2024-2025 B1G Basketball Thread

[bayareabadger]

Wisconsin's little hiccup appears to have been nothing more than that, and Rutgers trying to throw two one and dones into that program is going as expected

I’m sure the Badgers are going to have another rough patch somewhere in there, but that stretch was also a trio of very difficult games.

Looking like they should be in a spot for solid finish if they take care of business, which would be massive given the roster issues.

[ELA]

OSU and Minnesota both deserve to lose this game

[grillrat]

OSU and Minnesota both deserve to lose this game

Yup.  OSU gave Minnesota 50 chances to win that game and they refused to take it.  Some absolutely brutal missed free throws in the last minute and both overtimes.

[ELA]

Yup.  OSU gave Minnesota 50 chances to win that game and they refused to take it.  Some absolutely brutal missed free throws in the last minute and both overtimes.

Minnesota fouled an OSU player at the end of regulation, to give them a FT to win it...and he missed.

Then they fouled up 3 at the end of the first OT...but it was an 89% FT shooter...with 8 seconds left.  He actually split them, so OSU was forced to foul, a 90% FT shooter for Minnesota.  He not only missed both, but then Minnesota intentionally fouled again, for no reason, this time up only 2.  OSU made both to send to 2OT.

OSU scored 8 quick points in 2OT, and then let Minnesota come all the way back to a 1 point game.

[ELA]

Massey Composite Rankings - 42 computers (last week in parentheses)

• Auburn (1)
• Tennessee (2)
• Duke (4)
• Iowa State (6)
• Alabama (5)
• Florida (3)
• Marquette (7)
• Houston (11)
• Gonzaga (10)
• Kentucky (15)
• ILLINOIS (18)
• Kansas (9)
• Mississippi State (13)
• Texas A&M (12)
• MICHIGAN STATE (14)
• OREGON (8)
• MICHIGAN (20)
• Pittsburgh (21)
• PURDUE (22)
• Memphis (25)
• Connecticut (16)
• UCLA (17)
• WISCONSIN (-)
• NEBRASKA (-)
• Utah State (24)

• 35. Maryland (23)
• 37. Ohio State (34)
• 42. Penn State (37)
• 44. Indiana (52)
• 55. Iowa (46)
• 56. Northwestern (48)
• 78. USC (76)
• 81. Rutgers (85)
• 83. Washington (93)
• 124. Minnesota (119)

[ELA]

Looking at some of these schedules, I figured they would send the west coast teams on grouped trips.

UCLA played at Nebraska on Saturday, then come home for Michigan tonight, then go play at Maryland Friday.

What recruits are signing up for this?

[SFBadger96]

Wisconsin = UW
Washington = UDub

Correct.

If you really wanted different abbreviations, I could live with:
WI
WA
or
Wisc
Wash

UW uses wisc.edu afterall.

[ELA]

I usually just call them "UWiscy Lil Red"

[SuperMario]

My new David Robinson is really becoming fun to watch.

[ELA]

My new David Robinson is really becoming fun to watch.

I don't remember David Robinson following his coach from Navy to Pitt after his junior season. 

Nothing against May, you play by the rules of the day, but I just hate what a year to year sport basketball has become.  It was that for Kentucky and Duke.  Now it's that for seemingly like 75% of the sport.  Just buy a whole new team every year, while gutting the fun mid-majors that made the tournament fun

[Cincydawg]

When did the SEC start playing decent BBall?

[SuperMario]

I don't remember David Robinson following his coach from Navy to Pitt after his junior season. 

Nothing against May, you play by the rules of the day, but I just hate what a year to year sport basketball has become.  It was that for Kentucky and Duke.  Now it's that for seemingly like 75% of the sport.  Just buy a whole new team every year, while gutting the fun mid-majors that made the tournament fun

He would have followed such a good coach lol!! The picture of him and the height and arm muscle tone, while wearing #50 just looks similar. Was my childhood sports hero so I'll happily relive the memory.

Outside of that, i'm with you every step of the way.. but college bball has been a mess since they started allowing kids to go to the NBA after 1 year. This is just the next step towards messiness. It's really tough to buy into a team now because it will a constantly changing roster every year which is also the same in football. I'm hopefully eventually they get this mess under control. For now, I'm just going to live in the moment with this year's good team because i like their style of play with two big men and this kid is really fun to watch. 

[ELA]

I don't like it in football, but the rosters are so big, that it was never totally about the personalities to me.

Basketball was about the personalities and the tournament.  This sort of kills that.  I think the one that did it to me was when Eastern Washington nearly upset Kansas in a 3-14 game in maybe 2022?  They had 3 stud underclassmen, including 2 brothers.  Then all 3 immediately left.  I think the PG went to Gonzaga, and the brothers went to Oklahoma State.  Steph Curry is probably at Duke for his junior and senior years now.

I think I posted earlier that when Auburn and Kansas were #1 and #2, their combined starting lineups were 9/10 transfers.  If you are a fan of a team, it's probably less of an issue than if you are a fan of the sport.

I don't mind the NIL stuff.  Michigan paying Bryce Underwood does not bother me one bit.  The transfer portal is what is killing college athletics, at least to me.

[SuperMario]

Honestly, you're spot on. all of it. Not even something I can find a reason to argue lol. Transfer portal at some point should be squashed or have limits or something. It's no longer collegiate athletics.. it's minor leagues