2022-2023 B1G Basketball Thread

[ELA]

Kemba 2.0.  this kid is going to single-handedly carry his team to the title. He is their entire team

[ELA]

not sure that makes any difference
if a team is a winner they will always have plenty of fans

Eh, I think there's a reason we are here, and not on a pro sports message board. And I bet there isn't a single pro sports team that didn't draft a single player on their team.

I'm didn't say you wouldn't root for them. I rooted for Kenneth Walker, but I can't imagine caring that much, about a random group of kids who just happen to be wearing a shirt for 3 months only

[bayareabadger]

I knew Kansas state's two best players were transfers, I didn't realize they didn't have a single kid on their entire roster who started there. I mean I get why their coach did it, and clearly it worked, but I can't imagine caring at all how that team did if I was a fan

I wonder how much was his doing vs natural attrition. 

[ELA]

Well this is literally the definition of bounces going their way

[bayareabadger]

Kemba 2.0.  this kid is going to single-handedly carry his team to the title. He is their entire team

The reverse jinx work is strong. 

[ELA]

I wonder how much was his doing vs natural attrition.

I don't blame him. He inherited a bad roster, that I assume got worse when there was a coaching transition

[Kris60]

I knew Kansas state's two best players were transfers, I didn't realize they didn't have a single kid on their entire roster who started there. I mean I get why their coach did it, and clearly it worked, but I can't imagine caring at all how that team did if I was a fan

Jerry Seinfeld had a bit where he said fans basically cheer for laundry, and it’s true.  Just put the right shirt on a guy and fans will cheer for him.

[ELA]

Jerry Seinfeld had a bit where he said fans basically cheer for laundry, and it’s true.  Just put the right shirt on a guy and fans will cheer for him.

Which, like I said, is why most of us are college sports fans, rooting for our alma mater, over a bunch of guys whose only tie to a city, is their paycheck is signed by a guy, who happened to buy the team that built a stadium there a while ago.

And yet most pro sports teams, have a roster with a longer connection to the city than this KSU basketball roster has

[ELA]

Look what happens when you just keep the primary defender in front of Nowell, and don't bring help?  He is amazing at finding the abandoned teammate at high speeds. But he's also tiny. Make him finish over you until he takes you out of that. He has exploited MSU's help defense all night

[ELA]

Well, sometimes it's that kind of night.  If they want to shoot from there, tip your cap

[ELA]

If he's going to do that, that's fine.  Make him beat you like that.  Kemba 2.0

[Kris60]

As good as Nowell has been I didn’t like that shot.  

[ELA]

Attack the rim. Go to OT

[ELA]

As good as Nowell has been I didn’t like that shot. 

All of his shots have been bad.  He's made a couple bad ones, but MSU helping off their guy to come over on him has been a horrible gameplan