2022-2023 B1G Basketball Thread

[bayareabadger]

Eh, he was a pest.  Everyone has a Brad Davison or Foster Loyer laying around

Foster Loyer was a pest? Interesting. 

The main thing I'll remember about him was UW's former walk-on point guard just posting him up as soon as he was out there. Thankfully he found his level. 

[NickSmith4Three]

Illinois really has to figure some things out.  Leadership issues. Possibly chemistry issues.  They have shown they can beat just about anyone.  They can also lose some real stinkers.

[medinabuckeye1]

Illinois really has to figure some things out.  Leadership issues. Possibly chemistry issues.  They have shown they can beat just about anyone.  They can also lose some real stinkers.

It sure is hard to get a read on them right now. In their last five games:

• Great win at MSG in NYC over (then) #2 Texas
• Meaningless win over crap opponent (not a knock on IL, everyone does it this time of year)
• Not terrible road loss to Maryland 
• Blown out in St Louis by Mizzou
• Blown out at home by PSU

[medinabuckeye1]

Indiana and Rutgers have what should be easy games tonight. Wisconsin did too but theirs was canceled. 

Then we are done until December 29/30 when we have one league game (Iowa at Nebraska) and everyone else except Indiana has one more cupcake before league play gets started in ernest on NYD.

[ELA]

Richard Pitino has New Mexico 12-0

[847badgerfan]

Richard Pitino has New Mexico 12-0

117 in schedule rank.

Of course, Minnesota's rank is 156, and they are 6-6 against it.

[ELA]

New Mexico appears to be where former Big Ten coaches go for rehab.

Maybe he'll wind up at UCLA

[847badgerfan]

I thought they all went to Bama.

[ELA]

I thought they all went to Bama.

Wrong sport

[847badgerfan]

Of course.

[MaximumSam]

Michigan goes down to CMU

[ELA]

Michigan goes down to CMU

#296 in KenPom.  Michigan didn't have a good win, but they also didn't have a bad loss.  Now they have a horrific one.  Probably have to go 13-7 at worst to get in

[Mdot21]

#FireJuanHoward

Seriously, I don't even watch or like basketball all that much, but to me it seems like the guy is a pretty mid coach. So what he can recruit. I really don't give a rats ass about 'crootin. Can you coach 'em up? 

[ELA]

They could have fired him for cause 10 months ago, without paying him a dime, and didn't.  I don't think they are going to pay him to go away now.

Beilein still lives in Ann Arbor.  I think they had an opening to oust Juwan last year, and bring Beilein back for like 2 years, with a coach in waiting/succession plan.