Badger bits: Big Ten expansion taking over Chicago
by Adam Hoge on May 18, 2010 3:09 PM CDT
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PrintThe Big Ten spring coaches meetings are in Chicago this week and not surprisingly, talk of conference expansion is dominating the discussion.
There hasn't been a whole lot of news, but Comissioner Jim Delany mentioned today that a conference championship game in football is not guaranteed to happen if the conference expands. Obviously, that statement is more ridiculous than the notion that a conference could have 11 teams in the first place. For my full thoughts on not having a conference championship game, check out the column I wrote for 670TheScore.com today.
Obviously Delany isn't going to talk much about expansion publicly and when he does, he's only going to talk about baffling ideas like this.
Believe it or not, the coaches actually care about other issues other than expansion. This shouldn't surprise anyone, but some Big Ten coaches aren't happy about the conference allowing guard Ben Brust to sign with the Badgers after he was released from his letter of intent with Iowa. Bruce Weber saysthe coaches are split on the issue.
Finally, in another basketball note. Former Badger Trevon Hughes is working out with the Milwaukee Bucks in advance of next month's NBA Draft.
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Stop this conference expansion cr@p, please.
It’s utterly ridiculous; the time to unveil an expansion is AFTER the “National Championship” game and there’s little to no time to effect schedule changes for NEXT season, which is arguably the most important in Madison since 1999.
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on May 18, 2010 4:39 PM CDT reply actions
I would love it if Hughes was drafted by the Bucks, but I don't know...
The Cornell game was a showcase of his weaknesses. Most players have a game like that, but considering that the Bucks just channeled their future into the PG position (with Brandon Jennings), I don’t think it’s likely they’ll draft him.
On the other hand, they could give Ridnour the boot (which some people have wanted for a LONG time) and thus need a 2nd PG. I don’t know. I hope he can catch on with the Bucks, but I don’t really see it happening.
The Bulls on the other hand… Well, they NEED a PG. Badly.
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on May 18, 2010 4:42 PM CDT reply actions
I honestly thought Rose played more like a Shooting Guard than a Point Guard last year.
He’s not terrible, he just could NOT do it alone when Luol Deng was hurt down the stretch. Noah was hurt too, so the Bulls had two of their best players sidelined at the same time.
The Bulls need to field more offensive options. Would Trevon Hughes fit under that scenario? Possibly.
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on May 19, 2010 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Which Derrick Rose were you watching?
He’s arguably the best point guard in the East right now (neck and neck with Rondo) and a much better scorer. At no point did he ever play shooting guard. Hinrich was the one moved to the 2. And Luol Deng sucks. Even when he plays, the Bulls are no longer depending on him.
Rose actually proved he COULD do it alone. He was consistently scoring 25-30 points (averaged 26.8 in the playoffs) down the stretch. I love Trevon Hughes, but he is the last thing the Bulls need. Right now Chicago is worrying about getting LeBron James, not an average point guard out of the University of Wisconsin.
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The great thing about Rose
is that he’ll play pretty much whatever role his team needs him to. Hell, I wouldn’t be surprised that if a coach said, “OK, D, for the next couple minutes we need you to lock down Bosh” that he’d just say “OK” without hesitation.
Which segues nicely into; the Bulls are essentially trying to figure out how to snare LeBron and then pull off a sign-and-trade for Bosh, likely dealing Deng, Heinrich and James Johnson (and perhaps a draft pick). Personally, I think it’s a risky proposition and that if they just focused their efforts on a single game-changer, the natural progression of guys like Noah, Rose and (I can’t believe it) Taj Gibson could lead them all the way to the Finals (not saying they’d win it) next year.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on May 22, 2010 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions
Adam, I think until LeBron makes up his mind about what he's goign to do (which could and WILL take a while), Chicago's entertaining delusions of grandeur about LBJ...
Don’t they need a head coach?
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on May 22, 2010 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions
There's a reason why there has been ZERO talk about the next Bulls coach.
They are willing to hire whoever LeBron wants. Also, I think they seriously want Phil Jackson and the Lakers are still playing.
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