2020-2021 B1G Basketball Thread

[HawkFrenzy]

I didn't see it mentioned but with Iowa's 74-68 win over PSU, Luka Garza surpassed Roy Marble to become Iowa's all time leading scorer. Theoretically, barring injury or COVID cancelations, with four regular season games, BTT and NCAA he could finish 4th or 5th all time in the BIG.  A caveat, he would still have an option to return to IA next year (highly unlikely) which would put him firmly in the grasp of Calbert Cheaney at 2613 (Garza is now at 2126).

[medinabuckeye1]

If the BTT started right now:

Wednesday:

• #11 Michigan State vs #14 Nebraska
• #12 Penn State vs #13 Northwestern

Thursday:

• #5 Purdue vs PSU/NU
• #6 Wisconsin vs MSU/UNL
• #7 Rutgers* vs #10 Minnesota
• #8 Maryland* vs #9 Indiana

Friday:

• #1 Michigan vs UMD/IU
• #2 Illinois vs RU/MN
• #3 Ohio State vs UW/MSU/UNL
• #4 Iowa vs PU/PSU/NU

Saturday:

• M/UMD/IU vs IA/PU/PSU/NU
• IL/RU/MN vs tOSU/UW/MSU/UNL

Sunday:

• M/UMD/IU/IA/PU/PSU/NU vs IL/RU/MN/tOSU/UW/MSU/UNL

* Maryland and Rutgers are tied for 7th/8th at 8-9.  The first tiebreaker is H2H but they split the season series with each team winning the road game.  The next tiebreaker is "best win" (in the B1G rulebook it is defined as record against the best team, then the next, etc but I call it "best win" because that is effectively what it is.).  Neither team has a win over Michigan and both teams are 1-0 against Illinois and 0-season against tOSU and Iowa.  That brings us to Purdue where the Terrapins are 1-1 and the Scarlet Knights are 1-0 so Rutgers wins.  

[847badgerfan]

I didn't see it mentioned but with Iowa's 74-68 win over PSU, Luka Garza surpassed Roy Marble to become Iowa's all time leading scorer. Theoretically, barring injury or COVID cancelations, with four regular season games, BTT and NCAA he could finish 4th or 5th all time in the BIG.  A caveat, he would still have an option to return to IA next year (highly unlikely) which would put him firmly in the grasp of Calbert Cheaney at 2613 (Garza is now at 2126).

Man, I remember watching those Iowa teams with Marble, Armstrong and Horton. That was a fun team.

[bayareabadger]

I think it's time to Davison to move on. He's become a liability.

Ehhh, given the roster next year. I'd take him back. Like, I'd take a few other seniors ahead of him, but given the realities, I'd take him. 

He does several things well and UW is already gonna be adding one grad transfer guard. Might as well keep Brad around. If one of the young guys is better, they'll play. If they're not better, well, it's better to have a better player out there. 

The Bowman thing kinda threw a wrench into any succession plan. 

[HawkFrenzy]

Man, I remember watching those Iowa teams with Marble, Armstrong and Horton. That was a fun team.

They were, Dr. Tom Davis did wonders with George Raveling's recruits. If it wasn't for a blown 22pt halftime lead against UNLV they could have won the NC. 

[847badgerfan]

I can't remember why he left Iowa.

[bayareabadger]

I can't remember why he left Iowa.

Pushed out. Team had gone to only two tournaments in five years, winning a game in each. From a newspaper story from the time: "The program had recorded four straight 20-win seasons, and recent recruiting classes were solid. But fan apathy had taken root, several high-profile in-state recruits went to other schools and his most recent team was ousted in the first round of the 1998 National Invitation Tournament."

They let him coach one more year for some reason and his last team made the Sweet 16. Iowa has yet to return to the second weekend and missed the tournament 13 of the next 20 years. 

[HawkFrenzy]

Pushed out. Team had gone to only two tournaments in five years, winning a game in each. From a newspaper story from the time: "The program had recorded four straight 20-win seasons, and recent recruiting classes were solid. But fan apathy had taken root, several high-profile in-state recruits went to other schools and his most recent team was ousted in the first round of the 1998 National Invitation Tournament."

They let him coach one more year for some reason and his last team made the Sweet 16. Iowa has yet to return to the second weekend and missed the tournament 13 of the next 20 years.

This somes it up perfectly. The fans were bored of getting to the 2nd round consistantly with an occasional 2nd weekend. Steve Alford was supposed to take them to the next level but instead caused more controversy and even lost in the 1st round to a 15 seed. Davis was not a good recruiter for anyone outside of Iowa but he was always respectful and had class (something Alford had never learned). If Iowa doesn't make it to the 2nd weekend this year, you can probably guess McCaffery's seat will get warm.

The reason he was there one more year was due to his contract. Instead of letting him go, they just didn't renew it. That team lacked talent but made up for it with motivation. They gave eventual champ UCONN all they could handle.

[ELA]

I remember that UConn game, it was fantastic

[Kris60]

Two Iowa NCAA Tournament moments stick out to me.  The first one was years ago in the early 90s during Duke’s glory years.  Duke and Iowa were playing in the second round of the NCAA’s.  Duke had a fast break that culminated in Laettner dunking on some dude from Iowa, but they called a charge.  Even though they called a charge Laettner and one his teammates (Brian Hill, maybe) high fived and celebrated the dunk while the Iowa kid picked himself up off the floor.  It still felt like a momentum changing play for Duke even though they got called for a foul and the basket didn’t count.  Duke went on to roll them.

In 2006, WVU and Iowa were placed in the same region and were playing in Detroit. Iowa was a 3 seed and WVU the 6 seed.  Iowa played Northwestern St in the early game and, figuring Iowa was the next likely opponent, I was watching with a little extra interest.  Iowa was up 2 with just a few seconds left and NW St had the ball.  The possession was going nowhere and some kid just threw up a fall away prayer from the deep corner and it was cash.  My buddy and I (who were both blowing off work) started cheering and clinked beer bottles at WVU’s good luck at avoiding a 3 seed.

[ELA]

In 2006, WVU and Iowa were placed in the same region and were playing in Detroit. Iowa was a 3 seed and WVU the 6 seed.  Iowa played Northwestern St in the early game and, figuring Iowa was the next likely opponent, I was watching with a little extra interest.  Iowa was up 2 with just a few seconds left and NW St had the ball.  The possession was going nowhere and some kid just threw up a fall away prayer from the deep corner and it was cash.  My buddy and I (who were both blowing off work) started cheering and clinked beer bottles at WVU’s good luck at avoiding a 3 seed.

I remember it being a deal because IIRC Kansas was the marquee name in Detroit that year, and they got upset in the first round too.  So your two biggest draws both got upset before the weekend.

[MarqHusker]

I remember Iowa knocked out a really good Tubbs OU team 

[betarhoalphadelta]

We have a game going on in East Lansing...

[ELA]

Donnie Marshall is quite terrible at his job