2019-2020 B1G Basketball Thread

[bayareabadger]

I agree. You're on to something.

Now, on a serious note, did anyone catch the graphic they had pre-made for after that game?

Something about Maryland and MSU? My wife seems to believe it said something about a Maryland loss would tie the B1G regular season championship with MSU.

Now, that would only happen had we lost that game against Minn, right?

Unless, they had that graphic already made expecting us to lose...

You’re not totally explaining this graphic clearly. If Maryland lost, it would still be up, and the game in EL wouldn’t actually clinch anything.

It are you saying a Crew producing a game, which can only have two outcomes, would only create a graphic for an outcome if it knew that outcome was preordained? It would have no reason to create such a thing either beforehand for both outcomes or at least when one side was down most of the game?

[mcwterps1]

You’re not totally explaining this graphic clearly. If Maryland lost, it would still be up, and the game in EL wouldn’t actually clinch anything.

It are you saying a Crew producing a game, which can only have two outcomes, would only create a graphic for an outcome if it knew that outcome was preordained? It would have no reason to create such a thing either beforehand for both outcomes or at least when one side was down most of the game?

I honestly did not see it. My wife saw it and told me. I can see it later, as I recorded it. 

[847badgerfan]

I'm looking back and I don't see anything about "B1G Refs" in what I wrote.

I'll keep looking, but haven't seen it yet.

Did you post this article?


https://247sports.com/college/maryland/Article/Maryland-Turgeon-Complain-Big-Ten-Referees-Anthony-Cowan-Technical-Foul-144267495/

[847badgerfan]

Would be interesting, for sure.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/columnist/dan-wolken/2020/02/26/ncaa-faces-embarrassment-if-kansas-wins-college-basketball-title/4871808002/

[FearlessF]

I haven't seen you complain in.. 36 hours.


Is there even such a thing as B1G refs? And, if so, are "they" biased against the best B1G team?

I actually find myself watching Maryland games to see if the officiating is one-sided

so far I've witnessed nothing out of the ordinary

Unfortunately, I see horrible calls in each game I watch and they go both ways.  Worse yet, I see horrible calls in EVERY NCAA basketball game. 

[ELA]

I still think they need to go to a 100% challenge based replay system.  You get it wrong, you lose a timeout.  Such a great ending, and those three reviews, mixed with the timeouts, really sucked a lot of the life out of it until that shot.  The Elam ending helps, but does nothing for the review issue.

And this is my point...



https://twitter.com/kenpomeroy/status/1232894530329776129?s=20

[MaximumSam]

And this is my point...



https://twitter.com/kenpomeroy/status/1232894530329776129?s=20

It's excruciating. Couple replays with timeouts and fouls and the ending of good basketball games can be torture.  I remember going to a Maryland-WVU NCAA tourney game some years back.  It wasn't even that great, and pre-replay, but by the end I vowed to never go to another tourney game in my life.  


BTW I'm also somewhat supportive of the Elam Ending because of this.

[MaximumSam]

Bucks at Nebraska tonight, which is good.  But they are short handed, which is bad.  Carton still out, and Young and Gaffney will also be out. Only 8 guys available tonight, and only six who play consistent minutes, though Ahrens has played a bit lately.  May see some Diallo tonight.

[betarhoalphadelta]

Hoosiers @ Boilers tonight. 

Purdue needs this one to keep the NIT hopes alive, much less NCAA. At 14-14 we're basically guaranteed one additional loss in the BTT, as I'm not projecting us to win that event (and if we did we wouldn't worry about NIT anyway), and I'm pretty sure that @Iowa is going to be a loss.

Supposedly you can get into the NIT with a <.500 record, but no team has actually done so. Purdue would probably be a prime candidate for that sort of invitation, but I'm not going to hang my hopes on that. 

A win tonight and beating Rutgers at home next weekend would ensure we can do no worse than 16-16. A loss tonight would make it VERY hard to get better than 16-17, because even then winning a game in the BTT against NU/UNL we'd have to win a Thursday game against the 5/6 seed to get to 17-17.

[FearlessF]

Bucks at Nebraska tonight, which is good.  But they are short handed, which is bad.  Carton still out, and Young and Gaffney will also be out. Only 8 guys available tonight, and only six who play consistent minutes, though Ahrens has played a bit lately.  May see some Diallo tonight.

Nebraska is the team most shorthanded in the B1G

but, I'll be watching - golf season is a few weeks off

[bayareabadger]

I'm expecting UW to lose tonight. Based on the usual road performances agains good teams, might be done early. 

[medinabuckeye1]

Tonight's games vis-a-vis B1G regular season, BTT seeding, and Tournament hopes:

Wisconsin at Michigan, 7pm on ESPN2:  I have Wisconsin and Michigan both REALLY close to being locks already.  The winner of this game probably locks up an NCAA bid.  For the Badgers a win would get them 11 B1G wins and that is probably enough.  For the Wolverines a win would get them 10 B1G wins and coupled with their OOC wins that is probably enough. 

We project Wisconsin to lose and finish tied for 4th/5th/6th with Iowa and MSU at 12-8 in the league.  If they win this, that improves to 13-7 and a three-way tie for 2nd/3rd/4th with IL and PSU. 

We project Michigan to win and finish tied for 7th/8th with tOSU at 11-9 in the league.  If they lose this, that drops to 10-10 and tied with IU for 8th/9th (the tiebreaker is basically irrelevant because #8 and #9 play each other on Thursday in Indy). 

Indiana at Purdue, 7pm on FS1:  This is probably a must-win for Purdue as discussed by @bwarbiany above.  For Indiana it is almost as important because after this they travel to Illinois. 

We project Purdue to win and finish tied for 10th/11th with RU at 9-11.  If they lose this, that drops to 8-12 and tied with MN for 11th/12th. 

We project IU to lose and finish alone in 9th place at 10-10 in the league.  If they win this, that improves to 11-9 and tied with tOSU and M for 8th/9th/10th. 

Illinois at Northwestern, 8pm on BTN:  I have Illinois as a near-lock so a win here probably locks up a bid for them.  Northwestern long ago reached the point where they need to win the BTT to get in and they can't make the NIT either so this game is basically irrelevant for them. 

We project Illinois to win and finish tied for 2nd/3rd with PSU at 13-7.  If they lose this, that drops to 12-8 and tied with MSU, IA, and UW for 3rd/4th/5th/6th. 

We project Northwestern to lose and finish alone in last place at 1-19 in the league.  If they win this, that improves to 2-18 but still dead last. 

Ohio State at Nebraska, 9pm on ESPN2:  I think that Ohio State like UW, M, and IL can pretty much lock up a bid with a win tonight.  Nebraska long ago reached the point where they need to win the BTT to get in and they can't make the NIT either so this game is basically irrelevant for them. 

We project Ohio State to win and finish tied for 7th/8th with M at 11-9 in the league.  If they lose that drops to 10-10 and tied with IU for 8th/9th (the tiebreaker is basically irrelevant because #8 and #9 play each other on Thursday in Indy). 

We project Nebraska to lose and finish alone in 13th place at 3-17 in the league.  If they win this that improves to 4-16 but still 13th place. 

Schedule note:
After tonight every team in the B1G except PU and RU will have played exactly  17 league games.  Rutgers has already played 18 and Purdue will play their 18th tonight. 

This weekend all B1G teams except PU and RU are playing.  Thus, after Sunday's games each B1G team will have played exactly 18 league games with just two to go. 

Despite @mcwterps1 's conspiracy theories the 13-4 Maryland Terrapins need just one win to clinch a share of their first B1G regular season title and just two wins to clinch their first outright B1G regular season title.  They could also clinch a share by PSU, MSU, IL, and UW each losing a game or an outright title by those four each losing twice. 

[mcwterps1]

Did you post this article?


https://247sports.com/college/maryland/Article/Maryland-Turgeon-Complain-Big-Ten-Referees-Anthony-Cowan-Technical-Foul-144267495/

I pasted that article. I didn't write it. 

[betarhoalphadelta]

20 points scored at the U8 media timeout. 

That's combined by both teams... 

Purdue up 11-9. 

I'd wonder if the rims are regulation, but these teams aren't even hitting iron half the time