The week is upon us; the 2008 Men’s Big Ten Tourney is about to get under way!
This season, the Spartans out performed their record from last year, but they have definitely fallen out of the public spotlight. Ranked as high as 4 in the pre-season and picked to win the big ten championship outright, the Spartans fell on hard times by losing road games to Iowa and Penn State early in the season, and then dropping games to Indiana, Purdue, Wisconsin, and Ohio State.
The latest loss (OSU) will hurt our seeding chances, but a strong performance in the big ten tourney could help us secure a #4 seed.
A rematch against Ohio State is our first game as the #4 and #5 big ten teams battle it out Friday afternoon in Indianapolis. If we can keep Jamar Butler on a leash and pick up the perimeter defense, our big men can handle koufos and we will win handily.
If we leave the three open… well we all know what happened at Penn State.
Let’s hope Raymar and Drew come to play; I’d love a big ten tourney title to brag about!
Good luck to everyone in the BTT, and GO GREEN! GO WHITE!
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