Exactly. Depth. Duke has it, North Carolina has it, MSU has it. Some good front line players, but some lesser lights behind them. But MSU, Duke and NC have something that
OSU hasn't shown, and that's the ability to retain their players for the four years, or at least three.
OSU has had star power (imagine Oden and Conley as juniors this year), but they cannot retain it. No one can call whether a kid will go pro out of high school, or after the minimum year in college, but hey. YOU HAVE GOTTA RECRUIT THE BEST. To heck with whether they go pro or not. Koufos should have stayed (as should have Cook, and probably Mullins), but I have not walked in their shoes, so I don't know.
It's a problem, but a nice one to have. Until there's a lot of depth on the bench, then
OSU will do 'OK' but nothing special, and exit the dance after one or two. Unfortunate, but very foreseeable.
How do you think
OSU would have done without Jenkins, Laurainitis, Boone, etc. last year? Having those cats back made the team, as they provided essential leadership. A Diebler is good, but not going to jump to NBA, so he'll be a four year program player or better, and provide leadership in his junior and senior years, and help the younger 'stars' fill the gaps. Probably Turner and Bufford go early, but I hope not. Anyway,
