Can Isaac Likekele, Ohio State turn versatility into better defense?

Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann talks Justice Sueing, Bruce Thornton, preseason expectations and much more at media day.There wasn’t much to defend about the Ohio State defense last year.

The numbers by now have been analyzed and processed, and the final output shows that the Buckeyes failed to reach a Sweet 16 because they simply couldn’t mount enough resistance to their opponents. The reasons are complicated and varied, but the bottom line is that by allowing 99.3 points per 100 possessions according to KenPom.com, the Buckeyes suffered through their worst collective defensive output of coach Chris Holtmann’s five seasons.thinks that’s about to change.

“Defense is just a mindset thing that you’ve got to commit to, and I believe we have the right guys in here that can commit to it,” he said. “With Coach O being a great defensive coach, you mix those two things – a great coach and guys willing to listen – and I feel like defensively we should be more than fine.”That “Coach O” is Jack Owens, who spent the last five years as the Miami head coach and now is in his first year with the Buckeyes.

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