I'm more excited for this season than I have been in a long time. I can't wait to see this team flying around, after several years of wasting athleticism and having some slow players. I've loved them all, but I think we are in for some fun times in basketball.
Not sure why you are getting downvoted, it has been abundantly clear that a lot of this fanbase doesn't know how to set proper expectations for the basketball program. And that's not trying to make any sort of excuse for Holtmann's performance or anything like that, but as soon as Diebler has lost a couple games there will be plenty of posters on here and other OSU boards questioning the hire. And if it's guys who were already questioning the hire, they'll be playing "told you so."
I agree with your "done heard that before" remark about the supposed depth... BUT, for Diebler to play this team at the pace he wants, he almost has to develop a certain level of functional depth, regardless of whether guys 8-10 are half as good as guys 1-7.
When Diebler says that right now he thinks he has "a starting 7 or 8," pretty sure he is talking about Thornton, Johnson, Glover, Parrish, Royal, Stewart, and Bradshaw (with Mahaffey being the "or 8"). To maintain the kind of intensity and tempo Diebs is looking for, he needs to find 2-3 more guys he can include in the rotation mix, even if just for 5-10 minutes per game or so. I'm thinking those "support tier" guys will be Mahaffey, Mobley, and maybe Njegovan.
I think we are going to start Stewart and Bradshaw as the frontcourt, but I think a lot of times when Bradshaw comes out, we are going to slide Stewart over to the post and play Royal or Mahaffey at the 4. Mahaffey will also probably be the primary back-up at the 3 behind Parrish, so I could see Mahaffey still getting something like 15 mpg while Royal might play over half of the available minutes at the 4 spot.
Foul trouble and various situations will probably necessitate occasional minutes from one other big. Parks is more physical and slightly more experienced in terms of the U.S. college basketball setting, but Njegovan seems to have the higher upside. Both Diebler and Justus, our associate head coach, seem fairly high on Njegovan's shooting touch and overall potential, and I know shooting has been a big point of emphasis this summer (as it needed to be), so I am somewhat expecting Njegovan to push Parks down to the farthest end of the bench (where Etzler has been hanging out until he graduates).
There have been a lot of positive comments about Colin White's physicality and approach this summer, but short of injury issues or something like that, I just can't see how he gets regular minutes this season. Even if, say, Mobley doesn't play much, I don't think that opens up much of anything for White, he's still most likely behind both Parrish & Mahaffey at SF and Stewart, Royal, & Mahaffey at PF. I think Diebs will try to get White minutes wherever he can because I do think they really like White, but I don't see him playing much in the close games this season.
They may be waiting until tomorrow. TV/Streaming Schedule is being announced tomorrow at 3pm. We should get tip off times for majority of the games as well. There are only a handful listed at the moment.
Pumped to see Bradshaw. Pumped to see what Thornton can do without so much on his shoulders w/ Meechie alongside. Pumped to see how Royal skyrockets. Very intrigued by Njegovan.
It's football season, and I love football – but man, I hope Diebler and crew are successful. After he took over, our team was a can't miss watching appointment.
Go Buckeyes, and Go Any Team Playing Against DePaul
This team has a pretty rough non-con schedule but I think they'll get some wins and head into B1G play with confidence.
I also just don't feel like this team should have been picked to finish 8th in the B1G. I don't expect us to win this thing by any stretch, but I think we got a shot to finish top 5
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Oh yeah, basketball.
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I'm more excited for this season than I have been in a long time. I can't wait to see this team flying around, after several years of wasting athleticism and having some slow players. I've loved them all, but I think we are in for some fun times in basketball.
Tom
Half this board will be calling for Diebler to be fired by midseason
Not sure why you are getting downvoted, it has been abundantly clear that a lot of this fanbase doesn't know how to set proper expectations for the basketball program. And that's not trying to make any sort of excuse for Holtmann's performance or anything like that, but as soon as Diebler has lost a couple games there will be plenty of posters on here and other OSU boards questioning the hire. And if it's guys who were already questioning the hire, they'll be playing "told you so."
the empire never ended
As far as depth goes, I'm going to wait and see because we've definitely heard that one before.
This is almost like waiting on the unveiling of a professional expansion team because so much has changed since March.
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I agree with your "done heard that before" remark about the supposed depth... BUT, for Diebler to play this team at the pace he wants, he almost has to develop a certain level of functional depth, regardless of whether guys 8-10 are half as good as guys 1-7.
When Diebler says that right now he thinks he has "a starting 7 or 8," pretty sure he is talking about Thornton, Johnson, Glover, Parrish, Royal, Stewart, and Bradshaw (with Mahaffey being the "or 8"). To maintain the kind of intensity and tempo Diebs is looking for, he needs to find 2-3 more guys he can include in the rotation mix, even if just for 5-10 minutes per game or so. I'm thinking those "support tier" guys will be Mahaffey, Mobley, and maybe Njegovan.
I think we are going to start Stewart and Bradshaw as the frontcourt, but I think a lot of times when Bradshaw comes out, we are going to slide Stewart over to the post and play Royal or Mahaffey at the 4. Mahaffey will also probably be the primary back-up at the 3 behind Parrish, so I could see Mahaffey still getting something like 15 mpg while Royal might play over half of the available minutes at the 4 spot.
Foul trouble and various situations will probably necessitate occasional minutes from one other big. Parks is more physical and slightly more experienced in terms of the U.S. college basketball setting, but Njegovan seems to have the higher upside. Both Diebler and Justus, our associate head coach, seem fairly high on Njegovan's shooting touch and overall potential, and I know shooting has been a big point of emphasis this summer (as it needed to be), so I am somewhat expecting Njegovan to push Parks down to the farthest end of the bench (where Etzler has been hanging out until he graduates).
There have been a lot of positive comments about Colin White's physicality and approach this summer, but short of injury issues or something like that, I just can't see how he gets regular minutes this season. Even if, say, Mobley doesn't play much, I don't think that opens up much of anything for White, he's still most likely behind both Parrish & Mahaffey at SF and Stewart, Royal, & Mahaffey at PF. I think Diebs will try to get White minutes wherever he can because I do think they really like White, but I don't see him playing much in the close games this season.
the empire never ended
Go Bucks!!
can we get a 2024-2025 schedule uploaded?
They may be waiting until tomorrow. TV/Streaming Schedule is being announced tomorrow at 3pm. We should get tip off times for majority of the games as well. There are only a handful listed at the moment.
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Thx, Bsk33 – appreciate the heads-up!
Feeling cold is psychological. - Woody Hayes
Hoops! Yeah baby. LFG.
This team has athletes –
Pumped to see Bradshaw. Pumped to see what Thornton can do without so much on his shoulders w/ Meechie alongside. Pumped to see how Royal skyrockets. Very intrigued by Njegovan.
It's football season, and I love football – but man, I hope Diebler and crew are successful. After he took over, our team was a can't miss watching appointment.
Feeling cold is psychological. - Woody Hayes
Go Buckeyes, and Go Any Team Playing Against DePaul
This team has a pretty rough non-con schedule but I think they'll get some wins and head into B1G play with confidence.
I also just don't feel like this team should have been picked to finish 8th in the B1G. I don't expect us to win this thing by any stretch, but I think we got a shot to finish top 5
You can never live a lie and die a legend - Cal Scruby