Mr. Stein: I mostly agreed with Rob Oller’s (Thursday) column on the basketball Buckeyes’ massexodus. Where I part company with him is the notion that all of the deserters are busts. Regarding the latest three defectors, what I saw were flashes of brilliance accompanied by a lotof rookie mistakes. Daniel Giddens at times showed shot-blocking ability. A.J. Harris has MikeConley-like quickness and was a tenacious defender. Mickey Mitchell has great court vision andpassing ability, but the game hasn’t slowed down for him yet. Another rebuilding year comes to mind ” 2007-’08. High school phenom Jon Diebler couldn’t hitthe side of a barn. Evan Turner was ‘Evan Turnover.’ One of Thad Matta’s unappreciated strengths isplayer development…
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