Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press It is much easier said than done, but perhaps college basketball fans and media members should not overreact to any losses before the month of February. After all, the 2014-15 Ohio State Buckeyes went from the second-best team in the Big Ten before the season started to a squad that was bound for the NIT in the early conference schedule to a team that is once again on track to reach the upper portion of the conference standings. Ohio State looked outmatched against Louisville, North Carolina, Iowa and Indiana and had zero quality wins to five losses by Jan. 17. However, the Buckeyes picked up that elusive quality win against Indiana Sunday and now appear to be headed in the right direction with two straight wins before a critical showdown with Maryland Thursday. The team has turned things around because of improvements at the individual level. Let’s take a look at where each starter has improved the most over the course of the season using the starting lineup from Ohio State’s most recent game. Shannon Scott: Turnovers Doug McSchooler/Associated Press From a pure statistical standpoint, the first thing that jumps out about Shannon Scott is the fact that he is sixth in the nation in assists per game (6.7). However, he has been dishing out assists all season long and actually had an astounding 41 in the first three games of the year. Where he has shown his most improvement from early in the campaign to now is his ability to protect the ball. Where does Ohio State end up in the Big Ten standings? First Second Third Fourth or lower Submit Vote vote to see results Where does Ohio State end up in the Big Ten standings? First 16.7% Second 66.7% Third 16.7% Fourth or lower 0.0% Total votes: 6 Scott has only turned it over more than two times in a game twice in the past 10 contests…
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