Will Ohio State basketball make the NCAA Tournament? Can Buckeyes find a big win? Around the Schott
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What are the Buckeyes' chances of making the NCAA Tournament?
to the Bill and Doug show for around the shot today. Doug LaMaurice and Bill Landis is always joined by two fantastic members of the Ohio state beat, but Landis, I bet, I bet people didn't know that we could go around more than one building.
Uh, you can. And in fact, it's easier to go around the shot because it's all connected. There's no, there's no gaps like there are in the shoe.
Oh yeah.
That would be dangerous to have a gap in a basketball arena. I think, um, We're talking hoops. We're talking Ohio State basketball. It's that time of year. Ohio State with a big game on Super Bowl Sunday that we'll talk about a little bit, but we're joined by two fantastic experts, Adam Jardy of the Columbus Dispatch and Connor Lamans of Land Grant Holy Land. Adam Jardy, how long have you been covering Ohio State basketball? Thanks for your time, brother.
Yeah, thanks for having me, guys.
Who is the most important player for Ohio State basketball this season?
Well, this is my 11th season with the Dispatch. Yeah, I know. But my time covering the program goes back. I started in the 05-06 season. It was the first time I covered any hoops. So I've gotten to see some really great highs for the program and some difficult stretches of basketball. So it's been a few minutes, but...
Happy to be here. The highs were back then, and the more difficult, the more difficult. But there's still an opportunity for highs. Connor Lamond, how long have you been around the basketball Buckeyes hanging out there at Grand Holy Land?
I've been with Land Grant since 2019. I started covering the men's hoops team during the 21-22 seasons. This is my fifth year covering in person. And yeah, similar.
How does Ohio State rank among Big Ten basketball programs?
I've been to, what, two NCAA tournament games, I think, in five years. One maybe, Adam. Okay.
Okay. Landis, how long have you been around the basketball Buckeyes?
I became the beat writer for Cleveland.com the year after D'Angelo Russell. So was that 15, 16? Ari got the D'Angelo Russell year. Yeah, Ari got the Russell year when they went to the tournament. And then I got the last two years of Thad. And then all the Holtman era. And then it was like kind of off and on from there. So I have not been covering them consistently that entire time. But that's when I started covering them. Yeah, 15, 16.
Why hasn't Ohio State made the Sweet Sixteen since 2013?
Yeah, yeah. Okay, and I'm not going to talk about basketball much because I don't really know about it anymore. If there are David Lighty questions, I will chime in. We'll start with coming off this Ohio State basketball loss to Michigan on Sunday. I wrote it down, fellas, because I'm a professional. 15-8, 7-6 in the Big Ten, and a three-way tie for ninth. Jardy, does that sound right to you? Is that the correct record of the team?
As far as I know, I'm going to trust you on that one.
First question, what is their record around the shot? What does everybody know the record of the team that we're talking about? Seems like firmly on the bubble at this point for NCAA tournament chances when you look at things, right? Some may be just out. Some may be just in. I think a lot of projections, maybe 11 Big Ten teams.
What changes could improve Ohio State basketball?
have a chance to make the tournament because of the depth of that league. And they're like, kind of like the 11th right now. So our question, Adam, is this, what would you say is the percent chance that Ohio state basketball is going to wind up in the NCAA tournament?
I'll put it at 66.7%. Um, I, I think they're, it's about a two, two thirds, two thirds. That's all. That's as far as my math skills go. Um, they're, they continue to beat the teams that they're supposed to beat and they lose to the teams that they're really not supposed to beat. And the way the schedule plays out going forward, I think they will continue to beat the teams that they should beat. They're going to rack up enough wins, uh, that that should put them right in contention. And then they've got to beat one or two teams that they haven't beaten that kind of team yet this season. So I think, I think they're good enough to do that. I think the schedule sets up to put them in position to still do all of those things.
But I do think that there's a chance they, they could fall short because they've just not been able to get that signature win yet.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the Buckeyes' chances of making the NCAA Tournament?
0:08–1:02
2
Who is the most important player for Ohio State basketball this season?
1:02–1:53
3
How does Ohio State rank among Big Ten basketball programs?
1:53–2:30
4
Why hasn't Ohio State made the Sweet Sixteen since 2013?
2:30–3:20
5
What changes could improve Ohio State basketball?
3:20–4:24
6
What factors affect Ohio State's home game performance?
4:24–5:20
7
How has COVID-19 impacted Ohio State basketball's trajectory?
5:20–6:47
8
What are the expectations for Jake Diebler as head coach?
6:47–59:39
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