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

WoodyWorshiper said:
Cook, Lighty, Conley, Oden this year.

Add Mayo and Walker next year.

This scenario is not in any way "stretching it."

If it happens, in the 2007/08 Season we will be the undefeated National Champions.
Don't forget the Spiece Heat teammate of the above players... named Eric Gordon... the best SG in 2007. He says OSU leads for him as well. ANd Dallas Lauderdale may decide sooner than later and he likes OSU a lot.

Matta is incredible. I can't wait to see the Schott packed out every night.
 
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WoodyWorshiper said:
Cook, Lighty, Conley, Oden this year.

Add Mayo and Walker next year.

This scenario is not in any way "stretching it."

If it happens, in the 2007/08 Season we will be the undefeated National Champions.
Mayes and Bell this year.

Cook, Lighty, Conley, Oden next year.

Add Mayo and Walker in 2 years.
 
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I feel pretty good about getting Conley and Oden. As for the NCH boys-I wouldn't count those chickens until they hatched, plus, w/ their attitudes, I don't know if they would be good to have around the program-w/ Cook, Lighty, and Conley we would have plenty of firepower w/out them, and it is not like we would be recruiting for the future-Mayo would be one and done w/ his age and Walker is as much, if not more inclined to follow the same path. I wouldn't complain if they decided to spend a year or two in Columbus, I just think it is a different situation than w/ Cook and co.
 
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Yes, it seems Matta never sleeps.........another day...another state to visit a prospect.

Getting verbals from Oden and Conley is a very real possiblity:wink2: ......

My opinion on Mayo and Walker is that no one really believes either one of these kids will play college ball, unless the age restriction becomes real. That rule may effect Walker who would have to at least play one year in college but the scoop on Mayo is that he may decide to sit out a year or play in europe if the age limitation is put in place. Why? Well, apparently his camp is making plans for the shoe contracts he will receive when he graduates high school and if he goes that route, he would not be able to play in college.

Eric Gordon is a name your going to hear more and more the next year or so, this kid is a big time player. Matta has been in on him for awhile now.
 
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Does anyone think that Eric Gordon naming us as his leader is a sign of where Conley may be leaning?
I don't think you can say really, but realize that these kids on Spiece are very close and talk to eachother and I am sure that is one of the reasons Gordon is leaning towards OSU at this point.

Its hard to say, but I am not that worried about Conley at this point. :wink2:
 
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bucknuts44820 said:
Yes, it seems Matta never sleeps.........another day...another state to visit a prospect.

Getting verbals from Oden and Conley is a very real possiblity:wink2: ......

My opinion on Mayo and Walker is that no one really believes either one of these kids will play college ball, unless the age restriction becomes real. That rule may effect Walker who would have to at least play one year in college but the scoop on Mayo is that he may decide to sit out a year or play in europe if the age limitation is put in place. Why? Well, apparently his camp is making plans for the shoe contracts he will receive when he graduates high school and if he goes that route, he would not be able to play in college.

Eric Gordon is a name your going to hear more and more the next year or so, this kid is a big time player. Matta has been in on him for awhile now.
I dont buy that for a second. His camp can make all the plans they want. If the shoe company knows the NBA minimum age limit is 20 there is no way they toss money his way just to sit on the side lines and wait. It would be a horrible business decision. The companies have shareholders to answer too. No CEO that wants to keep his job is going to throw piles of money at a kid playing in europe.
 
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KyleSLamb, BN's insider, is reporting that two kids have named OSU their leaders from the Spiece tourney this weekend. These kids ARE not Conley/Oden. We should have more details tomorrow. Its simply unreal what Matta is doing.

In other news, what we've all heard sounds like its what everyone else is hearing too...

www.draftcity.com/dcdaily.php?p=300<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END-->
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START-->The biggest buzz filtering through the crowd was the rumor that Oden and AAU teammate Mike Conley seriously plan on attending Ohio State University. Many have been claiming this following the news that another one of their AU teammates (top 10 player Daequan Cook) will attend OSU. This is still a rumor, but one that many people are beginning to believe.
 
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BuckeyeFROMscUM said:
KyleSLamb, BN's insider, is reporting that two kids have named OSU their leaders from the Spiece tourney this weekend. These kids ARE not Conley/Oden. We should have more details tomorrow. Its simply unreal what Matta is doing.

In other news, what we've all heard sounds like its what everyone else is hearing too...

www.draftcity.com/dcdaily.php?p=300<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END-->
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START-->The biggest buzz filtering through the crowd was the rumor that Oden and AAU teammate Mike Conley seriously plan on attending Ohio State University. Many have been claiming this following the news that another one of their AU teammates (top 10 player Daequan Cook) will attend OSU. This is still a rumor, but one that many people are beginning to believe.


PEEGS.com Update - $

Mike Pegram also mentions that the word going around is that Ohio State is about to lock up Mike Conley, Jr. and Greg Oden.

He feels that after their official visit to Columbus next weekend... Conley will verbal soon afterwards and Oden will follow suit, though maybe not right away.
 
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Since am relatively new to basketball recruiting, does anyone know how often bball recruits rescind a verbal commitment?
Generally, I would say less than they do in football. Its always a possiblity, but if you are worried about any of OSU's current verbals or targets...don't be. :wink2:

LINK

5/1/05

Sunday, May 1, 2005 </MCC DATE>
<MCC HEAD>Illini fans still kind to Matta </MCC HEAD>

<MCC BYLINE1>By Jim Benson </MCC BYLINE1>
<MCC BYLINE2>[email protected] </MCC BYLINE2>

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The Ohio State basketball coach was at Illinois State's Bone Student Center Saturday night to be inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Matta was a former standout player for Hoopeston-East Lynn High School in the mid-1980s.

Matta's first season as Ohio State coach was capped by the Buckeyes' 66-65 victory over No. 1-ranked Illinois in the regular-season finale as Matt Sylvester sank a 3-pointer with six seconds left. It was the Illini's first loss after opening with 29 straight victories and denied Illinois the chance to become the first team to go undefeated in Big Ten Conference play since 1976.

"The people in Hoopeston that I know, they're all Illinois fans," said Matta. "But if Illinois was going to lose, I think they were happy it was to us."

Matta guided the Buckeyes to a 20-12 record. Ohio State probably would have made the NCAA Tournament field, but the Buckeyes were on a self-imposed post-season ban for possible NCAA violations committed under former coach Jim O'Brien.

Watching two Big Ten Conference teams -- Illinois and Michigan State -- play during the Final Four in St. Louis didn't surprise Matta. He said Illinois' dominance overshadowed the rest of the Big Ten during the season.

After North Carolina beat Illinois 75-70 for the NCAA title, an Illini fan spotted Matta.

"Some guy yelled at me after the championship game and said, 'Hey, you're not the only team to beat us anymore,'" said Matta. "I thought Carolina was awesome. I thought for the first time in I do not know how many years the two best teams made it to the championship game. They were the two best teams, by far, in college basketball."

It was a family affair for the Mattas Saturday night. Thad Matta's older brother, Greg (who played at Eureka College), also was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

"To get in here tonight and see the old coaches, it's a great honor," said Matta. "I think Illinois is one of the best, if not the best, basketball state. I know somehow my stats got better than when I played."

The 37-year-old Matta is considered one of the fastest rising stars in the college coaching world. He led his alma mater, Butler, to the second round of the NCAA tourney in his only season as head coach in 2001 before leaving for Xavier. Xavier went to three NCAA tourneys under Matta in three seasons. The Musketeers handed St. Joseph's its first loss of the 2003-04 season in the Atlantic-10 Conference Tournament and surprised everyone by going to the Elite Eight before losing to Duke.
Matta is simply the hottest coach in college basketball right now....
 
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