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zincfinger
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It's way too early to say how his hiring has affected recruiting. I get the vague impression that maybe a few more higher profile kids are showing preliminary interest in OSU now, but that's really difficult to say after two months and no tangible developments. I am pretty optimistic that recruiting is generally going to be stronger under Matta than it was under OB.
As far as how Matta's being received, I think some people (including me) were a little disappointed that the AD didn't go after Bob Knight, but at the end of the day I think virtually everyone is fairly satisfied with the way it worked out.
As far as how Matta's being received, I think some people (including me) were a little disappointed that the AD didn't go after Bob Knight, but at the end of the day I think virtually everyone is fairly satisfied with the way it worked out.
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OSUBasketballJunkie
Never Forget 31-0
good article on the challenges Matta faces
Ohio State's Matta out
to buck early odds
New Buckeyes coach taking it slow
when faced with stiff rebuilding task
New Ohio State coach Thad Matta will be hard-pressed to turn the Buckeyes into a power anytime soon, writes TSN's Mike DeCourcy.
COMMENTARY
By Mike DeCourcy
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Updated: 4:48 p.m. ET Sept. 27, 2004
Last week was a big one for Thad Matta. He has been Ohio State's coach long enough to experience a couple of football extravaganzas and refashion his wardrobe in scarlet hues. He has landed two players, played host as some of the nation's finest young talents visited Columbus and moved his family into a new home. What he hadn't done, until September 22, was watch some Buckeyes play ball.
Part of that was by choice. After taking the job, Matta elected not to watch videotape of the 2003-04 squad. He knows the big numbers well enough (14-16 overall record, 6-10 in the Big Ten) and some that required research: perhaps most damning, the 45.7 percent 3-point shooting by opponents at OSU's Value City Arena. Matta didn't want to open practice perturbed at the responsible players.
But that's not the weird part. Because Matta was not hired until early July and Ohio State's autumn quarter commenced September 22, he and his coaching staff did not conduct a single individual workout until 24 days before the NCAA-approved start of practice.
The result is that for the first time in his head-coaching career, Matta is taking over a program that is disadvantaged. Butler and Xavier were loaded. Ohio State is behind schedule and short on players.
So Matta's initial goals are modest. "I want to establish our mind-set and beliefs about how we want to play," he says. The Buckeyes will play harder and defend harder than last season, when some took advantage of Jim O'Brien's voice ailment and the low level of competition within the program and, quite obviously, relaxed.
Two freshmen, point guard Jamar Butler and power forward Matt Terwilliger, will provide a decent boost to Ohio State's talent level. When healthy, big man Terence Dials is good enough to help any team. The guys who need fixing include point guard Brandon Fuss-Cheatham and shooting guard Tony Stockman, neither of whom is established as a productive passer or committed defender.
The long-term goals are grander. "You can build a national championship program here," Matta says.
Ohio State's decision to delay hiring a coach for a month after O'Brien was fired placed the new staff well behind in recruiting the 2005 class. The Buckeyes are fortunate to have gained a commitment from junior college guard Sylvester Mayes and picked up Bowling Green transfer Ron Lewis. The most important work involves Ohio's rich 2006 and 2007 classes. The state's best junior, Daequan Cook of Dayton, visited the OSU campus for the Buckeyes' football opener along with summer club teammates Greg Oden and Mike Conley, the two top juniors from Indiana.
Matta understands the allure of the big state school. It wasn't something that struck him daily while at Xavier; the Buckeyes are not as overwhelming a presence in Cincinnati as elsewhere in the state. But he felt it growing up in Illinois and playing for Butler during the late 1980s just up the road from where Bob Knight was winning the last of three NCAA titles at Indiana.
Matta does not apologize for the circumstances involving his departure from Xavier. He deceived the media — and, by extension, Musketeers fans — regarding his interest in the Ohio State job. "It couldn't have gone any differently," Matta says, citing the short distance between the two schools and the monthlong search Ohio State insisted upon conducting. Some of the discomfort Matta felt at leaving was assuaged by the knowledge his top assistant, Sean Miller, would replace him.
Whatever discomfort Matta is experiencing since he began working for the Buckeyes, though, he will have to handle. The challenge is only beginning.
Ohio State's Matta out
to buck early odds
New Buckeyes coach taking it slow
when faced with stiff rebuilding task
New Ohio State coach Thad Matta will be hard-pressed to turn the Buckeyes into a power anytime soon, writes TSN's Mike DeCourcy.
COMMENTARY
By Mike DeCourcy
[url="http://register.sportingnews.com/subscriptions/index.html?sourceid=subscribe"]
[/url]Updated: 4:48 p.m. ET Sept. 27, 2004
Last week was a big one for Thad Matta. He has been Ohio State's coach long enough to experience a couple of football extravaganzas and refashion his wardrobe in scarlet hues. He has landed two players, played host as some of the nation's finest young talents visited Columbus and moved his family into a new home. What he hadn't done, until September 22, was watch some Buckeyes play ball.
Part of that was by choice. After taking the job, Matta elected not to watch videotape of the 2003-04 squad. He knows the big numbers well enough (14-16 overall record, 6-10 in the Big Ten) and some that required research: perhaps most damning, the 45.7 percent 3-point shooting by opponents at OSU's Value City Arena. Matta didn't want to open practice perturbed at the responsible players.
But that's not the weird part. Because Matta was not hired until early July and Ohio State's autumn quarter commenced September 22, he and his coaching staff did not conduct a single individual workout until 24 days before the NCAA-approved start of practice.
The result is that for the first time in his head-coaching career, Matta is taking over a program that is disadvantaged. Butler and Xavier were loaded. Ohio State is behind schedule and short on players.
So Matta's initial goals are modest. "I want to establish our mind-set and beliefs about how we want to play," he says. The Buckeyes will play harder and defend harder than last season, when some took advantage of Jim O'Brien's voice ailment and the low level of competition within the program and, quite obviously, relaxed.
Two freshmen, point guard Jamar Butler and power forward Matt Terwilliger, will provide a decent boost to Ohio State's talent level. When healthy, big man Terence Dials is good enough to help any team. The guys who need fixing include point guard Brandon Fuss-Cheatham and shooting guard Tony Stockman, neither of whom is established as a productive passer or committed defender.
The long-term goals are grander. "You can build a national championship program here," Matta says.
Ohio State's decision to delay hiring a coach for a month after O'Brien was fired placed the new staff well behind in recruiting the 2005 class. The Buckeyes are fortunate to have gained a commitment from junior college guard Sylvester Mayes and picked up Bowling Green transfer Ron Lewis. The most important work involves Ohio's rich 2006 and 2007 classes. The state's best junior, Daequan Cook of Dayton, visited the OSU campus for the Buckeyes' football opener along with summer club teammates Greg Oden and Mike Conley, the two top juniors from Indiana.
Matta understands the allure of the big state school. It wasn't something that struck him daily while at Xavier; the Buckeyes are not as overwhelming a presence in Cincinnati as elsewhere in the state. But he felt it growing up in Illinois and playing for Butler during the late 1980s just up the road from where Bob Knight was winning the last of three NCAA titles at Indiana.
Matta does not apologize for the circumstances involving his departure from Xavier. He deceived the media — and, by extension, Musketeers fans — regarding his interest in the Ohio State job. "It couldn't have gone any differently," Matta says, citing the short distance between the two schools and the monthlong search Ohio State insisted upon conducting. Some of the discomfort Matta felt at leaving was assuaged by the knowledge his top assistant, Sean Miller, would replace him.
Whatever discomfort Matta is experiencing since he began working for the Buckeyes, though, he will have to handle. The challenge is only beginning.
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Matta's recruiting has me pumped...hell just to see a massive recruiting effort is an upgrade
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3yardsandacloud
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Nice article 44820. I'd always list the link to any article you cut and paste though. I know it's free, so it's not a big deal, but it's a nice courtesy to the folks who are making their living writing.
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daddyphatsacs
Let the cards fall...
I think that Matta will field a competitivie team this season. I too am excited to hear about all the recruiting that he is doing. Maybe we'll have some superstars again.
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Looks beautiful to me thus far! An emphasis on Defense first and 3 of the best players in the nation giving us serious interest for next season looks good to me.
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Thad Matta (Official Thread)
Just found out that Thad Matta has never been 4-0 as a head coach.
Let's kick Tom Pender's butt.
Go Bucks!
Just found out that Thad Matta has never been 4-0 as a head coach.
Let's kick Tom Pender's butt.
Go Bucks!
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