2019-2020 B1G Basketball Thread

[betarhoalphadelta]

Maybe I should be glad MSU just kept it close against PSU.

Hard to compete when you're 1-11 from 3 and the other team is 12-22.

[ELA]

Nominating Giorgi Bezhanishvili for the Gavin Schilling Failure in Screening Award.

[mcwterps1]

Well, that's the UMD team I'm used to seeing.

Horrible. 

[ELA]

Solved the 1st half poor road starts, just to forget how to play defense in the 2nd half.  From preseason #1 to out of the tourney, fun times.

[ELA]

Dakich could at least pretend to hide his biases.  Granted, it's been a decade, I've given up on that.

[NickSmith4Three]

Ugh, hopefully Ayo is ok.

Glad the fought back from a blow out but damn that was tough.

[ELA]

Ugh, hopefully Ayo is ok.

Glad the fought back from a blow out but damn that was tough.

Considering that was MSU on the other side against VT, Indiana, Wisconsin and PSU (digging a huge hole, clawing back, just to lose) I do feel for you.

On the replay it looked like a rolled ankle, which, while painful, is a much better prognosis than a knee.

I'm not going to begrudge that Chambers will win it.  His team overachieved compared to preseason expectations the most.  However, the job Underwood has done, totally changing his system, while trying to manage two stars who clearly don't fit great together, has been remarkable.  As far as actual coaching jobs, I think Underwood has done the best this year.

[betarhoalphadelta]

The biggest change has been at the 4. Something lit a major fire under Evan Boudreaux, who was in a shooting slump and didn't seem to be in the game early in the season. He's been playing with energy, tearing it up rebounding, getting put-backs, driving to the hoop, and found his 3pt shot again. Likewise, Aaron Wheeler started the year VERY poorly. He was doing all the little things (defense, rebounding, hustle, etc) but couldn't buy a bucket. He's started to play with confidence, his shots are falling, and he's one of our better post-feeders with his height. The improvement at the 4 has been huge, and that opens up the offense considerably.

Well, this aged poorly.

They decided to repay my conference by combining for 30 minutes, 0 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 assist. 

Yep. The revival at the 4 that appeared to be saving our season was so bad that Painter couldn't even play them for a combined 40 minutes. 

Ugh. 

[ELA]

In the 18 year history of KenPom, only that weird Shabazz Napier won team won a national title without being Top 20 in adjusted efficiency both offensive and defensive.

Right now, that's 5 teams, #1 Kansas, #3 Duke, #4 San Diego State, #9 Michigan State, #11 Penn State

[mcwterps1]

Penn St is the best team. 

[Big Beef Tacosupreme]

Penn St is the best team.

There it is.  The death knell.

Michigan is the best team.
No, Ohio State is the best team.
No, Michigan State is the best team.
No, XXX is the best team...

Frankly, I think Maryland is the best team....

[bayareabadger]

There it is.  The death knell.

Michigan is the best team.
No, Ohio State is the best team.
No, Michigan State is the best team.
No, XXX is the best team...

Frankly, I think Maryland is the best team....

Wisconsin is not the best team, I can assure you, 

[bayareabadger]

In the 18 year history of KenPom, only that weird Shabazz Napier won team won a national title without being Top 20 in adjusted efficiency both offensive and defensive.

Right now, that's 5 teams, #1 Kansas, #3 Duke, #4 San Diego State, #9 Michigan State, #11 Penn State

Is that pre-or-post tourney? 

Since it adjusts for competition, beating two final four teams and elite eight team and a sweet 16 team tend to boost things. Not that most title teams aren’t good at both beforehand. 

[FearlessF]

Wisconsin is not the best team, I can assure you,

Nebraska is not the best team, but may have had the best performance of Maryland's home opponents