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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
From the first time that I saw him play he reminded me of scUM's Robert DeShaun Traylor (aka Tractor). I have always thought that Dallas will eventually be a very good player.
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BuckTwenty
Parties with Pete Johnson's Beard
He made the most of the time he got on the floor here in the NIT. Against UMass, he had 5 rebounds, 2 points, a block (should've had 2), and a foul in 9 minutes of action. I wish he would have gotten more time during the year, but he's setting himself up really well for next year. He's going to be the key sub for us next year relieving either Mullens or Koufos (if he stays).
He's gonna be a good one. Reminds me of a smaller version of Ken Johnson, except he's further ahead than Ken at this point (not sure whose ceiling is higher at this point, though).
He's gonna be a good one. Reminds me of a smaller version of Ken Johnson, except he's further ahead than Ken at this point (not sure whose ceiling is higher at this point, though).
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crazybuckfan40
Head Coach
Dallas really needs to work most on his stone hands...He needs to learn to catch the ball and grab the ball better...He loses rebounds that he should get or has to tip a couple times instead of just being able to grap it...
But Dallas will be a force for us next year and would love to see him get a little more offensive skill to go along with his defense...Could be a Joey Dorsey type player by his senior year...He has more length than Dorsey tho, so his ability to grab balls out of his area and bother more shots could be better than Dorsey...
But Dallas will be a force for us next year and would love to see him get a little more offensive skill to go along with his defense...Could be a Joey Dorsey type player by his senior year...He has more length than Dorsey tho, so his ability to grab balls out of his area and bother more shots could be better than Dorsey...
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crazybuckfan40;1133133; said:
I agree completely with the Dorsey comparison. And if we can get 3 years of Joey Dorsey-type production from Dallas, it is going to be a very good 3 years.
My biggest hope for Dallas is that the staff improves his shooting form this summer. His form has been awful all season, he shoots the ball coming down from his jumpers and his free throws are ugly. If he can get a full summer shooting with decent form and work on his post moves, he could be a very good player for us next season.
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I was very encouraged with how Dallas played ending the year. He is strong as an ox and seems to relish throwing his weight around. Against UMass it looked at times as if he took it personal when the Minutemen came into the lane (a good attitude for a big man)
It is said that a college players biggest improvement comes between his frosh and soph campaigns, so I look for more good things from Dallas next year.
I agree though with his shooting and with the Dorsey comparisons, on a side note, Joey Dorsey has impressed me with his work ethic and leadership this year after putting his foot in his mouth last year.
It is said that a college players biggest improvement comes between his frosh and soph campaigns, so I look for more good things from Dallas next year.
I agree though with his shooting and with the Dorsey comparisons, on a side note, Joey Dorsey has impressed me with his work ethic and leadership this year after putting his foot in his mouth last year.
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OSUBasketballJunkie
Never Forget 31-0
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Lauderdale Aims For Big Sophomore Season.........Dallas is looking to be a force next season.
Lauderdale Aims For Big Sophomore Season.........Dallas is looking to be a force next season.
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Dispatch
OSU men's basketball: Lauderdale is making a push to start inside
Matta also might put two big men in the lineup
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 3:20 AM
By Bob Baptist
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
CHRIS RUSSELL | DISPATCH
Freshman B.J. Mullens, front, has 4 inches and 20 pounds on Dallas Lauderdale, back, but the sophomore has more experience and a 7-foot-4 wingspan.
Dallas Lauderdale remembers the moment coach Thad Matta hugged him after the Ohio State men's basketball team won the National Invitation Tournament in New York. "He said, 'This is just the beginning,' " Lauderdale said. "I'll never forget that because the end of my freshman year was really the beginning of my college career. My confidence meter is on full now because of that."
It took Lauderdale nearly all of a 37-game season to figure out how to be an asset and not a liability at the Division I level. The question of how long it takes the Buckeyes' next big thing, 7-foot B.J. Mullens, to learn the same is creating an intriguing situation as preseason practice continues.
If Matta decides to start only one big man instead of both when the season begins in a few weeks, will it necessarily be Mullens, who is touted as a top-five NBA draft pick next year?
Considering what fans saw from Lauderdale and Mullens going head to head in two public scrimmages last week, it is anything but a foregone conclusion. Lauderdale, who has shed 13 pounds and 11 points off his body-fat percentage in the past year, is 4 inches shorter and 20 pounds lighter than Mullens. But with the help of his 7-4 wingspan, he held the upper hand in both matchups.
"B.J. is capable of being a starter and contributing," sophomore Evan Turner said Sunday during Big Ten media day in Chicago. "But he's a freshman and he's having his rocky days while he's trying to get acclimated. He's going to have to pay his dues before he really blows up."
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OSUBasketballJunkie
Never Forget 31-0
Lets all hope the injury does not linger......we do not exactly have quality depth in the front court with Kecman out also...........sounds like we dodged a bullet..........
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