~2017-18 Big Ten Basketball Thread~

[SuperMario]

I forgot how bad officiating is in the B1G regular season. Home cooking is still relevant. Almost becomes unwatchable.

[FearlessF]

Hawkeyes starting 3 sophs and 2 frosh?

gonna be tough, especially on the road

[Brutus Buckeye]

Just like Football, Ohio State defeats the Michigan Wolverines. 




OSU remains undefeated in Big Ten play, tied for first place atop the Big Ten standings. 

[medinabuckeye1]

Buckeyes 2-0!

[MaximumSam]

Nice to see the other team blow a big lead

[ELA]

Meyer may never win one, bit OSU is the leader in the clubhouse for basketball coach of the year

[bayareabadger]

Wisconsin is very dumb this year. 

Some how, some way, UW went up 14 with five minutes to go, relying on a wing who can't shoot and a freshman big who was supposed to redshirt. Then UW almost gave it ALL back, eventually needing a miss with a second left to hold onto the 1-point win.

This year will be stressful. 

[ELA]

Night of blown leads.  Michigan blew a 20 point lead, Wisconsin nearly blew a 14 point lead, Indiana in the process of blowing a 15 point lead.

[847badgerfan]

How pissed must Barry be now that Bo forced this hire on him?

Too soon for that kind of talk.

[847badgerfan]

Wisconsin is very dumb this year.

Some how, some way, UW went up 14 with five minutes to go, relying on a wing who can't shoot and a freshman big who was supposed to redshirt. Then UW almost gave it ALL back, eventually needing a miss with a second left to hold onto the 1-point win.

This year will be stressful.

Growing pains.

[grillrat]

It's not Big Ten, but Lavar Ball is taking LiAngelo out of school. I guess suspending a player for stealing ish in a foreign country is unfair treatment?

Just listened to an interview that Lavar gave on CNN.  I kid you not, he essentially just said "Having these kids not play basketball is a worse punishment than being in a jail in China."
I'm usually not one to rail on someone's intelligence, but how bleepin' stupid do you have to be to believe that?

Fine.  It's my impression that China dropped the charges and let the boys return home because they believed that the school would punish them appropriately.  Since Lavar is now circumventing that punishment, I say send LiAngelo back to China.  Let him serve two years in prison and see if that is a worse punishment than having to sit 15 games.

[847badgerfan]

Let his old man sit in Chinese jail with him. The world would be a better place.

Daily punishment for the old man would be having to go one on one with MJ for an hour.

[fezzador]

Just listened to an interview that Lavar gave on CNN.  I kid you not, he essentially just said "Having these kids not play basketball is a worse punishment than being in a jail in China."
I'm usually not one to rail on someone's intelligence, but how bleepin' stupid do you have to be to believe that?

Fine.  It's my impression that China dropped the charges and let the boys return home because they believed that the school would punish them appropriately.  Since Lavar is now circumventing that punishment, I say send LiAngelo back to China.  Let him serve two years in prison and see if that is a worse punishment than having to sit 15 games.

I highly doubt UCLA has the best track record when it comes to disciplining its athletes.  So Alford is going to make them run extra sprints?  That'll learn 'em!

This is a legal matter - one that took place abroad at that.  The kids didn't break school policy, they broke the law.  In China.  At the very least, the kids should write hand-written notes of apology to the Chinese government for what they did.  I don't think jail time is necessary, but a few hours of community service never killed anybody.

[grillrat]

The kids didn't break school policy, they broke the law. 

Technically, I believe that they did break school policy as well as the law.  That is the reason they are suspended.

In fairness, the three players did issue public apologies.  I kinda / somewhat think that they were genuinely sorry.  It would not surprise me in the least if this is Lavar's decision to do this and not LiAngelo's.