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Maybe Big Body Paul should just be a body. Yeah, I know, but I pull no punches. That shit is ridiculous
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Hate to say it, but that is probably half of the fanbase. No critical thinking and paul has a small body part.
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Thx for everything!!! One of my all time fav players. I also now have your bobblehead too thanks to a surprise gift from my son!
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ScriptOhio
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Skull Session: Bruce Thornton Deserves Our Praise and Thanks, Sonny Styles Breaks Down His Best Plays As a Buckeye and Quinshon Judkins Takes a Victory Lap on Notre Dame
Bruce Thornton deserves our praise, Sonny Styles breaks down his best plays as a Buckeye and Quinshon Judkins takes a victory lap on Notre Dame.
THANK YOU, BRUCE. Bruce Thornton’s record-breaking college basketball career is over. And what a career it was — big, messy, gigantic, spectacular. What a thing he made of it all.
“Bruce is everything that’s right about college basketball,” Jake Diebler said Wednesday, before Ohio State’s 66-64 loss to TCU. “A young man who come to school, stayed during a coaching change, trusted a first-time head coach, and got a degree. Became part of a network that will take care of him for the rest of his life.
“And then he continued to get better each and every single year. I think development is a word that gets lost right now in our sport because you’re seeing the window for development be so small in many, many instances. He’s gotten better each and every year. It’s a testament to his hard work. But I think Bruce is everything right about college basketball. And he is a huge reason why we’re here. There’s no question about it.
“When you’re a first-time head coach, you’re looking around to say, ‘OK, who can help me establish the culture and the standard of this program?’ And he was the guy I turned to first. So our relationship will last long, long, long after his time at Ohio State. But he’s been a special player and an even better young man.”
During the Ohio State vs. TCU broadcast, CBS’ Tracy Wolson said Thornton is one of only 22 high-major college basketball players who have stayed at the same school for four years.
One of 22.
Thornton said after Ohio State’s Senior Day win over Indiana that he wouldn’t have it any other way.
“I’m so proud of myself, at a high level, just being true to who I am,” he shared. “I could have been like everybody else, I could have left. I could have did a lot of different things. But me just staying true to my values and making things how I wanted them to be — you only get one life, you only get one decision playing in college, and I’m glad I’m a Buckeye for life.”
After Ohio State’s heartbreaking defeat, both Diebler and Thornton shared similar emotions.
“I love him,” Diebler said of Thornton after the game, per 10TV’s Adam King. “He’ll always be a part of our family…”
Diebler began to hold back tears.
“I think it’s not just him. It’s all those guys. Those guys bought into what we wanted to do, and we took an important step for our program. He was a huge — he was the reason for that.”
Thornton also became emotional reflecting on his Ohio State career.
“It didn’t go our way, and that’s alright. Life sometimes stuff don’t go your way,” Thornton said. “But I’m just appreciating the teammates, the coaching staff and Buckeye Nation for sticking with me for four years. I’m so appreciative for everything that happened in my life, man. It’s not the way I wanted to end it, but that’s just how it is sometimes.”
Later, he added: “It hits the heart at home. I feel like I did a lot for this program. The program did a lot for me. The memories, the relationships done a lot for me. Mostly me crying because you don’t get to share the locker room (anymore) with the guys you’ve been working with since June. I just told those guys I’m one call away. ‘You need anything from me, just call me and I’ll be here.’ I’m always a Buckeye for life.”
Yes, you are, Bruce.
One of the all-time greats.
Thank you for everything.
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OHSportsFan
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I’ll try to find a highlight but on the intro to today’s games CBs had a view from behind the basket on Bruce’s last shot that I had not seen. I didn’t realize how on-line it was. Just hit about 3 feet too high on the backboard. Would have been an amazing March moment for Bruce.
Glad he got to experience and get the Buckeye program back to the Dance. Best of luck.
Glad he got to experience and get the Buckeye program back to the Dance. Best of luck.
ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
of One: There Will Never Be Another Ohio State Player Like Bruce Thornton
“It didn’t go our way, and that’s alright. Life, sometimes stuff don’t go your way,” Thornton said. “But I’m just appreciating the teammates, the coaching staff and Buckeye Nation just sticking with me for four years. I’m so appreciative for everything that happened in my life, man. It’s not the way I wanted to end it, but that’s just how it is sometimes.
"... It hits the heart at home. I feel like I did a lot for this program. The program did a lot for me. The memories, the relationships have done a lot for me," he continued. "Emotionally, crying because you don’t get to share the locker room (anymore) with the guys you’ve been working with since June. So I just told those guys, ‘I’m just one call away.’ If you need anything from me, just call me and I’ll be here. I’m always a Buckeye for life.”
Thornton did more than "a lot" for Ohio State, and while he thanked his fellow Buckeyes, OSU fans can thank him more for what he brought to the program the last four years. Buckeye fans praised Thornton all season, but it was a very special Senior Day that really showed just how much No. 2 has meant to Ohio State.
“Bruuuuuuuuuuce.”
One of One: There Will Never Be Another Ohio State Player Like Bruce Thornton
“It didn’t go our way, and that’s alright. Life, sometimes stuff don’t go your way,” Thornton said. “But I’m just appreciating the teammates, the coaching staff and Buckeye Nation just sticking with me for four years. I’m so appreciative for everything that happened in my life, man. It’s not the way I wanted to end it, but that’s just how it is sometimes.
"... It hits the heart at home. I feel like I did a lot for this program. The program did a lot for me. The memories, the relationships have done a lot for me," he continued. "Emotionally, crying because you don’t get to share the locker room (anymore) with the guys you’ve been working with since June. So I just told those guys, ‘I’m just one call away.’ If you need anything from me, just call me and I’ll be here. I’m always a Buckeye for life.”
Thornton did more than "a lot" for Ohio State, and while he thanked his fellow Buckeyes, OSU fans can thank him more for what he brought to the program the last four years. Buckeye fans praised Thornton all season, but it was a very special Senior Day that really showed just how much No. 2 has meant to Ohio State.
“Bruuuuuuuuuuce.”
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ScriptOhio
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Bruce Thornton to Compete in College 3-Point Championship
Bruce Thornton will compete in an Ohio State uniform one more time as a participant in next week’s College 3-Point Championship in Indianapolis.
Bruce Thornton to Compete in College 3-Point Championship
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OHSportsFan
Fan of Ohio Sports in Indy
Well now I might have to head over and watch in person.
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ScriptOhio
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You’re Nuts: Will Bruce Thornton get selected in the 2026 NBA Draft?
Will Ohio State’s all-time leading scorer become the first Buckeye selected since 2023?
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Will Bruce Thornton get selected in the 2026 NBA Draft?
Will Ohio State’s all-time leading scorer become the first Buckeye selected since 2023?Connor: No
Maybe I’m jaded from several Ohio State players who I thought would get drafted go undrafted (Duane Washington, Kaleb Wesson, etc.) and others going way lower than I thought they deserved (Keita Bates-Diop, E.J. Liddell, etc.), but I think Thornton might go undrafted next month.But is going undrafted really that much worse than being selected between picks 50 and 60? If Thornton goes undrafted, he’ll be able to communicate directly with the teams he worked out with before the draft and sign with a team that he thinks gives him the best opportunity to carve out a role this season.
The biggest knocks on Thornton are things that he cannot change. He measured exactly 6-feet tall and 225 pounds, which is the furthest thing from a prototypical NBA point guard. He can’t change that, and his college production was off the charts, despite not being built like a pro guard.
However, for both offensive and defensive purposes, his height especially is a knock against him.
Thornton was also one of the slowest players at the NBA Combine, timing .08 seconds slower than Michigan’s Aday Mara in the lane agility drill. His time of 11.55 seconds was one of the 10 slowest times at the Combine.
This shouldn’t be a big surprise to Ohio State fans, as Thornton was more of a deliberate, “one play at a time” point guard rather than a quick, run and gun, make things happen in the open floor type of point guard. He also tested pretty low in standing reach and wingspan at the combine, finishing in the bottom 10 of each of those as well.
I don’t doubt Bruce’s resolve, and I think he will eventually work his way onto an NBA roster. But between the testing at the combine and his height, I’m skeptical that an NBA team is going to use a pick on him on draft night.
Justin: Yes
There is one reason why Bruce Thornton will be drafted: teams love a guy that can shoot the ball.Thornton was an elite shooter for the entirety of his career in Columbus, shooting 40.0 percent from three-point range his senior season and 38.1 percent from three-point range for his career.
His worst three-point shooting season was his sophomore season, were he shot 33.3 percent from deep. The other three years were all over 37 percent, and his final two were above 40 percent.
Any team will take an efficient scorer and an elite shooter. Specifically, the Minnesota Timberwolves have the No. 59 pick, and that is somewhere I could really see Thornton landing and thriving.
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The reason this is an option is the money between late second round and undrafted is not that different, and as a UDFA you can pick the spot you want to go to. That can help you succeed more than a place that might not be a good situation for their growth as a player.
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