2019-2020 B1G Basketball Thread

[MaximumSam]

Also Kaleb Wesson is skinny now

[ELA]

Thomas Kithier broke his nose in the exhibition against Albion.  If we weren't opening against Kentucky, I assume he wouldn't play.  As it is, he'll likely play with a mask.  Kyle Ahrens (likely) and Josh Langford (certainly) will not play.

November Izzo, weird lineups and bad losses, yet even after 25 years, gross fan overreaction

[FearlessF]

Former Nebraska basketball coach Tim Miles will join Fox Sports' college basketball broadcasting crew as a game analyst this season, the network announced Thursday.

Miles will call games on site, the first of which will be Jacksonville at Xavier on Tuesday, according to the release.

[ELA]

Former Nebraska basketball coach Tim Miles will join Fox Sports' college basketball broadcasting crew as a game analyst this season, the network announced Thursday.

Miles will call games on site, the first of which will be Jacksonville at Xavier on Tuesday, according to the release.

Well, they are certainly making him earn his stripes.  I think he'll be really good at it

[FearlessF]

I agree, Tim is a great guy.  Smart and funny

[NickSmith4Three]

2020 4 star PG Andre Curbelo commits to the Illini

[MaximumSam]

Apparently Michigan is a run 'n' gun team now?

[MaximumSam]

Tomorrow!

Intrigued to see what Michigan looks like - they are on BTN against Appy State at 7.  St. Mary's goes to Wiscy on ESPU at 9.  MSU v. UK at 9:30 on ESPN.

Wednesday we get Cincy at OSU on FS1 at 8:30.  

[ELA]

My initial thoughts on rankings/tiers

1. Michigan State
2. Maryland
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3. Ohio State
4. Purdue
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5. Michigan
6. Illinois
7. Wisconsin
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8. Penn State
9. Iowa
10. Indiana
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11. Minnesota
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12. Rutgers
13. Nebraska
14. Northwestern

Thoughts?

[MaximumSam]

My initial thoughts on rankings/tiers

1. Michigan State
2. Maryland
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3. Ohio State
4. Purdue
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5. Michigan
6. Illinois
7. Wisconsin
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8. Penn State
9. Iowa
10. Indiana
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11. Minnesota
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12. Rutgers
13. Nebraska
14. Northwestern

Thoughts?

I'd probably move Rutgers up one and Maryland down one.

[msufan23]

I'd probably move Rutgers up one and Maryland down one.

If you make those changes it lines up exactly like the unoffical/offical BT Poll we got from The Athletic tier wise. 

[Brutus Buckeye]

What dood?


https://twitter.com/bigten/status/1191400399573594113?s=20

[MaximumSam]

If you make those changes it lines up exactly like the unoffical/offical BT Poll we got from The Athletic tier wise.

I read that so it probably biased me.

Obviously Maryland has loads of talent but it's tough for me to trust them, and while I think they will be very good not sure I'd put them at the top.  Really teams 2-7 should all be pretty good though have enough question marks I can't slot them far away from each other.  Sparty has the fewest question marks outside of that weird Izzo thing where how good they are is inversely proportional to how much hype they get.

I don't see much hope for Rutgers and Northwestern, but I think Rutgers should be pretty solid and I'm tempted to jump them past the Gophers.

[betarhoalphadelta]

Working on my Sagarin predictor spreadsheet now that he has preseason team ratings...

All I've got worked out so far (for single-plays) is Purdue, obviously.

Against a full double-round robin, Purdue would be expected to go 20-6. That would be 12-1 at home and 8-5 on the road.

Against their actual schedule, they're projected for 15-5. 

They miss projected home wins against Maryland, Nebraska, and OSU. They miss projected road wins against Minnesota and PSU. The only loss they miss is the road trip to East Lansing.