Too much grit and grind has been terrible for BigTen basketball. McGrawDHSports
Having the Big Ten Tournament back in Chicago for the first time in four years required some research.
In fact, just two of the 24 players named Big Ten Tourney's MOP have made an NBA all-star team. One is Golden State forward Draymond Green, a four-time all-star. The other is Devin Harris, the former Wisconsin standout who played in the NBA mostly for the Mavs and Nets. by signing up you agree to our terms of service The point is, going back a few decades, the Big Ten lacks serious star power. This weekend's event at the United Center has been a collection of ugly games, undersized teams and lower-seeded wins. Some of the words used to describe these contests in the postgame news conferences are gritty, grind and rock fight.
That didn't go well. Paul Pierce won the first two awards in the Big 12 tournament. That's 10 NBA all-star appearance right there, double the Big Ten's total. The SEC tournament has been around for 90 years, so maybe that's not a fair comparison. Trimming the list to 1998 and beyond eliminates Dominique Wilkins and Charles Barkley, but a couple of 2023 NBA all-stars still make it, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and De'Aaron Fox.
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