2023-2024 B1G Basketball Thread

[boilerbanger]

What is your expectation for Purdue this year?

As an outsider my impression is that Edey returning makes them a threat to anybody but if they can't get improved production from the other four spots, their ceiling is limited.

I am bullish, I think we will be better than last year, I think our 3 point shooting will be better (that will be key because people are going to load up on Edey) and we have added some nice athleticism into the mix with 4 star freshman, a redshirt freshman and a transfer, all 3 are athetotic and can shoot.  Painter's biggest challenge is minutes, we are deep, but there are only so many minutes that can be played.  I expect our freshman guards from last year to take a step forward in Year 2.  You are going to see Smith be more aggressive, you are going to see more pick n roll with Zach.  This team has something to prove, they have good kids and good leaders on the team.  Their non con schedule is strong.  It all comes down to 3 point shooting in the end I think, if we can shoot better people will face a problem of come out and guard and let Zach eat or give up open 3s.

[betarhoalphadelta]

What is your expectation for Purdue this year?

Look like a top-five team in February. 

Epic flameout in March. 

(Just like every year.)

[medinabuckeye1]

Look like a top-five team in February.

Epic flameout in March.

(Just like every year.)

Eh, it could be worse.  I started this thread with this:

Same as last year:
I'll start with a prediction for my team:

In the 2022-2023 2023-2024 season the Buckeyes will finish at least three games out of the B1G Championship and their season will end before the second weekend of the NCAA tournament.

At least your team wins league titles and gets high NCAA seeds.  Additionally, if my team breaks their pattern it means a S16 or *MAYBE* an E8.  If yours breaks their pattern it means an F4 or *MAYBE an NC. 

[ELA]

I don't know.  The years MSU was a bubble team, I only cared about keeping the tourney streak alive.  Beyond that, meh.  The eventual tourney losses were shoulder shrugs.  MSU losing a 2-15 game is perhaps the most crushing loss of my life across all sports.  Purdue has a handful of those.  I think that would be way more painful.  And then the one time they made a run, they lost (to an equal team) on I think the most improbable finish of all time in the tournament.  I feel like it doesn't get replayed as often as like Valpo, because it wasn't an upset, but Virginia couldn't do that again if given 1,000 attempts

[847badgerfan]

When does Arizona get punished? Asking for a friend.

[847badgerfan]

Happy to help.

[bayareabadger]

Badgers played their exhibition last night. I like where the bench is. Seems like the backup PG from last year might be confined to a smaller role and they’ll just make do with a shooting guard when the starter is off.

Wing depth seems like it’s going to be nice.

[LetsGoPeay]

IU looks very intriguing so far. They have a good mix of experience and youth with good length and athleticism. Three point shooting may still be a weakness. 

[GopherRock]

This Gopher club got beaten by 40 in a scrimmage at Colorado State. Ben Johnson's seat is steel mill hot.

[ELA]

Season starts this afternoon.  Not much will be learned this week.

OSU and Wisconsin both host ranked teams this weekend.  OSU hosting #15 Texas A&M and Wisconsin hosting #9 Tennessee.  Aside from that, just a bunch of low and mid majors.

My final picks

• Purdue
• Michigan State
• Illinois
• Maryland
• Indiana
• Wisconsin
• Ohio State
• Michigan
• Iowa
• Northwestern
• Rutgers
• Penn State
• Nebraska
• Minnesota

[ELA]

Quick starts certainly does not appear to be MSU's forte.  Second game in a row.  JMU is decent enough to take advantage.  Unanimous pick to win the Sun Belt

[ELA]

0-5 from 3.  1-5 on FTs, including a mixed front end

[ELA]

Tyson Walker shot 81% on FTs last year, and missed two front ends already.

JMU hasn't even played that well.  This isn't some hot shooting team.  MSU's offense is just comically awful

[ELA]

The more FTs MSU misses, the more aggressive JMU is defending.  2-10 (including 2 missed front ends), and JMU is more than happy to keep sending them there