Not to "bedowngrade" Shaw but in what ways has he shown to be a sponge. In mop up minutes? LOL!. I agree, his size is an upside, and Dowell is definetely the player that if I had to choose someone to run off, would be the leading candidate. However, my point wasn't who was at the bottom of the list, but who was clearly in the middle of the pack and nowhere near the bottom when it came to projected pt. OSU is probably still looking at about 3 underclassmen this year who will possibly not be on the roster next year in Franklin, Shaw, and Dowell. I wouldn't be suprised if Dowell is gone by January.
Don't know what argument you're trying to pick. Why run off a solid practice player who contributes and costs the insitution nothing. If OSU is looking to bring in Nash and Leonard, probably cutting dead weight in the SF and PF positions is more advantageous than running off a Senior. OSU fans classic spinners. On your board, they're popping champagne and praising Sidorakis for Ford's dirty pool. I respect OU fan more because when Capel insinuated that he would possibly do the same thing this upcoming year, fans spoke out against it. Some fans still speak out against Ray Willis not being on the roster. Difference between Capel and Ford is Capel never oversigned and then cut players, players left and then he signed other guys.
OSU has two to give for next season. No reason to cut anyone to bring in Nash and Leonard.
My guess is a guy like Dowell may transfer. He was buried on the depth chart last year and is even further down this year. He has complained about minutes in the past also.
Capel didn't have to cut anyone loose. They were to busy jumping ship.