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Thad Matta (OSU's All Time Winningest Coach & 3x B1G COY, Butler HC)

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2005-2006: 8-8 in the Big Ten
2006-2007: 8-8 in the Big Ten
2010-2011: 9-9 in the Big Ten

In those three seasons didn't finish above 4th in the Conference and never made it out of the second round of the NCAA.

Wish those bastards in East Lansing had as little patience as some Buckeye fans.
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Thats a great point but those seasons also followed a stretch of Final Fours AND a National Title which we have'nt seen since 1960.
 
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http://www.cleveland.com/marchmadness/index.ssf/2012/03/ohio_state_is_final_four_bound.html

"I don't know if I could be prouder of a basketball team," Matta said, "in terms of everything they've been through, and not bad [things]. We never lost two games in a row. You look at the losses we had this year, they were hard-fought games.
"But the thing I enjoy the most about this team is they've grown to enjoy the process, and I think that's something as a head coach that you look for."
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http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=dw-wetzel_east_region_matta_ohio_state_032412

Final Four-bound Buckeyes take cue from coach

BOSTON -- The Louisville Corp. brand ladder features ten steps and stands about 9-and-a-half feet tall.

A worker at TD North Garden had hauled it out, placed it under the hoop on the west side of arena and a parade of Ohio State Buckeyes scampered up it to clip part of an NCAA tournament East Regional net.

There were just a couple of strands remaining, and now Thad Matta, the Buckeyes' coach, stood in front of the ladder, preparing to climb for the ceremonial final snips after Ohio State's 77-70 victory over Syracuse propelled the program to the Final Four.

You could see him take a deep breath as he eyed the task.

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Thanks to Coach Matta for bringing back a golden era in Ohio State basketball. A real class act. You need a lot of luck to get through the Final Four to the prize, but I like his odds of doing it.
 
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Final Four-bound Buckeyes take cue from coach
Dan Wetzel

By Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! Sports


BOSTON ? The Werner brand ladder was purple and yellow and stood about 8? feet tall.

A worker at TD North Garden had hauled it out, placed it under the hoop on the west side of arena and a parade of Ohio State Buckeyes scampered up it to clip part of an NCAA tournament East Regional net.

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Thad Matta's ascent to cut down the nets was not easy, but the coach wasn't about to miss out on the celebration.
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There were just a couple of strands remaining, and now Thad Matta, the Buckeyes? coach, stood in front of the ladder, preparing to climb for the ceremonial final snips after Ohio State?s 77-70 victory over Syracuse propelled the program to the Final Four.

You could see him take a deep breath as he eyed the task.

There was a day he would?ve sprinted up. After all, Matta was an athlete, a former basketball player at Butler. Even into his late 30s, he was known as a cardio freak, routinely pounding out swift 8-mile runs.

That was before June 6, 2007, when decades of back problems flared up on the golf course, leaving him immobile and needing emergency surgery. When he woke up post-op, he?d lost all feeling in his right foot. Worse, it just flopped down and provided no strength or stability.

Doctors call it ?drop foot.?

Overnight, the then-39-year-old was handicapped.

[Recap: Jared Sullinger sparks Ohio State past Syracuse 77-70]

Matta now wears an ankle-foot orthotic brace to provide a modicum of support. It still leaves him off-balance. He can crash to the ground doing even simple household chores. Putting on his pants is a challenge.

His wife, Barbara, has barred him from taking out the garbage and had to ban him from washing dishes after he twice injured his back just standing in front of the sink for too long. He struggles to hold his two daughters, was forced to attend handicap-driving school and often is left in searing pain after practices.

?You have an unbelievable appreciation for what he goes through, especially after games,? assistant coach Jeff Boals said. ?The standing up, the sitting down, the pacing. It takes a toll on him.?

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http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=dw-wetzel_east_region_matta_ohio_state_032412
 
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The most underrated head coach in the US.

Pundits and fans sometimes equate "bench coaching" with having lots of set plays to run and a lot of direction of their teams' offesive flow. But effective coaching usually relates more to establishing a mindset on defense (Buckeyes are annually among the very top in fewest-point-per-opponent-possession) and allowing offensive talent to manifest itself without undue constraint. Matta is a master at these things.

I hope our men get him his first NC in about a week - he and they deserve it.
 
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