2019-2020 B1G Basketball Thread

[medinabuckeye1]

 If Wesson comes back they'll have a full outfit of players, and guys who can fill all the roles one needs, at least on paper.  I'm very bearish on depending on freshmen to improve the team, but next year there should be little need for any freshman to play a huge role.

I agree with all of this.  My thinking is that, so long as there are no unscheduled departures, Diallo, Liddell, Gaffney, and Carton should not be needed for more than spot duty.  In fact, there might be a possibility to red shirt Liddell, Gaffney, or Carton depending on their development and no major injuries to the older guys.  

[bayareabadger]

The Hauser brothers are leaving Marquette.  If they want to play together, I wonder if Michigan is in play?  Can't be many good programs with two available scholarships at this point

Virginia is reportedly the main spot, which makes sense if they can work the scholarships. Some noise was made about MSU, but that's not possible. Michigan is listed at -1 scholarships right now, so we assume three go pro? (I can't recall who is on the border)
UW is being rambled about by UW fans, but that would spark some roster movement next year. I'd take it, but it could get weird. 

[ELA]

Virginia is reportedly the main spot, which makes sense if they can work the scholarships. Some noise was made about MSU, but that's not possible. Michigan is listed at -1 scholarships right now, so we assume three go pro? (I can't recall who is on the border)
UW is being rambled about by UW fans, but that would spark some roster movement next year. I'd take it, but it could get weird.

MSU would need Ward plus either Winston or a transfer to have room.
UM is +1, but three guys declared early, plus a rumored transfer.  They would need at least three departures to have room.

[847badgerfan]

UW has the room, and the Hauser family likes coach Gard a lot. But, I highly doubt they end up in Madison.

[ELA]

Based on a quote from a potential recruit, he was told Michigan has a spot because Poole is staying in the draft.

[847badgerfan]

The issue for most is that they both have to sit a year, and they want to stay together. So.. there are not a lot of schools with two scholarships to "waste" for 2019. UW is one of those schools. They were looking at banking one of them anyway, and then Strickland left.

[bayareabadger]

It's starting to sound like UW is really in it, which might mean some attrition after next year.  

[ELA]

The VT kid as a grad transfer is the best option on the market now IMO

[medinabuckeye1]

Lunardi's way too early Bracketology has NINE B1G teams in the dance:

• #1 seeds:  Michigan, Michigan State
• #3 seed:  Iowa
• #4 seed:  Purdue
• #6 seed:  Maryland
• #7 seed:  Ohio State
• #9 seeds:  Minnesota, Wisconsin
• #10 seed:  Penn State

I am curious to see what the schedule will look like.  If it has already been released and I just missed it, someone please give me a link.  
Based on Lunardi's projections I would think tiers would be something like:

• Michigan, Michigan State (double-round-robin projected record:  23-3)
• Iowa, Purdue (double-round-robin projected record:  21-5)
• Maryland, Ohio State (double-round-robin projected record:  16-10)
• Minnesota, Wisconsin, Penn State (double-round-robin projected record:  9-17 )
• Indiana, Northwestern, Illinois, Nebraska, Rutgers (double-round-robin projected record:  7-19)

Like last year, each team will play seven conference foes home and away along with three each home only and away only.  As per usual, unbalanced schedules can be a bigger deal than you might think.  When we remove the six potential conference games not played, the potential records for teams in each tier vary from:

• 17-3 to 20-0
• 15-5 to 18-2
• 10-10 to 15-5
• 6-14 to 9-11
• 4-16 to 7-13

[ELA]

4* SG Rocket Watts, MSU commit, ended a couple tense months after not signing during the early period, by signing today.  MSU's roster looks now set with McQuaid and Goins graduating; Watts, 4* PF Malik Hall and 3* PF Julius Marble coming in; pending decisions by Ward, and I suppose Winston.  The likely transfer candidate, Kyle Ahrens, who could go play his 5th year elsewhere, has affirmed he's returning.

[ELA]

Indiana adds 6'11" Butler grad transfer Joey Brunk, who averaged 7.6 and 3.6 in 18.6 mpg last year.

[betarhoalphadelta]

Indiana adds 6'11" Butler grad transfer Joey Brunk, who averaged 7.6 and 3.6 in 18.6 mpg last year.

Good get for them with Morgan graduating... They needed a big man. 
A lot of people were wondering whether Purdue should go after him, but we've got effectively a logjam at the 5 with Haarms, Williams, and Dowuona coming off redshirt. The hope is that we can play twin towers with Williams/Haarms from time to time, but that still doesn't open enough minutes that I would have expected Brunk to come to WLaf.

[MaximumSam]

Butler hasn't been that great under LaVall Jordan.  If that doesn't improve, I've heard some chatter about Thad Matta going back there.  He went there, coached there, and his daughter goes there now.  I think he's living near there too.  He keeps interviewing for jobs but not taking them, apparently as part of the conditions to keep his buyout payments from OSU.  But once that is cleared up, seems like a natural fit.

[betarhoalphadelta]

I don't know that we want to get into tiers until we see how the draft / grad transfer market shakes out. 

We simply don't know enough about who will be on rosters yet.