YES. OSU Basketball. Pre-Season. Games. Rumors. Top Team?

[DougHeil]

Getting VERY stoked to see some OSU basketball. First game is tomorrow (sunday) at 2pm vs. Walsh. I look for Deshaun Thomas to emerge as a beast. Huge. He's slimmed down this year and has added strength.

http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2011/11/deshaun_thomas_has_the_shot_to.html

It will be great seeing Chris Jent on the bench. We may not realize how much he can help this year. I don't think anything less than the big NCAA title will do.

 

[cdt]

Yep, title or bust. This team is fucking loaded...but again I predict a Final 4 faceplant. Talent will get us there, Thad will again be outcoached.

I think UNC Connecticut or UK will take it unfortunately.

 

[elcheato]

The loss of Diebler is bigger then people are making it out to be, but they should be able to survive without him. DeShaun needs to make a big leap, and it starts on defense with him..

 

[elcheato]

Just watched some of the exhibition game against Walsh. Lenzelle Smith got the start as the 5th guy, but Sam Thompson was really impressive. Probably the most athletic player on the team.

 

[DougHeil]

With all the very bad news lately with college sports, IE Penn State and OSU, something else is going on tonight. OSU Men's Basketball at 9pm on the BTN vs. Wright State. 1st game of the year.

OSU by 35 points.

I think we will play with fire for the entire year.

 

[SixPACK]

I think we will go up by a lot and then give all the freshman we have some playing time in the garbage minutes.

Not worrried about this game at all, next game against #10 Florida should be a better game, of course.

 

[DougHeil]

If we could make a few more foul shots over those last 5 minutes we would have won by 35.

Most of the freshmen played at least 10 minutes. Scott and Thompson are going to be GOOD. No question. They will be in the rotation from now on. This team is loaded with depth. The Florida game on Tuesday will show us a bunch but I don't think we have any trouble beating them by 15. Matta is going to have to go with a 9 or 10 man rotation this year. It can only help. I believe NC over the years had almost two starting fives. I can OSU having the same thing. No starter on this team should really have to play more than 35 minutes a game, if that. Shannon Scott is quickest player I've seen in awhile. I'm more excited now about this team than I was a few days ago. There can't be any excuses this year.