Comments on: Around the Big Ten ‘09: Ohio State http://www.umhoops.com/2009/10/07/around-the-big-ten-09-ohio-state/ Michigan Basketball News, Recruiting, and Analysis Fri, 24 Jun 2011 03:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: maxwell's demon http://www.umhoops.com/2009/10/07/around-the-big-ten-09-ohio-state/comment-page-1/#comment-18125 maxwell's demon Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:06:49 +0000 http://www.umhoops.com/?p=5165#comment-18125 if Turner works out at PG they are my sleeper for winning the B10 if Turner works out at PG they are my sleeper for winning the B10

]]> By: Around the Big Ten ‘09: Northwestern | UM Hoops.com http://www.umhoops.com/2009/10/07/around-the-big-ten-09-ohio-state/comment-page-1/#comment-18124 Around the Big Ten ‘09: Northwestern | UM Hoops.com Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:22:46 +0000 http://www.umhoops.com/?p=5165#comment-18124 [...] Illinois, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, [...] [...] Illinois, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, [...]

]]> By: scott http://www.umhoops.com/2009/10/07/around-the-big-ten-09-ohio-state/comment-page-1/#comment-18123 scott Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:18:51 +0000 http://www.umhoops.com/?p=5165#comment-18123 You can't be serious keeping Deibler in the starting five. He is definitely no better than MAC caliber and has proven this with his consistent lackluster shooting. This comes from a highly touted/can't miss shooter from Upper Sandusky. He is completely overrated and has had more than ample chance to prove if he is Div.I material. He isn't. You can’t be serious keeping Deibler in the starting five. He is definitely no better than MAC caliber and has proven this with his consistent lackluster shooting. This comes from a highly touted/can’t miss shooter from Upper Sandusky. He is completely overrated and has had more than ample chance to prove if he is Div.I material. He isn’t.

]]> By: Chris http://www.umhoops.com/2009/10/07/around-the-big-ten-09-ohio-state/comment-page-1/#comment-18122 Chris Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:23:34 +0000 http://www.umhoops.com/?p=5165#comment-18122 Bob's predictions are pretty good, actually. OSU won't go 11-7 or 10-8 unless there's another major injury (i.e., season-ending injury to Turner, Buford, Lighty or Lauderdale). OSU plays MSU and NU once each. Bob does cover other sports in the summer, like golf and horse racing - he also has put his 2-cents in on OSU football occasionally. As an OSU fan, this team feels a lot like the 2005-06 team because of several reasons: they're bringing back a lot of the key guys from the prior season, they aren't really adding anyone new except a transfer who sat out last season and practiced with the team, and the only guy(s) they lost from the prior year were significant disappointments. This is probably the most experienced team Matta has had at OSU on a per-player basis. I think they'll have more depth at guard than this preview makes it seem - Hill ought to be a pretty good 6th man, and along with Simmons also being an option, Offutt having a breakout year would add another element there (as noted by Bob). They could afford an injury to Diebler with little to no drop-off. The center position is the only significant flaw on this team. Lauderdale really has to step up, and Zisis has to stay healthy and give the team some quality backup minutes. I think too many people are knocking this team for not having a "point guard" when they have an adequate replacement by virtue of having a "point forward" instead. Bob’s predictions are pretty good, actually. OSU won’t go 11-7 or 10-8 unless there’s another major injury (i.e., season-ending injury to Turner, Buford, Lighty or Lauderdale). OSU plays MSU and NU once each. Bob does cover other sports in the summer, like golf and horse racing – he also has put his 2-cents in on OSU football occasionally.

As an OSU fan, this team feels a lot like the 2005-06 team because of several reasons: they’re bringing back a lot of the key guys from the prior season, they aren’t really adding anyone new except a transfer who sat out last season and practiced with the team, and the only guy(s) they lost from the prior year were significant disappointments. This is probably the most experienced team Matta has had at OSU on a per-player basis. I think they’ll have more depth at guard than this preview makes it seem – Hill ought to be a pretty good 6th man, and along with Simmons also being an option, Offutt having a breakout year would add another element there (as noted by Bob). They could afford an injury to Diebler with little to no drop-off.

The center position is the only significant flaw on this team. Lauderdale really has to step up, and Zisis has to stay healthy and give the team some quality backup minutes. I think too many people are knocking this team for not having a “point guard” when they have an adequate replacement by virtue of having a “point forward” instead.

]]> By: KJ@theonlycolors http://www.umhoops.com/2009/10/07/around-the-big-ten-09-ohio-state/comment-page-1/#comment-18121 KJ@theonlycolors Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:45:04 +0000 http://www.umhoops.com/?p=5165#comment-18121 What, you couldn't get Mark Titus? :) More seriously: How does OSU rate having such a top-notch basketball-only beat writer? (I'm assuming he's basketball-only, at least, based on his blog.) What, you couldn’t get Mark Titus? :)

More seriously: How does OSU rate having such a top-notch basketball-only beat writer? (I’m assuming he’s basketball-only, at least, based on his blog.)

]]> By: JB http://www.umhoops.com/2009/10/07/around-the-big-ten-09-ohio-state/comment-page-1/#comment-18120 JB Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:38:59 +0000 http://www.umhoops.com/?p=5165#comment-18120 I don't think Turner will play pg for the whole season. I think he'll be a lot more effective when he's not on pg duty, and they have other guys who can get the ball up the court. whatever though. I don’t think Turner will play pg for the whole season. I think he’ll be a lot more effective when he’s not on pg duty, and they have other guys who can get the ball up the court. whatever though.

]]> By: JayRich http://www.umhoops.com/2009/10/07/around-the-big-ten-09-ohio-state/comment-page-1/#comment-18119 JayRich Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:49:43 +0000 http://www.umhoops.com/?p=5165#comment-18119 I agree with James...he basically says how hard the big ten is and then how OSU is going to only lose 4 games in it. However, I didn't look at their schedule either...maybe they only play state and Purdue once otherwise that could be 4 losses right there. I agree with James…he basically says how hard the big ten is and then how OSU is going to only lose 4 games in it. However, I didn’t look at their schedule either…maybe they only play state and Purdue once otherwise that could be 4 losses right there.

]]> By: James http://www.umhoops.com/2009/10/07/around-the-big-ten-09-ohio-state/comment-page-1/#comment-18118 James Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:56:37 +0000 http://www.umhoops.com/?p=5165#comment-18118 That's a very optimistic prediction. I wouldn't say unrealistic, but 10-8 or 11-7 in conference is more likely, IMO. That’s a very optimistic prediction. I wouldn’t say unrealistic, but 10-8 or 11-7 in conference is more likely, IMO.

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