tOfficial B1G basketball thread.

[pumpkinhead33793]

Wisconsin in for sure. Michigan should get in assuming they win 1 more game.

As with all sports, its not always who you play but when you play them. No way Iowa would beat Michigan State if they played again this weekend.

 

[podsox]

Gissele was never a great shooter but was always aggressive offensively. He was tenative tonight. No clue y Fran had uthoff and jok on the bench together for 5+ minutes in the middle of the second half. 3 fouls should scare u that much. Props to wisky though

 

[LambeauLegs]

Streak enders as Maryland was like 27 home games in a row and Iowa tonight I think they said 15 or 16 home games in a row

 

[rmilia1]

Iowa is playing terrible the last 4. Good news is the last 4 is pretty meaningless. Still need to get it though

 

[rmilia1]

Gissele was never a great shooter but was always aggressive offensively. He was tenative tonight. No clue y Fran had uthoff and jok on the bench together for 5+ minutes in the middle of the second half. 3 fouls should scare u that much. Props to wisky though

Yeah terrible c oachibg the last few

 

[LambeauLegs]

Iowa is playing terrible the last 4. Good news is the last 4 is pretty meaningless. Still need to get it though

Sometimes it may be that a team is not doing as well because of how the team they are playing is performing rather than is just be that they are playing terrible on their own.

The Badgers have stepped up the defense and in this game held Iowa to 20 points under their season average which was the lowest point total of the season. They also held Iowa to their lowest field goal percentage of the season and the Badger bench points were 23 compared to 4 for Iowa. That looks like a solid ream win for the Badgers while playing a good game of defense. Iowa did have the advantage in free throws though making 18 of 25 while Wis had 7 of 12

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Sometimes it may be that a team is not doing as well because of how the team they are playing is performing rather than is just be that they are playing terrible on their own.

The Badgers have stepped up the defense and in this game held Iowa to 20 points under their season average which was the lowest point total of the season. They also held Iowa to their lowest field goal percentage of the season and the Badger bench points were 23 compared to 4 for Iowa. That looks like a solid ream win for the Badgers while playing a good game of defense. Iowa did have the advantage in free throws though making 18 of 25 while Wis had 7 of 12

Have you bothered to watch Iowa recently?

The Badgers get credit for winning. Always credit a team that gets the job done.

But you are nuts if you think that was strictly because of how the Badgers are playing and not Iowa going through a rough spell.

 

[NDHoosier101]

Lol badger fans. Iowa's in a bad slump, let's hope it continues against the Hoosiers.

 

[wingsauce7]

Iowa overachieved a bit early in the conference season

now they are regressing back to reality a bit.

Still a good team, but maybe not really a #1 seed type of team

Maybe a 3 or 4.

 

[H2S]

jebus, Iowa?
wtf?
I'm not so upset at yall's ignominious loss as I am about having to deal with that insufferable Dayne thing again.

 

[ericd7633]

Badger fans coming out of the woodwork the last 2 weeks. lol

 

[pumpkinhead33793]

Badger fans coming out of the woodwork the last 2 weeks. lol

I would be too if I was a fan.

Plus there is no dominant team this year. So an 8/9 seed has the perception that beating a 1 would not be a monumental upset.

 

[wingsauce7]

jebus, Iowa?
wtf?
I'm not so upset at yall's ignominious loss as I am about having to deal with that insufferable Dayne thing again.

Just tell him Becky's players look cute in those leggings they all wear.

 

[NDHoosier101]

What trap game? Handed Illinios that ass whopping on the road!

 

[H2S]

so who's it gonna be George?...
Indiana, Maryland or Iowa?

13-3 Hoosiers @ UI and vs MD ... end 15-3; 14-4; or 13-5
11-4 Terps @ PUR and vs ILL and @ IU ... end 14-4; 13-5; 12-6; or 11-7
11-4 Hawkeyes @ OSU and vs IU and @ MICH ... end 14-4; 13-5; 12-6; or 11-7

Maryland cops the B1G Title...B1Gtourney becomes a fucking cage match melee...teams wear themselves out; maybe lose players to injury...

RIGHT ON THE EVE OF THE DANCE!!! - the event they've all been working towards since day fucking one.

god damn I fucking HATE the god damn fucking B1G Tournament!

 

[LambeauLegs]

If you are good at coaching basketball a position was just posted with an opening in the Big 10. The earliest anticipated start date is listed as 3/8/16.

With Badgers surging, Wisconsin posts hoops job

 

[Great Dayne]

Wisconsin in for sure. Michigan should get in assuming they win 1 more game.

As with all sports, its not always who you play but when you play them. No way Iowa would beat Michigan State if they played again this weekend.

UW has the best road wins in the country but they still can't afford to lose to Minn or even Mich. Mich must win two to get in. Beating Iowa right now feels like beating an below average BIG team. Also, Maryland is looking pretty average as well. MSU and UW and Indiana are looking like the best the BIG has to offer right now.

 

[Blaise Winter]

LOL at the SEC, sure. But the PAC is, by many accounts, the 2nd best league top to bottom in the country. If you are solely looking for leagues with FF contenders, I'd say we end up 5th. Our 2nd worst team was 10-3 in the nonconference. This league has less cupcakes than any league not named the B12.

You were so adamant about the top-to-bottom PAC strength and pushing your second worst team that started 10-3 in the nonconference that I watched that clownshow last night, at least until even the comedy aspect wore off. The only BIGTEN team that wouldn't clobber ASU right now is Rutgers, the worst conference team I can remember, which also lost several of its best players through various means. If they're your best argument for the top-to-bottom strength of the PAC, get another argument.

 

[dcZONAfan]

You were so adamant about the top-to-bottom PAC strength and pushing your second worst team that started 10-3 in the nonconference that I watched that clownshow last night, at least until even the comedy aspect wore off. The only BIGTEN team that wouldn't clobber ASU right now is Rutgers, the worst conference team I can remember, which also lost several of its best players through various means. If they're your best argument for the top-to-bottom strength of the PAC, get another argument.

I seem to remember Maryland beating Ohio State by almost 40 points. So....why is Ohio State 10-6 in your conference? I'd like to think a team that bad wouldn't be 4 games above .500 in a TOP TO BOTTOM tough league.

 

[ericd7633]

You were so adamant about the top-to-bottom PAC strength and pushing your second worst team that started 10-3 in the nonconference that I watched that clownshow last night, at least until even the comedy aspect wore off. The only BIGTEN team that wouldn't clobber ASU right now is Rutgers, the worst conference team I can remember, which also lost several of its best players through various means. If they're your best argument for the top-to-bottom strength of the PAC, get another argument.

As a Minnesota fan, ASU would crush the Gophers, we suck. They'd beat Nebraska, NW, PSU, Illinois and Ohio State as well IMO.