Come February in a conference as competitive as the Big Ten, the passion for the game oozes off the chins of players and coaches thick as tobacco juice. Show up in another time zone and you’ll get drilled as Minnesota was against the Spartans. Show up with less than your full arsenal of players and you run the risk Purdue ran against Ohio State. There are no easy marks, definitely not Northwestern or Penn State. Not even Indiana, which finally finished a game by knocking off Iowa. It’s a great time to be a Big Ten fan. (more…)
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Loose Balls: February 6
Posted by TD Lawlor on February 6th, 2009Anatomy of a Stinker: Buckeye Style
Posted by TD Lawlor on January 21st, 2009We’ve watched for the better part of five seasons as Thad Matta recalibrated Ohio State basketball. With spacing on offense at times reminiscent of Duke and a defense evoking shades of North Carolina, Matta has stockpiled a string of 20+ win seasons. But, deep into his tenure, the Buckeyes still lack discipline on the offensive end and chemistry all around. The soothsayers point to gaudy winning percentages and a series of highly regarded recruiting classes as testament to Matta’s genius. Fair enough, but Hoopraker remains unimpressed. (more…)
Mullens Ain’t Ready…Yet
Posted by TD Lawlor on November 27th, 2008Ohio State escaped Louis Orr’s Bowling Green team 61-57 on Monday night in Columbus. They played poor perimeter defense against players named Jakubowski and Clements and, most glaringly, they demonstrated a desperate need for a replacement to Jamar Butler at the point. (more…)
The Season Begins for Purdue
Posted by TD Lawlor on November 26th, 2008With a belly full of prime beef lathered with Roquefort cheese and washed down by a crisp Old Speckled Hen from the Spotted Pig, Hoopraker will witness the season begin in earnest for Purdue tonight in Madison Square Garden against Boston College, the red-headed step-child of the ACC. After Wisconsin was rudely awakened to the reality of competitive basketball by UConn, the Big Ten looks to its premier team to Boiler Up. (more…)