2020-2021 B1G Basketball Thread

[Abba]

Due to some rearrangements, Purdue is playing their 4th straight road game and will also play 4 games in 8 days starting with this game against IU.  

Next up:
PSU Sunday
@ OSU Tues
Mich Fri

I know Michigan has been the class of the conference, but they will get to face an exhausted Boiler team to steal another road win.

[grillrat]

Purdue has started the Big Ten playing 5 of 7 games on the road, and having played against 4 ranked teams.  Frankly, I'm ecstatic that they are 4-3 at this point.

[betarhoalphadelta]

The announcers highlighted that historically the premier recruits in the state of Indiana tend to find their way to Bloomington instead of West Lafayette...

...yet Purdue leads the historical series, has now won 8 straight against IU (including 4 straight on the road), and Archie Miller hasn't beaten Purdue as the coach of the Hoosiers. 

Most would also be surprised to know that Gene Keady actually had the H2H edge against Bobby Knight. It's narrow (I think he was one game above .500), but I think most casual fans would have thought that Knight led.

[betarhoalphadelta]

Purdue has started the Big Ten playing 5 of 7 games on the road, and having played against 4 ranked teams.  Frankly, I'm ecstatic that they are 4-3 at this point.

Honestly getting to 5-5 by the end of the week would be pretty solid. Even if that included a loss to PSU, the loss would be redeemed by either a road win over OSU or a home win over Michigan, neither game which should be considered likely for Purdue to take the W. 

[ELA]

The announcers highlighted that historically the premier recruits in the state of Indiana tend to find their way to Bloomington instead of West Lafayette...

...yet Purdue leads the historical series, has now won 8 straight against IU (including 4 straight on the road), and Archie Miller hasn't beaten Purdue as the coach of the Hoosiers.

Most would also be surprised to know that Gene Keady actually had the H2H edge against Bobby Knight. It's narrow (I think he was one game above .500), but I think most casual fans would have thought that Knight led.

I don't think most Big Ten fans would be.  Purdue has long been an elite regular season program.  They just haven't had much success in the one event that casual fans follow.

[Abba]

Wiscy-Rutgers play tonight in a battle of teams that could really use a get right game.  Of course you don't get many of those in this conference, so it's hard to predict who will bounce back better.  Should be a good one.

[bayareabadger]

Wiscy-Rutgers play tonight in a battle of teams that could really use a get right game.  Of course you don't get many of those in this conference, so it's hard to predict who will bounce back better.  Should be a good one.

Yeah, a loss here would piss me off. Not because Rutgers is bad but just because I’d like a win.

[Mdot21]

Michigan is a basketball school now. How depressing.

[MaximumSam]

Pretty good lineup today with Bucks taking on the Illini at noon, then Michigan go to Minny at 2, then playoffs start at 4.  Though watching the size free Buckeyes try to handle Kofi Cockburn will not be fun for me.

[bayareabadger]

UW got right last night. Wasn't pretty at all, let an early lead slip away. But they locked in down the stretch. 

This team isn't where I hoped it would be, primarily because the returning leading scorer has been on the struggle bus and the other center has had some defensive issues. Gotta shore that up. 

[MaximumSam]

UW got right last night. Wasn't pretty at all, let an early lead slip away. But they locked in down the stretch.

This team isn't where I hoped it would be, primarily because the returning leading scorer has been on the struggle bus and the other center has had some defensive issues. Gotta shore that up.

I don't know what to think of Rutgers.  They have been great at times and I thought would be easily in the top four of the league.  But Geo Baker seems a shell of himself, Ron Harper has fallen off, and who knows if they will defend on any given night.

[Abba]

Yeah I think the Illini win big today.  Just not a good matchup and too banged up and inexperienced at PG for this type of game.  Should be a better game when these teams rematch in March.

I think Minny has a real shot today.  That will be a great game.

[Abba]

Yeah, I'm nervous the Buckeyes may not have many quality wins if these trends continue.  ND turned out to be crap.  Rutgers x2 is not looking great.  Northwestern is probably an NIT team (if there is one).  At least UCLA is looking good.

[bayareabadger]

I don't know what to think of Rutgers.  They have been great at times and I thought would be easily in the top four of the league.  But Geo Baker seems a shell of himself, Ron Harper has fallen off, and who knows if they will defend on any given night.

Ehh, the top four of this league is just real damn good, I think.

But yeah, they have all this size and these guards who can be good but are not all the time. Their coach is good and I'm not sure if they're "talented" or they're getting a lot from kind of misshapen toys. They were feisty and can dunk a lot, and if they'd been a little cleaner in some stuff, they would've beat a somewhat out of sorts Bucky.