sure, but that's kind of a far cry from "I just don't think he makes us that much better either way." i get that it doesn't feel like any player made the 17-15 buckeyes "that much better." however, i sure as heck think that if thompson hadn't played last year, the team would have been far worse.
this is why i like per-possession, tempo-free stats. it's easier to forecast progress when the player has already proven to be highly efficient for the minutes he's played. no other ohio state player was remotely as efficient as thompson was. trevor doesn't need to improve in the areas that define the role of a center: shooting percentage, rebounding percentage, block percentage, offensive rating, and defensive rating. he just needs to play more. that is, he just needs to foul less.
I don't think Thad wants Bragg. He's also still looking to bring in a PG recruit for 2018.
I think has staff selections have torpedoed the on court product, which has led to the lousy recruiting. But, yeah, ultimately his staff selections have been very poor since about 2011-12. Sure as shit isn't anybody beating down the door to hire away Dickerson and Paulus. That and I think him losing some of his vigor because of his health has landed us where we are.
