2022-2023 B1G Basketball Thread

[Hawkinole]

Incidentally, Clarke University of Dubuque won the NAIA WBB tournament. Iowa had 3 teams in the D-1 NCAA WBB tournament. Iowa women's basketball / girls basketball has been strong since the 1920s, and is really strong this year.

[MarqHusker]

Herky Scores!

[FearlessF]

Incidentally, Clarke University of Dubuque won the NAIA WBB tournament. Iowa had 3 teams in the D-1 NCAA WBB tournament. Iowa women's basketball / girls basketball has been strong since the 1920s, and is really strong this year.

home court advantage in Sioux City, IA

[LittlePig]

MD and Ohio St join Iowa WBB's teams in the elite 8.  That makes 3 of the elite 8 women's teams are from the Big Ten. 

Iowa plays Louisville tonight at 8pm CT for a shot at the women's final 4.

[ELA]

I hate the hook and hold rule, but if that isn't it, I don't know what is

[ELA]

Haley van Lith might be my favorite college basketball player 

[OrangeAfroMan]

We had a 4, 5, 5, and a 9 in the Final Four.
Sooooo.....basically none of the top 10 teams is going to win the NC.  
That's one way to determine a champion, I guess.

[ELA]

We had a 4, 5, 5, and a 9 in the Final Four.
Sooooo.....basically none of the top 10 teams is going to win the NC. 
That's one way to determine a champion, I guess.

Sucks having entertainment be entertaining 

[medinabuckeye1]

We had a 4, 5, 5, and a 9 in the Final Four.
Sooooo.....basically none of the top 10 teams is going to win the NC. 
That's one way to determine a champion, I guess.

Sucks having entertainment be entertaining

I do not think that your arguments are mutually exclusive.

I think the @OrangeAfroMan is right, this system DOES NOT determine the best team of the season. It merely crowns a Tournament Champion which is always a pretty good team but definitely not always the best team.

I also think that @ELA is right, the Tournament is wildly entertaining. 

[ELA]

Has anyone ever argued it's the best way to crown a champion?  I think everyone has acknowledged its actually the worst

[bayareabadger]

Has anyone ever argued it's the best way to crown a champion?  I think everyone has acknowledged its actually the worst

In some ways it is absolutely the most straightforward. But playoffs of any type obviously do not reward the overall thing.

The existence of conference tournaments probably speaks to this more than anything. There’s absolutely no reason to have them other than they are fun to watch and make money. They are literally detrimental to producing a top-flight overall tournament.

[OrangeAfroMan]

Sucks having entertainment be entertaining

Doesn't suck for the fans.  Doesn't suck for the money-makers.

Kinda sucks for the athletes who go 31-4 and don't make the Sweet 16 because one opponent gets hot from 3.

Meh.
I'm not saying anything crazy here - sports started out with the system I prefer. 
Either one league/group and the team with the best record is the champion OR 2 leagues who don't play each other having their champs face off. 
Every eventual step of additional playoff games/series/systems were born of making more money.  Period.
I guess that makes me a member of the No-Fun League, but I don't care.

[Hawkinole]

Iowa WBB is in the Final Four. 

Sunday morning Asst. Coach Jan Jensen's father died from pancreatic cancer. Jan Jensen coaches the post players, and coached last night in Seattle. 

In high school Jan Jensen was one of Iowa's epic 6-on-6 girls BBall players who as a HS senior averaged 66 points per game. Later, Jan Jensen played for Iowa's head coach Lisa Bluder, but at Drake University; Jensen averaged over 29 points per game at Drake in 5 on 5 (more than Caitlin Clark). Jan Jensen coaches up the Hawkeyes' post players. Iowa Post Player Megan Gustafson led the NCAA WBB in scoring as a center in 2017-18, and 2018-19. 

Now Monica Czinano, Iowa's post player has for the past two-years, had epic seasons. 

Iowa's post player Monica Czinano has had no dribbles in the NCAA WBB tournament. She dribbled once in the Big Ten Tournament. Czinano averages 17.4 points per game.

[Kris60]

Iowa WBB is in the Final Four.

Sunday morning Asst. Coach Jan Jensen's father died from pancreatic cancer. Jan Jensen coaches the post players, and coached last night in Seattle.

In high school Jan Jensen was one of Iowa's epic 6-on-6 girls BBall players who as a HS senior averaged 66 points per game. Later, Jan Jensen played for Iowa's head coach Lisa Bluder, but at Drake University; Jensen averaged over 29 points per game at Drake in 5 on 5 (more than Caitlin Clark). Jan Jensen coaches up the Hawkeyes' post players. Iowa Post Player Megan Gustafson led the NCAA WBB in scoring as a center in 2017-18, and 2018-19.

Now Monica Czinano, Iowa's post player has for the past two-years, had epic seasons.

Iowa's post player Monica Czinano has had no dribbles in the NCAA WBB tournament. She dribbled once in the Big Ten Tournament. Czinano averages 17.4 points per game.

No dribbles?  I love it.  That’s efficient.