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Why Bruce Thornton is Jake Diebler's lifeline for the Ohio State basketball team
The best player for the Ohio State basketball team is tied to Jake Diebler's future.
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Why Bruce Thornton is Jake Diebler's lifeline for the Ohio State basketball team
The best player for the Ohio State basketball team is tied to Jake Diebler's future.
The Ohio State basketball program continues to search for ways to get out of the hole it's been in for the last three years. In each of those three seasons, the Buckeyes have failed to reach the NCAA Tournament. It looked like they were going to break that awful streak last season, but collapsed down the stretch.
There are some Buckeye fans who are already out on Jake Diebler ( I don't count myself among those people...yet) even though he is just approaching his second full season as a head coach. He made a lot of mistakes last year, but he should have learned from them in the offseason.
The Ohio State basketball program continues to search for ways to get out of the hole it's been in for the last three years. In each of those three seasons, the Buckeyes have failed to reach the NCAA Tournament. It looked like they were going to break that awful streak last season, but collapsed down the stretch.
There are some Buckeye fans who are already out on Jake Diebler ( I don't count myself among those people...yet) even though he is just approaching his second full season as a head coach. He made a lot of mistakes last year, but he should have learned from them in the offseason.
Diebler is going to face some pressure from fans who never wanted him hired in the first place. A segment of the fan base wanted the Ohio State Buckeyes to make an outside hire. Instead, they promoted from within. Diebler has one guy who can help him get those fans to change their minds.
Jake Diebler needs Bruce Thornton to carry the Ohio State basketball team to the NCAA Tournament
Bruce Thornton has been the best player the Buckeyes have had in each of the last two seasons. He is back and should be better than ever. He's the only guy that Ohio State can rely on to create some offense with any regularity. Thornton is the key to the team's success..
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Ross Bjork Says Jake Diebler Met Expectations in Performance Review of First Year As Ohio State’s Head Coach: “We All Understand What He Inherited”
In his annual performance review, Ross Bjork said Jake Diebler met expectations in his first season and he will support Diebler “with all the tools to compete” moving forward.
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Ok so one year hall pass
Play time is over coach. No tourney. No job.
Maybe not totally fair but it is what it is now.
Play time is over coach. No tourney. No job.
Maybe not totally fair but it is what it is now.
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I mean if you REALLY want that graveyard of coaches moniker to stick in recruiting circles, I guess you could go this route.
Short of a complete failure of a season - like less than 10 wins or no Big Ten wins at all or something really really low - he'll be the coach in 2026/27.
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Of course that's not what w WANT to happen but it was a bit of an experiment so I expect a lot of pressure for a great season.
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Yeah and since it's an experiment, it'll get into year 3, minimum.
People need to be patient. Ohio State isn't a powerhouse in basketball. It takes time to rebuild it, even in this era. You have to convince kids this is the place to be. Stability goes a long way to doing that.
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But there are a lot of people that think we should be and with that Ohio State should never be a place to cut your teeth in any sport. That microscope is real
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Well, it doesn't hurt to dream, for the first part of that statement.
I do agree with the 2nd part of that though. This isn't the place to learn how to be a head coach. But at this point, Diebler has the reigns so it is what it is.
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