2024-2025 B1G Basketball Thread

[bayareabadger]

We trust Greg Gard knows what he’s doing, and he rewards that trust. 

Just a nonsense ball game and a hell of a win!

[847badgerfan]

These ain't your daddy's Badgers.

[ELA]

I never loved AJ Hoggard, but never got why he was hated so much among the fan base, and they kept acting like he was why they couldnt get over the top.  No, it mainly that you need NBA talent, and Izzo refuses to use his clout to go get it from the portal.  Booker was a big time recruit, but his body is not filling out, and the other guys are good but not elite, which os what you want from 3/4* recruits.  The cancelling effect is 3 point shooting, and MSU is brutal there

[ELA]

The cancelling effect is 3 point shooting, and MSU is brutal there

#18 in the conference

[bayareabadger]

I never loved AJ Hoggard, but never got why he was hated so much among the fan base, and they kept acting like he was why they couldnt get over the top.  No, it mainly that you need NBA talent, and Izzo refuses to use his clout to go get it from the portal.  Booker was a big time recruit, but his body is not filling out, and the other guys are good but not elite, which os what you want from 3/4* recruits.  The cancelling effect is 3 point shooting, and MSU is brutal there

Maybe it’s because he had a habit of hurting my feelings as a Wisconsin, but I totally get it. 

You had a stretch of MSU teams that were mediocre and disjointed. You had a player who flashed the ability to be a bit of a ceiling raiser. He didn’t do it consistently. Of course, if he did that, he might be in the NBA.

[bayareabadger]

These ain't your daddy's Badgers.

I stayed up to watch it. What a night.

[ELA]

I never loved AJ Hoggard, but never got why he was hated so much among the fan base, and they kept acting like he was why they couldnt get over the top.  No, it mainly that you need NBA talent, and Izzo refuses to use his clout to go get it from the portal.  Booker was a big time recruit, but his body is not filling out, and the other guys are good but not elite, which os what you want from 3/4* recruits.  The cancelling effect is 3 point shooting, and MSU is brutal there

To follow up on Booker.  Remember, when MSU got in on him, he was a solid 4* recruit.  I think he was in the 60s on 247.  Then he hit a growth spurt and shot up.  Last time that happened to an MSU recruit, it was Jaren Jackson Jr.  I think some of the expectations are a little unfair.  It was almost like they assumed the skill set would follow the growth spurt, and that's not always the case.  He's just kind the same developmental stretch 4 type guy, with defensive and rebounding issues.  he's just like 5 inches taller than he was

[ELA]

Not touching Wisconsin either way with a 10 foot pole

[bayareabadger]

Not touching Wisconsin either way with a 10 foot pole

I felt weirdly fine about that game. It was a major letdown spot. I don’t think Wisconsin is THAT Good, and with a weird rotation, I’m guessing there will be more inconsistency.

I also think that team they played is pretty good. And plays a really weird style. The biggest disappointment was that their 68 Fire hybrid Center gave Wisconsin’ centers more trouble on both sides of the floor than you would like, even if he has kind of an odd game

[847badgerfan]

Not easy to watch much basketball in the Eastern time zone.

[ELA]

I felt weirdly fine about that game. It was a major letdown spot. I don’t think Wisconsin is THAT Good, and with a weird rotation, I’m guessing there will be more inconsistency.

I also think that team they played is pretty good. And plays a really weird style. The biggest disappointment was that their 68 Fire hybrid Center gave Wisconsin’ centers more trouble on both sides of the floor than you would like, even if he has kind of an odd game

Yeah, I just meant I'm not betting on their games

[LetsGoPeay]

To follow up on Booker.  Remember, when MSU got in on him, he was a solid 4* recruit.  I think he was in the 60s on 247.  Then he hit a growth spurt and shot up.  Last time that happened to an MSU recruit, it was Jaren Jackson Jr.  I think some of the expectations are a little unfair.  It was almost like they assumed the skill set would follow the growth spurt, and that's not always the case.  He's just kind the same developmental stretch 4 type guy, with defensive and rebounding issues.  he's just like 5 inches taller than he was

He was the third best player on his high school team. I saw him regularly get pushed around and dominated by 6'5" kids in the summer. I'll be amazed if he ever does much at MSU. He seems like a prime portal to Ball State kid. 

[ELA]

Extremely unenthusiastic about having to face Bucky McMillan's Samford tonight.

I wouldn't have been shocked if he had gotten the OSU or UM job last year.  The should have beaten Kansas in the tournament last year

[ELA]

Extremely unenthusiastic about having to face Bucky McMillan's Samford tonight.

I wouldn't have been shocked if he had gotten the OSU or UM job last year.  The should have beaten Kansas in the tournament last year

Increasingly unenthusiastic.  MSU continues to make mind boggling decisions with scheduling.  Lets play a handful of elite teams, a handful of sub 300 teams to tank the SOS, and fill in the gaps with the most dangerous possible mid majors