This week in the Big Ten: 12/27

• gorocks99

  

  Some good games this week, highlighted by Minnesota's trips to the Kohl and Breslin Centers and Wisconsin's Sunday battle in Champaign:
  
  Monday 12/27:
  Penn State @ Indiana
  
  Tuesday 12/28:
  #11 Purdue @ Michigan
  #13 Minnesota @ #24 Wisconsin
  
  Wednesday 12/29:
  #25 Illinois @ Iowa
  
  Friday 12/31:
  Northwestern @ #11 Purdue
  #13 Minnesota @ #19 Michigan State
  #2 Ohio State @ Indiana
  
  Sunday 1/2:
  Penn State @ Michigan
  #24 Wisconsin @ #25 Illinois
  
  I love that Big Ten season is finally here!
• FatHobbit

  

  gorocks99;614823 wrote:I love that Big Ten season is finally here!

  
  Me too. Let's play some games that matter.
• Laley23

  

  Finally Conference play is under way. After the tourneys, OOC games suck usually.
• Cleveland Buck

  

  Maybe we will have an exciting finish for Gus tonight in the conference opener.
• Cleveland Buck

  

  Hoosiers by 1, 48-47 with 8:38 left.
• Cleveland Buck

  

  Or maybe not. 69-60 win for the Nittany Lions.
• Mulva

  

  Wow. That's a horrible home loss to open conference play for IU.
• Laley23

  

  Indianas flaws are being exposed big time recently. N. Iowa, Colorado, and PSU. 3 straights loses to teams who appear to be slightly inferior to IU. Not good times in Bloomington right now.
• Azubuike24

  

  Since 2008:
  
  Indiana football is 3-21 in Big Ten play. Indiana basketball is 5-31 in Big Ten play. I'm not sure another BCS University (who plays in a BCS conference in both sports) is worse in that time-frame than IU...
  
  Losing to Penn State at home?
• ou1980

  I'm at the purdue - michigan game right now...Sitting behind the purdue bench.
• gorocks99

  

  Boilers 30 Michigan 26 at half. Michigan did well to get themselves back into the game after falling behind big early.
• Writerbuckeye

  

  If UM gets hots from 3 point land, they can hang with about anyone.
• dave

  Unfortunately the only thing Michigan can do is hit the 3. They just don't have any size down low. With no seniors and only a couple juniors they will look real bad at times. They do have the talent to look real good though at times if Morris can create shots for others.
• ou1980

  Great game so far!!!
• HeathAlum21

  dave;615872 wrote:Unfortunately the only thing Michigan can do is hit the 3. They just don't have any size down low. With no seniors and only a couple juniors they will look real bad at times. They do have the talent to look real good though at times if Morris can create shots for others.

  
  Morgan has been playing well inside the paint.
• gorocks99

  

  Looks like Michigan is employing the hack-a-JaJuan strategy. They're getting hammered now.
• HeathAlum21

  What was a very good outing for Michigan (even a 5 point loss to Purdue looks respectable to the NCAA tournament committee for a bubble team), turned into a 25 point deficit. Ooooops...
• dave

  HeathAlum21;615878 wrote:Morgan has been playing well inside the paint.

  
  he had a couple buckets in a row, but for the most part hasn't played well, especially on D.
• HeathAlum21

  dave;615930 wrote:he had a couple buckets in a row, but for the most part hasn't played well, especially on D.

  
  He averages 10/7. That's fine for a perimeter oriented team.
• dave

  HeathAlum21;615933 wrote:He averages 10/7. That's fine for a perimeter oriented team.

  
  Are you even a Michigan fan that has watched him this season?
  
  He's ok, but he's a very average player at this point. He's only a freshman and I have no doubt he will be solid in a year or two. However, if you take a look at the games Michigan has played decent teams he's never a force down low. He's just not there yet.
  
  Today he had 8pts, 3 boards, 5 turnovers, 0 assists. If you consider that "playing well in the paint" like you stated so be it, but I don't. I'd like to see better.
• Writerbuckeye

  

  Purdue was on fire from outside today. At one point, one guard (forget his name) was 5 of 6.
• HeathAlum21

  dave;615972 wrote:Are you even a Michigan fan that has watched him this season?
  
  He's ok, but he's a very average player at this point. He's only a freshman and I have no doubt he will be solid in a year or two. However, if you take a look at the games Michigan has played decent teams he's never a force down low. He's just not there yet.
  
  Today he had 8pts, 3 boards, 5 turnovers, 0 assists. If you consider that "playing well in the paint" like you stated so be it, but I don't. I'd like to see better.

  
  The turnovers are problematic, but anything Morgan adds is just a bonus. And for the record, I am not a Michigan fan and have only seen him play a couple times. Again, for a perimeter oriented team, he is fine. As you say, he might grow into more of a first or second option in a couple years.
• gorocks99

  

  Pretty good one between Minnesota and Wisconsin .. Gophers up one with about 6:45 to play.
• athlete37

  

  I'm a Wisconsin fan for the rest of the season after beating them by 7 earlier this year. Do work for us badgers lol
• Mulva

  

  Wisconsin beats Minny. Going to be an interesting season in the Big 10. I think home court is going to hold serve pretty consistently (outside of when teams play OSU and possibly Michigan State if they get their act together).