2024-2025 B1G Basketball Thread

[ELA]

Bad for content

Particularly in the basketball thread

[ELA]

Seems like the 8 team preseason tournaments are gone, except for Maui and Atlantis. Guessing thats a result of conference realignment and consolidation. Tough to fill out an 8 team field when 3 teams are going to be mid majors. Way more 4 team tournaments now, which is kind of a bummer. I always enjoy those 8 team events

[bayareabadger]

Seems like the 8 team preseason tournaments are gone, except for Maui and Atlantis. Guessing thats a result of conference realignment and consolidation. Tough to fill out an 8 team field when 3 teams are going to be mid majors. Way more 4 team tournaments now, which is kind of a bummer. I always enjoy those 8 team events

I wonder if it is a timing and content thing, too.

Maybe teams don’t want to be on the road for an extra day and with roughly 100 of these, the TV networks don’t need to stretch for inventory.

[medinabuckeye1]

Looking like the Buckeyes will be ranked next week.

And they are, #21. 

Ohio State's last-week opponent, #19 Texas dropped out. This week's opponent, aTm dropped from #13 to #23 because they lost their opener at UCF. Buckeyes also played YSU yesterday and won in a laugher.

The game against aTm is now a ranked-vs-ranked matchup. Does anyone know much about aTm's arena? This is a true road game so it will be a big test.

[MaximumSam]

I was pleased to see the energy on defense. The offense is a work in progress, we'll see how they look on the road against a team that in theory is pretty good defensively. Bradshaw and Stewart made contributions.

Also, my wife was next to Jeff Anderson on a flight to Florida this morning - he is the "high knee" ref who did the game last night.

[ELA]

Also, my wife was next to Jeff Anderson on a flight to Florida this morning - he is the "high knee" ref who did the game last night.

Hopefully not wide knees on a flight

[ELA]

Hunter Dickinson will be 24 in 2 weeks.  Jaren Jackson just turned 25 within the past month, and is in his 7th NBA season

[bayareabadger]

Hunter Dickinson will be 24 in 2 weeks.  Jaren Jackson just turned 25 within the past month, and is in his 7th NBA season

This seems mostly fine, outside the fact that Dickinson apparently started college phenomenally late. Did he spend some time in Juvie or something?

[FearlessF]

pretty good game so far in Atlanta

[ELA]

This seems mostly fine, outside the fact that Dickinson apparently started college phenomenally late. Did he spend some time in Juvie or something?

He was already old for his grade.  Then he did a prep school year.  And bc of the COVID year he gets a 5th year.  Yeah, its all on the up and up, its just hilarious 

[ELA]

To be honest, Im not aure how it was that close.  Xavier Booker is really trending towards bust at this point, and Akins continues to disappear in big games

[MaximumSam]

To be honest, Im not aure how it was that close.  Xavier Booker is really trending towards bust at this point, and Akins continues to disappear in big games

Yeah what a weird game. Very competitive, despite MSU looking like garbage for long stretches. But yeah Booker being completely nonexistent is a big problem. They have 37 centers, so it's not like they need him, but dag. Tough to point to anything he is doing well right now.

[MarqHusker]

I believe this is it isn't it for any remaining Covid roster bloat, right?  (for all sports).    so many giant rosters (still) in volleyball for instance.

[ELA]

Yeah what a weird game. Very competitive, despite MSU looking like garbage for long stretches. But yeah Booker being completely nonexistent is a big problem. They have 37 centers, so it's not like they need him, but dag. Tough to point to anything he is doing well right now.

He's not a real center, hes more of a stretch 4, which is why I dont have a ton of hope.  True 5s, and old school PF 4s have always blossomed late under Izzo.  The ones who have stuck it out hace traditionally really come into their own.  But hes not a guy who is trying to learn post moves, or how to rebound.  Hes been asked to do less than any big man under Izzo and hes still underachieved.  I wouldnt be shocked if hes pkaying at Butler or something next year.