National columnist writes that the Buckeyes were the best team last season, will be better this season and cap it with a title.
Some observers think Ohio State forward Jared Sullinger is the best player in the nation.CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Ohio State Buckeyes basketball team is ranked No. 3 in the nation in the ESPN/USA Today coaches' preseason poll.
The new rankings were detailed in an earlier Starting Blocks post.
Thus, Ohio State is expected to be good, very good.
Mark Titus writes for Grantland.com why the Buckeyes were the best team in the nation last season. They were recognized as just that, ranked No. 1 until their 62-60 loss to Kentucky in an East Regional semifinal game.
Titus explains why the Buckeyes lost to the Wildcats.
He acknowledges that Ohio State no longer has Jon Diebler, David Lighty and Dallas Lauderdale. He explains why the Buckeyes will overcome their departures.
And, Titus predicts that Ohio State will win the national championship.
Titus writes, in part:
Only now sophomore Jared Sullinger, who is unquestionably the best interior player and arguably the best overall player in America, has a year of experience under his belt, and in the offseason shed some of the baby fat that slowed him down at times last year. And senior Will Buford, who was the best all-around offensive player on the team last year but had to frequently defer to Diebler and Lighty, will be a stud when he's given the freedom that he's wanted for so long. Sophomore Aaron Craft, who is essentially a slightly less talented but slightly headier Mike Conley, will thrive in his first season as a full-time starter after using last season to get his feet wet a little bit. And sophomore Deshaun Thomas — who is basically Ohio State's secret weapon and will become the most polarizing OSU basketball player ever among Buckeye fans within the first 10 games of the season because of his refusal to pass (most OSU fans don't exactly like what they've seen from Thomas so far, but he's already my favorite Ohio State player of all time, and I don't say that as hyperbole) — will finally get to prove that he's got the potential to be the best natural scorer Ohio State has seen in a long time.
Source: http://www.cleveland.com/ohio-sports-blog/index.ssf/2011/10/ohio_state_buckeyes_basketball_1.html
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