Earlier in the year the Big 10 was pretty simple it was Iowa, Maryland, and maybe Michigan State who were all considered contenders for the Big 10 regular season championship. But now the race has gotten a lot more competitive, with Indiana at the top. The reason for the change in the race is largely due to the fall of Maryland, and especially Iowa. Maryland has lost three of their last four games and still have a road game versus Indiana on the schedule. They still haven't reached their full potential, but I wouldn't count them out because they have such a stacked roster. Iowa is on even more of a slide, losing three in a row, and four out of five. It's very disappointing, but at least in the last couple of games they have shown more effort. Now they just need to figure out how to get the offense going, and how to defend to the best of their ability.
The risers have been Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan State, who are a combined 17-4 in the month of February. Indiana is still very inconsistent, but when they are on, they can beat anyone in the country. They already have a share of the Big 10 title, but do still have games left against Iowa and Maryland which could be very difficult. Wisconsin and Michigan State are very similar teams, both are disciplined and mentally tough, and can both can really shoot from deep. I still think that Wisconsin is nowhere near as good as Michigan State is, especially if they have an off shooting night. Michigan State has built a strong program and a tradition of making it far in the tournament, and playing their best basketball late in the season. They are also led by two strong veteran leaders in Denzel Valentine and Bryn Forbes.
No comments:
Post a Comment