Jake Diebler says Georgia's 'versatility' presents a challenge, Scotty Middleton is back with the team and Bruce Thornton is still being evaluated.
As the Buckeyes prepare to face Georgia in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, Jake Diebler met with the team's media contingent to preview the matchup. After missing two games whilefreshman wing Scotty Middleton is back with the team but is still"processing" what happened.
With a lot of players banged up – Roddy Gayle Jr. also suffered a minor hand injury during the game against the Hokies, though he played through it – Diebler said Ohio State took Sunday to recover in large part.as the team's associate head coach was announced just before his press conference, Diebler said he has"no official comment" on any staff updates.
While he does believe the tournament setting ups the intensity, Diebler said that the tight nature of Ohio State's games in the first two rounds has more to do with the quality of opponents than anything."I put it more on the fact that they're good teams." Diebler said all the resources at Ohio State that Middleton feels he may or may not need are available to him."We've come alongside, we're supporting him. He's doing well, I think he's just processing some things."
That's not the main thing motivating his squad though, he said."Our guys are motivated by the fact that there's a game to be won, there's a championship to be won. ... They're motivated to play for each other."
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