Ohio State leading by double digits here at whatever point in the second half. Deshaun Thomas has made several nice passes and nice buckets. Really like how his game is coming together. Sullinger playing and looking normal as well.

Thomas for 3, has 20 of Ohio States 58. Buckeyes up by 16.

Sam Thompson probably has a pretty decent vertical.

Starting to see why Matta has so much patience with Thomas. Dude can ball.

Good to see Sully back.

Terry_Tate;1015136 wrote:Sam Thompson probably has a pretty decent vertical.

He was still going up on the reverse dunk

I think we underestimated them first half, good second half though.

Man DeShaun is ridiculous in the paint. Hate when he settles for 3s even though he can heat up

Also, Jared looked a little out of sync, but he missed 2 weeks so I'll chalk it up to that.

chicago510;1015232 wrote:Also, Jared looked a little out of sync, but he missed 2 weeks so I'll chalk it up to that.

He said he was rusty, and felt terrible conditioning wise.

I'd really like to know what Sam Thompson has to do to get regualar playing time. He's good defensively, makes the right pass on the offensive end, has a nice looking jumper, and can obviously finish at the rim.

se-alum;1015295 wrote:He said he was rusty, and felt terrible conditioning wise.

I'd really like to know what Sam Thompson has to do to get regualar playing time. He's good defensively, makes the right pass on the offensive end, has a nice looking jumper, and can obviously finish at the rim.

Be able to make a 15 footer.

Be able to make a 15 footer.

Be able to consistently make a 15 footer within the framework of the half court offense, in Big Ten games.

se-alum;1015295 wrote:He said he was rusty, and felt terrible conditioning wise.

I'd really like to know what Sam Thompson has to do to get regualar playing time. He's good defensively, makes the right pass on the offensive end, has a nice looking jumper, and can obviously finish at the rim.

He is way better than Sibert right now. Going to be some big competition when LaQ gets up to speed.

DeShaun Thomas may be the most versatile scorer in college ball this year. In the conversation at least, imo.

Laley23;1015391 wrote:DeShaun Thomas may be the most versatile scorer in college ball this year. In the conversation at least, imo.

He can hurt you in a lot of ways that is for certain, I would like to see him take a charge, and crash the boards a little better. He had 3 assists tonight matching his career high

ytownfootball;1015432 wrote:He can hurt you in a lot of ways that is for certain, I would like to see him take a charge, and crash the boards a little better. He had 3 assists tonight matching his career high

Hey, I didnt say versatile player lol. Take a charge? Ive been watching him play for a long time. Ive seen him take like 2 charges. One was because the guy used his off-arm, Thomas actually tried to block the shot lol.

Didn't he take a charge against kansas

Laley23;1015475 wrote:Hey, I didnt say versatile player lol. Take a charge? Ive been watching him play for a long time. Ive seen him take like 2 charges. One was because the guy used his off-arm, Thomas actually tried to block the shot lol.

Yeah, I know just pointing out a couple things that might make him a little more well balanced lol.

sportchampps;1015495 wrote:Didn't he take a charge against kansas

Actually, the Kansas game is the first thought that made me think of him taking a charge. He may have taken one, but the one that he didn't and looked like a swinging gate on a thundering dunk looked bad.

It's too bad Jared couldn't play against Kansas and then sit against USC Upstate. Oh well, the Bucks were going to lose somewhere anyway so I guess that bit of pressure has been lifted and now we can concentrate on the big picture.

Laley23;1015391 wrote:DeShaun Thomas may be the most versatile scorer in college ball this year. In the conversation at least, imo.

His scoring ability reminds me of Antawn Jamison, obviously not as good as Antawn, but his ability to shoot it from the outside and his uncanny ability around the basket are very similar.

Want to see more Sam Thompson.

bases_loaded;1015587 wrote:Want to see more Sam Thompson.

More performances like last night from him and Jordan Sibert, and you will. Sibert has looked not so good the last couple games.

Also, if Thompson continues to play well and finds himself in the rotation, its going to be very difficult for LaQ to find any playing time, more so than it already is. I can see where the Evan Turner comparisons came from about Sam Thompson. He looks comfortable shooting the midrange J, attacks the rim well and handles the ball pretty well for a guy his height. He is definitely more athletic than ET, but has a long way to go offensively. It would be interesting to see what his #'s would look like as a freshman if he was in the same position ET was (an NIT team) instead of the #2 team in the country.

That was easily Thomas' best game as a Buckeye. He did a little bit of everything and did them well. He had some very nice steals, and a couple great assists. He also showed a smoothness in going to the basket that I haven't seen from him in the past. Just a great game.

Thomas will be seeing the floor more after last night. Sibert has been struggling, so his minutes are definitely up for grabs. If Thomas can play defense even on a part with Smith Jr., he may take some of his minutes as well, because he is a much more reliable offensive threat...at this point.

His athleticism on both the block and the dunk were almost other worldly. I loved it.

Writerbuckeye;1015875 wrote:That was easily Thomas' best game as a Buckeye. He did a little bit of everything and did them well. He had some very nice steals, and a couple great assists. He also showed a smoothness in going to the basket that I haven't seen from him in the past. Just a great game.

Thomas will be seeing the floor more after last night. Sibert has been struggling, so his minutes are definitely up for grabs. If Thomas can play defense even on a part with Smith Jr., he may take some of his minutes as well, because he is a much more reliable offensive threat...at this point.

His athleticism on both the block and the dunk were almost other worldly. I loved it.

I'm assuming you mean Thompson and not Thomas?

I think the biggest thing holding Thompson back, is his lack of strength. He is very, very thin. Last nite, against that team, he was just flat out a better athlete and able to get away with things. Against Big Ten, I am not so sure he can consistantly. I'd like to see him get more time, no question. But "something" is obviously holding him back. Again, I think its the physicality part more than anything.
Jump shot? Come on. Smith Jr. can't throw it into the ocean. But he can defend, rebound and has the strength to guard multiple players. But Thompson has more upside. I think he is going to be an absolute stud at OSU before its all over with. He has "star" written all over him. And he is probably a 4yr player. At very least, 3yrs.

Wooball;1015934 wrote:I'm assuming you mean Thompson and not Thomas?

Yep. Maybe I should just start calling him "Hops". :laugh: