Nick Boyd had the game of his life and his best game in a Wisconsin Badgers uniform. He was one rebound shy of a triple-double and Wisconsin basketball history. He finished with 27 points, 10 assists, and nine rebounds against Iowa. He did all that with only one turnover. That’s as elite a point guard performance as you will see in the entire country, much less the Big Ten.
Which is why he was genuinely offended and fired up by a reporter’s question in the post-game press conference. He was asked, “Nick, there are some really, really good point guards in the Big Ten this year. You’ve gone up against a couple of them recently and held your own. Do you take those matchups personally?”
The look on Boyd’s face could penetrate concrete, he said, “What are you talking about, ‘held my own’?” He shook his head and repeated the words, ‘held my own.’ His exasperation was clear, and the reporter quickly jumped in by saying that his reaction gives the answer; he clearly takes those matchups personally.
Nick Boyd says that he came to Wisconsin and the Big Ten to compete against the best
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