2023-2024 B1G Basketball Thread

[MaximumSam]

Lol, Hoggard has now missed 5 layips

Lol he has the layips

[ELA]

It's like this team can play well for a couple games in a row, then they start feeling themselves, and play like this. Now they'll get a talking to, and I assume they will actually try on Saturday

[medinabuckeye1]

It's like this team can play well for a couple games in a row, then they start feeling themselves, and play like this. Now they'll get a talking to, and I assume they will actually try on Saturday

I think you mean Sunday but Saturday would be better to me!

[ELA]

Aside from the the Draymond point forward season,.MSU largely goes as their starting PG goes.  Izzo's entire system is still very PG dependent.  We've had years where we struggled because the PG was inexperienced, or we just missed on an evaluation.  But Hoggard might be the first one who just doesn't seem to give a shit.  The fact that he thought he was getting drafted last year is hilarious.  He honestly will probably take a 5th year at a mid major


https://twitter.com/khabi21/status/1760104860148781226?t=Gk6k16Gu5hJrG23vBIA2cA&s=19

[ELA]

At least I made a lot of money betting Iowa ML.  Buying losses is a tremendous feel

[ELA]

Izzo finally reached the status where he's recruiting at K/Roy/Cal levels, and he's still coaching like it's 2004.  3 guys are going to graduate, and 3 others are going to transfer out

[ELA]

Xavier Booker should transfer out.  I was generally on board with the minutes he was getting, given his liabilities.  But he was the one big who played well in the first half,.and so he got exactly zero second half minutes 

[ELA]

Running under screens against Iowa, who has zero arhletes was either terrible coaching or lazy defense.

If Izzo never wins a second, it's because once he had the pull to attract the talent that being a HOFer allows you, he kept bringing in retreads that he was comfortable with as assistants, and wasting the blue chip freshmen he had.

OSU football just pulled the UCLA HC to be an OC. Its time to decide whether you are serious about winning another title, or if squeaking into the tourney for the 4th straight year is enough

[medinabuckeye1]

I'll do a full update after Thursday's games.  This was done quickly and could be mistaken but Iowa's upset win in East Lansing makes the following changes:

Michigan State:
The Spartans drop from a projected three-way tie with UW and UNL for 3rd/4th/5th into a projected two-way tie with Northwestern for 5th/6th.  MSU loses that tie (based on record against PU) and gets the #6 seed, NU moves up to #5.  

Iowa:
The Hawkeyes move out of a three-way tie with UMD and PSU for 9th/10th/11th into a two-way tie with Rutgers for 8th/9th.  Iowa wins that tie (no game in Piscataway) but it only impacts jersey color in the 8/9 game on Thursday of the BTT.  Maryland drops to #10.  

[boilerbanger]

Saw a few clips of a really bad call in the MD / Wis game last night, MD charging call in 2nd half might be the worst call I have seen.

[medinabuckeye1]

So tonight the Illini are a substantial favorite in State College and the Huskers are a narrow favorite in Bloomington. 

The Nebraska/Indiana game interests me a lot. It has been pointed out that Nebraska has the biggest home/away differential in the league. Overall they are:

• 16-1 at home
• 1-7 away.

It may seem impossible but within the league the contrast is even more striking, they are:

• 8-0 at home
• 0-7 away.

Part of this *COULD* be a scheduling issue. Nebraska's seven B1G road losses were to:

• Tier-1 Illinois 
• Tier-2 Wisconsin 
• Tier-2 Northwestern 
• Tier-3 Minnesota 
• Tier-3 Iowa
• Tier-3 Rutgers 
• Tier-3 Maryland 

Their three remaining road games are:

• Tier-4 Indiana 
• Tier-4 Ohio State 
• Tier-5 Michigan 

It is true that Nebraska hasn't won a B1G road game this season but it is also true that their three easiest road games are all ahead of them. 

[betarhoalphadelta]

Well you know I prefer the Huskers in that one. POTFH. 

[FearlessF]

Huskers should NEVER be a fav on the road

not even with a 20 point lead at the half

[MarqHusker]

hilarious Ref clock/replay review.  Nebraska running out the clock, the clock gets stuck with 4 secs.    Two minute review to see how much time is left, never mind it is 85-70.