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re: Is Billy Donovan the best coach ever at a basketball "not first" school?
Posted on 3/4/15 at 1:58 pm to tress4pres
Posted on 3/4/15 at 1:58 pm to tress4pres
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Thad Matta has a case. If OSU wins tonight he will tie Fred Taylor with most coaching wins at OSU (297 in 11 seasons). He has never won less than 20 games in all of his years as a coach at Butler, Xavier and OSU. Although he doesn't have any national titles, he has made it to the championship game, another Final Four, an elite 8 and 2 sweet 16s.
Just went back and read the thread. I agree, Matta has done a great job at OSU.
Question: why is he so bad at recruiting the state of Ohio? Not exactly a knock on him, but all he has to do is lock the state at a respectable level
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Posted on 3/4/15 at 2:06 pm to tigerbait2010
He generally gets the players he wants. The exception has been the class of 2015 which in Ohio is stacked. Actually, 2016 is just as solid IMO. With that said, he still has a top 5 class. He wanted Kennard but didn't get him. That is the biggest in-state recruit he couldn't reel in since he has been here. The kid from Cleveland going to Kansas (can't remember his name) is also very good but OSU has never been high on his list. He has missed on a few for sure though. Trey Burke was a HS teammate and best friends with Sullinger but Matta offered Shannon Scott over him. He also went after Amir and passed on Adriene Payne which I will never understand. The state of Ohio is stacked with bball talent though, that's for sure.
Posted on 3/4/15 at 2:23 pm to tigerbait2010
Another stat which is pretty impressive is that Matta has never lost a home game in March at OSU. Now that streak will likely end this weekend vs Wisconsin, but it's still an impressive stat.
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