Sorting Out The Big Ten
UM Hoops.com —
... see them contending.
10. Iowa - Iowa just hasn’t beaten anyone. The Hawkeyes are 10-3 but all of their wins have been against RPI 100+ teams.
11. Indiana - There is a huge gap between Indiana and everyone else. The Hoosiers are just flat out bad and enter the Big Ten on a three game losing streak (Kentucky, Northeastern, and Lipscomb).
Here are some other takes on how the Big Ten will shakeout:
Big Ten Conference Season Preview, Tempo-Free-Aerial-Style
Michigan offense = good, Defense ...
Golden Nuggets for 12.31.08
The Daily Gopher —
... Spartans Weblog has a couple worthwhile notes. First of all based on efficiency stats he has his Big Ten preview with Minnesota finishing sixth. That is followed up with a quick preview of ...
Unverified Baby, Stay For My Voracity
mgoblog —
... first round cheddar. Ford currently ranks him #46 on his top 100, safely in the return-to-school zone.
Meanwhile, Manny actually checks in below Sims at #48, which seems wildly improbable and totally awesome if it actually represents the opinion of NBA general managers. It might. After all, they continue to trade for Allen Iverson and could well be totally bats. Personally, I don't believe it and am bracing for a departure.
Tempo-free. Excellent chart from Spartans Weblog as we enter the Big Ten basketball season: ...
Imitation is the sincerest form . . .
Hoya Prospectus —
I'm an avid reader of Yet Another Basketball Blog, since Dan Hanner is both a lucid analyst of college basketball, and a Georgetown season-ticket holder. A recent post there linked to a conference season-preview of the Big Ten by Spartan Weblog, by means of a tempo-free aerial pioneered (?) by Hawkeye Hoops. Also, Villanova by the Numbers posted a Big East conference review aerial for last season over the summer. So, while we're just a few games into the Big East conference season, let's take a look at Big East aerial ( ...
Checking in on the… Big Ten
Rush The Court —
... bruising might be (see Novak’s picture, above, and remember that this kid re-entered the game after receiving six stitches), but defense is not what’s en vogue this season in the best conference between western Pennsylvania and Iowa. In fact, only two teams so far in the non-conference are holding opponents to less than a point per possession. On the other hand, seven teams are averaging a point or more on offense. Sure, it’s only been a couple of games, but as kj’s chart shows, that offensive story was present in the non-conference as ...
