tOfficial B1G Thread 2017-2018

[ericd7633]

Oh, for sure. I meant that we should want the best teams to perform to their potential, unless they're a hated rival. They should always put the teams with the best resumes in the NCAAT.

Oh yeah, I knew what you meant. PSU has really, really good guard play and could cause a match up problem for anybody, if they play up to their potential, they're a tournament caliber team. Unfortunately, for them, they haven't done that this year. They really should have 3/4 more wins based on their potential. Honestly they probably should have finished at worst 3rd in this watered down version of the B1G. Think it's a mental issue with them.

 

[bksballer89]

Forgot the B1G tournament start a week earlier this year. A little more than week away

 

[ericd7633]

Forgot the B1G tournament start a week earlier this year. A little more than week away

Yep a week from Wednesday, I'll officially be put out of my misery on this season when the Gophers are eliminated. Won't even make it to March for fucks sake. lol.

 

[dougplayer]

Wolverines made #8 Ohio look like punks.
You don't want to face michigan in the tourney!!

 

[Lions=TeHsUcKs]

This is pretty much the final chance Maryland has if they are to get any bid.

 

[ericd7633]

Of course Wisconsin, a team that shoots 33% from 3 on the year decides to hit step back threes, and shoot 50% from the half. lmao.

 

[ericd7633]

Holy shit what a choke job by the Gophers in the last 6 minutes and OT. It's pretty sad that Wisconsin played like shit down the stretch and still managed to tie the game. We fucking suck.

 

[Hitman Hart]

Holy shit what a choke job by the Gophers in the last 6 minutes and OT. It's pretty sad that Wisconsin played like shit down the stretch and still managed to tie the game. We fucking suck.

The off the court issues have absolutely destroyed Minnesota. Went from being a top 20 team in November and December to being #106 on kenpom in late February.

 

[Skerpokes]

yeah, this loss pretty much eliminates them

I think Sunday's game of Penn State at Nebraska will be the elimination game. Loser is done for sure, short of winning the tournament. Winner still has a sliver of a chance to get an at large.

 

[ericd7633]

Penn State needs to win the B1GT now for a bid.

 

[Lions=TeHsUcKs]

Great win from Michigan. I was sure they would lose tonight.

 

[rmilia1]

Right when I thought the year couldn't be more crazy bad I get to witness Iowa score 63 points in one half yet still somehow lose lol

 

[Skerpokes]

This is all so baffling to me. Lunardi has 4 B1G teams making the dance.

Michigan State
Purdue
Ohio State
and Michigan

Yet Nebraska is tied for 4th place in the conference with Michigan and has a head to head victory against Michigan. AND even if Nebraska happens to beat Michigan again in the B1G tournament they're STILL not guaranteed a spot in the Dance.


He has Michigan as a 6 seed right now and there is some talk of Nebraska being in the play-in game. Are you going to tell me there is THAT big of a gap between Michigan and Nebraska??

 

[Hitman Hart]

This is all so baffling to me. Lunardi has 4 B1G teams making the dance.

Michigan State
Purdue
Ohio State
and Michigan

Yet Nebraska is tied for 4th place in the conference with Michigan and has a head to head victory against Michigan. AND even if Nebraska happens to beat Michigan again in the B1G tournament they're STILL not guaranteed a spot in the Dance.


He has Michigan as a 6 seed right now and there is some talk of Nebraska being in the play-in game. Are you going to tell me there is THAT big of a gap between Michigan and Nebraska??

Michigan
Kenpom: #19
Kenpom SOS: #54
RPI: #23
RPI SOS: #76
Sagarin: #16
Sagarin SOS: #48
RPI top 50 record: 3-4* (one of their RPI top 50 wins is #50 UCLA, so keep an eye on that one)

Nebraska
Kenpom: #55
Kenpom SOS: #64
RPI: #60
RPI SOS: #103
Sagarin: #61
Sagarin SOS: #60
RPI top 50 record: 1-5

Using the eye test, there isn't a huge difference between them, IMO. However, the numbers hold a huge weight here, and Michigan's numbers are vastly superior to Nebraska's.

A shame, because I think if the Big Ten had more depth in the middle this year then Nebraska would be right in the thick of things.

 

[douggie]

 

[podsox]

I usually hope the big 10 does well come tourney time but this yr I hope they get destroyed. If they do well everybody will have their conference tournament early

 

[podsox]

Watching everybody but diop get the ball down the stretch of this Indiana-Ohio st gm is infuriating and I have no horse in this battle

 

[Hitman Hart]

pretty fantastic ending to the Indiana/Ohio State game

 

[Gopherfan84]

As bad as the Big Ten is this season it wouldn't be a shock if no B1G team makes it to the Sweet 16 of the Dance.

 

[Lions=TeHsUcKs]

Best performance all year and it looks like Maryland is done.