It might be a good move for the team
Hear me out on this. By no way, shape or form do I say this to demean what Wesson has meant to this Ohio State program over the last three years. He was clearly very, very valuable and was the best scoring option.
Ohio State will now return three starters on the perimeter to go with a front court rotation of Towns, Kyle Young, EJ Liddell, and Justice Sueing (transfer) entering 20-21.
Buckyeyes are prepared for life post Kaleb Wesson.
Top 15 ish team. https://t.co/gpzPi9qzai
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 22, 2020
But sometimes, having a guy like Wesson can also keep you from turning the page. For all the skill he provided on the offensive end, he’s had to work very hard to become better defensively. To his credit, he has shown great effort to get better and that shouldn’t be overlooked.
But now, if Wesson doesn’t come back, the team might turn into a team that is more exciting and more interchangeable across the board. Sometimes it felt like the offense tried too hard to play through the post with him in the game, now things might be a little more free and loose. Guys will have to develop, and there’s some athletic pieces with a lot of skill that can play multiple positions on the floor.
It’ll be interesting to see how the mold is recast if indeed the Kaleb Wesson era is over.