2021-2022 B1G Basketball thread

[ELA]

Coach K retiring after the season

[847badgerfan]

Good riddance.

Couldn't resist the "kiss my ring" tour and go out quietly. Such an asshole.

[betarhoalphadelta]

It's not college basketball (although who knows, could he return), but Brad Stevens moving off courtside to replace Danny Ainge as the president of the Celtics... 

What's the endgame? Does he really want to run the team without being the coach? Is this just an interim move?

[JerseyTerrapin]

I'm not being overly dramatic when I say college sports are dying to me. They are giving away so many concessions that are killing it, to avoid letting the players get paid.  I would rather let the players get every dime they can get, to maintain the one year redshirt policy for transfers.  They assume the fans are on board no matter what, I guess

I feel exactly the same way, ELA.  The "cure" for not paying players -- all these concessions that amount to free agency -- is going to kill my interest.  I used to be an avid fan of pro sports, but when I took a step back and realized that each team was increasingly becoming just an "office" that the all the same employees shuttle in and out of, it took my rooting interest away and I stopped caring. When the Redskins were suddenly comprised of last year's Cowboys and Giants, they weren't really the Redskins anymore to me (ironic, since now they really aren't the Redskins anymore, I guess).  I'll be sad if that happens with college sports.

I'd rather let players make money off their own images, or whatever that phrase is, and continue to stick my head in the sand so I don't see all the corruption, ha ha...

[ELA]

Neither Hunter Dickinson or Duane Washington Jr. were among the 40 invites to the NBA Draft combine, so it would appear both are back, and UM and OSU are the clear preseason favorites.

[bayareabadger]

Neither Hunter Dickinson or Duane Washington Jr. were among the 40 invites to the NBA Draft combine, so it would appear both are back, and UM and OSU are the clear preseason favorites.

The system working mostly as is should. 

That was a smart addendum. Letting kids know "hey, you are not, in fact, that good."

[847badgerfan]

Sent back down to the minors.

[MarqHusker]

Whoa, 1994 Michigan St at Nebraska hoops game on big network.   I was at this one.  Great game.

[MaximumSam]

Jae'san Tate, who graduated from OSU in 2018, makes NBA First team all rookie squad.

[847badgerfan]

This is really ugly.

Sam Dekker on Twitter: "Who the hell gave these guys the idea that they’re bigger than the program? Never been angrier reading an article. And recording a meeting is the softest thing I’ve ever seen. Grow up. Coaches coach. Gard isn’t the one on a 8 min scoring drought every game. Get outta here." / Twitter
Sam Dekker on Twitter: "Who the hell gave these guys the idea that they’re bigger than the program? Never been angrier reading an article. And recording a meeting is the softest thing I’ve ever seen. Grow up. Coaches coach. Gard isn’t the one on a 8 min scoring drought every game. Get outta here." / Twitter

[betarhoalphadelta]

Yikes.

[ELA]

I've heard various criticisms of Gard, but never that he was using UW as a resume builder

[bayareabadger]

I've heard various criticisms of Gard, but never that he was using UW as a resume builder

I kinda love the low-end pompousness of that one. 

Kid, you’re here to be play basketball and get a degree. The coach‘s résumé is basically about how well his teams play basketball and how well his kids get degrees. 

[NickSmith4Three]

I'm seeing some speculation on reddit and elsewhere that Alando Tucker is possibly the source or the recording and leak.