Badgers Jordan Taylor Is the Key to Wisconsin?s Offense

At 16-5 and third in the Big Ten standings, the #18 Wisconsin Badgers have been one of the biggest surprises in all of college basketball. Back in November, a lot of analysts picked the Badgers to finish no better than seventh in one of the nation’s premier conferences.

With the graduation and departure of senior guards Trevon Hughes and Jason Bohannon, it was a mystery who would step in as the second scoring option beside player-of-the-year candidate Jon Leuer.

Enter Jordan Taylor who has not only evolved quite nicely into a second scoring option, but has also become a leader and key distributor in the Badgers offense.

By: Nick Grays

Taylor is� making an impression on the entire country as one of twenty finalists for the 2011 Cousy Award, an honor given to the nation’s top point guard. He’s gotten this far by playing great fundamental basketball.

The junior point guard from Bloomington, MN rarely turns over the ball and has excellent vision of the court. Jordan has used his unique talents in an attempt to execute Bo Ryan’s swing offense by making sure his teammates find good shots.

The plan has worked immensely this season as Taylor leads the nation with a 3.80 assist-to-turnover ratio.

Coach Ryan sees the value in his star point guard and has went as far to say Taylor is one of the best point guards he’s ever coached.

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