2018-2019 B1G Basketball Thread

[MaximumSam]

Bucks can't quite shake Fort Wayne in the first half. 

[ELA]

Bucks can't quite shake Fort Wayne in the first half.

I'm mostly confused how they went from Indiana- Purdue Fort Wayne to Fort Wayne to Purdue Fort Wayne

[ELA]

I'll believe the UNL hype after December.... until then, the team still needs to prove they can handle expectations.   Come out strong in December and I'll believe.   So far, Miles has started slow in each of his 6 seasons.

Looked pretty damn good that first half.

[MaximumSam]

I'm mostly confused how they went from Indiana- Purdue Fort Wayne to Fort Wayne to Purdue Fort Wayne

I googled and apparently they split up the University and purdue got the basketball team. Anyways, all bucks in the second half. Defense will be the buckeyes story this year

[Brutus Buckeye]

I know that at some point over the winter I will look back on this score and wonder how in the hell OSU broke 100 against air, let alone another team. 

[ELA]

MSU has enough offensive talent to overwhelm every team they should.  60 points in a half against a likely tourney team?  Yes please.

[ELA]

BTN announcers directly calling out Melo Trimble and Brad Davison as guys known for flopping to draw BS calls.  Never heard announcers be that direct before.

[ELA]

I had forgotten that Groot (aka Ricky Doyle) wound up at FGCU

[mcwterps1]

BTN announcers directly calling out Melo Trimble and Brad Davison as guys known for flopping to draw BS calls.  Never heard announcers be that direct before.

BS 
Melo never "flopped" and you know it.
The school of "flopping" is across the hall from "floor-slapping", and we all know who attended them.
Melo made contact while driving.  He never flopped.

[ELA]

BS
Melo never "flopped" and you know it.
The school of "flopping" is across the hall from "floor-slapping", and we all know who attended them.
Melo made contact while driving.  He never flopped.

I'm just saying what they said, that refs learn players over the course of their careers, and they learned Melo threw his head back without contact and Davison would flop to draw calls, and that as they played more games, and refs learned their schticks, they stopped getting those calls.  I'm not making a point, other than I've never heard a college announcer directly call out two players, particularly not even ones playing in the game, as being guys who became known to refs for their flopping.  I never said I agreed or disagreed, simply that I was surprised he said it.

I think we all know Melo got hit in the head every single time he drove the lane, and never once made it up.  He just made the poor choice of going to a school that Jim Delany invited to the conference for the sole purpose of screwing over.

[mcwterps1]

I'm just saying what they said, that refs learn players over the course of their careers, and they learned Melo threw his head back without contact and Davison would flop to draw calls, and that as they played more games, and refs learned their schticks, they stopped getting those calls.  I'm not making a point, other than I've never heard a college announcer directly call out two players, particularly not even ones playing in the game, as being guys who became known to refs for their flopping.  I never said I agreed or disagreed, simply that I was surprised he said it.

Okay.  I agree with that. 
Cowan started trying the same thing, and got frustrated when he didn't get those calls early. 

[mcwterps1]

Nice edit.....

[bayareabadger]

BTN announcers directly calling out Melo Trimble and Brad Davison as guys known for flopping to draw BS calls.  Never heard announcers be that direct before.

Davison tries to create 14 block-charge situations a game. It is annoying as all hell. Damn kid committed 4.2 fouls per 40 last year, when they desperately needed him NOT to do that. 

[ELA]

Buffalo moves into the AP rankings at #25 after upsetting WVU.  Football also receiving votes at 9-1.  What a time to be a Bull!