Thomas coming back!!!

Ohio State just released a statement that Deshaun Thomas is coming back next year.  This is definitely the right move for him and I am planning a detailed post on why in the future.  For now I spent some time putting together my new projections for next years team:





MIN
PPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
TPG
Deshaun Thomas
32
   18.4
     6.4
     0.9
   0.4
   0.2
     1.2
Aaron Craft
33
   11.1
     4.0
     4.7
   2.6
   0.2
     2.3
Shannon Scott
15
     2.9
     1.8
     2.4
   0.5
   0.1
     0.7
Lenzelle Smith, Jr.
25
     8.5
     5.0
     2.0
   0.9
   0.1
     1.2
Sam Thompson
15
     3.6
     2.3
     1.0
   0.5
   0.6
     0.8
LaQuinton Ross
22
   12.6
     3.3
     0.6
   0.4
   0.0 
     1.0
J.D. Weatherspoon
15
     6.5
     3.0
     0.5
   0.7
   0.5
     0.8
Amir Williams
22
     6.3
     7.7
     0.3
   0.0 
   2.7
     1.7
Evan Ravenel
16
     5.1
     3.5
     0.5
   0.5
   0.3
     1.0
Trey McDonald
5
     0.8
     0.9
     0.2
   0.2
   0.0   
     0.5
     
   75.6
   37.7
   13.0
   6.6
   4.7
   11.1


This is about the same points per game as last season with more blocks and steals.  Biggest keys are Ross and Williams.  We won't need Weatherspoon to step up though it would be a bonus in case Ross / Williams don't play to expectations.

One thing is sure ... with Thomas we should be scoring a lot more points.  It will be fun to watch Thomas with Ross/Williams as I think their games complement one another better than Buford/Sully but time will tell.