those have the athletic ability of a team like Michigan State.
Going forward, all games will be away from home. And while it’s not the same as being in an opponent’s arena, the Buckeyes will need to settle in early at a neutral site going forward, or it’ll most likely be an early exit in tournament play.
It’s hard to fathom why it takes some time to settle down and focus, but somehow that mindset has to be there at the jump.