2019-2020 B1G Basketball Thread

[bayareabadger]

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

Hi there. I was wrong. 

That was a HELL of a win.

[ELA]

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

The Virginia-VT game was like 20-11 at halftime yesterday

[ELA]

Hi there. I was wrong.

That was a HELL of a win.

Thought UM was going to keep the trend alive this week, with all four previous games having a team blow a double digit lead (although PSU subsequently won), but UW hit enough threes and UM missed too many clutch FTs.

[Abba]

Feb is my favorite month.  Mr. Medina, is it time to lock it up?

[847badgerfan]

I guess the Badgers are good. Addition by subtraction about a month ago seems to have made a huge difference.

[MarqHusker]

I should post video here.  Wild ending in small college Indiana.    Taylor U. Kid hits 2 FTs to go up 3 with under 10 seconds.  Trailing team player nails 40 footer to tie with 1.6.   Immediate in inbound pass, kid casually bags 80 footer to win it.  Taylor U. 88 Grace College 85.

[JWilly86]

I haven't been on this site much since the transition but came here specifically for Medina's breakdowns and projections, they are great. 

Medina, didn't you used to put together a chart as well that showed the likely impact of the schedule on the standings as well?

It's on my mind as I look at the top of the B10 standings and realize other than MSU, Wisconsin only plays the best teams once. I was curious how this compares to other top teams. I looked back about 10 pages and didn't see it so I wasn't sure if you still did this, or maybe I'm misremembering?

[JerseyTerrapin]

I guess the Badgers are good. Addition by subtraction about a month ago seems to have made a huge difference.

The same seems to be true for the Terps.  One could say that they've taken off since the end of December when the Mitchell twins, two reserves who apparently were locker room cancers, left the team...

[MaximumSam]

It's March! KenPom

1. MSU (7)
2. OSU (8)
3. Maryland (9)
4. Michigan (13)
5. PSU (21)
6. Iowa (22)
7. Wiscy (24)
8. Purdue (25)
9. Illinois (29)
10. Rutgers (31)
11. Minny (32)
12. Indiana (38)
13. Northwestern (135)
 14. Nebraska (142)

[ELA]

It's March! KenPom

8. Purdue (25)
11. Minny (32)

And they might not even make the NIT, let alone the NCAAs.

Bad year to be a merely decent team in the Big Ten.

[bayareabadger]

And they might not even make the NIT, let alone the NCAAs.

Bad year to be a merely decent team in the Big Ten.

Very much so, especially when you keep dropping close ones and couldn't corral a decent number of OOC chances.

[bayareabadger]

Wisconsin is in an interesting spot now. Sunday it gets a desperate Minny team. Maybe they're already broken, but that might be a little feisty, esp off the big UW win.

After that NW should be a win. Realistically, UW is in a good spot head to Bloomington for the season finale at 20 wins with 13 already in conference. 

This isn't a good year to be a second-tier coach of the year candidate with Illinois, Penn State and Rutgers' surges, but Gard has this team in great position after a mess of setbacks. The team lost an assistant to that horrible accident, then one of two rotation bigs was out the first 10 games. Then the veteran guards both started the year super poorly and after things started going well, the second-leading scorer quit. 

And since then, the team is top 10 in the land in adjusted net efficiency, with a 6-2 record and a good chance to finish out strong. 

[MichiFan87]

Last night was the most frustrating game of the year. Brooks' absence clearly affected the defense, but it shouldn't have been that dramatic. It was Michigan's worst 3pt defense all year and also their second worse 2pt defense (@Minnesota being their worst game). They rebounded well and didn't foul, but that's not enough. On offense, Michigan just couldn't get open 3s, much less make them. Wisconsin figured out something nobody else has, because 10 attempts is by far the least they've had all year (17 being the second least).... They let Simpson drive all night for a career scoring high by design. Hopefully they'll make adjustments, because if anyone else can replicate that strategy, it's not going to go well.

[betarhoalphadelta]

At least Purdue walked away with a win and a season sweep of IU. 

Apparently we had Harrison Ingram (6'7" SF), a 5* recruit from Texas in the class of '21 on an official visit last night, and he'd already been on campus for an unofficial visit, which is a good sign. Currently the 247 crystal ball predictions are both Stanford, so it makes me think he cares about academics.

With his offer list, it's a long shot, but being in the Mackey Arena atmosphere for a win against the Hoosiers couldn't have hurt. To see how the crowd supports a 14-14 team that was largely considered just outside the bubble prior to the game could be a difference maker.