2024-2025 B1G Basketball Thread

[OrangeAfroMan]

The more we reward mediocrity, the better for our society.

[SuperMario]

This Michigan Purdue game is the worst officiated half of basketball I’ve ever seen. The officials have been wrong on almost every call on both sides of the calls. Not even saying it’s favoring one team or another, just that I’d be livid as a player because the calls are mind blowingly bad over and over.

[FearlessF]

payin the refs more hasn't helped

[ELA]

So much for a great day of Big Ten games

[ELA]

Boise beating New Mexico opens up a bid thief opportunity.  Bubble teams need to pull hard for Utah State

[847badgerfan]

Utah State lost. CSU it is.

[847badgerfan]

Today is a double-edged sword for Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State and Wisconsin.

Win and you have to keep playing. Lose and you could maybe drop a seed.

[ELA]

Today is a double-edged sword for Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State and Wisconsin.

Win and you have to keep playing. Lose and you could maybe drop a seed.

Don't see any of the games costing them a seed.  They all picked up big wins yesterday.

MSU is probably most ok advancing to Sunday, because it would still just be 3 games, not 4, and they are the one of those four teams with some depth.  That said, I'm still totally fine losing today.  I generally like to play til Saturday.  Wisconsin is the one team that might actively want to lose.  They are the only one already on their third, and they don't go very deep.  Now the way those first two games went, it's not like they had to run guys a ton, so they might be just fine.

[847badgerfan]

That's true. The starters mostly sat for 10 minutes yesterday. I saw players out there that I forgot about or didn't know.

[bayareabadger]

Today is a double-edged sword for Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State and Wisconsin.

Win and you have to keep playing. Lose and you could maybe drop a seed.

Should probably try to win basketball games. The fatigue factor seems a spot overrated from one extra game. 

[FearlessF]

that would be my take

[ELA]

I recall reading an article about a decade back that there is a pretty bad track record for teams who (i) play 4+ games and (ii) finish on Sunday

Obviously if you are on the bubble, keep winning.  I can't imagine seeding is going to change for any of these teams now, particularly because the committee doesn't factor in the championship game.  Maybe for Michigan, winning one more could get them to a 4?

I don't think anyone is saying to tank, but I'd rather be 100% going into next week than winning a tournament that I put about on par with the Battle 4 Atlantis

[847badgerfan]

[bayareabadger]

I recall reading an article about a decade back that there is a pretty bad track record for teams who (i) play 4+ games and (ii) finish on Sunday

Obviously if you are on the bubble, keep winning.  I can't imagine seeding is going to change for any of these teams now, particularly because the committee doesn't factor in the championship game.  Maybe for Michigan, winning one more could get them to a 4?

I don't think anyone is saying to tank, but I'd rather be 100% going into next week than winning a tournament that I put about on par with the Battle 4 Atlantis

I’d be interested the methodology there. Mostly because in a lot of lights, most teams in the tournament over a long stretch have a bad track record.

Plus selection bias and such with which teams have to play four.