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One of Matta's most heralded incoming classes ever is now fully on board for 2010.

Jared Sullinger, J.D. Weatherspoon, Jordan Sibert, Aaron Craft, Deshaun Thomas and Lenzelle Smith Jr. all submitted their letters of intent today giving Matta what is largely viewed as the #1 recruiting class in the land.

The recruiting machine summed this class up best when he offered:

"I am thrilled to add these six young men to the Ohio State basketball family. They all bring versatility at each of their positions on the floor. Most importantly, these are high character individuals who bring a culture of winning to our program. All six have won or played for a state championship and four were part of three national championships during the summer."

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BuckeyeChris on 11 November 2009 - 5:15pm #

Sigh...this may not be a popular sentiment, but give me the days of Burson, Jent, Brown, Baker, etc... over this "One and Done" stuff any day. Oh, goodie...a Final Four (probably) in 2011 and then we'll suck in 2013. Wash, rinse, repeat.

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BuckeyeChris on 11 November 2009 - 5:16pm #

*2013 = 2012, sorry

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A Bag of Doritos on 11 November 2009 - 5:21pm #

you take that back. jent was playing back when i was just starting to get really follow sports and he used to frustrate my little tween heart to no end. i have animosity to this day.

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Bish on 11 November 2009 - 5:32pm #

So would you rather have them go somewhere else and beat us? It's not he brings these kids in from 2k miles away, they are all from the midwest. I think time has clouded your judgment, most of these kids wont be one and done in fact I wouldn't be surprised if all of them stayed 2 years with most staying 3 or 4 years. The only reason we lost Conley Jr. was because he had such a great March that year.

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iball on 11 November 2009 - 5:56pm #

Sullinger is the only potential one and done.

Conley and Cook only left because Conley's dad talked them into it.

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iball on 11 November 2009 - 6:08pm #

Good thing the last two years have been kind to us on the football recruiting front, next years class is looking slim. Of course adding Hicks, Henderson and Joyner could help that.

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RBuck on 11 November 2009 - 6:10pm #

Duel National Championships in 2011 or 2012? Good possibility if a few guys stay.

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BuckeyeChris on 11 November 2009 - 6:14pm #

I understand the argument that if they don't come here they might beat us down for the year they're in school...though they probably would have scattered between Kansas, Duke, UNC and (maybe...I'll give you) Sparty. I would LOVE to be proven wrong and have a few of these guys back, but yea the Conley/Cook thing bugged me. Don't even get me started on Mullens and Kufos.

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NorCal Buckeye on 11 November 2009 - 6:37pm #

Agreed on the wash/rinse/repeat. Matta did aknowledge his "problem" of recruiting too great of players, but he said that he would not switch to pretty good players instead of great players.

That said, more cohesiveness from longer tenure's would go a LONG way, especially in a sport like basketball.

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Bup bup bup on 11 November 2009 - 7:23pm #

Its hard to put the blame on Matta for kids leaving early when the only reason why a lot of em come to college at all is because of a lame half measure by the NCAA that forces them here for a year. Oden is a prime example of this, if you had told him he'd have to stay in college another year, he'd have happily agreed, but mandating only one year just gives NBA guys more time to salivate over prospects. Make it two years mandatory at least, or have an age cut off like the NFL, or don't do it at all. one year in college does nothing for anyone except hurt graduation rates.

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BuckeyeChief on 11 November 2009 - 8:14pm #

Sorry I don't begrudge Oden or Conley. Both guys where great and their draft stock wouldn't have gotten much higher. They brought us to a Final Four and gave Fla a run for their money in the title game, something not even Jimmy Jackson could do (he is my favorite all time).

Chris Jent missed a shot against scUM and the Fab Five that would've put us in the Final Four. I met him quite a few times, he was great, always talked (I was in middle school) and never NEVER would say anything bad about him, even if he missed that shot.

Koufus and Mullen, that's another story...

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southbaybuckeye on 11 November 2009 - 10:06pm #

won't the world have ended by then?

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BuckeyeSki on 11 November 2009 - 10:26pm #

My boy has a point there

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southbaybuckeye on 11 November 2009 - 10:39pm #

all the recent early exits are because of that ridiculous one year removed from high school rule. all it does is force you in to playing a year of college ball of going to europe. I, like you, do not begrudge ANYONE for leaving early. If someone woulda told me while I was still in school that I was guaranteed like 20mil, I'd have been out!

blame David Stern for that stuff, not Matta.

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southbaybuckeye on 11 November 2009 - 10:40pm #

it's hard for me to get in to basketball just yet. i don't get any of the games out here and football is still going on.

NBA is a different story, I watch the Cavs all the time. But then again, they are on twice a week it seems.

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Mike on 11 November 2009 - 11:52pm #

Well, they did both get drafted, and earned a ton of money for it.

I think Oden proved that that isn't a bad choice. If he's stayed he'd have missed all of next season with his surgery anyway.

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Nik on 11 November 2009 - 11:59pm #

and more than likely been scrutinized more during his physical, possibly dropping him a few spots. Can't really blame the kids for leaving

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theohiostate21 on 12 November 2009 - 4:09am #

yea, i voted for modern warfare 2... not ashamed

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JoseOle on 12 November 2009 - 10:22am #

All this talk and nobody has brought up that there is still no point guard for this team. A little white kid from Findlay is not going to do anything for these guys. I see penn state got a freaking for real point guard, Purdue, and even Sparty, hell Sparty came into dayton and took out a 6-10 4 star WTF? Is Buford going to run this team next year?

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Chris on 12 November 2009 - 10:49am #

I understand what you mean but it's hard to get a stud at every single position in one class, isn't it? I mean, the dude just hauled in the pretty much undisputed #1 ranked class in the land. From what I've read, Craft might be a real good fit considering he's a role player and a tough defender who gets more kicks out of distributing the rock than scoring it. I admittedly haven't seen him play so who knows what we're getting but I think his strengths fit in good with a roster of scorers and I also love the fact he's been on the same AAU team with most of these guys for years. The same team that keeps killing other national AAU teams on a regular basis. If he doesn't pan out, maybe PJ Hill has a half-brother toiling some where in a Minnesota high school right now.

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C-Dizzle on 12 November 2009 - 12:18pm #

Have you seen Craft play? Mark my word, he will be one of the better point guards OSU has seen in some time.

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Chris on 12 November 2009 - 1:19pm #

Good to hear. Again, from what I've read, I'm fully committed to seeing what he can do. The fact he already has great chemistry with the other incoming frosh and that he's definitely a 4 year player make me happy. A 4 year player/starter at PG sounds like a win to me.

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BENNYBLANCO on 13 November 2009 - 8:41pm #

Sounds like the ingrediants to a legit run or two...or three! Watch out tourney, these kids will be getting "out of hound"..!

O - H...

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tampa buckeye on 14 November 2009 - 12:52pm #

Put the blame on the NBA and good old fashion greed. Maybe they should allow the kids a chance to play in college and still be drafted.

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