2018-2019 B1G Basketball Thread

[mcwterps1]

I meant as far as being a neutral fan, the interest in games at your team isn't playing in.  Yes, your own team's games are going to be super stressful. To be honest, I don't know what's more stressful; being at home, knowingknow can't afford a home slip up, or on the road, knowing you are probably going to lose.

I watched some of the nitrous oxide that is Michigan State, and I won't worry about the refs, I promise. I'll be more worried we don't lose by 30 again and get run out of the gym. 
Michigan is like UVA. The defense is methodical and their offense is efficient.
Haven't seen much of Ohio State yet, but they appear to fall in line with Michigan, but they always have long athletes.
Maybe we can win some on the road, but after the Purdue game, and the lack of development over the years with Turgeon, I have a hard time seeing a NCAA bid.
We need shooters. Huerter would be nice right about now.
And then I saw Fernando slap the floor, and I almost lost my drink.

[Entropy]

Nebraska was Nebraska last night.   Missed free throws on the road... losing a 2nd half lead on the road...

[ELA]

Yeesh, 14 points in a half for Wisconsin.

[MichiFan87]

It was encouraging to see Michigan win without too much trouble without Livers, who apparently had some back pain, but Beilein didn't sound too concerned about it in his post-game interview. Davis actually played okay tonight, and Johns didn't do anything stupid in his limited minutes.

The offense was off in the first half but came through in the second half, while the defense was pretty good throughout. Penn State is a good defensive team, so that's encouraging, as well.

Indiana is next, of course, and I think Michigan matches up pretty well with them, but we'll see....

[847badgerfan]

Yeesh, 14 points in a half for Wisconsin.

WTH was that?? Yesterday was my birthday so we were out and about and I wake up this morning to this crap? Man, I feel a whole lot different about this team than I did a month ago. They looked ready then. I'll have to read up on what happened last night. Ugh.

[GopherRock]

1. First time since the 1972-73 that there Gophers have FB and BB wins in Madison in the same school year. On top of that, the Gophers won playing Wisconsin's style of basketball. 

2. Brad Davison is a punk. 

3. The fact that he is starting is not an endorsement of Wisconsin basketball. 

[ELA]

Davison may find himself sitting a game for the latest one.  Not sure Delany and Gard are going to look the other way like the ACC and K did with Grayson Allen.

[bayareabadger]

Davison may find himself sitting a game for the latest one.  Not sure Delany and Gard are going to look the other way like the ACC and K did with Grayson Allen.

For the floor slap?

[JerseyTerrapin]

Couldn't it be that the real story is not that Wisconsin is bad, but that Minnesota is damned good?

[847badgerfan]

Davison may find himself sitting a game for the latest one.  Not sure Delany and Gard are going to look the other way like the ACC and K did with Grayson Allen.

What happened?

[SFBadger96]

Badgers have been starting slow all year. Now its starting to catch up to them.

[betarhoalphadelta]

Purdue looked downright dangerous against Iowa last night. Granted, Iowa was without Garza, and their defense isn't very good overall this year. But it looks like Purdue might be putting it together. It wasn't just "Carsen + 4 guys" out there. It was a team. 

[medinabuckeye1]

Purdue looked downright dangerous against Iowa last night. Granted, Iowa was without Garza, and their defense isn't very good overall this year. But it looks like Purdue might be putting it together. It wasn't just "Carsen + 4 guys" out there. It was a team.

I didn't see the game but I was going to ask about this in reference to tiers.  Maybe PU is ok in tier-2?  
What about Wisconsin?  The last two games (loss to WKU, home loss to MN) could be a blip but if they are a larger indication then the Badgers may not belong in tier-2.  

[betarhoalphadelta]

I didn't see the game but I was going to ask about this in reference to tiers.  Maybe PU is ok in tier-2?  
What about Wisconsin?  The last two games (loss to WKU, home loss to MN) could be a blip but if they are a larger indication then the Badgers may not belong in tier-2.  

Can't speak to Wisconsin, as I haven't really watched them. 
Purdue is still an enigma. I can understand the losses to pretty much everyone except Notre Dame. The other 4 losses were to Kenpom 5, 8, 17, and 29, all either on the road or a neutral court. Notre Dame (68 in Kenpom), however, was the bad loss, where the team just looked completely out of it and disjointed. But perhaps that's just an artifact of the Crossroads Classic, which has been a house of horrors for Purdue ever since they started it. 
After the Notre Dame game, Purdue has played Ohio, Belmont, and Iowa. All respectable opponents, with Ohio being ~165 in Kenpom, Belmont barely inside the top-100, and Iowa at 44. All three were comfortable wins.
So for now, the Notre Dame loss looks like a little of an aberration. And the team does look like they're putting things together.
Obviously I still think we need to take a closer look over the next few weeks. I'm not expecting much @MSU, but @Wisconsin is looking far more winnable than you'd think. If Purdue either beats Wisconsin at home, or at the very least looks really good in a loss, I think tier-2 is justifiable.