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The writing was on the wall 2 weeks ago when he wasn't available due to "Family issues"....
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calibuck
Too soon old, too late smart
Very surprising. Guess I'm naive enough to believe family issues were real, illness, accident, etc. Putting together the pieces, if the reason wasn't mentioned, then it was right there in front of me. Good luck Scotty, enjoyed the spark you gave coming off of the bench. On a positive note, that gives Diebs two schollies with which to work. Spend them well, young man.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Middleton was Ohio State's top option on the wing off the bench this past year, playing 15.3 minutes per game. He saw the most minutes among the team's freshmen and third-most among its bench players.
Within those minutes he averaged 4.4 points, 1.4 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 0.4 steals per game. He also provided a perimeter threat, knocking down 28 of his 62 three-point attempts (45.2%) on the season.
Middleton hit double-figures twice this year with 13 points in the season opener against Oakland and 11 against Iowa in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.
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One of the kids I was most excited about watching develop. And he seemed to be making huge strides since the firing.
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calibuck
Too soon old, too late smart
To me, it always looked like he was playing good ball. Always dogging someone, cutting off passing lanes, taking an open shot (and usually making it). Plus mostly the #6th man, which is huge on any team. Maybe the friendly demeanor of Diebs on tv isn't the one the players see? Or did Devin Royal seem to pass him? Thought Taison Chatham might be one to flee, as when he was put in, he got taken to the cleaners on D several times, and got jerked pretty quickly. Anyway, it's truth time for Diebs, so let's see him earn his dough. Go Bucks!
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DZ83CK
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Yeah, Scotty played well. I will say what we saw of his game at OSU was pretty limited to basically catch & shoot stuff, he was very good at it, but I doubt his role was going to expand much this upcoming season & perhaps he wanted a larger role. Plus, the family emergency in Miami might be real, so let's not ignore that completely. Also, no top-50 recruit wants to come off the bench, and it's exceedingly common for guys to transfer when their coach is fired. I don't put this transfer on Diebler at all. Honestly, with so many guys transferring in college basketball - well over 1,000 per year - as long as the whole team's not in the portal, I'm not raising an eyebrow.
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Definitely don't blame Diebler at all, but on transfers my two categories are "bummer" or "best of luck". Middleton and Gayle falls in the bummer category, whereas Hardman lands in the best of luck category. Getting Meechie helps temporarily negate Middleton leaving. But as you said, firing your coach almost guarantees some transfers now, so I can't say I'm surprised.
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