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2023-2024 Ohio State Men's Basketball (apathy, depression, hope?)

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Buckeyes are playing for their tournament life. NCAA, not B10s. There's more on the table than for Rutgers. I'm one that still believes that a strong showing might sway the bracket specialists to include the Buckeyes. They've had a chance to heal and rest, but also lose their edge. (we saw that with the women's team), but am hoping that Diebs will keep the fire stoked. We'll see in a couple of hours.
 
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3 losses stand out. Losing at a terrible Michigan team very bad.
Losing two 18 point 2nd half leads (at Penn State and vs Indiana) bad.

If they had picked up 2 of those 3 as wins they would be in the tournament right now.

In the end I don't see Ohio State making it to the dance and you can point to those 3 games as why.
 
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HenryMuto said:
3 losses stand out. Losing at a terrible Michigan team very bad.
Losing two 18 point 2nd half leads (at Penn State and vs Indiana) bad.

If they had picked up 2 of those 3 as wins they would be in the tournament right now.

In the end I don't see Ohio State making it to the dance and you can point to those 3 games as why.
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It shouldn't be that simple. You know the committee considers a team after a player is injured and done for the season differently (in a negative way). It's usually only a slight adjustment. Why wouldn't they consider a team's improvement after firing a coach mid-season? It only takes a slight bump to get OSU in if they just look at the coaching factor. This team has absolutely played like a tourney team after Diebler took over, no doubt about it.
 
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DZ83CK said:
It shouldn't be that simple. You know the committee considers a team after a player is injured and done for the season differently (in a negative way). It's usually only a slight adjustment. Why wouldn't they consider a team's improvement after firing a coach mid-season? It only takes a slight bump to get OSU in if they just look at the coaching factor. This team has absolutely played like a tourney team after Diebler took over, no doubt about it.
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If they win today and 2 in the tourney they'll get in at 21-12 and 11-11. That awful conference record is what is hurting
 
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