2018-2019 B1G Basketball Thread

[betarhoalphadelta]

Looking like Iowa isn't going to get it done. Purdue v Tennessee on Thursday. 

[Kris60]

Hell of a comeback by Iowa.  They did get a huge call down the stretch that was a 5 point swing.

[betarhoalphadelta]

I guess I spoke too soon. But Iowa drops in OT  

[FearlessF]

not lucky enough this afternoon

[fezzador]

Spirited effort by the Hawks.  Absolutely nothing to be ashamed of.  There was no quit in these guys.

[ELA]

Easy to be the best player in the country if you can push off like that, then draw fouls when the defender is standing there 

[Anonymous Coward]

WOW! That Duke v. Tacko/Dawkins game was *fun* to watch! I've rarely been so entertained by a basketball game. Awesome.

[Kris60]

Easy to be the best player in the country if you can push off like that, then draw fouls when the defender is standing there

I had no problem with either and I was really wanting Duke to lose.

[Anonymous Coward]

Now this is my kind of tournament!

East - 1, 2, 3, 4
West - 1, 2, 3, 4
South - 1, 2, 3, (?); [? = 12 or 13]
Midwest - 1, 2, (?), 5;  [? = 3 or 10]

So of the sixteen Top 4 seeds, we ar guaranteed 13, are favored to get 14, and one of the "misses" is a 5-seed. I wonder how that compares to the chalkiest S16s in history. I also wonder the extent to which this is coincidental or a product of a new and better system for building a tournament. That second one is not something we can realistically come to a conclusion on this year.

[Brutus Buckeye]

Well a Thirsty Thirty-two appearance isn't the worst way to cap a sub-par season. 

[medinabuckeye1]

Well a Thirsty Thirty-two appearance isn't the worst way to cap a sub-par season.

Not a bad tournament performance. 

[MichiFan87]

Texas Tech looked really good today after not being that impressive against Northern Kentucky. If they play their best like they did today, they'll be arguably the toughest game Michigan has faced this year.

That said, they were playing de facto home games in Tulsa, whereas Michigan should have a substantial fan advantage in Anaheim, much like LA last year. They also haven't played (much less beaten) many great teams this year. They gave Duke a decent game and otherwise their toughest non-con games were Nebraska, Memphis, and USC. The Big12's tournament struggles make me somewhat skeptical, as well. Buffalo didn't play as well as I had seen them play before, either, though some credit goes to Texas Tech for that, of course.

It will likely be a defensive struggle, though both teams are playing well on offense of late, since they're the top 2 rated defenses in the country. As always, I just hope the outcome isn't controversial, but unlike most years, unfortunately the officiating in the tournament doesn't seem to be much better than the BigTen.

[Anonymous Coward]

Buffalo is very reliant on transition offense. Both Michigan and TT would have had that effect on them. And it's not really informative of the next game. These are the #1 and #2 defenses paired with "fair" offenses (M, #19; TT, #33). Things are about to slow way down. I think the term is a "rock fight." (Is that an immovable object/irresistable force reference or is it about playing rock/paper/scissors and always calling rock?) 

In any event: First to 50 wins.

[medinabuckeye1]

Now this is my kind of tournament!

East - 1, 2, 3, 4
West - 1, 2, 3, 4
South - 1, 2, 3, (?); [? = 12 or 13]
Midwest - 1, 2, (?), 5;  [? = 3 or 10]

So of the sixteen Top 4 seeds, we ar guaranteed 13, are favored to get 14, and one of the "misses" is a 5-seed. I wonder how that compares to the chalkiest S16s in history. I also wonder the extent to which this is coincidental or a product of a new and better system for building a tournament. That second one is not something we can realistically come to a conclusion on this year.

This is easily the "chalkiest" Sweet Sixteen I can remember.  It is probably the chalkiest ever:

• All four #1 seeds
• All four #2 seeds
• All four #3 seeds
• Two of four #4 seeds
• One #5 seed
• One lonely #12 seed