Recent article had this to say about Big Ten in NCAA tourney …
Where the Big Ten has failed is in the second and third weekends. And if there’s a common denominator to most of those failures, I think it’s being just a little bit too structured and stiff and over-coached. The B1G has a lot of very good coaches. But the pace of play hasn’t been very lively in general. And the athletic talent hasn’t always been top-shelf – especially among the backcourt players. You don’t see a lot of Big Ten guards among NBA lottery picks.
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Where the Big Ten has failed is in the second and third weekends. And if there’s a common denominator to most of those failures, I think it’s being just a little bit too structured and stiff and over-coached. The B1G has a lot of very good coaches. But the pace of play hasn’t been very lively in general. And the athletic talent hasn’t always been top-shelf – especially among the backcourt players. You don’t see a lot of Big Ten guards among NBA lottery picks.
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