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Jump shot free throws? Ryan Evans considering it
Jump shot free throws? Ryan Evans considering it
Ryan Evans, a 71 percent free-throw shooter entering the season, is considering making a drastic change to his approach at the charity stripe. It's funny what a surprisingly low and unexpected 40.5 percent clip will make a player consider, huh? In Evans' case, he's toying with the idea of turning free throws into uncontested jump […]
Video: Watch Ryan Evans' powerful putback
Video: Watch Ryan Evans' powerful putback
Prior to Sunday's tip vs. Ohio State, Wisconsin's Ryan Evans was listed as questionable due to illness. Evans started despite being under the weather, and it's a good thing he did. Not only did he help No. 20 Wisconsin beat No. 13 Ohio State, the senior provided one of the best individual highlights of his […]
Big Ten Geeks: It's Ola-doeverything for Indiana
Big Ten Geeks: It's Ola-doeverything for Indiana
Indiana held serve against Michigan State to move into a tie with Michigan atop the Big Ten standings. Normally, I?d use this opportunity to point out that although Indiana won by 5, the outcome actually suggests that Michigan State is the better team. But I don't think that's true here, because Indiana was equal to […]
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 […]
Big Ten Geeks: Christmas Wishlist, Part II
Big Ten Geeks: Christmas Wishlist, Part II
Continuing the discussion of what each team could use this holiday season. Part one here. Nebraska (6-2) Already, Tim Miles has been successful in installing parts of his system. His Colorado State and North Dakota State teams dutifully cleaned the glass on defense, and we?re seeing similar results with the Huskers (a cynic would point […]
Big Ten Geeks: Contenders and Pretenders
Big Ten Geeks: Contenders and Pretenders
Up until Saturday night, Illinois? season has been described in strange terms. At that point, it was ?surprising? that Illinois was undefeated. The Illini won the Maui Invitational, which was a very ?prestigious? early-season tournament. This isn?t normally how one talks about an undefeated team that?s ranked in the top-15. That's because very few people […]
