2022-2023 B1G Basketball Thread

[medinabuckeye1]

Announcers for IL @ tOSU started out by pointing out that the Illini are still mathematically in the race for the #1 seed in the BTT.

Then they got to the Buckeyes and had nothing to say just "Obviously a lost season in Columbus." Ya think?

[medinabuckeye1]

LoL, the announcers were trying to make it sound better for the Buckeyes so they focused on only having one turnover in the Penn State loss. So the Buckeyes respond with two in the first 90 seconds. 

[FearlessF]

Huge win for Indiana yesterday. If Northwestern had been able to protect their huge lead against Illinois the other day they'd be playing for a share of the B1G lead today!

shoot, that's right
the Kitties screwed up vs Illinois

[847badgerfan]

Illinois gonna shit the bed here?

[FearlessF]

yup

[MaximumSam]

Nice win for the Buckeyes. Been a while. 

[FearlessF]

put 5 more on the clock in Michigan!

[bayareabadger]

Well, if I wanted to go into a lab and design the most "this year" way that could end for the Badgers, that might've been it. 

Eff. 

[ELA]

Bad weekend for coaches who are entrenched in not fouling up 3 in final seconds

[MaximumSam]

Bad weekend for coaches who are entrenched in not fouling up 3 in final seconds

I hate, with the very essence of my soul, that this is a strategy that is perfectly fine under the rules. I don't understand how they can change the rules every year to make every other thing a flagrant foul, but not that.

[FearlessF]

I would call flagrant fouls early and often until they diminished 

and not just in the last few minutes

[ELA]

I hate, with the very essence of my soul, that this is a strategy that is perfectly fine under the rules. I don't understand how they can change the rules every year to make every other thing a flagrant foul, but not that.

Why?  You can foul at any point.  You can intentionally foul to get back in the game.  It's still a calculated risk, granted the numbers say you should.  That's like saying you shouldn't be able to take a knee in football 

[FearlessF]

add Rutgers to the list

19 point 2nd half deficit  - winner

[bayareabadger]

Bad weekend for coaches who are entrenched in not fouling up 3 in final seconds

Rutgers seemed to get away with it. 

Gard told his guys to foul, but they weren't just intentionally fouling the refs didn't call it coming down the court. And once the ball was coming from the baseline, it was kind of out of play because with 2.1 and no need to dribble, your chances of fouling a guy hoisting one up are good. (I think there's a rule that you're not allowed to hold someone on the inbound). 

And in the end, they forced a guy to bobble the inbound, reset and bag a 28-footer with a hand in his face (shoulda been more in his face, but he's shooting over everyone in that spot anyway). Sometimes shit happens.