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2019-2020 Ohio State Men's Basketball (Official Thread)

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nomatta said:
There was at least one poster over at 11W who kept stating that Kaleb should be coming off the bench.

They got kind of quiet after what the team looked like when Kaleb was suspended.
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OSU_Buckguy said:
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Internet posters have a way of making the "common clay of the new west" look like Einstein in comparison.
 
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ScriptOhio said:
SKULL SESSION: DWAYNE HASKINS FALLING ON DRAFT DAY, WAY-TOO-EARLY HOOPS RANKINGS, AND D.J. CARTON'S OFFSEASON WORKOUT

THE BUCKEYES ARE IN! Book your tickets now, folks, the Buckeyes are going to Tampa. Joe Lunardi has spoken.

While y'all were watching (or ignoring) Virginia vs. Texas Tech, the notorious bracket-knower was hard at work and dropped his first projection for next year's NCAA Tournament, and he's got the Buckeyes in as a No. 7 seed.

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With all due respect to Lunardi, with whom my loyalties run deep, he's wrong. A No. 7 seed implies there are at least 24 better teams in the field, and that's not happening.

Hell, Jeff Borzello of ESPN has the Buckeyes as a top-10 team entering next season in his way-too-early top-25.

10. Ohio State Buckeyes

The Buckeyes have overachieved in back-to-back years, going to the second round in each of Chris Holtmann's two seasons in Columbus. Next year, though, they will enter the season with some expectations. Ohio State loses CJ Jackson (31 starts) and Keyshawn Woods (15 starts) but replaces them with five-star point guard DJ Carton and four-star forwards Alonzo Gaffney and EJ Liddell. Kaleb Wesson is an anchor inside, and starters Andre Wesson and Luther Muhammad are also back.

Even if you think that's optimistic, Sporting News wasn't that far off, putting the Buckeyes at No. 14. Ohio State won't have be worse than a No. 5 seed, and could be as high as a No. 3 seed.

Here I am getting worked up about a bracket projection done almost a calendar year in advance. It ain't healthy but that's the life of a sports words poster. Give me a 2021 bracketology and I'll be mad online about that one, too.

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/skul...tion-dj-carton-offseason-workout-tyrod-taylor

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I do not feel Lunardi has made a bad projection. Of course there will be a lot of player movement between now and the start of the season, that being said, with the talent expected to be at OSU next year, you have to feel confident with a prediction that OSU makes the tournament. The seed is not that important so long as they are projected to make it as an at-large level team. Exactly how good the freshmen are, how much they are relied on, and how much improved shooting the sophomore guards can bring are the big unknowns that make it fair to project them as a 7 seed.
 
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QualityLoss said:
Barttorvik's early analytics has us at #24
http://www.barttorvik.com/trankpre.php

Personally think it will depend on our ability to spread the court with shooting. Kaleb is going to be dominant despite the fact that some fans want him gone. I think high teens to twenties is a fair estimate.
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I feel like if we get even marginally improved guard play, we might be a fringe top 10 team next season.
 
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OhioState001 said:
WHAT KIND OF CRACK IS THIS GUY DOING AND WHERE CAN I GET IT

OSU #4???????

UTAH STATE #9??????????????

MEMPHIS, MARYLAND, MARQUETTE???????
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With regard to the latter three,, Memphis is
building a program and has some big-time recruits coming in. Maryland it all depends on who leaves and Marquette is in most way too early top 10s but I agree the guy is on some good stuff.
 
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Jason McIntyre by my count has made 1 correct betting prediction in 10 selections over the last 2 weeks on CBB picks on Lock it In on FS1. Duke -8 vs VT (L), LSU +6 vs MSU (L), TN -1 vs Purdue (L), UNC -5 vs AU (L), Gonzaga-7' vs FSU (W), UVA -5' vs AU (L), UVA/AU O130' (L), TT/MSU largest lead U12' (L), J. Harper MOP at +1800 (L). Yeah, his opinion on CBB is trash.
 
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