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#8 Ohio State vs #9 TCU, Thursday March 19, 1215pm ET, CBS

DZ83CK
IMO it was a strategic error to play Tilly 31 minutes in this game. TCU is not a big team, they played bigger than their size but this was the textbook example of a team you can play with a small ball lineup against. OSU went on a huge run when Tilly was on the bench in the second half, then when he came back in, that's when TCU went on a run and won the game. Jake made a mistake in not adjusting his lineup to the matchups in this game.
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#8 Ohio State vs #9 TCU, Thursday March 19, 1215pm ET, CBS

buckeyemania11
DZ83CK said:
We definitely need a strong portal season. There's potential for a good core group coming back, and when you add in Thompson, they have the makings of a decent team, but it's really easy to slip and take a step back if they make the wrong choices. They need to add at least two big-time players, PG and C. Can't settle for guys who averaged 4 or 5 points per game.
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We can't do what we did this year and wait around forever for higher level guys to make their decision, we were supposedly "heavily in" on Swain, Williams & Peterson, but in the end were we really? The hoops portal moves VERY quickly. We need to identify the best more realistic options quick who aren't going to take forever and end up leaving us hanging. That's how you end up with a Cupps type having to play big minutes at point next year.
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#8 Ohio State vs #9 TCU, Thursday March 19, 1215pm ET, CBS

DZ83CK
bigdog3300 said:
We took a step forward this year instead of backward, so I at least have more optimism for Diebler than I did this time last year. Very interested to see how next year looks after the portal, but with some pieces like Bynum, Mobley, Thompson, you have a foundation if you can hold it together.


The one thing I'll still be concerned with...if Diebler isn't a great recruiter, whether based on skill or lack of NIL assets, don't you need your coach to be very strong on the x and o side? Otherwise, what is he giving you....if he's not a recruiter, a strategist, loaded with experience, elite staff builder, etc., what is he excelling at?
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We definitely need a strong portal season. There's potential for a good core group coming back, and when you add in Thompson, they have the makings of a decent team, but it's really easy to slip and take a step back if they make the wrong choices. They need to add at least two big-time players, PG and C. Can't settle for guys who averaged 4 or 5 points per game.
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Jake Diebler (Head Coach)

buckeyemania11
DZ83CK said:
Tilly should have been a backup at OSU, as he obviously is the type of player that is not capable of consistent success at the highest level in college basketball. He had a skillset that fit, just not the strength and athleticism to excel when the going got tough. Moving towards next season, you would expect Ojianwuna to play, and he will provide a more athletic big to the team, but his offensive skillset is not as developed.
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Tilly as an offensive big man off the bench would be a great fit, when he's the starter you are constantly relying on though it's definitely not good.

I don't think anyone should have much expectation from Ojianwuna. A big man coming off a leg injury, good chance he never regains form. But if he does bounce back effectively, I would trade offensive skill for Physicality and Athleticism down low any day for our situation.
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Jake Diebler (Head Coach)

DZ83CK
buckeyemania11 said:
When you can't afford the highest end of players it's all about finding the right fits.

Tilly in the grand scheme alone is not a bad player, but in the situation he's put in, being the main big man on a Big 10 team, this is not a great fit for Ohio State.

Diebler is almost certainly going to have to sacrifice offensive ability down low in the portal if he wants to succeed, we aren't affording a beast who can do it all. we really need a couple of guys who can physically at least hope to hold up against the better teams in the B1G (and other conferences)
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Tilly should have been a backup at OSU, as he obviously is the type of player that is not capable of consistent success at the highest level in college basketball. He had a skillset that fit, just not the strength and athleticism to excel when the going got tough. Moving towards next season, you would expect Ojianwuna to play, and he will provide a more athletic big to the team, but his offensive skillset is not as developed.
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Jake Diebler (Head Coach)

buckeyemania11
DZ83CK said:
A lot of what happens next year depends on how they finish out the roster. I realize the results in the portal have been poor (for the most part) so far ... which begs the question, will Diebler get good players in the portal this season? I hate to say it, but with NIL being problematic, I am doubting them at this point. Most of the guys he's brought in through the portal have not been what the program needed, their best add this past season is Tilly who started and helped but not quite what they needed.
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When you can't afford the highest end of players it's all about finding the right fits.

Tilly in the grand scheme alone is not a bad player, but in the situation he's put in, being the main big man on a Big 10 team, this is not a great fit for Ohio State.

Diebler is almost certainly going to have to sacrifice offensive ability down low in the portal if he wants to succeed, we aren't affording a beast who can do it all. we really need a couple of guys who can physically at least hope to hold up against the better teams in the B1G (and other conferences)
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HC Ryan Day (B1G Coach of Year, B1G Champion, National Champion)

I love that Day adjusts, but occasionally I think he overadjusts by, for example, slowing the offense to a crawl and putting multiple tight ends on the field because they had problems with scUM when they did it. I agree with this adjustment in theory, but let's not overreact to "experience" being too big of a deal in the current environment based on IU, which also had a ton of experienced guys, and a staff, that were not only experienced generally but were experienced at playing and coaching with each other.
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