2021-2022 B1G Basketball thread

[medinabuckeye1]

I was wondering about that. Solution seems fair.

Ok, I added two new columns:

The 10th and 11th columns (miss-W and miss-L) are projected record in the six games of a double-round-robin not scheduled.  The 12th and 13th columns (miss-W and miss-L again) are the new projected record in games not played due to COVID (or whatever I guess) columns.  

A full double-round robin would be 182 games (totals of RR-W and RR-L).  There are 42 games not scheduled which gets us down to 140 games scheduled (20 for each team) and so far four of those have been "postponed".  AFAIK, none of the four have been rescheduled.  That gets us down to 136 games to be played:

• 18 for M
• 19 for tOSU, PU, MSU, PSU, MN, and UNL
• 20 for UW, IL, RU, IA, IU, NU, UMD

I haven't seen anything official stating that UW/UNL will be "postponed" but if you do, please pass it along and I'll add it to the 12th and 13th columns.  That would move Wisconsin into a projected tie with tOSU at 14-5.  Wisconsin would win that tie based on their road win at Purdue (because that tie ends up being broken based on record against PU/MSU where tOSU would be 1-1 (home win over MSU, road loss to PU) and UW would be 3-1 (1-1 vs MSU, sweep of PU).  

If and when any of these games get rescheduled I'll add them back to the projections and take them out of the "not played" columns.  

[847badgerfan]

It's only speculation thus far, but many beat reporters are saying it won't be played.

I don't know how these can possibly be rescheduled without pushing back conference and NCAA tourneys.

[bayareabadger]

It's only speculation thus far, but many beat reporters are saying it won't be played.

I don't know how these can possibly be rescheduled without pushing back conference and NCAA tourneys.

Do not like losing free wins

[medinabuckeye1]

It's only speculation thus far, but many beat reporters are saying it won't be played.

I don't know how these can possibly be rescheduled without pushing back conference and NCAA tourneys.

It would definitely be tricky and end up resulting in the teams with rescheduled games playing a bunch of games on short turn-around times so at this point I'm treating them as "not to be played" until further notice.  

Do not like losing free wins

This REALLY sucks for Ohio State and Wisconsin (assuming their game against Nebraska also gets cancelled).  Nebraska is the worst team in the B1G by a large margin so the games cancelled for tOSU and UW are as close to a sure win as you can get. 

 MSU and PU lost games against Michigan that they would *probably* win but those were road games and Michigan has talent, they could win.  Similarly, the PSU/MN game that was cancelled is basically a toss-up where we favor PSU only because they are the home team but the game could realistically go either way.  That is not nearly as bad as losing a near sure win against literally the worst team in the league.  

Worse, assuming UNL/UW is cancelled the tiers now project that the Buckeyes and Badgers will finish tied for 2nd/3rd in the league, 1/2 game behind the Illini.  That may not play out but if it does the Nebraska cancellation will cost the Buckeyes and Badgers each a share of the league title

[bayareabadger]

Goodness, Maryland has some fire in it. 

[bayareabadger]

Today is the day I would like ELA‘s pessimism to come to fruition. That is all

It has not.

UW is missing its second- or third-best player and just playing dreadfully. Was a day Johnny Davis needed to be feeling it and he is simply not. 

[bayareabadger]

Welp, I figured UW was due for a clunker. Down a key player, they needed a dig-down toughness game and just did not deliver. 

Just a shit rebounding performance.

[ELA]

Considering we lost at home to Northwestern without Nance, I didn't think we had a chance on the road at Wisconsin, even without Wahl.  Davis picked a nice night to be off, but continuing to force it.  Davidson had a good game, glad his grandkids get to see him play.

Next at Illinois, maybe still without Cockburn.  That seemed quite problematic for them last night.

[MaximumSam]

They had some graph on what teams had the most missed games due to injury. Illinois and OSU were near the top. Some bad luck in the conference this year

[847badgerfan]

It has not.

UW is missing its second- or third-best player and just playing dreadfully. Was a day Johnny Davis needed to be feeling it and he is simply not.

I had read that Wahl was going to play. We got home just before halftime and when he wasn't on the court, I said "no chance" and we went to bed shortly thereafter.

[847badgerfan]

Considering we lost at home to Northwestern without Nance, I didn't think we had a chance on the road at Wisconsin, even without Wahl.  Davis picked a nice night to be off, but continuing to force it.  Davidson had a good game, glad his grandkids get to see him play.

Next at Illinois, maybe still without Cockburn.  That seemed quite problematic for them last night.

Who is Davidson?

I think you meant Jordan Bohannon, who is 24, and an asshole.

[FearlessF]

Who is Davidson?

I think you meant Jordan Bohannon, who is 24, and an asshole.

hah, birds of a feather

[bayareabadger]

Considering we lost at home to Northwestern without Nance, I didn't think we had a chance on the road at Wisconsin, even without Wahl.  Davis picked a nice night to be off, but continuing to force it.  Davidson had a good game, glad his grandkids get to see him play.

Next at Illinois, maybe still without Cockburn.  That seemed quite problematic for them last night.

Honestly, while he's had moments of forcing it, I wished he would more yesterday. The center and point guard didn't look in it, they were gonna need a big game from him to hold on.

Also defense. UW did not play it well and MSU was on one. 

[bayareabadger]

FWIW, rumblings UW-Neb is moving to Thursday.