2023-2024 B1G Basketball Thread

[847badgerfan]

"This looked like a team that could make a run. But the Badgers came out flat Friday night, and that’s a indictment on its coach. The heat definitely should be on Greg Gard, who has only two NCAA Tournament wins since that run to the Sweet 16 seven years ago."

- Jim Polzin, BadgerExtra

[847badgerfan]

JMU was far more physical than the Badgers and the officials allowed the teams to play. UW was not capable of punching back, and they got their asses kicked. 

They were lucky to lose by only 11. It felt more like a 25 point beatdown to me.

From the jump, they never had a chance.

[847badgerfan]

Bo Ryan is gone. Any chance at being elite is also gone.

Ryans do not grow on trees. He was not a proven coach at this level. No proven elite coach is taking the Wisconsin job. Especially when a job like UCLA is open and Kentucky could be open.

Since the 2016 Sweet 16, Gard has exactly 2 wins in the NCAA tournament, and no Sweet 16's. And he's completely missed two tournaments.

I think the Badgers just are what they are, which a decent step up from what they were until the mid-90's.

Make the NCAA some/most years, be happy with a win or maybe sweet 16. And that's the limit.


It's over. Mediocracy is what it is.

[betarhoalphadelta]

"This looked like a team that could make a run. But the Badgers came out flat Friday night, and that’s a indictment on its coach. The heat definitely should be on Greg Gard, who has only two NCAA Tournament wins since that run to the Sweet 16 seven years ago."

- Jim Polzin, BadgerExtra

I don't know how you can place the blame on Gard. 

It's clearly Edey's fault. 

[847badgerfan]

F Edey.

Gard's team beat him.

[FearlessF]

so did Hoiberg's team

[bayareabadger]

I think the heat should be on Gard to a degree. I think he’s a good coach, but some semblance of ceiling has seemed to develop. Of course, that was the case with Bo until it wasn’t. 

Wisconsin doesn’t have a birthright to great basketball. In fact, it doesn’t have much reason to be a good program at all. So you keep grinding, putting in the work, we’ll see what happens. On Wisconsin. 

[847badgerfan]

I think the heat should be on Gard to a degree. I think he’s a good coach, but some semblance of ceiling has seemed to develop. Of course, that was the case with Bo until it wasn’t.

Wisconsin doesn’t have a birthright to great basketball. In fact, it doesn’t have much reason to be a good program at all. So you keep grinding, putting in the work, we’ll see what happens. On Wisconsin.

Who ya gonna get? Make like OSU and promote Krabby? Then bring in a gut to recruit and develop men only?

Might work. UW's bigs are soft and have been since Happ left.

[bayareabadger]

Who ya gonna get? Make like OSU and promote Krabby? Then bring in a gut to recruit and develop men only?

Might work. UW's bigs are soft and have been since Happ left.

A. I mean, I think he will have to deliver some thing with a little more ceiling sooner rather than later. Or the very least cut down on that loss total.

B. You’re right the Bigs story the last few years hasn’t been ideal. No one has been BAD, outside Reuvers’ last year, but the defensive oomph has been lacking. 

[MaximumSam]

Zags put Kansas in a trash can. Yet again outperforms their seed and makes the Sweets Sixteen

[TyphonInc]

Yikes, hard to win a game when refs are home cooking. UNC player pushes MSU, and MSU gets called for travel. 

Then the "foul" I hate most when offensive (UNC) uses his elbow to knock the face proctor off the defender (MSU) and defender gets called for foul. I think the rule book should be updated, at no point can a defenders face foul the offenders elbows.

[boilerbanger]

F Edey.

Gard's team beat him.

Even a blind squirrel finds a nut. 

[betarhoalphadelta]

https://theathletic.com/5352665/2024/03/22/purdue-zach-edey-ncaa-tournament/

[ELA]

Wow, Dusty May to Michigan.  Indiana really screwed up by holding onto Woodson