2018-2019 B1G Basketball Thread

[ELA]

He took in 19 transfers in his five years, including a bunch of JUCO kids, at least 3 kids who had been kicked out of other Big Ten schools for legal issues.  

[Kris60]

He took in 19 transfers in his five years, including a bunch of JUCO kids, at least 3 kids who had been kicked out of other Big Ten schools for legal issues.  

Well, then the JUCO strategy wouldn’t work in the Big Ten.  Transfers still could I guess.

[Kris60]

I guess my thing is if you are Nebraska how much of a risk are you really taking?  They’ve made one NCAA Tournament in the last 20 seasons.  The JUCO thing is definitely worth asking in the interview because he couldn’t do that in Lincoln but if he can give an answer you can live with I like Hoiberg as a candidate.

[medinabuckeye1]

Both of our NIT teams have made it to the second round:

• Indiana will host Arkansas on Saturday at noon
• Nebraska will be in Ft. Worth to play TCU on Sunday at 9:30pm

[medinabuckeye1]

B1G NCAA Tournament games today:

• #10 Minnesota plays #7 Louisville at 12:15 in Des Moines on CBS
• #2 Michigan State plays #15 Bradley at 2:45 in Des Moines on CBS
• #6 Maryland plays #11 Belmont at 3:10 in Jacksonville on TRUTV (?)
• #2 Michigan plays #15 Montana at 9:20 in Des Moines on TNT
• #3 Purdue plays #14 Old Dominion at 9:50 in Hartford on TBS

Tomorrow:

• #10 Iowa plays #7 Cincinnati at 12:15 in Columbus on CBS
• #5 Wisconsin plays #12 Oregon at 4:30 in San Jose on TBS
• #11 Ohio State plays #6 Iowa State at 9:50 in Tulsa on TBS

[grillrat]

First impression from the Minnie / Louisville game:  The refs are definitely letting a lot of contact go without the whistle so far.

[Kris60]

Need Louisville to win.  Never fun to lose the first game of the entire tournament.

[grillrat]

I went with Minnesota for this one.  Minnesota has been playing better lately while Louisville has been on a downward trend.

This is actually the first time I've filled out a bracket in 5 years.  I actually kinda enjoy the tournament better when I don't have a particular rooting interest (outside of my own team). 

[MarqHusker]

It bears repeating each year , why does the NCAA install these sanitized floors.  Ruins the identity of the subregions.  Spare me the brand marketing lecture .  We know the NCAA is a soulless faceless entity.   At least they went away from the completely empty black and blue scheme.

[ELA]

It bears repeating each year , why does the NCAA install these sanitized floors.  Ruins the identity of the subregions.  Spare me the brand marketing lecture .  We know the NCAA is a soulless faceless entity.   At least they went away from the completely empty black and blue scheme.

Absolutely

[ELA]

I don't think I've seen Minnesota shoot this well all year

[MarqHusker]

Des Moines hoops have tiny nets.  NCAA didn't mess with that.

[MichiFan87]

Minnesota had given up against Michigan so this is really surprising.

Yale missed a lot of open shots and has played awful defense. LSU is much more motivated than I expected, though.

New Mexico State playing well early, though....

[MarqHusker]

Des Moines hoops have tiny nets.  NCAA didn't mess with that.

Nevermind.  They are all tiny.