2023-2024 B1G Basketball Thread

[Kris60]

Might?

It might.  If they fire him I understand.  If they don’t I’m ok with that, too.  I just wish it had been Neal Brown who said it.

[Brutus Buckeye]

https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1655670978381226001?s=20

[847badgerfan]

Good message from Hugs on that one. Probably wouldn't be enough in many cases. 

In this case, it probably will be.

[Kris60]

The fact that he said it twice doesn’t help his situation.  Truth be told, he was probably liquored up when he said it.  The worst kept secret in college basketball is Huggs has a drinking problem.

I’d hope an apology, suspension, and donation of some kind would be enough but I understand if it isn’t.  If Juwan Howard can hit another coach and have to be restrained from doing it on another occasion and survive I’d like to think Huggs can survive this.  But I also get the world we live in.  Whatever WVU does I’ll understand and support.

[bayareabadger]

The fact that he said it twice doesn’t help his situation.  Truth be told, he was probably liquored up when he said it.  The worst kept secret in college basketball is Huggs has a drinking problem.

I’d hope an apology, suspension, and donation of some kind would be enough but I understand if it isn’t.  If Juwan Howard can hit another coach and have to be restrained from doing it on another occasion and survive I’d like to think Huggs can survive this.  But I also get the world we live in.  Whatever WVU does I’ll understand and support.

Huggs is by all accounts a hell of a time. Can only imagine how he sounds in practice. 

[CatsbyAZ]

Between a very good returning starter and a stud freshman coming in, the smart money is on the kid not starting.

Lebron didn't choose USC for his kid to come off the bench.

Lebron's money and the TV interest money is on Bronny starting, though maybe not right away.

[bayareabadger]

Lebron didn't choose USC for his kid to come off the bench.

Lebron's money and the TV interest money is on Bronny starting, though maybe not right away.

That situation makes me think that he didn’t choose the school at all.

[medinabuckeye1]

A projection by Lunardi:

• #1 Michigan State 
• #2 Purdue
• #6 Wisconsin 
• #7 Maryland, Northwestern 
• #10 Indiana 
• #11 Rutgers, Illinois (both play-in)

B1G teams on the bubble:
Last four byes:

• Indiana 

Last four in:

• Rutgers, Illinois 

First four out:

• Ohio State, Iowa

In total that is eight teams in including three on the bubble with two more barely out. Only Penn State, Michigan, Minnesota, and Nebraska are not mentioned. 


I can't imagine that Holtmann could actually survive a SEVENTH year at Ohio State with no league titles and no S16's but @MaximumSam probably thinks this would warrant an extension and a raise so who knows.

[LetsGoPeay]

Indiana is in the final two for 5*, former Duke commit Mackenzie Mgbako along with Kansas. He would obviously be a major coup for Mike Woodson but I have to wonder about the on the court impact. He'll be good obviously. But it seems that the days of freshmen making a massive impact are fading away. Coaches have finally realized that the way to win in college is to get old and stay old. That was Villanova's and Wisconsin's formula at their peak; a bunch of old guys who have developed with an impact freshman here and there. I'm not sure IU has the requisite old guys left over on the roster that could make much of an impact along with Mgbako.

[ELA]

https://twitter.com/PeteThamel/status/1656308271349637122?t=yNH8xwi0HWqb9M7bKK8v0g&s=19

[MaximumSam]

Huggs turns 70 this year. I'm mildly surprised he doesn't just retire. They should do a reality show on him going through sensitivity training.

[ELA]

I'd watch that

[medinabuckeye1]

I'd watch that

LoL, you beat me to it. When I read @MaximumSam 's post I thought "I'd watch that" and was about to type it when I saw your post.

[Kris60]

Huggs turns 70 this year. I'm mildly surprised he doesn't just retire. They should do a reality show on him going through sensitivity training.

As soon as that part of the punishment  was announced that was the general thought.  Make it PPV and donate the money to an alphabet cause. I’d be all in.