The talking heads and national newspaper reports will say otherwise, but don’t listen to them.

They say the Eastern men’s basketball team is all Oh Henry Domercant’s. To that, I say oh no.

The fate of the Panthers lies almost solely in the hands of senior guard J.R. Reynolds.

In Saturday’s game at Indiana State, Reynolds scored one point while Domercant had 15 – which would be earth shattering for senior forward Jan Thompson, but plays as an off night for Eastern’s not-quite-ready-for-the-NBA star.

As Reynolds goes, so will the Panthers this season. He’s their only hope and he knows it.

Reynolds said recently that when he had a strong game he noticed Domercant did too.

And if you are a graduate of the school of common sense, this phenomenon is easy to comprehend.

Domercant can’t carry the entire team on his back, he simply can’t score all of the team’s points, so someone needs to step up — enter Reynolds.

Simply letting Reynolds wrap the team in offense with more shots and less passing would allow the versatile, speedy forward to get comfortable in the No. 2 role.

Other great teams have great one-two duos.

Would Michael Jordan have six championship rings without Scottie Pippen? Would Karl Malone have scored so many points without trusty short-shorted side kick John Stockton? No way.

The Reynolds-Domercant duo wouldn’t play all that well. It’s not billboard-worthy, but it has to work simply because it’s head coach Rick Samuels’ only option.

Jesse Mackinson can put up points, but he doesn’t have Reynolds’ shooting touch and speed.

Senior guard Craig Lewis turns the ball over too much. He had five turnovers Saturday in Terre Haute, Ind., with no assists. So he’s out.

Why does Domercant need a second fiddle?

As great as he is, one of these days, he’s bound to be more d’oh than do. But with Reynolds around to wrap up Domercant’s faux pas, the Panthers become a team that can contend for the Ohio Valley Tournament title.

With the one-man Domercant show, Eastern can’t reach .500.

Reynolds’ one-point performance was a fluke. He’s much better than that and he knows it.

How he decides to perform after Saturday’s slip-up will show just how good he is.