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Wow, with the exciting football season in full swing, I forgot that basketball was just around the corner! The first Buckeye exhibition game is november 1st.
So what do you guys think? With only 1 returning starter, relying on 5 freshmen to play key roles, the best player out until January 1st (and then rusty for awhile after that), having a brutal non-conference schedule (@Florida, @UNC, Cincinati, and more), and being extremely shallow (just 10 scholarship players), this could be a rough season. This team absolutely can not withstand any more major injuries. However, if they stay healthy, by the end of the year they could be playing some really good basketball. Hopefully that will happen, and they'll make the Big Dance. From there, who knows?
The bright side of Oden's injury is perhaps it will have him consider coming back for his sophomore year. It still doesn't seem very likely, as regardless he will likely be the #1 pick in the draft, so what reason does he have to come back? He can't possibly increase his stock, only decrease it. Still, if he does come back ( ray: ray: ray: ) along with every one else, in 2007-2008 Ohio State should rock. They'd only lose Ron Lewis and Ivan Harris, neither of which has been a starter to this point, and Harris brings little to the table besides being able to hit the deep ball. They would not be big loses. Jamar Butler and Twig would be back, the freshmen would of had a year to get use to college ball and to grow and gel, the transfer from Vanderbilt (Kyle Madsen) would be eligible to play, and there would be another fantastic group of freshmen to add to the mix. Come to think of it, even if Thad loses Oden, as long as Butler comes back they should be real strong next year.
Anyway, I need to stop talking about next year. This year hasn't even started yet! I'm going to enjoy Oden while we've got him, and live for today. It should be fun!
Photos: http://ohiostate.scout.com/2/578704.html
Wow, with the exciting football season in full swing, I forgot that basketball was just around the corner! The first Buckeye exhibition game is november 1st.
So what do you guys think? With only 1 returning starter, relying on 5 freshmen to play key roles, the best player out until January 1st (and then rusty for awhile after that), having a brutal non-conference schedule (@Florida, @UNC, Cincinati, and more), and being extremely shallow (just 10 scholarship players), this could be a rough season. This team absolutely can not withstand any more major injuries. However, if they stay healthy, by the end of the year they could be playing some really good basketball. Hopefully that will happen, and they'll make the Big Dance. From there, who knows?
The bright side of Oden's injury is perhaps it will have him consider coming back for his sophomore year. It still doesn't seem very likely, as regardless he will likely be the #1 pick in the draft, so what reason does he have to come back? He can't possibly increase his stock, only decrease it. Still, if he does come back ( ray: ray: ray: ) along with every one else, in 2007-2008 Ohio State should rock. They'd only lose Ron Lewis and Ivan Harris, neither of which has been a starter to this point, and Harris brings little to the table besides being able to hit the deep ball. They would not be big loses. Jamar Butler and Twig would be back, the freshmen would of had a year to get use to college ball and to grow and gel, the transfer from Vanderbilt (Kyle Madsen) would be eligible to play, and there would be another fantastic group of freshmen to add to the mix. Come to think of it, even if Thad loses Oden, as long as Butler comes back they should be real strong next year.
Anyway, I need to stop talking about next year. This year hasn't even started yet! I'm going to enjoy Oden while we've got him, and live for today. It should be fun!