2021-2022 B1G Basketball thread

[medinabuckeye1]

Maybe phrased poorly, but you disagree that most fans notice the moral character of opposing teams/coaches more quickly and excuse that of their own? I’ll quickly admit that tendency. Steelers fans ignored a lot of issues with Big B. Ravens fans made excuses for Ray Lewis. I think high levels of skill tend to bring blind eyes. Possibly not blind eyes, but more willingness to accept flaws to win.

Of course most fans tend to do this but I think overall that, on this board, you get a little better.

On Bucknuts or Stadium and Main it is expected. 

Now that said, your typical Michigan fan attempt to pretend that the Tattoo scandal at tOSU was in any way equivalent to the Ed Martin scandal at Michigan fails to even rise to the level of being laughable. 

The Ed Martin scandal, as ELA put it, was the biggest NCAA scandal since SMU's death penalty while the tattoo scandal at Ohio State involved players trading their own stuff for tattoos and note that selling bowl swag was previously permitted and I believe it is again. 

[Honestbuckeye]

We could debate the scandals ad nauseum.     

That’s fine.  The attacks don’t belong here.    Yes- there’s a few here that know nothing else.  But let’s keep it to those few.  

[utee94]

Amazing foresight by the Texas AD to hire Chris Beard a few years ago in anticipation of this game...

Ha!  Indeed.

I'll be attending the Austin FC soccer game this afternoon and then dinner so might not see the first half.  Hoping to just be able to make a good showing against your guys.  

[Abba]

I'm in favor of moving them to another thread.  Let's just enjoy the tournament.  There is plenty of off-season to debate that.

[ELA]

If you told me Greg Oden was an active NBA player, I'd believe it.  He's in great shape.  Not a 33ish year old 7 footer with bum knees

[SuperMario]

Now that said, your typical Michigan fan attempt to pretend that the Tattoo scandal at tOSU was in any way equivalent to the Ed Martin scandal at Michigan fails to even rise to the level of being laughable.

If that’s how it came across, that wasn’t my intended point. You and I both know those two events are wildly different in scale. My intended point was I find more fault in the Ed Martins than the 19 year old Juwans. Bringing in the Buckeyes was more to place blame on the individual flowing the money and no-work jobs over the players that accepted rewards rather than compare the scandals. Rereading it, I communicated that poorly, but we don’t disagree that the two events are very different nor do we disagree on how big the Ed Martin scandal was.

To HB and others point, my last comment on this thread on this topic. Back to basketball. Big games today!

[Abba]

Illinois - Houston turned from a snoozer for most of the 1st to a very exciting game.  

[ELA]

OSU fans have arrived and are fully behind the Illini

[Abba]

Woof.  That technical call while hanging on the rim for safety was rough.  But I don't really understand why it was only 1 FT.

[medinabuckeye1]

OSU fans have arrived and are fully behind the Illini

I'm glad to hear this. 

[Abba]

Nice bench minutes from the freshmen, but probably time to put Curbelo back in.

[medinabuckeye1]

Crunch time for the Illini. 

They played their way back into it but now they are down nine and just turned it over. 

[ELA]

Hawkins is a truly horrible defender

[bayareabadger]

Houston was such a weird NCAA case this year. Monster analytics numbers. Bad resume. Lost two starters who helped get those numbers where they were. 

I guess 5 is a decent spot for them to be thrown, and Illinois caught the wrong end of that.