. . .   And he still leads the team in rebounds -- including a big edge in defensive rebounds -- and is second in assists, third in steals and third in blocked shots, despite having less playing time lately.  Yes, he's second in turnovers -- far behind DJ, tho -- but his scoring is about the same as last year.  Still, everybody on the team has issues [Emphasis Mine]. . . .

Ohio is a smaller than average team built for speed and outside shooting.  The team gets out-rebounded by an average of 4 rebounds/game.  But, they average 4.3 steals/game more than the opponents.  In terms of possessions, it is even.  Plus, we have one of the best shooting percentages in the nation, coupled with making an average of 3.5 more 3 pt FGs/game than our opponents.  A team can lose one statistical category, but more than make up for it in another.  

Our recruiting classes may be full of large bodies built for rebounding, but with that comes a change.  We will not have nearly as many steals, assists or 3 point shots made.  I'm not saying I disagree with a bigger lineup, but it will shift where our strengths are.  

The stat that drives me nuts is FT shooting percentage.  If we are going to have a smaller lineup loaded with shooters, I think they should be able to make more than 69% as a team, especially when our big men shoot free throws pretty well. 

I don't necessarily think that we can't still play good defense and shoot the 3 well while also having better rebounders and more of an inside presence.  We are still getting small guards who can play defense and shoot the 3 - see Bean and Wilkins.

We also don't play strict man defense.  Our bigs are asked to hedge up top quite a bit and then hustle down to the paint to find their guy.  It doesn't lend itself to solid rebounding positioning.  But we also don't have that one guy that just won't be denied on the boards either.  Hopefully one of our new bigs next year will be like that.