2018-2019 B1G Basketball Thread

[JerseyTerrapin]

the Fernando "step" I saw both ways

the Husker that flopped tried to tangle legs when Fernando went up for the shot - dangerous

I'm fine with the no call

obviously, Coach Miles was NOT

I wouldn't have been surprised or upset had Bruno been ejected, even though I'm not sure whether or not he actually finished off the stomp the Nebraska player.  It was a bad look that shouldn't be ignored.  
I also wouldn't have been upset if the Nebraska player had been ejected for wrapping his legs around Bruno's while laying on his back to trip Bruno up as he went airborne.  That was far more dangerous than anything Bruno did before or after.  That's what ticked Bruno off, I think.
As for the initial contact -- Bruno obviously committed a foul.  I think referees are getting so they're not going to call it when a player sells it so poorly by launching himself backwards as if he's been hit my a missile.  It makes them look gullible and they don't like it.  Just my guess.
I kind of like Tim Miles, and I think he's taken Nebraska a long way.  To me it's a shame that he's probably history after this season.  He seems like a good guy...

[bayareabadger]

I didn't think they would win last night, so I'm pleased.

I came in a little worried, but still looking at UW as a solid favorite. When Minn plays bad it looks BAD, but if UW just his a few layups early (hi MCW), it woulda been fine. 

[847badgerfan]

I came in a little worried, but still looking at UW as a solid favorite. When Minn plays bad it looks BAD, but if UW just his a few layups early (hi MCW), it woulda been fine.

Did you HAPPen to keep track of how many bunny shots UW missed in H1? It felt like it HAPPened on every damn possession.

[bayareabadger]

Did you HAPPen to keep track of how many bunny shots UW missed in H1? It felt like it HAPPened on every damn possession.

Not exactly. I know they were 5-19 in an area within the lane and below the top of the charge circle. Which is impressive. Ethan was 2-7. Went 4-5 after halftime. 

[ELA]

I wouldn't have been surprised or upset had Bruno been ejected, even though I'm not sure whether or not he actually finished off the stomp the Nebraska player.  It was a bad look that shouldn't be ignored.  
I also wouldn't have been upset if the Nebraska player had been ejected for wrapping his legs around Bruno's while laying on his back to trip Bruno up as he went airborne.  That was far more dangerous than anything Bruno did before or after.  That's what ticked Bruno off, I think.
As for the initial contact -- Bruno obviously committed a foul.  I think referees are getting so they're not going to call it when a player sells it so poorly by launching himself backwards as if he's been hit my a missile.  It makes them look gullible and they don't like it.  Just my guess.
I kind of like Tim Miles, and I think he's taken Nebraska a long way.  To me it's a shame that he's probably history after this season.  He seems like a good guy...

Eh, both guys were kind of borderline "dirty" in the sense that neither was really a necessary basketball move, but I'm not sure it was an intent to injure type deal.  I'm surprised they didn't give both guys a technical just to kind of keep things in check.  But I'm glad they didn't reward the Nebraska kid for the flop.

[847badgerfan]

Brad Davison is still a punk. Big Jim needs to park him for a game.

https://twitter.com/Habby831/status/1093333052217090049?s=19

I just looked at it in real time and missed it. Totally missed it during the game too, as did the official standing a few feet from the play. I'd like to see an angle from the side, if possible. Could be a combination of a lot of things, but let's just say that Brad Davison is not going to get any breaks, or benefit of the doubt, ever again. 

[FearlessF]

I wouldn't have been surprised or upset had Bruno been ejected, even though I'm not sure whether or not he actually finished off the stomp the Nebraska player.  It was a bad look that shouldn't be ignored.  
I also wouldn't have been upset if the Nebraska player had been ejected for wrapping his legs around Bruno's while laying on his back to trip Bruno up as he went airborne.  That was far more dangerous than anything Bruno did before or after.  That's what ticked Bruno off, I think.
As for the initial contact -- Bruno obviously committed a foul.  I think referees are getting so they're not going to call it when a player sells it so poorly by launching himself backwards as if he's been hit my a missile.  It makes them look gullible and they don't like it.  Just my guess.
I kind of like Tim Miles, and I think he's taken Nebraska a long way.  To me it's a shame that he's probably history after this season.  He seems like a good guy...

I see the initial contact and the crap after it as subjective and could go either way.
I'm fine with no call on the initial contact, although when a player hits the floor something probably should have been called on the bump or the flop.  That way there's a whistle and the play stops.  This eliminates the crap that followed.
I really like Coach Miles and wish he could have been more successful.  Being the nicest coach in the conference usually gets you fired.  

[medinabuckeye1]

Based on Wisconsin's "upset" win in Minneapolis I have moved the Badgers up into tier-2 so that their win last night and their earlier home win over Michigan are no longer "upsets".  The updated tiers (with +/-) are:

• Purdue+1, Michigan-1, Michigan State-2
• Maryland-1, Wisconsin-1
• Iowa
• Ohio State+2, Minnesota+1, Indiana
• Illinois+1, Northwestern, Rutgers, Nebraska
• Penn State

Note that all teams are within +/-1 except MSU-2 and tOSU+2.  

Michigan State:
Their two negative upsets are a road loss to Illinois and a home loss to Indiana.  Both would be upsets even if we dropped the Spartans to tier-2.  Additionally, the Spartans won at Iowa which would be an upset if we dropped them.  I think they need to stay in tier-1.  Part of it is that they had an initial projection of 17-3 so they simply have a lot of opportunities for negative variance.  

Ohio State:
As discussed previously, the Buckeyes are basically in a no-mans-land between tier-3 and tier-4.  Their two "upset" wins are road wins over Nebraska and Illinois (the Ill game was actually at the United Center so not a true road game).  If we move them up those would no longer be upset wins but they would have two "upset" losses (vUMD, @RU).  So the Buckeyes are either -2 in tier-3 or +2 in tier-4.  I'll leave them in tier-4 for now.  

Updated projected final standings/BTT seeds:

• 17-3/24-7 Purdue
• 16-4/27-4 Michigan (wins tiebreaker over UW based on record against Purdue)
• 16-4/24-7 Wisconsin
• 15-5/24-7 Michigan State
• 14-6/23-8 Maryland
• 12-8/23-8 Iowa
• 8-12/18-13 Ohio State (wins tiebreaker over ILL based on H2H, won in the United Center)
• 8-12/12-19 Illinois
• 7-13/17-14 Minnesota (wins tiebreaker over IU based on H2H, no game in Bloomington)
• 7-13/16-15 Indiana
• 6-14/15-16 Northwestern (wins tiebreaker over RU based on H2H, won in Picastaway)
• 6-14/13-17 Rutgers
• 5-15/15-16 Nebraska
• 3-17/10-21 Penn State

Based on those projections the BTT match-ups in Chicago would be:
Wednesday, March 13:

• #11 Northwestern vs #14 Penn State, 9pm on BTN
• #12 Rutgers vs #13 Nebraska, 6:30pm on BTN

Thursday, March 14 (Pi Day):

• #5 Maryland vs NU/PSU, 3pm on BTN
• #6 Iowa vs RU/UNL, 9:30pm on BTN
• #7 Ohio State vs #10 Indiana, 7pm on BTN
• #8 Illinois vs #9 Minnesota, 12:30pm on BTN

Friday, March 15:

• #1 Purdue vs IL/MN, 12:30pm on BTN
• #2 Michigan vs tOSU/IU, 7pm on BTN
• #3 Wisconsin vs IA/RU/UNL, 9:30pm on BTN
• #4 Michigan State vs UMD/NU/PSU, 3pm on BTN

Saturday, March 16:

• PU/IL/MN vs MSU/UMD/NU/PSU, 1pm on CBS
• M/tOSU/IU vs UW/IA/RU/UNL, 3:30pm on CBS

Sunday, March 17:

• PU/IL/MN/MSU/UMD/NU/PSU vs M/tOSU/IU/UW/IA/RU/UNL, 3:30pm on CBS

[Entropy]

Nebraska Basketball Program:

[847badgerfan]

Is Miles gonna make it?

[Entropy]

His friends in the media are even assuming he's gone...   

[Entropy]

https://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/sipple/sipple-three-quick-thoughts-on-nebraska-s---loss/article_a4ad2ff0-1c16-5aa2-81cf-dbc508cbd8cc.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share#1

recent example..

[Entropy]

I think the energy behind firing Miles is due to the high early season expectations, # of Seniors on this team and how close they were last year to making the tourney.  The expectations were not to win the BIG... or make a sweet 16.  They were winning Nebraska's first tournament game in the schools history.   This was going to be the year.   So a 5th or 6th place finish is as good as 3rd in the big... it's a tough league.   But losing 6 in a row, having no offense and appearing like the team has given up on the season (not even playing good Defense anymore) has husker fans ready to make a change.   Unlike football, UNL basketball fans just want a competitive team that plays hard and will occasionally make the dance when they have the right combo of talent and experience.   

I also think people look at next years team and wonder if Miles can't do it with these guys, next year is going to be a disaster....  it's a rebuild year for any coach.  

[FearlessF]

Ed Zachery

I don't like the idea of firing Miles, but I like that much better than keeping him and suffering through next season.

He would need 3 good/great transfers and a couple freshman recruits to have a decent team next season.  There's nothing on the bench this season.