As an older aficionado of Ohio State hoops, I have to chuckle when people slam Thad Matta and say he should be fired.
Fans of Ohio State basketball today are used to watching their team win lots of games. In fact, entering the 2015-16 season, the Buckeyes had won at least 20 games in 11 consecutive seasons, surpassing the 30-win mark on three occasions. The high-water mark came in 2006-07, with a 35-win effort and an NCAA runner-up finish.
These 11 glorious seasons coincide with Thad Matta’s tenure at Ohio State.
It wasn’t always that way.