2025-2026 B1G Basketball Thread

[ELA]

Yeah, and I don't see Izzo and Painter as the type who want to "buy a title"...

Which isn't to say that they're not getting on board with the new world order; I'm sure they're on top of the NIL game. But I think they know that it takes a lot more to have a successful program than an open pocketbook.

I think they both spend to retain recruits.  Dusty May said he wasn't a transactional program...and then went out and bought the most expensive transfer.  It's above board, but if I was a Michigan fan I could not care less about how my basketball team does after two straight years of buying the best transfers.

Literally you are just rooting for laundry at the most extreme level

[ELA]

Pretty sure I already posted this, but they need to fix the preseason tournaments.  They are trash this year, as most good schools are in shitty, fake 4 team tournaments set up for one easy one, and then one made for TV matchup.

Feast Week is the best part of college basketball during the first 3 weeks of the season

[ELA]

Well Colgate is 7-15 on 2s and 6-14 on 3s.

Typical irritating early season game

[ELA]

Definitely expected some backslide on offense, losing their top 3 scorers from a year ago. 

Defense needs to be better, and thought it would be.  Tough to make a call after one game 

Clear that for now Fears is going to need to play 35 minutes for the time being.  Things look real bad when hes off the floor

[MaximumSam]

Buckeyes took on The System. Kinda struggled to defend, which I think will be a theme all season.

[ELA]

Buckeyes took on The System. Kinda struggled to defend, which I think will be a theme all season.

OSU scoring chart is about the straightest line you will ever see.  No streaks, no droughts.  Just a pretty straight 3 ppm for 40 minutes 

[ELA]

OSU scoring chart is about the straightest line you will ever see.  No streaks, no droughts.  Just a pretty straight 3 ppm for 40 minutes

[CatsbyAZ]

Arizona’s freshman Koa Peat wowed in his debut, scoring 30 and leading the #13 Wildcats over #3 Florida in Las Vegas last night. 

[grillrat]

Pretty much most of the Big has played their first game against Cupcake U and no surprises so far (through Oregon gave it a good effort).

[medinabuckeye1]

https://www.on3.com/teams/purdue-boilermakers/news/7-foot-four-star-center-sinan-huan-commits-to-purdue/

Does Painter have a tree outside Mackey that produces 7+ foot tall genetic freaks annually?

[betarhoalphadelta]

https://www.on3.com/teams/purdue-boilermakers/news/7-foot-four-star-center-sinan-huan-commits-to-purdue/

Does Painter have a tree outside Mackey that produces 7+ foot tall genetic freaks annually?

Shouldn't be a surprise. After all, Sinan said both of these things:

• "Purdue’s track record in developing big men also played a big role in my decision. Their system has produced many successful bigs with different body types and skill sets, and during my visit I got to see how structured and intentional their player development program is."
• "Purdue has an impressive roster retention rate, which allows me to have some time and structure to develop without feeling rushed in my first year."

On the first point, Painter has a strong track record with bigs. And as he mentions, it's not like Painter expects every single one to be carbon copies of the others. He's shown that he's willing and able to adapt to the skill sets of the player. On the second point, bigs are typically slower to transition to the college game than guards--often because it's the first time that they're regularly playing against anyone else remotely close to their own size. I can see how in the world of the transfer portal and basically free agency, knowing that you're walking into a situation that is going to meaningfully invest in developing your skills and not just see you as a 1-year rental before you go somewhere else, has to be reassuring.


If you were a 7-foot recruit, wouldn't Purdue be very near the top of your list? It certainly would be high on mine.

[SFBadger96]

Not to derail this conversation, but a good coach imbues the program with an identity that people buy into. This is part of Purdue's identity--and why people would want to go there, and would want to stay there.