2026-27 Ohio State Men's Basketball
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I don't like rushing things. I think they rushed it last season, they went and almost immediately got Gabe Cupps, which did not turn out well. If they are paying a premium to get these guys committed early, it's dumb. There's certainly no reason to push to get Jelavic quickly - not sure what the amount of NIL they're going to give him is, and it had better not be very much based on his production at UK, but I worry they might have went and given him whatever amount he asked for in order for him to commit this quickly.
I'm certainly hoping they have money to get another good player to add to the rotation, and if they don't, it's a sign of poor money management. They supposedly have money to spend on the portal this season, so if Justin Pippen is clearly the best they get & no other big names come on board, then they will have failed. I agree that it's a worry about the team being soft next season. I believe Josh O will help provide more of an interior presence that they otherwise lacked this season, Jelavic is a better rebounder than Tilly, and Pippen at least works to get rebounds from the guard position (not going to be able to match Bruce there but can come close).
I actually love the Pippen pickup. They definitely need another guard who can at minimum push him though and id like to see a SF type who can at least hope to push Thompson
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