Mid-January thoughts on the Big Ten

Michigan Basketball
2

The efficiency margins are not adjusted for opponent right? Feels like OSU’s might be a little bloated by their blowout of Nebraska.

Don’t get me wrong, as a Butler grad and fan, I know Holtmann’s greatest skill is getting his teams super competent, but that can sometimes be a mirage. His Big Ten script is pretty similar to what happened in the Big East. It goes something like this:

  1. Run through the non-con with only a loss or two because you play more like a seasoned team than most foes can match early in the season.

  2. Blowout teams who play sloppy, and win close against sloppy/talented teams.

  3. Hit skid when other teams can match your level of organization and have skill to attack your deficiencies.

  4. Settle into upper middle of conference that is competitive with top teams but can’t hang on the road,

  5. Lose first round of conference tournament

  6. Go exactly as far as your seed says you should in the tournament.

1 Like