2022-2023 B1G Basketball Thread

[NickSmith4Three]

Illinois could be a really great team if only the second half counted.

[ELA]

Illinois is could be a really great team if only the second half counted.

I played soccer and tennis in HS (like most jocks do), and I remember one time we were playing our cross city rivals.  In HS tennis, you call your own games.  So we did our normal warmup, started the match.  They scored the first 3 points.  40-love.  The guy serving said "you guys ready to start?"  His partner spun around, and said, we already did.  He said, "no, that was warmup."  His partner spun back around to us, and even though we both thought we had started, just said, "no, that was warmup."  You could tell the guy wanted to argue, but it was 3 on 1, including his partner.  So we got a restart.  We wound up winning 6-0 6-0.  Granted, for it to be that ugly, maybe we would have won anyway,. but I always felt like that false start changed the entire match.

Short story long, Illinois should try that coming out of halftime

[bayareabadger]

Maryland, just killing me.

[CatsbyAZ]

Wild one in Bloomington going to OT

edit:

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

Meanwhile, Indiana, up three in the dwindling seconds of OT, wastes no time fouling Michigan before they can set up for a 3.

another edit to toss fuel on Juwan's fire:


https://twitter.com/MichiganPodcast/status/1632532883314188288

[MaximumSam]

Wild one in Bloomington going to OT

edit:
Meanwhile, Indiana, up three in the dwindling seconds of OT, wastes no time fouling Michigan before they can set up for a 3.

Could've burnt them if Bufkin didn't develop Chris Webber brain

[medinabuckeye1]

Seed update:

Purdue is #1.

If Northwestern wins, they are #2, Indiana is #3, and Michigan State is #4.

If Northwestern loses then Indiana is #2 and Michigan State is #3.

Behind MSU:
If NU wins then UMD, IL, IA, and M will be tied for the #5 through #8 seeds.

If Northwestern loses then NU, UMD, IL, IA, M, and RU will be tied for #4 through #9.

If Rutgers loses they are the #9 seed.

Penn State is #10.

Nebraska is #11.

Wisconsin is #12.

Ohio State is #13.

Minnesota is #14.

[ELA]

Wild one in Bloomington going to OT

edit:
Meanwhile, Indiana, up three in the dwindling seconds of OT, wastes no time fouling Michigan before they can set up for a 3.

another edit to toss fuel on Juwan's fire:


https://twitter.com/MichiganPodcast/status/1632532883314188288

And yet they could have fired him for free multiple times when he...check notes...tried to fight an opposing coach.  Now they are going to have to pay to fire him simply for being a bad coach in every season except the fake COVID year.

And it seems like Harbaughs issues are entirely with the AD as well, which is why he keeps flirting with the NFL.  I don't know how the UM AD keeps his job through the summer.  Harbaugh is a weirdo, but he's called his bluff in back to back seasons, and shown he has no sway there.  My guess is the boosters pay up for whoever Harbaugh wants

[bayareabadger]

Medina has been begging Ohio State to give up for weeks, and if they can go ahead and give up in their first game next week, it would be appreciated. 

I’m pretty sure a one and done leaves the Badgers outside of the field. And I think if a win two, and get to 19–14, that is probably in? It’s 18-14 that is up in the air. Obviously they have to beat the buckeyes, but in theory that would be a more valuable win than Minnesota again. 

[ELA]

Yeah, I would think they need to win 2.  Same for Michigan.

[medinabuckeye1]

Medina has been begging Ohio State to give up for weeks, and if they can go ahead and give up in their first game next week, it would be appreciated.

I’m pretty sure a one and done leaves the Badgers outside of the field. And I think if a win two, and get to 19–14, that is probably in? It’s 18-14 that is up in the air. Obviously they have to beat the buckeyes, but in theory that would be a more valuable win than Minnesota again.

LoL.
I want the AD to give up on the failed HC. I don't want the team to give up.

I think I agree with your assessment of Wisconsin:

• Lose to tOSU, finish 17-14: out.
• Beat tOSU, lose to Iowa, finish 18-14: pray for a soft bubble. 
• Beat tOSU and Iowa, lose to Michigan State, finish 19-14: probably in.
• Beat tOSU, Iowa, and MSU, finish 20-14 or better: in.

[medinabuckeye1]

Yeah, I would think they need to win 2.  Same for Michigan.

Ohio State's path is really easy to figure out, just five steps:

• Beat Wisconsin on Wednesday. 
• Beat Iowa on Thursday. 
• Beat Michigan State on Friday. 
• Beat Purdue/Rutgers/Michigan on Saturday. 
• Win the B1GCG on Sunday. 

[bayareabadger]

LoL.
I want the AD to give up on the failed HC. I don't want the team to give up.

I think I agree with your assessment of Wisconsin:

• Lose to tOSU, finish 17-14: out.
• Beat tOSU, lose to Iowa, finish 18-14: pray for a soft bubble.
• Beat tOSU and Iowa, lose to Michigan State, finish 19-14: probably in.
• Beat tOSU, Iowa, and MSU, finish 20-14 or better: in.

Still, if they could give up... 

If UW were to go 1-1, assuming there isn't too much movement 6-8 in Q1, 6-5 Q2, one Q3 loss. A couple of teams are threatening to move, though. 

[boilerbanger]

I am really hoping for a Mich St vs Iowa rematch ... I think Mich St would come out pissed off

[FearlessF]

Ohio State's path is really easy to figure out, just five steps:

• Beat Wisconsin on Wednesday.
• Beat Iowa on Thursday.
• Beat Michigan State on Friday.
• Beat Purdue/Rutgers/Michigan on Saturday.
• Win the B1GCG on Sunday.

same as Nebraska every season
time for a different coach