2018-2019 B1G Basketball Thread

[betarhoalphadelta]

Pretty sure that's just recruiting.  MSU was I believe the first to offer Weems, was on him the longest, and it's not even like he flipped at the last second to a good program.  He chose DePaul.  The length of time you recruit a kid doesn't matter if there is another school they simply like more.

Yeah, I get it... It just grates when it seems like it's consistently one school... 

[ELA]

Yeah, I get it... It just grates when it seems like it's consistently one school...

Like I said, I don't even see that.  I can think of 3 battles MSU has won (Harris, Dawson, Jackson), and 3 that Purdue has won (Eastern, Williams, Swanigan).  In each case both schools were in the whole time.

[MichiFan87]

BTN finally replayed Michigan's exhibition game against D2 Northwood tonight. Way too many turnovers, missed rebounds, and some bad shots, too. The defense did create some turnovers, and the transition offense was great (that could be in part due to the other team's defensive problems, of course), so it will be interesting to see if that translates to games against better teams.

The rotation was about as expected. Brazdeikis commits some dumb fouls, especially on the offensive side, but he's about as skilled as advertised. Matthews shot it better than usual but still made some bad decisions to drive to the rim unsuccessfully. Teske hit a 3, which was cool to see but had a disappointing game overall. Davis looked okay in backup minutes at center. Livers had a lot of good finishes but still can't really create his own shot. Simpson had a bad game while Brooks looked pretty decent, so there may be a more even split in minutes at PG than expected (though they played together at times, too), while DeJulius had limited minutes, but he could emerge later. Johns isn't really ready to play much yet, either.

[ELA]

Any thoughts on your tiers medina?

1: Michigan, MSU
2: Indiana, Maryland, Purdue
3: Nebraska, OSU, Wisconsin
4: 
5: 
6: Rutgers

Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern, Penn State would fill in the 4/5, but I have no clue what to expect from any of them

[MaximumSam]

Buckeyes open at Cincinnati Wednesday evening.  I am loving the idea of them playing more Ohio teams.  For NCAA basketball, the regular season (especially early) needs more drama and fun, and playing more local teams can help that.

[ELA]

Buckeyes open at Cincinnati Wednesday evening.  I am loving the idea of them playing more Ohio teams.  For NCAA basketball, the regular season (especially early) needs more drama and fun, and playing more local teams can help that.

That's a really nice opening game.
MSU drawing the national #1 team again in the Champions Classic, but this year they moved it up to the opener.  Would really like a game under our belts first, but c'est la vie.  Should play 3 ranked teams in our first 6, with #21 UCLA and then #8 North Carolina.  Then we get a "break" with road trips to Louisville and Florida in games 7 and 8.  Could be a really rough start.  Important to get off to a 3-0 start in Big Ten play though, opening with home games against Iowa and Northwestern around a trip to Rutgers.

[Anonymous Coward]

Any thoughts on your tiers medina?

1: Michigan, MSU
2: Indiana, Maryland, Purdue
3: Nebraska, OSU, Wisconsin
4:
5:
6: Rutgers

Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern, Penn State would fill in the 4/5, but I have no clue what to expect from any of them

I've seen projections that place MSU/M/UNL at the top. You appear to semi-strongly disagree.

[ELA]

I floated between putting Nebraska in the 2nd tier.

I'm not fully sold yet, we've heard time and time again Miles is ready to turn the corner, but through 6 years he's made one tourney, 5 years ago, and then last year's NIT was the only other postseason trip for them, and they lost their first game.  I'm unsure if their 5th place finish last year was them being good, or the Big Ten only going 4 deep, and them having the good fortune of only having to play MSU, PU, OSU and UM once each.

They should be better, but I'm not ready to put them in a top group with UM and MSU yet.  I could see them belonging in the 2nd group though.

My preseason ranking would probably be:

• Michigan
• Michigan State
• Maryland
• Purdue
• Indiana
• Nebraska
• Wisconsin
• Ohio State
• Penn State
• Iowa
• Northwestern
• Minnesota
• Illinois
• Rutgers

[MaximumSam]

Well this sucks.  Two days before the season starts backup center Micah Potter says he is quitting the program and transferring.  Extremely weird, because it was thought he would play a lot, and indeed led the team in scoring in their scrimmage.  

[betarhoalphadelta]

Well this sucks.  Two days before the season starts backup center Micah Potter says he is quitting the program and transferring.  Extremely weird, because it was thought he would play a lot, and indeed led the team in scoring in their scrimmage.  

Very strange... Any speculation yet?

[Brutus Buckeye]

Been a long time since I looked forward to an opener as much as this showdown with the big bad Bearcats. 

[MaximumSam]

Very strange... Any speculation yet?

Nothing crazy. Just lack of minutes this year and next. His brother is actually committed to the football team and he says he's still committed. So...

[ELA]

FWIW, which is likely little, preseason Massey composite rankings (17 rankings)...

• Kansas
• Virginia
• North Carolina
• Villanova
• Duke
• Kentucky
• MICHIGAN STATE
• Gonzaga
• West Virginia
• Tennessee
• MICHIGAN
• PURDUE
• Florida
• Nevada
• Clemson
• Kansas State
• Florida State
• Cincinnati
• Syracuse
• Auburn
• TCU
• Virginia Tech
• Texas Tech
• Oregon
• Butler

• 28. Ohio State
• 32. Wisconsin
• 33. Maryland
• 37. Penn State
• 41. Indiana
• 49. Nebraska
• 62. Iowa
• 67. Northwestern
• 74. Minnesota
• 86. Illinois
• 119. Rutgers

[MaximumSam]

Apparently Lamelo Ball is moving to Ohio to play high school basketball.  That's...something.