2021-2022 B1G Basketball thread

[medinabuckeye1]

FWIW, I'm trying to stay out of the Howard conversation because I'll never be able to be objective, I hate him. Here is why:


Way back when I was in High School my future Alma Mater had a very good BB team and they got to the Elite Eight for the first time in decades. 

My parents had taken my little brother and I to see Washington DC over Spring Break and I watched Ohio State's E8 game in a hotel room in DC.

The Buckeyes lost to a team that had a larger payroll than half the NBA. Juwan Howard was on that highly paid team that took them out. 

[ELA]

FWIW, I'm trying to stay out of the Howard conversation because I'll never be able to be objective, I hate him. Here is why:


Way back when I was in High School my future Alma Mater had a very good BB team and they got to the Elite Eight for the first time in decades.

My parents had taken my little brother and I to see Washington DC over Spring Break and I watched Ohio State's E8 game in a hotel room in DC.

The Buckeyes lost to a team that had a larger payroll than half the NBA. Juwan Howard was on that highly paid team that took them out.

At some point you decide what you are willing to permit in the name of winning

[SuperMario]

To better understand everyone’s moral compass here, Juwan Howard is the scum of college sports? We paint him as the target over the Ed Martins or the Bobby D’s the funded OSU football players? We side step the Larry Nassars and Robert Andersons? We’re going to throw out the phrases values and what we permit to allow winning, but gloss over the true scumbag enablers that we’re part of shaping the idea of values? The hypocrisy in those positions is hilarious.

Every fan tries to paint the picture that their program and coach is worth backing and their enemy with the bullseye is the one lacking morals and character. It’s a laughable stance at best and pretentious at worst.

[Kris60]

Arkansas and NMSU tied at 32 at the 8:06 mark…

…of the second half.  It’s as brutal as it sounds.

[ELA]

Feels like every window is boring or awesome.  I'm either flipping away from the tournament, or flipping between great games

[ELA]

To better understand everyone’s moral compass here, Juwan Howard is the scum of college sports? We paint him as the target over the Ed Martins or the Bobby D’s the funded OSU football players? We side step the Larry Nassars and Robert Andersons? We’re going to throw out the phrases values and what we permit to allow winning, but gloss over the true scumbag enablers that we’re part of shaping the idea of values? The hypocrisy in those positions is hilarious.

Every fan tries to paint the picture that their program and coach is worth backing and their enemy with the bullseye is the one lacking morals and character. It’s a laughable stance at best and pretentious at worst.

Or people are able to recognize that there is zero connection between those things.  If Larry Nassar or Robert Anderson were actively coaching a Big Ten team, I imagine there would be some substantial outcry.  And yet still, aside from random straw man "whataboutism" it wouldn't impact how I feel about other coaches whose behavior has nothing to do with those monsters

[MaximumSam]

St. Peters head to the Sweet 16. Second straight year for a 15 seed. The times they are a changing.

[SuperMario]

Or people are able to recognize that there is zero connection between those things.  If Larry Nassar or Robert Anderson were actively coaching a Big Ten team, I imagine there would be some substantial outcry.  And yet still, aside from random straw man "whataboutism" it wouldn't impact how I feel about other coaches whose behavior has nothing to do with those monsters

Weird because you tried to connect Deshaun Watson to Juwan Howard. Let’s just agree to disagree as we see this topic very differently and there’s a lot of great basketball happening.

[ELA]

Will Emoni Bates win MOP for leaving the team?

[medinabuckeye1]

The #1 and #2 seeds are both knocked out of Purdue's region on opening weekend.  Painter's Final 4 path is there for the taking

Good luck @betarhoalphadelta , @grillrat , PU Nation.

If Purdue beats #6 Texas they'll beat #15 St. Pete in the S16 and their E8 opponent will be a blue blood but not a great team this year, either:

• #4 UCLA, or
• #8 UNC

If they can beat Texas, looks good for Purdue.

[MaximumSam]

This game rules. 

[bayareabadger]

Memphis is so odd. Crappy point, couldn't make Bates work, and then played to the level of that talent for the latter half of the year. 

Penny builds himself a spot of goodwill. 

[betarhoalphadelta]

Good luck @betarhoalphadelta , @grillrat , PU Nation.

If Purdue beats #6 Texas they'll beat #15 St. Pete in the S16 and their E8 opponent will be a blue blood but not a great team this year, either:

• #4 UCLA, or
• #8 UNC

If they can beat Texas, looks good for Purdue.

I'm just hoping the team is focused on Texas. Can't take advantage of that draw if they don't win tomorrow.

On the bright side, we need to leave Paso early to make sure we pick up the dog from boarding before 2 PM. Game is 5:40 PT. So I'll be able to watch uninterrupted.

[Brutus Buckeye]

To better understand everyone’s moral compass here, Juwan Howard is the scum of college sports? We paint him as the target over the Ed Martins or the Bobby D’s the funded OSU football players? We side step the Larry Nassars and Robert Andersons? We’re going to throw out the phrases values and what we permit to allow winning, but gloss over the true scumbag enablers that we’re part of shaping the idea of values? The hypocrisy in those positions is hilarious.

Every fan tries to paint the picture that their program and coach is worth backing and their enemy with the bullseye is the one lacking morals and character. It’s a laughable stance at best and pretentious at worst.

I've never seen a post that lacks this much self-awareness.