Perspective
A disappointing end to the OSU men's basketball season should not overshadow a spectacular year.
Remember that this team started the year out of the top 25 in the preseason coaches' poll, ranking behind such notables as #5 Michigan State, #6 Oklahoma, #8 Louisville, #13 Stanford, #18 Wake Forest, and #23 Iowa State. They were the fifth-highest ranked Big Ten team.
They proceeded to run off a 23-4 regular season record and win the Big Ten regular season title outright. All this despite having a power forward playing center and a small forward playing power forward.
That undersized lineup made them vulnerable against big teams like Georgetown, even if they did overcome it in other games during the season.
This season was a huge success, and with Thad Matta around and one of the best (if not the best) recruiting classes in the county coming in, there's reason to expect this team to be back in the Dance for years to come.
On the bright side, the #1 seed OSU women rolled in their first round game last night and... even better... it's spring football time.
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...and one of the best (if not the best) recruiting classes in the county coming in...
In the "county"? Down years for Capital and Otterbein, I guess, huh? *laugh*
I just hope that Thad can inform the team that it's still worth only three points even when you shoot from 7 feet beyond the arc. Additionally, as Tony and I discussed, there is no Dan Cortese 10pt shot in college hoops. If the best shot you can muster is a 37 footer, maybe you should spend a little more time working on ball movement during practice.
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