SF David Lighty (Most Career Buckeye Wins, ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket - France)

[LitlBuck]

my only objection to that is whether or not he needs the extra year and will use it. if he plays next year and averages double figures and continues to play lock down defense he will probably go pro.

David is a very good player but even with another 2 years of college basketball I do not think he is NBA material. He does not have the outside shot and ballhandling skills to play the 2 position in the NBA and lacks the size and shooting ability to play the 3. He has an excellent defender and for his size is a good rebounder but offensively he is somewhat limited. Now if you are talking about going over to Europe and playing then is a different story but the NBA I don't think so.

 

[ShakerBuck]

David is a very good player but even with another 2 years of college basketball I do not think he is NBA material. He does not have the outside shot and ballhandling skills to play the 2 position in the NBA and lacks the size and shooting ability to play the 3. He has an excellent defender and for his size is a good rebounder but offensively he is somewhat limited. Now if you are talking about going over to Europe and playing then is a different story but the NBA I don't think so.

Bruce Bowen

 

[MaxBuck]

The collegian that Lighty most resembles from past years IMO is Ron Artest. Artest was a bricklayer in college, but he's picked it up as a pro.

 

[LitlBuck]

Lighty probably out for remainder of season

Dispatch
By Bob Baptist

The Lighty watch

On his way into Value City Arena on Saturday, injured junior captain David Lighty told a reporter he was not optimistic about returning this season. "I hope so," Lighty said, "but I doubt it." The reason, he said, is that the broken fifth metatarsal in his left foot is "taking longer (to heal) than I thought." Matta said that Lighty, injured Dec. 17, has not been cleared to practice. He is running on a treadmill but not allowed to push off the foot to make cuts. The prognosis for his recovery was six to 12 weeks; Thursday will be eight weeks since his surgery.

 

[DZ83CK]

According to the best source out there - Thad Matta - Lighty will be having another x-ray today (Wednesday) on the foot. Lighty ran up and down the court on Monday, but wasn't doing any cutting. Matta said he will not play Lighty until he's had at least a solid week of practice under his belt. Matta went further to state that he will not play Lighty in games only (i.e., if he's not healthy enough to practice, he's not going to play). Matta also made it sound like he's not going to make plans for how to work Lighty into the gameplan until he's cleared. Matta did express hope that this x-ray would show improvement over the last one.

 

[OHSportsFan]

Ugh, sad to hear. :(

Well, I fear that OSU's depth is really going to catch up to them.

I think it's key that Offutt starts stealing some minutes. Madsen does an OK job, but adding Offutt to the mix might do wonders for Ohio State down the line.

Obviously, it's not as simple as just putting him out there, it works both ways (Coaches and players)- Offutt has to work and show he's capable of getting on the court and the coaches have to trust him enough to do the right things.

 

[LitlBuck]

Well I agree that OSU's depth might catch up with them as the season progresses, I have to disagree with you with regard to Offultt will start to get more minutes. If he hasn't seen that much playing time so far this season, I highly doubt if you are going to see him get more playing time as the season starts to wind down. Madsen, on the other hand, might be a little bit of a different story because we really only have two other big guys and he brings some things to the table that those two do not or that anyone else can bring to the table if both Dallas and B.J. are both involved trouble.

I also seriously doubt if Lighty will play anymore this season. Taking DZ8's comments from his above post along with this little tidbit from the Dispatch I just don't see David returning.

Lighty, his broken left foot healing more slowly than he had hoped, has said he doubts he will be back this season.

BuckeyeXtra - The Columbus Dispatch : Men's basketball: Buckeyes' rising fortunes tied to shooting percentage

 

[DZ83CK]

After the latest x-ray, Lighty still isn't cleared to practice. Matta said during interviews today that Lighty, hasn't practiced this week (although he has ran up and down the court without cutting and has done some shooting) and probably will have to take another x-ray before he'd be cleared to practice. So it'll probably be at least another week before Lighty can start practicing. Matta feels that there is some real value to Lighty practicing with the team because of how important David is to what they do.

Evan Turner said something about how Lighty would be playing with the team in 2010-11 season in a recent comment ... Turner sort of let the cat out of the bag in a similar comment about Kosta Koufos leaving last year ... I think the odds are that Lighty will redshirt at this point, unfortunately.

 

[keeganbrick]

The depth of the team did catch up with them for a while, but they have recently adjusted and are playing the best they have all year IMO. This team has now learned how to play without Lighty and having Turner run the point at times does and will do wonders for this team down the road.

 

[Buckeye Nut]

He should just redshirt, there's no point in coming back at this point in the season. By the time he'd be allowed to play it might already be the Big Ten tournament and it's still going to take him a few games to get back in basketball shape. Really by the time he was getting near back to where he was the seaosn would be over.

 

[Jake]

He should just redshirt, there's no point in coming back at this point in the season. By the time he'd be allowed to play it might already be the Big Ten tournament and it's still going to take him a few games to get back in basketball shape. Really by the time he was getting near back to where he was the seaosn would be over.

I agree, but it's not as simple as just redshirting. A medical redshirt requires approval from the NCAA. If OSU is confident he can get it I would prefer to see him redshirt and get 2 more years from him.

 

[Jaxbuck]

Hey, these fucking heels are killing me. Is there a podiatrist in this thread? Anyone?

 

[BuckeyeMafia]

Well I agree it does seem like Lighty is done this year. As far as his professional career, I think he'd be a great fit off the bench in a powerhouse ( San Antonio, LA, even Boston of recent). If not I'm sure he'll play the sh*t out of Europe.

 

[MaxBuck]

I agree, but it's not as simple as just redshirting. A medical redshirt requires approval from the NCAA. If OSU is confident he can get it I would prefer to see him redshirt and get 2 more years from him.

Actually, I believe Dave may have received his injury early enough in the season to qualify for a conventional redshirt.

 

[jwinslow]

Actually, I believe Dave may have received his injury early enough in the season to qualify for a conventional redshirt.

Redshirting means not playing that season. You can do that once in 5 years (the old "5 years to play 4" mantra).

A medical redshirt can be granted if a player plays in only a certain percentage of games (20%).

David can only apply for a medical redshirt.

Red shirting is not an official NCAA term, but the term is used when a student-athlete does not participate in any competition during a particular academic year (i.e., neither in the championship nor the nonchampionship segment of the playing season). A student-athlete may be red-shirted at any point in his/her athletic career.

A “medical red shirt” is not an official NCAA term either, but the term is used when a student-athlete is injured after participating in a limited amount of competition during a particular academic year and then qualifies for a Medical Hardship Waiver. More detailed information regarding Medical Hardship Waivers is included below.

Medical Hardship Waiver
If a student-athlete suffers a season-ending injury or illness after competing in a limited amount of
competition during a particular academic year, he/she may qualify for a medical hardship waiver which would allow him/her an additional season of competition during the five-year period of eligibility. To qualify for a medical hardship:
• The student-athlete’s injury or illness must occur in one of the four seasons of intercollegiate
competition at any two-year or four-year collegiate institution or occur subsequent to the first day of
classes in the student-athlete's senior year in high school;
• The injury or illness must occur prior to the completion of the first half of the playing season that concludes with the NCAA championship in that sport (measured by the number of scheduled contests or dates of competition) and result in incapacity to compete for the remainder of that playing season; and
• The injury or illness must occur when the student-athlete has not participated in more than two contests or dates of competition (whichever is applicable to that sport) or 20 percent (whichever
number is greater) of the institution's scheduled or completed contests or dates of competition in his or
her sport.

Student-athletes should note that medical hardship waivers are not automatic and, therefore, the student athlete should consult with his/her head coach along with the Head Athletic Trainer and Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance Services.