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THAD MATTA SAYS, "I DON’T KNOW IF I’VE EVER BEEN AS EXCITED ABOUT AN UPCOMING SEASON AS I AM RIGHT NOW”
Shortly after finishing an mid-afternoon workout, Thad Matta strolled through Value City Arena on Thursday, coffee in hand — this is quite usual for Matta around this time of day — and made his way toward Ohio State's practice facility for a rare offseason press conference.
Matta sat down at the podium and grabbed a towel to wipe away the sweat on his forehead, then proceeded to take questions from a group of local reporters for about 25 minutes. It was a scene many have seen countless times before during this season. There was nothing out of the ordinary here. It was as if nothing had changed for Matta.
Except the last month has been anything but ordinary for Ohio State's head coach. Three of his players transferred from the program making it a total of four from a once highly-touted recruiting class, and he lost a longtime assistant coach just a few weeks later.
Despite all of that, if there was any panic, Matta showed none of it.
“It’s funny because you guys are definitely the last ones to know," Matta said. "We usually have a really, really, really good feel of what’s going to transpire and I probably could have told you something was going to change and might have been spot on after the Florida game."
"I think that’s something that from my perspective, I didn’t blink," Matta continued. "I want those guys to do well and hopefully they find great situations for them and achieve their dreams or goals. We’re appreciative for what they did, but with that said the train keeps moving.
"I think we’ve had a tremendous spring in terms of a basketball team, in terms of a program of where we’re going. Quite honestly, I don’t know if I’ve ever been as excited about an upcoming season as I am right now.”
Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...f-i-ve-ever-been-as-excited-about-an-upcoming
FWIW, no way does the excitement for this season surpass the excitement I had for the 2006\2007 season.
P.S. I like his chair. I'm sitting in one that looks like this (which I got from Sam's Club):
but I think his is better.
Shortly after finishing an mid-afternoon workout, Thad Matta strolled through Value City Arena on Thursday, coffee in hand — this is quite usual for Matta around this time of day — and made his way toward Ohio State's practice facility for a rare offseason press conference.
Matta sat down at the podium and grabbed a towel to wipe away the sweat on his forehead, then proceeded to take questions from a group of local reporters for about 25 minutes. It was a scene many have seen countless times before during this season. There was nothing out of the ordinary here. It was as if nothing had changed for Matta.
Except the last month has been anything but ordinary for Ohio State's head coach. Three of his players transferred from the program making it a total of four from a once highly-touted recruiting class, and he lost a longtime assistant coach just a few weeks later.
Despite all of that, if there was any panic, Matta showed none of it.
“It’s funny because you guys are definitely the last ones to know," Matta said. "We usually have a really, really, really good feel of what’s going to transpire and I probably could have told you something was going to change and might have been spot on after the Florida game."
"I think that’s something that from my perspective, I didn’t blink," Matta continued. "I want those guys to do well and hopefully they find great situations for them and achieve their dreams or goals. We’re appreciative for what they did, but with that said the train keeps moving.
"I think we’ve had a tremendous spring in terms of a basketball team, in terms of a program of where we’re going. Quite honestly, I don’t know if I’ve ever been as excited about an upcoming season as I am right now.”
Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...f-i-ve-ever-been-as-excited-about-an-upcoming
FWIW, no way does the excitement for this season surpass the excitement I had for the 2006\2007 season.
P.S. I like his chair. I'm sitting in one that looks like this (which I got from Sam's Club):
but I think his is better.
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