Today THE Ohio State University proved its indifference to basketball by firing its winningest coach in the middle of June. I could understand fatigue with complacency under Thad Matta over the last two years, but terminating Matta right before July recruiting season and long after big coaching names made moves is a terrible decision.
Whatever you think of athletic director Gene Smith’s decision, it immediately made me think of Kentucky’s 2011 Sweet 16 matchup with Ohio State. The No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, the Buckeyes returned many from a talented 2010 Sweet 16 team– William Buford, Jon Diebler, David Lighty — and added Jared Sullinger and Aaron Craft.