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2026-27 Ohio State Men's Basketball

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buckeyemania11 said:
Not the type of big I was hoping for. Hopefully O is ready to go
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It seems pretty clear they are expecting him to be ready.

If he is, and he is able to be close to the player he was at Baylor, this guy gives Ohio State a changeup at the 5 off the bench. Spread the floor and let the shooters shoot and Bynum get to the hoop.
 
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DZ83CK said:
Yeah, based on the bigs OSU was going after in the portal, it seems they are counting on Ojianwuna to be the main man there. Plus, they wanted a stretch F/C to help fit the offense perhaps better than JO does.
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Also as we saw 2 years ago you have to be careful with the transfers you bring in. Less someone you weere counting on goes into the portal last minute.
 
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I do like the approach better this year they seem to be being more aggressive. Pippen I think is a great pickup and Jelavic at least had some production in a power conference.

Potential is probably still there with Jelavic but it's just that softness worry that always comes with Euro bigs. As long as Josh O stays healthy it's a good combo though.
 
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buckeyemania11 said:
I do like the approach better this year they seem to be being more aggressive. Pippen I think is a great pickup and Jelavic at least had some production in a power conference.

Potential is probably still there with Jelavic but it's just that softness worry that always comes with Euro bigs. As long as Josh O stays healthy it's a good combo though.
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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).
 
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DZ83CK said:
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).
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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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buckeyemania11 said:
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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Agreed Pippen is a good get, but Jelavic seems just OK. Certainly they will add more players, it's not over by a longshot, but ideally we'll have more quality depth than last season.
 
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DZ83CK said:
Agreed Pippen is a good get, but Jelavic seems just OK. Certainly they will add more players, it's not over by a longshot, but ideally we'll have more quality depth than last season.
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The goodness of the Jelavic pickup really depends on Josh O. If they are that confident in Josh O I hope they are right. Jelavic off the bench as a change of pace is a good get but if he ends up having to be the guy they heavily lean on there it's not that good.
 
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