The site across the street is talking about all era teams and a question came up about John Shasky vs. Jim Petersen. In my mind, Shasky had a much better college career than Petersen; very strong junior and senior years versus a serviceable senior year for Petersen (and mediocre prior to that). Also, Petersen arguably cost us a NCAA bid in his junior season; my recollection is that they meant to wind down the clock but he shot a long jumper with 8-9 seconds left on the clock and a team (Illinois?) came down to hit a game winning shot. Obviously, NBA Petersen would have been beast mode in terms of physique and aggression but he never showed that here and I watched most games during that ERA. Thoughts?
Also, how awesome would have the early 80's Big Ten championship team been if Leo Rautins didn't transfer and Mark Hall didn't have his personal issues?
Also, how awesome would have the early 80's Big Ten championship team been if Leo Rautins didn't transfer and Mark Hall didn't have his personal issues?