Rate the big 10 on thugging and mugging

uihawk82

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OK, I dont watch a ton of other big 10 games besides the hawks but I did watch some the last couple of weeks. I would like your ideas on which teams do a lot of mugging, contact, moving screens, handchecking and grabbing and get away with it. I have a good idea about the top few teams in this area, I also want to know where you place Iowa in the rankings.

I have MSU at the top of the list as one of the worst teams especially in getting away with the grabbing, contact, bumping. Wisky is next and I thought Illinois was third. I dont think any other teams I saw came close to those three.

I thought Ohio St plays really physical but they got called on a lot of fouls when the hawks played them twice.

I think the hawks play almost too clean of bball to their detriment sometimes. McCabe and Woody the last few years are the only two guys who might throw their weight around.

jNW plays a lot of zone so they dont get too physical. I didnt see ugly basketball from

Your thoughts?
 
It's drastically better than it once was. While it may win you some games in B1G play, I think it's a detriment in the NCAA's.

I don't spend time worrying about it though.
 
That Purdue/Illinois game was terrible...Purdue just grabs, hacks, shoves...

Wisconsin is really bad as well...they use their lower bodies to create all kinds of contact that seems to never be seen.
 

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