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SF LaQuinton Ross (Memphis Hustle - NBA G-League)

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neilmj;2001453; said:
I could totally see sibert not getting minutes for some odd reason.
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i would be very, very surprised if sibert doesn't get decent minutes. buford will get more minutes at the 3 than at the 2 (partly, or largely, because thomas can't guard most 3s), and craft and scott won't play 40 minutes apiece. also, sibert's defense is too good not to play. finally, i think jordan will be a much more reliable scoring threat, which doesn't exactly say too much after last season.
 
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OSU_Buckguy;2001444; said:
'06-'07. 9-deep.

when discussing how far into his bench, i think one must consider the quality of players at the 8th, 9th, and even 10th spots. when the players at the far end of the bench are 11th hour juco signees and transfers who rarely played at their first school, how far can a coach really go?

or think about this way: if amir williams replaced kyle madsen on the '07-'08 team, do you think williams would have averaged only 4.2 minutes?
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^What he said^

That's the reality if the situation right there.

Either way though, if we go as few as 8 regulars (0% chance it will be less than that) or we play up to 10 regulars, regardless this team will be Matta's most talented team ever IMO. I can realistically see a 36-4 record or even better if we have a clutch (Ron Lewis type) player for late game situations.

Look for Raven and Thompson to play more than most think. No facts behind that, just my opine.
 
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OSU_Buckguy;2001464; said:
i would be very, very surprised if sibert doesn't get decent minutes. buford will get more minutes at the 3 than at the 2 (partly, or largely, because thomas can't guard most 3s), and craft and scott won't play 40 minutes apiece. also, sibert's defense is too good not to play. finally, i think jordan will be a much more reliable scoring threat, which doesn't exactly say too much after last season.
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I wouldn't be shocked if Sibert started but played fewer minutes than Scott. If Sibert wants to get max mins, he will have to play balls2thewall D and make his outside shots. I think he does.

Sibert = Buford 2.0
 
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NINJA BUCK13;2001471; said:
I wouldn't be shocked if Sibert started but played fewer minutes than Scott.
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that also wouldn't surprise me. heck, i think craft and sibert starting together at the beginning of the season is at least as likely as craft and scott starting together. in regards to the backcourt, the only thing i'm sure of is craft and buford starting. well... that and opposing guards getting their pockets regularly picked.
 
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Oh8ch;2001476; said:
The depth of the rotation depends on how well these kids are ready to play D within his defensive concept. I have learned not to try and predict what that might look like.
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Exactly right. We've seen before that if Matta has enough guys on his bench that he trusts will play defense the way he wants it played, those guys will see time on the court.

Even with all the talent tOSU has had the past few years and people clamoring for more guys to see time off the bench, if Matta doesn't have that trust he's obviously more than willing to go with a 6-7 man rotation. This year it seems there is a large group of players who are more equal when it comes to talent/athleticism/experience. That leads me to believe Matta will need to do some more discovery during games than he usually has the past few seasons.
 
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NINJA BUCK13;2001471; said:
Sibert = Buford 2.0
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If Sibert was 1-2 inches taller and had a silky J.

Maybe I just see these guys different than most, but Sibert didn't look especially fast. Scott might be out fastest guy on the team, definitely our fastest ball handler. If anyone saw the mcdonald's all-american game they saw that. Sibert was good last year and is going to be good this year, but the guy's he'll be competing with have some high accolades.

Maybe his defensive will earn him pt, even though I'm sure craft and bu provide plenty of that.
 
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LAQUINTON ROSS SHOULD BE IN THIS PICTURE!
 
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Baptist on Ross...

The one I?m told would have made the biggest impact isn?t in Columbus right now: LaQuinton Ross. He was very impressive during the summer, according to guys I talked to who either saw him or played against him, and may have been good enough to start on the wing. But the NCAA ruled in late September that two grades he received as either a freshman or sophomore in high school in Mississippi were erroneously changed during a grade-scale change that occurred after he left for a prep school, and that two C?s he was credited with were actually D?s. That, combined with his entrance-test score, made him ineligible to receive a scholarship from Ohio State, so he had to pack up and leave school in a matter of hours. He?s back home in Jackson, Miss., where, according to his former prep school coach, he will attempt to satisfy his core-course requirement online and take the ACT and SAT again. If he gets a qualifying score this time, he could be back at Ohio State, and eligible, as soon as Dec. 9, the day after fall quarter exams end ? and the day before the Buckeyes play Kansas.
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http://www.umhoops.com/2011/10/19/around-the-big-ten-2011-12-ohio-state/
 
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