Deshaun Thomas to return for junior season at Ohio State
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ohiostatebuckeyes.comPosted Apr 6, 2012, 8:29 PM UTC
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ohiostatebuckeyes.comHUMONGOUS sigh of relief for Buckeye Nation
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Boy you aren't kidding that guy was a beast for you guys in the tourney.
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Gulp....save for the Final Four....
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When a foul gets called on you for just touching an opposing player it's quite hard to have an impact on the game.
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I was reading a page with next years pre season rankings and under each team it had key losses and key incoming freshmen and under OSU freshmen it said none. Did I miss something?
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Right now Im not sure if we have any incoming recruits who have already signed. Thad is notorious for signing later on. We will have a couple for sure
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No, right now the most likely situation is we bring in no one and bank the scholarships. We are in on Tony Parker but conflicting reports have him eliminating us. If we don't get him its possible we pick up a transfer or someone else, but we will probably bank the scholly and pull in a big class next year.
We sat several McDonalds all Americans on the bench this year, and are returning 3 starters, so we will be competitive with some off season development. We have a 7 footer in Amir that has a lot of potential, along with a possible stud in Ross if he buys into the system. Throw in Thompson who is ridiculously athletic, Ravenal as a serviceable big man, and Scott as a nice point guard once he remembers how to shoot, and I am optimistic about our chances at competing in the Big 10 next year.
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Scott's shooting will be huge. Don't think i saw the kid make one shot all year.
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Well he might want to hurry up the ESPN top 100 only shows 10 currently unsigned players and only one of them lists OSU as a consideration. We had some great games this year and I'd hate to see you guys not be competitive next season.
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They also have a loaded 2011 class that just sat on the bench this season.
So empty class or not, they have plenty of young talent. They'll be competitive.
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Nope you didn't miss anything, Thad Matta has not really made recruiting a priority this season since he brought in a pretty decent class last year. The only recruit he's after from the 2012 class is Tony Parker, but I think OSU is 3rd behind Duke and Kansas for his services.
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Smart Decision...if he can improve his defense he will be a top 5 pick next year
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Great return for the Buckeyes. Was he pinned though to be a possible departure for the draft?
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A lot of people assumed he was gone. I'm guessing in a normal draft year, he would have been. But because of the overflow of talent from players who skipped last year's draft due to the lockout, I think we'll start to see some expected early entries wait until next year.
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I heard he just had a kid, so I was thinking he'd be gone.
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I look forward to Thomas and Dawson going toe to toe next year.
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This is huge. I think Thad was prepared to lose Sullinger and Buford by recruiting Amir Williams and LaQuinton Ross respectively. Thomas, however, might have been the most difficult starter to replace (maybe move Ross to the 4 and Thompson at the 3). I'm pretty excited to see a Craft, Smith, Ross, Thomas, and Williams line-up next year.
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You're welcome for making him play so badly in his last game that he lost draft stock
No but seriously, great for you guys. Hope to see you have another great year
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You're welcome for making him play so badly in his last game that he lost draft stock
Didn't seem to help us keep Sullinger. Withey's defense made him look like a high school player on several occasions. That was probably more of a case of Sully being miscast as a center.
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Withey was just warming up for beach volleyball season. Can't fault him there.
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Watching Withey dominate Sullinger makes me believe that Anthony Davis would have destroyed him.
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yep. Gonna use this at some point in the future. Not sure at all what context, but this can't go unused.
Go Bucks.