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C Kaleb "Bully" Wesson ('18 All B1G Freshman, '19 Honorable Mention All B1G, '20 2nd Team All B1G)

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One surprising thing. In his first two seasons, he won most opening tips but he's not winning any this year. You'd think he'd be quicker with the weight loss, but I suspect he's lost some muscle and strength along with the fat. Still don't think he's completely adjusted to hi new body.
 
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Jagdaddy said:
One surprising thing. In his first two seasons, he won most opening tips but he's not winning any this year. You'd think he'd be quicker with the weight loss, but I suspect he's lost some muscle and strength along with the fat. Still don't think he's completely adjusted to hi new body.
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I think he might be a little quicker but certainly not very much. I would not judge his "quickness" on how many jump balls he wins because the way officials execute a jump ball is not a good way to judge quickness. They should just do a coin flip at the beginning of the game and alternate any other jump balls.
 
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Not exactly sure what you guys are watching because it's not what I am seeing. Has Kaleb become a great or even good athlete with his weight loss? No, but he moves SO much better this season, especially on D. There's a reason he's fouling a lot less and staying more on the court like we need him to, and it's not just because he is playing smarter. On offense the weight loss isn't making a huge positive impact other than the fact that it helps him play on the perimeter a bit more in terms of getting to his spot out there... but on defense it has made a big difference. His stats might not reflect some huge boost, but as Holtmann said himself recently, anyone who has watched Kaleb and who knows college basketball can recognize he is a much more complete player this season.
 
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Hstead said:
Very impressive how he has changed his body from high school, and then more so this year. There is only one avenue to those kinds of changes, hard work. Congrats to the Big Man for his work. Makes it easy to root for him. Really love how he has continued to improve and becoming a dominate Big.
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While his physical transformation has helped him a great deal so has going up against Diallo :biggrin:in practice.
"My body's completely different from what it was my first two years here," Wesson. "I feel like that's what it contributes to. The daily work going against Ibrahima Diallo, he's an active guy on the boards, and I feel like he helps me a lot."

Working with Diallo — a 7-foot freshman whose contributions are best served in practice so far — gives Wesson a quality simulation of some of the Big Ten’s best big men, many of whom are more athletic than he is. But he brings many of the talents of a former OSU star, Jared Sullinger. The two share similar games and body types as Ohio guys with high skill levels, but who had a significant Achilles heal when it came to their conditioning.
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https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2020/...ball-get-a-much-needed-win-over-michigan.html
 
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