It was clear to Bo Ryan what he had to do after he learned an ESPN analyst called University of Wisconsin redshirt freshman Brian Butch the Big Ten Conference’s most overrated player.
“Don’t take potshots at any of my players,” the UW men’s basketball coach said after reading a statement strongly defending Butch, who was singled out by ESPN’s Doug Gottlieb at halftime of the Badgers’ 75-65 loss to Illinois Tuesday night.