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2011-2012 Men's Buckeye Basketball (Final Four Season)

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MaxBuck;1933096; said:
Craft, Buford, Scott, Thomas, Sullinger
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Sully and his dad said they want him to get acquainted with the power forward position, so that is why I think Amir will start at center. Satch Sullinger said that with David Lighty gone and the 6-10 center Amir Williams coming to campus, more minutes would open up for Sullinger at power forward, which would be his position in the N.B.A.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/29/sports/ncaabasketball/29sullinger.html
 
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BasketballBuck0;1933104; said:
Sully and his dad said they want him to get acquainted with the power forward position, so that is why I think Amir will start at center. Satch Sullinger said that with David Lighty gone and the 6-10 center Amir Williams coming to campus, more minutes would open up for Sullinger at power forward, which would be his position in the N.B.A.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/29/sports/ncaabasketball/29sullinger.html
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amir will play center this year but he wont start
 
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BasketballBuck0;1933104; said:
Sully and his dad said they want him to get acquainted with the power forward position, so that is why I think Amir will start at center. Satch Sullinger said that with David Lighty gone and the 6-10 center Amir Williams coming to campus, more minutes would open up for Sullinger at power forward, which would be his position in the N.B.A.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/29/sports/ncaabasketball/29sullinger.html
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I think that the starting five and the positions that they play will be dictated by Coach Matta . I do not think that Satch or Jared will try to dictate where Jared will play just because that is where he is predicted to play at the next level. I think both Satch and Jared will agree that they would rather see Ohio State win more games than prepare Jared for the next level.
 
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Ohio State released the opponents and dates for for 12 of the Buckeyes' 13 nonconference games in November and December. The final game might have to be played during one of the open weeks on the Big Ten schedule.

The conference schedule is expected to be released in August, as will the times and networks for all 31 games.

Nov. 11 - Wright State

Nov. 15 - Florida

Nov. 18 - Jackson State

Nov. 21 - North Florida

Nov. 23 - Virginia Military Institute

Nov. 29 - Duke

Dec. 3 - Texas-Pan American

Dec. 10 - at Kansas

Dec. 14 - South Carolina-Upstate

Dec. 17 - at South Carolina

Dec. 20 - Lamar

Dec. 22 - Miami University (at Nationwide Arena)
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http://www.dispatch.com/live/conten...asketball-nonconference-schedule.html?sid=101
 
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Bob Baptist of the Dispatch has tweeted that
Look for Matta to hire Todd Lickliter (If he hasn't signed with Miami) or Chris Jent to replace Brandon Miller #buckeyes
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I would really like them to bring Jent onboard because I think it would really help in recruiting. Not that TM needs any help in that department:)

Surprised that Paulus' name is not mentioned but then they would have to go out and find another video coordinator.
 
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Ohio State men's basketball: Freshmen realize that work lies ahead
Monday, June 20, 2011
By Bob Baptist
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Standing courtside in Quicken Loans Arena in March, then-assistant coach Brandon Miller reflected on all that had gotten the Ohio State men's basketball team to that point in the season: a 33-2 record and the No.1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Not the least of the reasons, he said, was that the Buckeyes had been blessed with two freshmen who entered the program nine months earlier understanding what it took to compete at the highest level of college basketball.

Jared Sullinger was a first-team All-American. Aaron Craft was voted the Big Ten's top sixth man, led the conference in steals and was the only unanimous choice of coaches for the all-defensive team.

Another highly rated class of Ohio State freshmen were scheduled to report yesterday to begin classes and summer workouts with returning players. It's safe to say that if the Buckeyes are to play as deep into the tournament next season as they did the last, one or more of those freshmen will have to have the same understanding that Sullinger and Craft did.

"The biggest challenge they have is how quick they can pick up the work ethic and the commitment they have to make," coach Thad Matta said earlier this month of the five players who comprise a class ranked No.8 nationally by the three major recruiting services.

"I went out and met with all five incoming players this spring and basically told them this is how it's going to be and you need to get ready for it. They all say, 'I know. I know. I know.' But it's like Jordan Sibert told me a couple weeks ago: 'Coach, I remember when you came in to see me last year at my high school. I thought I knew, but I had no idea.'"

With the coaching staff prohibited by NCAA rules from joining any basketball activities involving the players until September, the newcomers will be at the mercy this summer of strength and conditioning coordinator Dave Richardson - and he reputedly is merciless in pushing them beyond what they thought were their limits.

Richardson sent the freshmen training regimens this spring so they could prepare themselves.

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http://www.dispatch.com/live/conten...men-realize-that-work-lies-ahead.html?sid=101
 
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STARTING 5 / ROTATION.....

Now that we are nearly halfway through the off-season and the freshmen have arrived on campus, I'm ready to look ahead at Thad Matta's projected rotation. With 5 freshmen and 6 sophomores taking up all but 2 (Buford & Ravenel) of the scholarships, this years team will be a very young team, but should be Matta's most athletic team in his OSU tenure.

This is how I see the rotation looking like for the 2011-2012 season......

STARTING 5 *****

PG - Shannon Scott
SG - William Buford
SF - Sam Thompson
PF - Deshaun Thomas
C - Jared Sullinger

The main 2 reasons that I think this should be our starting line-up is because Aaron Craft is the perfect 6th man player and by starting Scott and Thompson over Craft and Sibert, we would avoid having an all-freshmen bench rotation.

Craft is the rare player and teammate that doesn't mind coming off of the bench and playing starter's minutes. I wouldn't be surprised to see him do that for his entire career.

I think that Sam Thompson should start at SF for us this season because he is long and athletic, and enjoys playing solid defense and blocking shots from the wing. We all know, to crack Matta's rotation, you have to put in the effort on the defensive side of the court and Thompson will.

When you think Sam Thompson, think - Evan Turner body, David Lighty's motor, William Buford's mid-range game, J.D. Weatherspoon's athleticism, and Aaron Craft's intensity on defense.

This is roughly what I think the rotation should look like in 4-minute TV time out segments......

Scott - Buford - Thompson - Thomas - Sullinger
Craft - Sibert - Buford - Thomas - Sullinger
Craft - Scott - Buford - Sullinger - Williams
Craft - Sibert - Thompson - Thomas - Williams
Craft - Scott - Buford - Thomas - Sullinger

*************HALFTIME*************

The 2nd half should be similar, with maybe Craft starting after halftime over Scott or Thompson, depending on the match-ups.

This would give 8 players 15+ minutes in the regular rotation...

Craft - 32mins
Sullinger - 32mins
Thomas - 32mins
Buford - 32mins
Scott - 28mins
Sibert - 16mins
Thompson - 16mins
Williams - 16mins

Obviously, there are many factors throughout the season that will directly affect this including injuries, blow-outs, close games, bench players emerging, off-court or academic issues, etc...... but for the most part, I think that this would be a solid 8-man rotation.

A couple players that might have a direct affect on this if they show up ready to play and hustle are LaQuinton Ross and Evan Ravenel. Right now though, I think they are on the outside looking in along with Weatherspoon, Lenzelle Smith, and Trey McDonald.

Another B1G Championship on the horizon......

LETS JUMP-BALL!!!
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'HARD WORK BEATS TALENT IF TALENT DOESN'T WORK HARD'
 
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What this team will have next year is a TON of flexibility.

Need height? We have Amir Williams and 6'7"-6'8" wings that can shoot and rebound that can come in to help Sully.

Need speed, ball handling, or press breakers? Have two burner/floor generals that can share the floor at the same time.

And they can all shoot.

Doesn't really even matter who starts. This is the deepest team we've had in a LONG time. Hopefully we can sub a little more liberally than we did last year because of it. If Matta can get this team playing really solid D by the middle of the year to help out our shut-down defender in Craft, we could REALLY have something special this year. I'd never had more fun watching hoops than I did watching our boys play last year. Could be even more fun with the speed we'll have seeing Craft and Scott out there running the show.
 
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