2018-2019 B1G Basketball Thread

[Anonymous Coward]

I have no idea if Streets and UM had any ongoing relationship, but to protect themselves, and for optics, I imagine they now don't.

That's what I was thinking. Do they call that "excommunication?" I know there's a word for this with boosters, but I can't remember what it is.

Hell, Beilein may have already been intentionally avoiding recruiting kids from that team to be totally safe for all we know.

I hadn't considered that. But it does sound like a very John approach**.

**(the same kind of approach that might treat "ordering subs with your grandchildren" to celebrate a tourney win like it's some sort of reckless bender: LINK)

[ELA]

NCAA officially grants UW's King and Trice medical hardships, making them a RS freshman and RS sophomore respectively, rather than a junior and a sophomore.

Add in the fact that most Wisconsin basketball players are on campus for roughly 8 seasons, and Wisconsin's backcourt looks pretty solid for the next decade.

[ELA]

KenPom projection came out today with MSU winning the Big Ten at 13-7.

MSU, or whoever, the fact that 13-7 projects to a conference title shows the difference from last year, where the top 4 elite, and then it plummeted.  Should be a less top heavy, but deeper conference this year.  More NCAA bids, but less NCAA success.

[MaximumSam]

Seems like it could be a really fun B1G season

[mcwterps1]

Seems like it could be a really fun B1G season

Agree. 
I know very little about the new guys other than they're highly ranked. 
That and Turgeon out in front with his, "we're very young", excuse as per usual. 

[ELA]

Seems like it could be a really fun B1G season

Agreed.   Last year, unless UM, PU and OSU were playing each other, I had very little interest in non MSU conference games.  Won't be the case this year 

[bayareabadger]

NCAA officially grants UW's King and Trice medical hardships, making them a RS freshman and RS sophomore respectively, rather than a junior and a sophomore.

Add in the fact that most Wisconsin basketball players are on campus for roughly 8 seasons, and Wisconsin's backcourt looks pretty solid for the next decade.

Those kids now need to be good. They’re young and promising there, which is nice, but it seems recruits know that, which is less nice. 

[847badgerfan]

Those kids now need to be good. They’re young and promising there, which is nice, but it seems recruits know that, which is less nice.

What are you thinking for this year, my Badger bro? I hopeful they can start a new NCAA streak, but I'm cautious. They need to stay healthy for sure.

[boilerbanger]

I feel optimistic about the boilers this year headed into bball season.  Interested to see Carsen play with the ball a lot more this year and how that translates to increased production.  Have some young guys to fill some spots, but recruiting has been solid and think they will come along.  Haarms development should give Purdue a bit of a new look, not always throwing it in to the low post, lots of high ball screens and 5's that can shoot from the outside.

[bayareabadger]

What are you thinking for this year, my Badger bro? I hopeful they can start a new NCAA streak, but I'm cautious. They need to stay healthy for sure.

I'm cautious as well. I'm picking 21 wins, with room for more. It used to be, we could trust people would grow and step into new roles. The last three years, I've seen faltering in that trust. 
I think Happ will be good. I think Davison will be good in whatever role they use him in. I think Prtizl will be fine however he's used. Here's my questions:
1. Can Nate Reuvers be the player I think he can? If he can shoot decently, not foul off the floor and eat up backup center minutes, I'm pleased. If he's a strong No. 2 big and top-4 scorer, even better. But it took Leuer, a very good player, til year 3 to get stable. 
2. How does the backcourt shake out? They have three heavy-minute guys. Davison will play a lot. Will Trice, even after a rough go last season? If Trice does, how does that effect Prtizl/Davison. Do they go three-guard
3. What happens with Iverson. I could see him play 30 minutes because he's a vet and stopper. I could see him fall because he can't shoot and makes hideous mistakes. 
4. What are Ford and King? There's rumors Ford took a jump, and he's really the No. 3 big behind Nate and Happ. Can he be a 20 MPG power forward and occasional wing? Can he defend? Can he do something beyond shoot? (I don't know if UW needs much more). King feels like next year's SF. His skills right now seem like a UW shooting guard, only Davison and Pritzl are more than the minutes needed there, and Iverson is at the 3. My gut is King is in the 5-7 minute range, defends, spaces the floor, but there might be more there.
The schedule is a bear. If the league is good, that doesn't help. I think they make the dance. I'm hopeful they do it comfortably, but the last three years hurt my confidence. 

[ELA]

MSU #10, UM #19, Purdue #24 in preseason AP Poll

[ELA]

MSU #10, UM #19, Purdue #24 in preseason AP Poll

Indiana #28, Nebraska #30, Maryland #31, Wisconsin #32
Can't believe OSU got no votes

[SuperMario]

MSU #10, UM #19, Purdue #24 in preseason AP Poll

I'm really surprised Duke is not #1.

[JerseyTerrapin]

The top ten story has a lot of overlap with the college basketball scandal story.