Big Ten Basketball: Awards

Here are my honors for this season of Big Ten basketball

Player of the Year: Greg Oden, Ohio State

Coach of the Year: Bo Ryan, Wisconsin

Freshman of the Year: Mike Conley (only because Oden is POY), Ohio State

Defensive Player of the Year: Greg Oden, Ohio State


First Team All Big Ten
Greg Oden, C Ohio State
Carl Landry, F Purdue
Alando Tucker, F Wisconsin
Adam Haluska, G Iowa
Drew Neitzel, G Michigan State

Second Team
D.J. White, F Indiana
Kammron Taylor, G Wisconsin
David Teague, G Purdue
Mike Conley, G Ohio State
Geary Claxton, F Penn State

Conley is most underrated player in the Big Ten. It was tough not to have him on the first team. However, he is competing with Drew Neitzel. Personally, I think the key to stopping tOSU is not suffocating Greg Oden, but shutting down Conley. He is the floor general and adds much to the game with his numerous skills.

Intro

So it finally happened. I have joined the ranks of the bloggers. The past year I have observed the blog postings of my friends on the facebook which inspired me to start my own. I also read an article in the U.S. World News and Report that stated that starting a blog is one of the fifty things to do in order to make yourself more happy. Well seeing those can't miss benefits, how could I resist the temptation. Finally, I hope by having this I will be able to once again sharpen my writing skills. I have written on and off the last six years, but I was never in the zone like I was back in 11th grade English with Mrs. Strickler. I guess you always need a good coach to coax the best performance.

Anyway, as my blog title indicates, I don't plan on ensuring my posts tie together in some great unified theme. My hope is to just write when I feel moved to do so. To write on topics, observances, and insights just as they come to mind. Hopefully this will be the start of something exciting and fun.