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2017-2018 Ohio State Men's Basketball (24-7, 15-3, #2 Seed in B1G Tourney)

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HabaneroBuck said:
Well, the main thing is that this team keeps improving. I've loved what I've seen from Tate the last few games, and KBD has been the steady hand all season. They look, at times, like a solid Buckeye team that will represent themselves well in the tourney. Potter was really coming along this year, it seems, so getting him back for the remaining games, along with the development of Kaleb Wesson, will go a long way. I would be more confident in their position if they had beaten Butler, but these first two B1G games have really opened our eyes, I think. :nod:
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Kyle Young appears to be slowly coming along better and starting to at least Give some decent minutes as well. Which will be big down the stretch.
 
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Watching this team is like night and day from last year. There are still serious flaws, and the depth will likely become more of a problem as the year goes on (especially if injuries start happening), but the "fun factor" is the highest it's been in probably five years, IMO.

Appy State, The Citadel, UNC, and miamuh (oh) remain on the non-conference slate. UNC is an extreme longshot, but 3-1 gets them to 10-4 going into full-time conference play. With the B1G as weak as it appears, they win 8 or 9 of those, they're sitting at 18-12 (10-8) or 19-11 (11-7) going into the B1G tourney. One or two wins in there and they're likely an NCAA tourney team.

KBD is playing fantastic. Asking him to average 17/10 the rest of the way is a lot, but if he stays healthy, he's one of the better players in the league. Wesson's offense has been better than I expected as a whole. Tate is Tate. If Jackson keeps shooting well, and Kam can find his shot before conference play, this team will be a very tough out for anyone.

The depth is the one thing that keeps me from flat predicting a tourney appearance, but the bump they've received from Holtmann and staff is noticeable. With the B1G looking to be fairly weak this year, I am encouraged at the chances.
 
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NFBuck said:
Watching this team is like night and day from last year. There are still serious flaws, and the depth will likely become more of a problem as the year goes on (especially if injuries start happening), but the "fun factor" is the highest it's been in probably five years, IMO.

Appy State, The Citadel, UNC, and miamuh (oh) remain on the non-conference slate. UNC is an extreme longshot, but 3-1 gets them to 10-4 going into full-time conference play. With the B1G as weak as it appears, they win 8 or 9 of those, they're sitting at 18-12 (10-8) or 19-11 (11-7) going into the B1G tourney. One or two wins in there and they're likely an NCAA tourney team.

KBD is playing fantastic. Asking him to average 17/10 the rest of the way is a lot, but if he stays healthy, he's one of the better players in the league. Wesson's offense has been better than I expected as a whole. Tate is Tate. If Jackson keeps shooting well, and Kam can find his shot before conference play, this team will be a very tough out for anyone.

The depth is the one thing that keeps me from flat predicting a tourney appearance, but the bump they've received from Holtmann and staff is noticeable. With the B1G looking to be fairly weak this year, I am encouraged at the chances.
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Yeah, they are an injury/suspension away from being very average. But with everyone healthy, they look like a tourney team in this version of the B1G.
 
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NFBuck said:
Watching this team is like night and day from last year. There are still serious flaws, and the depth will likely become more of a problem as the year goes on (especially if injuries start happening), but the "fun factor" is the highest it's been in probably five years, IMO.

Appy State, The Citadel, UNC, and miamuh (oh) remain on the non-conference slate. UNC is an extreme longshot, but 3-1 gets them to 10-4 going into full-time conference play. With the B1G as weak as it appears, they win 8 or 9 of those, they're sitting at 18-12 (10-8) or 19-11 (11-7) going into the B1G tourney. One or two wins in there and they're likely an NCAA tourney team.

KBD is playing fantastic. Asking him to average 17/10 the rest of the way is a lot, but if he stays healthy, he's one of the better players in the league. Wesson's offense has been better than I expected as a whole. Tate is Tate. If Jackson keeps shooting well, and Kam can find his shot before conference play, this team will be a very tough out for anyone.

The depth is the one thing that keeps me from flat predicting a tourney appearance, but the bump they've received from Holtmann and staff is noticeable. With the B1G looking to be fairly weak this year, I am encouraged at the chances.
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I agree. We absolutely need to win Appy, Citadel and Fredo and hopefully keep it respectable against UNC (though I fear a plunger). And here's to hoping Appalachian State gets a standing ovation from the Ohio State crowd.
 
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ORD_Buckeye said:
And here's to hoping Appalachian State gets a standing ovation from the Ohio State crowd.
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Hopefully the fans treat it like there’s two home teams. Cheer every made basket, block, rebound, foul, etc... as if it were the Buckeyes.

It could be the biggest friendly crowd that Appy play for this year. That is, if fans show up for it.
 
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ORD_Buckeye said:
I agree. We absolutely need to win Appy, Citadel and Fredo and hopefully keep it respectable against UNC (though I fear a plunger). And here's to hoping Appalachian State gets a standing ovation from the Ohio State crowd.
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Should be a plunger for all 3 of those squads, Appy is by far the highest rated (Ken Pom) at 185 and they are a 5-6 team who lost to West Carolina and James Madison....Citadel 305 and Fredo 293

Tempering expectations for UNC, but if they play like they did against Wisconsin and 2nd half vs scUM they could keep it close.
 
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buckeyemania11 said:
Should be a plunger for all 3 of those squads, Appy is by far the highest rated (Ken Pom) at 185 and they are a 5-6 team who lost to West Carolina and James Madison....Citadel 305 and Fredo 293

Tempering expectations for UNC, but if they play like they did against Wisconsin and 2nd half vs scUM they could keep it close.
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I wouldn't be surprised to see a similar game against UNC as against Zags...keep it close for a half before fading. That's a significant talent disadvantage right now.
 
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As much attention OSU's "brutal" 6 high majors in 12 days stretch got, there is an equally brutal (for fans) stretch that we are in now when OSU has 1 high major opponent - and 5 games total - in a span of 30 days.
 
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