2019-2020 B1G Basketball Thread

[Abba]

Kyle Young has an awkward 12 points.  The definition of manufacturing points.  He is probably the least athletic big this side of Evanston.

[MaximumSam]

Kyle Young has an awkward 12 points.  The definition of manufacturing points.  He is probably the least athletic big this side of Evanston.

Young? I consider him our most athletic player so I hope not. Anyways, a healthy looking win to get back to .500 in league play.

[Abba]

Young? I consider him our most athletic player so I hope not. Anyways, a healthy looking win to get back to .500 in league play.

Really?  He can jump and finish when open, but has no ability to break down a defender.  He is smart with the ball and has good fundamentals, but it's rough watching him sometimes.  It's pretty much dunk/layup or nothing.

[MaximumSam]

Really?  He can jump and finish when open, but has no ability to break down a defender.  He is smart with the ball and has good fundamentals, but it's rough watching him sometimes.  It's pretty much dunk/layup or nothing.

He could definitely use some more skill in his game, like that 37 year old guy playing for Purdue who wore us out all game

[ELA]

As a UM fan until 2003, these uniforms are both awesome, and give me PTSD.

Is Josh Asselin in the house?

[ELA]

Not sure its humanly possible to play as bad a 2 minutes as Rocket Watts.  Had a 7 point lead with 3 to go, and Maryland ends on 14-0 run thanks to Watts completely leaving Cowan three times, and missing a layup.

Nice job Mark.

[mcwterps1]

Seems like the consensus catalyst for the comeback was the slapping of the floor. 

I won't mention why. 

[bayareabadger]

Seems like the consensus catalyst for the comeback was the slapping of the floor.

I won't mention why.

Because a team Maryland used to lose to at a high rate and has not faced since the oldest current scholarship Terp was 16 did it? Is that why?

[JerseyTerrapin]

Because a team Maryland used to lose to at a high rate and has not faced since the oldest current scholarship Terp was 16 did it? Is that why?

I know I'm in the minority among my own fan base (in fact, I might be the only one), but I always thought the floor-slap was a pretty cool "trademarkish" move by Duke players...

[Brutus Buckeye]

Without the floor slap, you'd be deprived of the ever comical floor slap backfire, where Duke is getting yammed on by SFA five seconds later.

[mcwterps1]

Because a team Maryland used to lose to at a high rate and has not faced since the oldest current scholarship Terp was 16 did it? Is that why?

Ignorant answer.

There are only 2 other teams in the country that beat Duke more than we did who played on a regular basis, and one if you count the start of the Gary Williams era. 

Nice try.

[iahawk15]

Ignorant answer.

There are only 2 other teams in the country that beat Duke more than we did who played on a regular basis, and one if you count the start of the Gary Williams era.

Nice try.

Did Gary Williams hold a .264 winning percentage against Duke? Did I read that right? If so, I think "lose to at a high rate" is pretty damn accurate.

[ELA]

ESPN and The Athletic saying Beilein might be fired over the All Star Break.  Wonder if he reunites with Yaklich in Texas, or just retires?

[bayareabadger]

Did Gary Williams hold a .264 winning percentage against Duke? Did I read that right? If so, I think "lose to at a high rate" is pretty damn accurate.

He did. Since the hated K arrived, Maryland has lost 68.8 percent of the time. And if you said that was the third best, I might believe you. 

Which is to say, Duke and it’s floor slapping shenanigans, while annoying, seems to be mostly effective.