The View from Row 30, Riser Section 30 of Ford Field
kj on Mar 31st 2008
So I figured out why they had to raise the floor three feet in order to put the basketball floor in the center of Ford Field . . .
. . . because if they hadn’t, I would have been watching 10 floating heads bob around the court for two hours yesterday. This photo was [...]
Wildcat for a day
kj on Mar 29th 2008
What’s say, we talk about some college basketball teams not hailing from East Lansing today . . .
Big Ten Roundup
Tony Bennett to Bloomington? That’d be a fine move for Indiana based on what I know about Bennett. But, from a Spartan perspective, I’d rather see them go with a more up-tempo guy [...]
In case you’re in NCAA basketball viewing withdrawal
kj on Mar 26th 2008
There’s a third Big Ten team still alive in postseason play. Eleven Warriors has a preview of Ohio State’s NIT quarterfinal match-up tonight (9:00, ESPN2) against in-state rival Dayton. Apparently, Dayton coach Brian Gregory wasn’t allowed to get any help from his former boss in preparing for the Buckeyes. Note also Gregory’s moxie [...]
Close but no cigar
kj on Jan 22nd 2008
Our friends from Ann Arbor did everything they could to do us a solid (as the kids say), nearly upsetting Wisconsin in Madison. They fell just short, losing 64-61.
The Wolverines played with an intensity rarely seen from the Maize and Blue in recent years–particularly on the boards. They pulled down 19 offensive rebounds in 33 [...]
Reader Feedback Thursday
kj on Jan 17th 2008
We’re four games into the conference season and roughly halfway through the regular season. So I think it’s about time to look at who the all-conference performers are shaping up to be. Here’s my crack at it. I’ve included the traditional point-per-game stat plus one key tempo-free stat per player.
First Team
Jamar Butler [...]
Sunday Night Links
kj on Jan 13th 2008
Indiana almost gave us back that game in the Big Ten standings–barely fending off Illinois 62-58 at home. The team stats are remarkably even for FG shooting, rebounding, and turnovers. The difference, perhaps, was the Hoosiers knocking down five more free throws than the Illini. I watched most of this game down [...]
The night after opening night
kj on Jan 3rd 2008
Ohio State-Illinois Recap
Ohio State earns a key win in their first conference game, beating Illinois in Champaign 74-58. Jamar Butler put up a career high 32 points on just 17 FG attempts and threw in 6 assists to boot. So he was directly involved in roughly 44 of the Buckeyes’ 74 points. [...]