November 2011
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Big Ten Roundup 11/18
Yesterday worked out a lot like we thought it would, scroll down to see the preview.
Purdue and Northwestern continue on with their preseason tournaments in Puerto Rico and Charleston, SC respectively.
For Purdue, this is a game to keep a close eye on their defensive efficiency. Plenty of commentators are writing and tweeting about Purdue’s uncharacteristically permissive defense so...
Big Ten round-up
Last night was…
A great night for IU - Hoosier defense looks much improved and offensively, this team is just killing it right now.
A good night for Wisconsin - Wisconsin completely dominated a far inferior Colgate team, ho hum.
A good night for Penn State - PSU was very good other than the astronomical FTR LIU achieved, still some encouraging signs for new coach Patrick Chambers.
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Tonight in the BigTen...
* Wisconsin is really good on offense and Colgate is really bad on Defense. This one won’t be close and the most interesting thing will be to see how long Wisconsin goes into this game before committing a TO.
* Penn State hosts Long Island. The Blackbirds are pretty good on Offense so we’ll be checknig in to see if Penn State’s early success on D holds.
* IU steps up in class...
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In College Hoops, Perception Matters
November and December are all about Perception in College Hoops.
The NCAA selection committee has tons of objective data to analyze and they also see a lot of games live, they claim “conferences don’t get bids”, but still perception matters when it comes to the last at-large teams selected and particularly when it comes to seeding.
November and December are critical for...
Shooting and Minnesota...
The Big Ten Geeks do an amazing job and they correctly point towards the big question regarding Tubby Smith’s Golden Gophers.
Where we differ I guess is on the severity of the problem. The Big Ten Geeks have the Gophers penciled in for 7th in the league, I think shooting will be a much bigger problem and I have the Gophers in as the 11th place team.
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What we're watching in the Big Ten...
Early season games range from Top Ten clashes like we’ll see in Columbus on Tuesday to complete mismatches like we saw in West Lafayette or Madison over the weekend.
It isn’t wise to put too much stock into any single outcome regardless but these early season games can be useful if you know what to look for. Below are the statistics that we’ll be paying close attention to for...
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Big Ten Geeks weigh in on Indiana...
They have the Hoosiers 8th in the conference in their preview.
I think that is probably too low. I think the Hoosiers are probably the 4th most talented team in the conference. They took big steps forward last season on both sides of the ball:
According to KenPom.com, IU went from the 188th rated offense in 2010 to the 64th rated offense in 2011. Defensively, they jumped from 167th to 109th....
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Luke Winn's Power Rankings →
Luke Winn is right at the top of the list as best analysts covering the CBB scene. Here are his initial power rankings.
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