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C Trevor Thompson (Turi Svitavy - Czech Republic)

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I wish he would quit doing the Hokey Pokey :biggrin2: He really could help out the team next season if he would come back(maybe he still does) because we are so young and inexperienced at that position and I know that was redundant..
 
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BuckTwenty said:
He's not gonna hire an agent and he'll return, just like he did last year when he "announced".
He'd be crazy to leave
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OhioState001 said:
Normally I agree but seeing as this team has no chance of making the NCAAs next year, I can't blame him for wanting to make 60k a year in Bulgaria
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I have no idea what credits transferred from VT; but he has been in college for 4 years now.

Just sayin': If he is actually graduating this semester, at some point in most college basketball player's life they have to come to a realization that a NBA career is "not in the cards" and it is time to get on with life after basketball. I know the Bulgaria post (above) is intended to be a joke; however, if he is able to depart Ohio State with a degree, a 60K a year job out there in private industry is a real possibility.

If it takes another year to get his degree, it is definitely in his best interest to come back and get it.
 
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ScriptOhio said:
if he is able to depart Ohio State with a degree, a 60K a year job out there in private industry is a real possibility.
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BayBuck said:
His ohiostatebuckeyes.com bio says "Sport Industry".
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Unless he was able to have a summer job, he has no experience. For his first 1-3 years he will make around 35,000. It is not like his fame will bring him big time dollars right out of school, even with OSU alums. He might be able to make 60K down the road. Even more depending on what path he goes down.

Either way it makes more sense to come back for his senior year to either improve his skills for the NBA or work on his masters, which would bring the 60K sooner.
 
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Thompson might return to Ohio State if NBA draft looks unpromising

By all outward appearances, Trevor Thompson looks to be in the same position as he was one year ago. After playing his first full season for Ohio State as a redshirt sophomore, the Indianapolis native opted to explore his draft status at the conclusion of the season while retaining his college eligibility.

He’s doing the same this year, but the situation is different according to his father, Ryan Thompson.

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“It’s how hard (Trevor) wants it, how bad he wants it and what he’s willing to sacrifice to get it,” he said. “The talent is there. There’s no question. His game is so much broader than what the Ohio State fans have a chance to see. You get put into a box or a soup bowl of, ‘He can only do this or that.’ That wasn’t his role at Ohio State, and we understood that. He understood that, and he stayed a complete team player. You can’t ask much more than that.”

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“The objective for 2017-18 is to become a dominant player, not just a player that can be a second option,” Thompson’s father said. “If he’s in college basketball, he wants to be a first option. He’s got to be a flat-out dominant player across the board, no question. If he’s at the pro level, that’s a different story. He’ll have to accept his role.

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reading between the lines, trevor and his father think that his role on the team could/should have been broader than it was. how much of that opinion is pointing the finger either toward the coaches or himself is anyone's guess. perhaps trevor wanted to showcase more of his perimeter face-up game. perhaps trevor simply wanted the ball in his hands more often. i don't know. i do think the offense should have centered more on trevor; however, it's a bit difficult to exploit your skill set from the bench when averaging a foul every 6.6 minutes. ohio state played 19 conference games. thompson fouled out in 6 of them and had 4 or 5 fouls in 12. that is really bad.

if trevor returns and averages at least 30 minutes per game (versus last year's 23), i think he'll be a first-round contender. if he leaves now, he'll be a d-league/overseas player. a payday is coming if he spends this off-season working on his defensive game (and body) as much as he worked on his offensive game last off-season.
 
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Thompson might return to Ohio State if NBA draft looks unpromising


reading between the lines, trevor and his father think that his role on the team could/should have been broader than it was. how much of that opinion is pointing the finger either toward the coaches or himself is anyone's guess. perhaps trevor wanted to showcase more of his perimeter face-up game. perhaps trevor simply wanted the ball in his hands more often. i don't know. i do think the offense should have centered more on trevor; however, it's a bit difficult to exploit your skill set from the bench when averaging a foul every 6.6 minutes. ohio state played 19 conference games. thompson fouled out in 6 of them and had 4 or 5 fouls in 12. that is really bad.

if trevor returns and averages at least 30 minutes per game (versus last year's 23), i think he'll be a first-round contender. if he leaves now, he'll be a d-league/overseas player. a payday is coming if he spends this off-season working on his defensive game (and body) as much as he worked on his offensive game last off-season.
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Yeah, the first thing that sprung to mind reading this was "well, stop fouling so much."
 
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“It’s how hard (Trevor) wants it, how bad he wants it and what he’s willing to sacrifice to get it,” (Trevor's father) said. “The talent is there. There’s no question. His game is so much broader than what the Ohio State fans have a chance to see. You get put into a box or a soup bowl of, ‘He can only do this or that.’ That wasn’t his role at Ohio State, and we understood that."
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OSU_Buckguy said:
perhaps trevor wanted to showcase more of his perimeter face-up game.
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looks like this explains how trevor and his dad envision his role expanding whether at osu or elsewhere:

 
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Is that really how he practices? Shooting flat-footed threes on a pop out from the foul line? He does have a nice touch, evidenced by his solid FT%, but c'mon, this isn't going to help him long term. He could probably find some spots to launch threes, but they shouldn't be on plays like this. Nice use of the "Diebler-machine", though.
 
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HabaneroBuck said:
Is that really how he practices? Shooting flat-footed threes on a pop out from the foul line? He does have a nice touch, evidenced by his solid FT%, but c'mon, this isn't going to help him long term. He could probably find some spots to launch threes, but they shouldn't be on plays like this. Nice use of the "Diebler-machine", though.
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Plenty of "bigs" shoot flat-footed. His shot actually reminds me a lot of Al Horford from the stationary feet, to the release.
 
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Dirk is seven feet and he gives a little hop to EVERY three he shoots. Fine, think that someone in the NBA is going to let TT shoot flat-footed (and slow-developing) threes at any real rate. It's not happening. He is not practicing at any real intensity level that is going to get him drafted.
 
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