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Yesterday the 2012-2013 All-Big Ten men’s basketball teams were announced on the Big Ten Network. To no one’s surprise, Trey Burke was named Big Ten POY, Bo Ryan was named COY and Gary Harris was named FOY. Here’s a comparison of the coaches vs. media vs. our selections at OTE:
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VOTERS |
SELECTED BY THE COACHES |
SELECTED BY THE MEDIA |
SELECTED BY OTE |
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FIRST TEAM |
VICTOR OLADIPO, INDIANA Cody Zeller, Indiana TREY BURKE, MICHIGAN Tim Hardaway Jr., Michigan Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State |
VICTOR OLADIPO, INDIANA CODY ZELLER, INDIANA TREY BURKE, MICHIGAN Aaron Craft, Ohio State DESHAUN THOMAS, OHIO STATE |
Victor Oladipo, Indiana Cody Zeller, Indiana Trey Burke, Michigan Adreian Payne, Michigan State Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State |
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SECOND TEAM |
Keith Appling, Michigan State Gary Harris, Michigan State Adreian Payne, Michigan State Aaron Craft, Ohio State Jared Berggren, Wisconsin |
Tim Hardaway Jr., Michigan Gary Harris, Michigan State Adreian Payne, Michigan State Trevor Mbakwe, Minnesota Jared Berggren, Wisconsin |
Andre Hollins, Minnesota Trevor Mbakwe, Minnesota Gary Harris, Michigan State Aaron Craft, Ohio State Jared Berggren, Wisconsin |
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THIRD TEAM |
Brandon Paul, Illinois D.J. Richardson, Illinois Christian Watford, Indiana Roy Devyn Marble, Iowa Trevor Mbakwe, Minnesota Terone Johnson, Purdue |
Brandon Paul, Illinois Christian Watford, Indiana Aaron White, Iowa Keith Appling, Michigan State Andre Hollins, Minnesota |
D.J. Newbill, Penn State Tim Hardaway Jr. Michigan Brandon Paul, Illinois Aaron White, Iowa Roy Devyn Marble, Iowa |
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ALL FRESHMAN |
Yogi Ferrell, Indiana Glenn Robinson III, Michigan Gary Harris, Michigan State A.J. Hammons, Purdue Sam Dekker, Wisconsin |
Did not vote. |
Yogi Ferrell, Indiana Nik Stauskas, Michigan Gary Harris, Michigan State A.J. Hammons, Purdue Sam Dekker, Wisconsin |
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POY |
Trey Burke, Michigan |
Trey Burke, Michigan |
Trey Burke, Michigan |
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FOY |
Gary Harris, Michigan State |
Gary Harris, Michigan State |
Gary Harris, Michigan State |
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COY |
Bo Ryan, Wisconsin |
Bo Ryan, Wisconsin |
Did not vote. |
CAPS denotes that these selections were unanimous.
Aaron Craft being voted first team by the media comes as a surprise considering he has more than a few "offensive deficiencies." No one can dispute he’s a great defensive talent with exceptional acting skills (and rosy cheeks) but is he better than Payne or Hardaway? Questionable.
And at what point do we stop handing Bo Ryan COY honors because he’s "winning at Wisconsin." As boring as Bo-Ball is, as ugly as Wisconsin’s players are, they’re consistently a very good team. It’s not like Bo Ryan is constantly rebuilding with below average talent. He’s built that program to where it is and they’re achieving what they should be. COY honors are usually given to coaches who do something out of the ordinary. Bo Ryan is doing what he’s been doing for the past ten years. So how is COY appropriate for him? Why not give it to Crean, who has finally gotten Indiana back to where they’re supposed to be?
And why doesn’t the Big Ten hand out awards for flopping? Or coaches who are the most dickish? Or most egregious use of the term "athlete" when you have a fat guy at center?
Oh well. The links:
- The Top 10 plays of the 2012-2013 season that weren’t dunks, via BTN.
- John Groce is excited about Illinois’ being in the postseason, writes IlliniHQ.
- Multiple Oladipo/Zeller links go here.
- Iowa frosh Mike Gesell is set to return for the Big Ten Tournament and recruit Peter Jok was named Iowa Mr. Basketball, via Hawkeye Nation.
- Michigan’s latest basketball commit has a 7’2 wingspan, from MLive.
- Decommitting from MSU is rare in the Dantonio era, via MLive.
- Nebraska received their first 2014 commitment (in football, naturally), via Corn Nation.
- Lake the Posts says it’s time for a change in Evanston. FIRE CARMODY.
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Latest Ohio State recruiting notes from LHGL.
Nittany Lions work out for NFL scouts on Pro Day. Beware of the excessive moxie in this article. - The Penn State scandal cost Penn State 41 million dollars (so far), via SI.
- Bucky’s 5th Quarter Big Ten power rankings.
Notre Dame is leaving the Big East today. RIP BIG EAST?