2021-2022 B1G Basketball thread

[SuperMario]

Edey is a large human but he looks extra massive tonight.

[bayareabadger]

I mean, I get that dealing with the media is part of their job description but does it have to be done during the most critical time of what they are paid to do?

To me, that’s like pulling a surgeon out of the OR so he can watch a 5 minute company mandated video on inclusion and diversity.

To the first question, I don't think it does. Not because I care about them in that case, but because it's incredibly not additive to the broadcast. It's in the first half at what, the 16 and 8 timeouts? Not the end of the world. You have assistants, they're often doing a lot of the work.

And, I mean, it's not surgery. It's a game. For TV. A stressful game, but a game. 

This is all to say, if there was something that added a ton of insight to the broadcast, that could be done with those moments, they should do it. But there isn't, so they should probably stop. 

[medinabuckeye1]

Looking at the context that I just posted our seeds should have gotten just barely over five teams to the second round and we got six, so good for the B1G.

We should put roughly two-and-a-half teams in the S16. If Purdue wins we'll be at two so not far behind. If Purdue loses then this Tournament was officially a disaster.

As long as Purdue wins we should be good because the PU/TX winner is effectively automatic to the E8.

[medinabuckeye1]

Michigan's bracket does them no favors this year but Purdue has a great set up. They are the highest seed left in their region followed by #4 UCLA then their current opponent, #6 Texas.

[ELA]

Michigan's bracket does them no favors this year but Purdue has a great set up. They are the highest seed left in their region followed by #4 UCLA then their current opponent, #6 Texas.

Michigan is going to have to beat 6-3-2 to get to an Elite 8.  Wisconsin had a 14-11-10 path, and has to be kicking themselves.

As Purdue will if they don't get a Final 4 out of this

[OrangeAfroMan]

 Wisconsin had a 14-11-10 path, and has to be kicking themselves.

This is the #1 most frustrating situation in the tournament.  You're a good team, the gods have laid out the red carpet....and your team poops the bed.

[ELA]

This is the #1 most frustrating situation in the tournament.  You're a good team, the gods have laid out the red carpet....and your team poops the bed.

To win the title in 2000, MSU had the hardest possible route as a 1 seed, 16-8-4-2.  Then they got to the Final 4 and played an 8 seed they had already beaten 3 times, and a 5 seed.

Then, the next year, they played as easy a road as you'll get as a 1 seed.  16-9-12-11

[SuperMario]

Michigan's bracket does them no favors this year but Purdue has a great set up. They are the highest seed left in their region followed by #4 UCLA then their current opponent, #6 Texas.

In fairness, Michigan’s seeding was advantageous to start. Great game 1 matchup and good location. I don’t expect the elite 8 this year, but Michigan hasn’t played their best game yet this tournament either. Need Houstan to show up and Dickinson and Eli to play at the same level as Saturday.

[bayareabadger]

This is the #1 most frustrating situation in the tournament.  You're a good team, the gods have laid out the red carpet....and your team poops the bed.

TBH, I wanted no part of Miami. 

I'm pretty confident UW would've won without the injury. UW lost it's second-best or maybe best one-on-one defender and it's best ball-handler and ISU still could hardly pull away. I thought they'd lose to whoever came out of there. 

Oh well, them's the breaks. 

[ELA]

In fairness, Michigan’s seeding was advantageous to start. Great game 1 matchup and good location. I don’t expect the elite 8 this year, but Michigan hasn’t played their best game yet this tournament either. Need Houstan to show up and Dickinson and Eli to play at the same level as Saturday.

Round 1, yes.  They basically had a home game against a mid-major whose conference got 4 bids, and went 0-4.

Round 2, they played a 3 who should have been 2, if not a 1, and it was probably a tie geographically.  Sometimes Rick Barnes trumps all in a single elimination

[SuperMario]

So much to like about this Purdue team. Ivey made some key & deep 3’s. Can’t believe how fast that kid is.

[medinabuckeye1]

In fairness, Michigan’s seeding was advantageous to start. Great game 1 matchup and good location. I don’t expect the elite 8 this year, but Michigan hasn’t played their best game yet this tournament either. Need Houstan to show up and Dickinson and Eli to play at the same level as Saturday.

Going into the tournament this year I felt like we had half a dozen teams that were good enough on the high side that a second weekend win wouldn't surprise me and yet bad enough on the low side that a first round loss wouldn't either

[ELA]

As fun as Round 1 upsets are,.I always find myself rooting for chalk in Round 2, because next weekend should be about the best teams.  It sucks we have Purdue playing St. Peter's instead of Kentucky.  Instead of a top 10 matchup of Auburn-Wisconsin, we have Miami-Iowa State

[ELA]

As Jamie Dixon closes in on his first Sweet 16 since the buzzer beater Elite 8 loss to Villanova nI believe