ylee@uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU (02/26/86)
> As good as Joubert and Grant are, I think my pick for best guard tandem in > the country is...Scott Skiles and whoever is playing with him (it doesn't > really matter who). After hearing about MSU SWEEPING Michigan last night, who > else could it be. No, no. Skiles had an off night. He scored ONLY 20 points. It's the other guard Johnson who had a brilliant performance and won the big ten player of the week honor. > BTW, isn't the Big Ten funny? I mean, INDIANA alone atop the conference > after 13 games? Michigan State sweeping Michigan? This is craziness!! Sure > beats the predictability of the Big East or ACC. This means that the big ten consists of a bunch of mediocre (but sometimes playing well) teams. In other words, they are inconsistent, with the exception of Winconsin and Northwestern who consistently lose, and Illinois who has consistently lost close games (8 losses by a total of 23 points, or 2.875 per game). For teams that have lost a game by more than 10 points (including UNC, UM, etc.), they probably need some luck to go all the way to NCAA champion.