Comments on: Halfway home: My All-Big Ten hoops teams

By: Brent Yarina, BTN.com

Brent Yarina, BTN.com — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:45:05 +0000

Payne is a F/C, Hardaway is a G. I wasn’t comparing either. That said, yes, I’ll definitely take Mbakwe over Payne. Mbakwe is the Big Ten’s best rebounder and he’s one of the most physical players. He also draws a lot of fouls, which helps out his teammates.

By: seve

seve — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:37:32 +0000

Adrian Payne not as good as Hardaway? Give me a break, Payne will eat him up. In case you have’nt noticed Payne is now competent with a three pointer as well as a beast down low. Umbackwa is neither a good shot on the floor or at the line. You made a lot of presumptions and most are wrong.

By: UWgetsNoLoveEver

UWgetsNoLoveEver — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:01:14 +0000

Bo Ryan’s teams overachieve every year, when is he going to get some respect?

By: Doug

Doug — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:46:58 +0000

Harris was also huge in that big win over Kansas, GR 3 is still MIA in big games !

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:07:33 +0000

WRT Gary Harris vs GRIII for FOY. Stats are important but how you perform in big games can’t be overlooked. In my opinion it is the differentiator between contributor and leader/FOY. Gary Harris scored 21 on the road against IU and carried his team at times in the game. GRIII’s 2 pts. was the story line for UM loss at IU he was a non factor. GRIII had a similar but not as bad performance at OSU in that loss. Harris scored 12 at Minn. Gary is asked to do more for MSU than RGIII for UM and has done more in the biggest games so far. The stats plus big games and the eye test says Gary Harris is having a better season and doing more for MSU than GRIII is for UM and the teams are tied in the standings. Gary Harrris > GRIII

By: Will

Will — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 06:58:14 +0000

Would be nice to see Reggie Hearn on this list. Over 15.5 ppg since conference play began to go along with 4.5 rebs while shooting nearly 50% from the floor. All this while dealing with a bad ankle for a good chunk of the shedule. He’s the main reason an injury depleted Northwestern squad has overachieved in Big Ten play so far. Not bad for a former walk on.

By: newman

newman — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 03:49:54 +0000

I think if you have a team at 6-3 in the B10 without a single player recognized for anything, you might want to recognize the coach who apparently is working miracles, especially given the injuries.

By: Brent Yarina, BTN.com

Brent Yarina, BTN.com — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 03:21:40 +0000

If I’m only looking at scoring, Harris would get the nod over both Hammons and GR3. In fact, it was Hammons’ defense and rebounding that gave him the nod on 3rd Team and co-FOY. As for GR3, as bad as the IU game was, the guy is incredibly efficient (59%; 11.7 ppg despite averaging 7.7 field goal attempts – he’s only taken more than eight shots in one B1G game), and he rebounds (5.7 rpg). All that said, Gary Harris is an absolute stud. As I’ve said a couple times this year, I hope he stays in EL for many years.

By: Brent Yarina, BTN.com

Brent Yarina, BTN.com — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 03:09:21 +0000

I love Hammons, and I think he’s very worthy of All-Big Ten honors. Here are his numbers in Big Ten play: 53%, 13.2 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 2.9 bpg (leads league by NINE blocks). Take away the Indiana game even, and his numbers are: 49%, 11.1 ppg, 8.2 rpg (even higher), 2.6 bpg. Even with his best game erased, his numbers are just as good, if not better, than most every big man not named Cody Zeller.

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 02:59:00 +0000

Gary Harris is leading all freshmen in scoring, shooting over 50% from 3 in bigten play and is playing great defense yet he isn’t even tied for freshman of the year? Way to only look at scoring numbers. MSU wouldn’t be anywhere close to contention without our freshman.