Thad has a history of all his freshman transferring after one season?
His recent history certainly shows that the new players coming in won't be very great.
I think Gene needs to start searching and do his due diligence looking at candidates. If you can upgrade, pull the trigger.
No. Which is kind of the point that this may be an anomaly.
Thad has a pretty damn good history, moreso than most NCAA coaches. He played with the youngest team in the country, with what was CLEARLY some team dissension, and just won 21 games.
They've got their top six back next year, I'll reserve judgement instead of blindly siding with the freshman who are leaving.
The only loss that really hurts is Giddens as he looked like he had potential to be a great energy guy for us down the road a la Ken Johnson. I hope Thompson reconsiders as we will need size in Gidden's absence.
Mitchell and Harris hardly did anything this past year. Harris would've had opportunities but only after Lyle left, so thats not a huge shock.
Not sure what's going on but it's apparent that our player development has fallen off a bit. Hopefully that changes this year. I am not sure if it's a product of Thad's deteriorating health or our assistant coaches not performing up to expectations.
It's not just about these freshman, though. The program overall has been stuck/slowly declining the last few years. Without D'Angelo we would have 0 NCAA tournament wins with only 1 appearance in the last 3 years. I mean I realize this isn't a basketball school, but this is the longest rut we've seen in the Thad era. It's like the equivalent of going 8-4 in football for 3 straight years. In the grand scheme of things it is decent but nobody is really happy with it. Can he get it back to where it was? I have my doubts.No. Which is kind of the point that this may be an anomaly.
Thad has a pretty damn good history, moreso than most NCAA coaches. He played with the youngest team in the country, with what was CLEARLY some team dissension, and just won 21 games.
They've got their top six back next year, I'll reserve judgement instead of blindly siding with the freshman who are leaving.
It's not just about these freshman, though. The program overall has been stuck/slowly declining the last few years. Without D'Angelo we would have 0 NCAA tournament wins with only 1 appearance in the last 3 years. I mean I realize this isn't a basketball school, but this is the longest rut we've seen in the Thad era. It's like the equivalent of going 8-4 in football for 3 straight years. In the grand scheme of things it is decent but nobody is really happy with it. Can he get it back to where it was? I have my doubts.
OSU should be exploring better candidates, regardless of how much yoga you or I do.Longest rut we've seen still includes three 20 win seasons, a player drafted in the Top 3 and heading into a year where your six top scorers and top 5 rebounders all return.
All in all, I suggest taking a deep knee bend.
I'd go after Gregg Marshall.
Also wouldn't mind seeing Donovan & Meyer at the same school again. I'd bet serious money that he returns to NCAAB before Stevens, if either ever do.