Lenzelle Smith Jr.
Big Ten Geeks: Champs
Big Ten Geeks: Champs
Indiana won the Big Ten championship outright by about half a Newton, as Jordan Morgan?s tip-in attempt was a hair too strong, allowing Indiana to complete a road comeback and dulling the festivities of the rest of the weekend. After a sluggish first half that ended with Michigan leading 33-30 (33 possessions), the two teams […]
Big Ten Geeks: Saturday Night Showdown
Big Ten Geeks: Saturday Night Showdown
Indiana reclaimed the top spot in the polls after it held off Michigan in Bloomington. The Hoosiers lit up the Wolverines? defense to the tune of 1.17 points per possession, the highest mark allowed so far this season by John Beilein?s team. And the reality it that it could have been much worse, as careless […]
Big Ten Geeks: It isn't the Little Ten
Big Ten Geeks: It isn't the Little Ten
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 […]
Did You See This? Smith Jr. dunks over Withey
Did You See This? Smith Jr. dunks over Withey
Kansas big man Jeff Withey leads the nation in blocks, averaging 5.4 swats per game entering Saturday's game at Ohio State. So, as you can imagine, not many players succeed in challenging the stud center near the rim. Unless your name is Lenzelle Smith Jr., apparently. The Ohio State junior went at Withey and hammered […]
Did You See This? Smith's swollen eye
Did You See This? Smith's swollen eye
Ohio State's Lenzelle Smith Jr. took a shot to the face in Saturday night's Elite Eight win over Syracuse (AP recap), and the eye looks a lot worse than one that required only three stitches. See a picture of Smith's swollen eye, courtesy of @OSUADAthComm, plus photos of the injury, in this post. Find more […]
Big Ten Geeks: At the turn
Big Ten Geeks: At the turn
It?s certainly been an interesting start to the Big Ten season. Wisconsin looks vulnerable, Indiana looks much improved, and Minnesota is still fighting after losing its star. But what do that numbers say at the one-third mark? Below are the tempo free team statistics for the Big Ten. ?PPP? refers to points per possession. Team […]
