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OSU Men's Basketball Recruiting/Projections/General Discussions

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Cavfan89;1690327; said:
Kevin Love was 6'10 260 while Sully was measured in at 6'8 3/4 (pretty sure this is what Ford said) and like 282 pounds. Both heights in shoes. Your going to say an inch and 1/4, that doesn't matter, but it does. Love is a better shooter also and can play the PF position in the NBA. Can Sully?

And I agree the NBA is about potential and not production. That's why Jared won't be the #1 pick. He doesn't have the amount of potential because of his frame. He will be very productive here, atleast I feel he will.
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love's official pre-draft measurement was 6' 9.5". also, sullinger is not over 280 pounds. he is about 260 to 265, which was love's weight before he entered ucla. whatever sullinger's body composition is now, i don't expect that it will be the same after dave richardson and a college basketball season are through with him.

yes, love was a good shooter in college. he averaged 77% from the free throw line and 35% behind the arc. if sully is a worse shooter, he is not a much worse shooter. he shoots about that well behind the line already and his three-point shot is pure.

finally, it's not as though kevin love was thought of a player with a lot of untapped potential coming out of college. like sully, he was savvy with an array of moves, though hampered by a weight/height/athleticism combination that isn't ideal for the league. also like sully, there were misgivings about love's weight and whether his body could last a full nba season. he's done well, but that is largely if not solely because he got himself into proper shape.
 
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honestly, if matta can grab a good (read: ready-to-play) power forward right now, i'd like to see it happen. neither deshaun nor sully should be upset with a change of plans during the eleventh hour. if an incoming player can't become academically qualified by mid-april, the player runs the risk of more competition than he expected.
 
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OSU_Buckguy;1690400; said:
honestly, if matta can grab a good (read: ready-to-play) power forward right now, i'd like to see it happen. neither deshaun nor sully should be upset with a change of plans during the eleventh hour. if an incoming player can't become academically qualified by mid-april, the player runs the risk of more competition than he expected.
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oh, what the hell, I think I will go play in another All-Star game

Indiana pursuing former Iowa recruit Cody Larson
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The latest target is 6-9, 230-pound Sioux Falls (SD) forward Cody Larson, who was released from his Letter of Intent with Iowa on April 9. ...

Fuller also left Iowa. They must really love that new coach:lol:
 
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MONTbigBuck;1690404; said:
They do have the scholarship freed up by Turner's departure to the NBA. It will take a bit more than this ambiguous correllation before we should start opening the window out to the ledge.
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I think with all of the chatter you might be able to at least open the window and put one step on the ledge because by giving Turner scholarship or a it certainly cuts down on the guys you can take next year and really throws.class balance off.:(
 
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OhioState001;1690408; said:
It is concerning though because Im pretty sure Matta said something about him not taking any more 2010 recruits. Hopefully everything is ok.
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yeah, i think it was in the dispatch (online) that i read that matta intends (or did intend) to bank the newly open scholarship for a post-oriented player in the '11 class.
 
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MONTbigBuck;1690404; said:
They do have the scholarship freed up by Turner's departure to the NBA. It will take a bit more than this ambiguous correllation before we should start opening the window out to the ledge.
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i don't think it's just an "ambiguous correlation" between deshaun and sully still trying to qualify academically and matta sending out feelers for the very position(s) that deshaun and sully are expected to fill.
 
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OSU_Buckguy;1690412; said:
yeah, i think it was in the dispatch (online) that i read that matta intends (or did intend) to bank the newly open scholarship for a post-oriented player in the '11 class.
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Perhaps Larson becoming available was an unexpected development. I can see reasons why they might want to take another quality big in the '10 class.

Lauderdale is gone after this year and Sullinger could be. If that happens you are left with zero returning bigs (Z/Kecman excluded until they show they can play at this level).

There don't seem to be a ton of bigs that OSU has a great shot at next year.

Don't forget the staff has some connections with the former regime at Iowa. It's possible Lickliter recommended this kid to Matta as a good fit for his system. Also, one of Lickliter's assistant coaches has been rumored to be a candidate for Major's vacated position.
 
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LitlBuck;1690410; said:
I think with all of the chatter you might be able to at least open the window and put one step on the ledge because by giving Turner scholarship or a it certainly cuts down on the guys you can take next year and really throws.class balance off.:(
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Hopefully this is just a case of liking another kid with some size that has unexpectedly come available because of the turmoil at Iowa. The roster could use more front-line players, and addittionally, none of the "bigs" for '11 are a sure thing. Maybe a "bird in the hand" situation.

With regards to Sullinger and Thomas, I too think that it is irresponsible to push off the necessity of qualifying to your last chance. I am a bit surprised that Satch hasn't laid down the law. Neither one of these guys is dumb, so it is not hopeless. I always appreciate your input litlbuck, and the work you do in the Bball threads. If you are sweating this, I will go ahead and slide the gerainium pots over to the side so there is some clear space to stand, so i am ready when we know definatively.:)
 
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itownbuckeye;1690424; said:
Perhaps Larson becoming available was an unexpected development. I can see reasons why they might want to take another quality big in the '10 class.

Lauderdale is gone after this year and Sullinger could be. If that happens you are left with zero returning bigs (Z/Kecman excluded until they show they can play at this level).

There don't seem to be a ton of bigs that OSU has a great shot at next year.

Don't forget the staff has some connections with the former regime at Iowa. It's possible Lickliter recommended this kid to Matta as a good fit for his system. Also, one of Lickliter's assistant coaches has been rumored to be a candidate for Major's vacated position.
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maybe. it's a reasonable explanation. however, the point remains that our two post-oriented players are apparently still not academically qualified. unless sully took the act test the morning of the nike hoop summit out in washington, he has just one more test date available. it would hardly surprise me if matta now feels that he is forced to sign a power forward/center, whereas before he was wanting to watch and personally evaluate a prospective player over a period of time. nothing against kecman, sarikopoulus, simmons, or hill, but i bet that matta is growing leery of hasty recruitments. then again, if he is going after larson, he can't be that leery.
 
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itownbuckeye;1690424; said:
Perhaps Larson becoming available was an unexpected development. I can see reasons why they might want to take another quality big in the '10 class.

Lauderdale is gone after this year and Sullinger could be. If that happens you are left with zero returning bigs (Z/Kecman excluded until they show they can play at this level).

There don't seem to be a ton of bigs that OSU has a great shot at next year.

Don't forget the staff has some connections with the former regime at Iowa. It's possible Lickliter recommended this kid to Matta as a good fit for his system. Also, one of Lickliter's assistant coaches has been rumored to be a candidate for Major's vacated position.
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That's a valid point but we really don't know who Ohio State is recruiting for next year. Maybe some of you do but I certainly do not. Also, the kid we are recruiting is only 6'9" and really did not have outstanding stats, for whatever that is worth, in his senior year. 6'9" is not really a big post player in the Big Ten unless he has a pretty big wingspan like Dallas. This recruit is more of a PF type guy. Very similar in height and weight to Sully .


There is a thread on the main basketball forum who the next assistant probably will be at AAA is not one of the guys that was mentioned at first.
 
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