BTN analyst Tim Doyle has been repping Jared Berggren's underrated athleticism for some time now. To be fair, it's pretty easy to do so after the Wisconsin senior threw down the second dunk in this clip vs. Penn State. Berggren flashed the athleticism again in Tuesday's upset at No. 2 Indiana, posterizing Victor Oladipo, a […]
This weekend featured a lot of games where the home team came out of the gate strong, though there were some second half scares as well. Indiana ran all over Minnesota in the first half on Saturday, opening up a 23-point lead after the first 20 minutes. Team Two-Point Pct. Three-Point Pct. Turnover Pct. Points […]
It seems ludicrous that a Geek would pose such a question concerning the No. 11-ranked team according to Ken Pomeroy, but it?s fair. While the Buckeyes still look good in the computer?s eyes, but the computer?s eyes aren?t going to determine things like whether Ohio State will be invited to the Dance and how it […]
Illinois? weaknesses were exposed in a road loss against a mediocre Purdue team last night. The concerning thing isn?t so much that Illinois lost-Purdue isn?t a terrible team, just a terrible offensive team-it?s that it lost to Purdue despite hitting 10 three-pointers (38% from three on the night). Thus, it appears the ?Illinois wins when […]
Wisconsin held a small lead late in the game on Thursday night, but Penn State wouldn't go away for most of the second half. And then the 6-foot-10 Jared Berggren delivered two smashing dunks. On the first, he took a nice bounce pass from Mike Bruesewitz. Then later, with the Nittany Lions closing in, Berggren […]
Over the next 10 days, BTN.com web editor Brent Yarina is going to unveil his 2012-13 preseason Big Ten Player Rankings one by one. The countdown will go in reverse order, of course, and each installment will include player stats and one video highlight from last season. Once the season starts, Yarina will release a […]