2020-2021 B1G Basketball Thread

[MarqHusker]

Perfect, thanks.

Evansville feels like it is 3,000 miles away from me in suburban Indy.  I've never been, only part of State I've never been in 12+ as a resident.

[ELA]

Im actually starting to think Brad Stevens to Indiana could happen, but the timeline this year is so screwed up.  I can't imagine Indiana waiting until early June to make a hire

[ELA]

Evansville feels like it is 3,000 miles away from me in suburban Indy.  I've never been, only part of State I've never been in 12+ as a resident.

My freshman year roommate at IU was from that area.  Never heard a reason to visit.

[Brutus Buckeye]

Evansville feels like it is 3,000 miles away from me in suburban Indy.  I've never been, only part of State I've never been in 12+ as a resident.

Looks kind of awesome.

Right on the river, forested area, maybe some hill country nearby...

[bayareabadger]

Practically PSU's whole team is in the portal. OSU definitely interested in the big guy, Harrar.

I'd like UW to be too. 

[MarqHusker]

There are two golf courses around Evansville I'd like to play.  The architect who designed our home lives in Evansville, good dude, and they make a ton of baby formula there.   Don't know much else.   Once the redneck autobahn (as some call it) is complete (I-69) I'll probably head down there.   Kind of pokey going b/t Indy and B-town this year and next on State 37 due to the construction.    I spent some of self-quarantine taking exploratory drives around the state this winter, didn't quite have a full day to kill heading to Evansville and back.

[LetsGoPeay]

Looks kind of awesome.

Right on the river, forested area, maybe some hill country nearby...

I'm originally from southern Indiana, kind of between Bloomington and Terre Haute. I've spent some time in Evansville. It's not a bad town but it's just kind of midwest bland. 

[ELA]

I am just now learning that Purdue has a John Wooden statue?

WTF?

Sure, he played there, but that's not what he's known for. I'm pretty sure MSU isn't putting up a statue of Carol Hutchins whenever she retires. At least I hope not

[MarqHusker]

Wasn't he the first ever 3 time AA college player?  I mean he wasn't merely passing through Purdue.  Wooden's childhood wasn't too far to the south near Martinsville, I'm not surprised he's lionized in his native state.

Although I doubt there's a Greg Popovich statue up in Merrillville, IN. 

[betarhoalphadelta]

https://purduesports.com/sports/2018/5/17/trads-johnwoodenstatue-html.aspx?id=535

[ELA]

Wasn't he the first ever 3 time AA college player?  I mean he wasn't merely passing through Purdue.  Wooden's childhood wasn't too far to the south near Martinsville, I'm not surprised he's lionized in his native state.

Although I doubt there's a Greg Popovich statue up in Merrillville, IN.

Yeah, and Carol Hutchins was from Lansing, led MSU to a national title as a player while being an All-American.

But she's known for being the all time winningest Division 1 coach...at a different school.

It's an almost exact comparison.  Just feels weird.

[Brutus Buckeye]

Michigan State has a Magic Johnson statue? Sure he played there, but that isn't what he is known for. 

[bayareabadger]

Yeah, and Carol Hutchins was from Lansing, led MSU to a national title as a player while being an All-American.

But she's known for being the all time winningest Division 1 coach...at a different school.

It's an almost exact comparison.  Just feels weird.

It feels like an embodiment of the idea that everything is local. Like Purdue wanting to honor one of its greatest players who also just happened to be the most successful coach of all time seems fine.

And if MSU wanted to build a statue of her as a player, that would make sense.

I like that his is in old school shorts holding the ball in an old timey manner. If the statue was older, I’d find that weird.

[ELA]

Michigan State has a Magic Johnson statue? Sure he played there, but that isn't what he is known for.

He's not known for being a basketball player?  And it's not like he played for MSU, and then went to a different college and was even more successful.

If the statue was built in 1955, sure.  I don't have a problem with it, it just seems weird.  Like, hey, remember this great UCLA coach, well what if I told you before that, he also played for a different school?