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Ohio State's men's basketball team plans to play with a faster tempo and more offensive flow this season.

Coach Jake Diebler has prioritized recruiting players with high basketball IQ to allow for more freedom and less scripted offense.

The image is stuck in the minds of anyone who has watched Ohio State’s men’s basketball program for the last several years. Tight game, shot clock winding down, and somewhere beyond the 3-point line stands Bruce Thornton dribbling the ball. And dribbling it some more. And probably one or two more times, as the Buckeyes look for some kind of offensive movement to create a high-percentage shot.

Sometimes it worked. Sometimes it didn’t. Often, it was challenging to watch, especially after coach Jake Diebler’s public pledges that the B

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