2022-2023 B1G Basketball Thread

[FearlessF]

hitting 3s solves everything

[Brutus Buckeye]

I'm pretty sure this is all because Ohio State has a LOT of relatively close losses and only one close win, here are all of Ohio State's games so far this year to have been decided by single-digits:

• L by 9 at Dook
• W by 1 vs RU
• L by 5 in OT vs UNC, neutral site
• L by 2 vs PU
• L by 7 at UMD
• L by 3 vs MN
• L by 4 in OT at RU
• L by 3 at UNL
• L by 9 at IL
• L by 5 vs UW
• L by 8 at M
• L by 6 vs NU
• L by 4 vs PSU

One possession games in bold.  So the Buckeyes are 1-3 in one-possession games and 1-12 in single-digit games.  If they were had won almost half (gone 6-7) they'd be 17-12 and on the bubble just like M and PSU.  Instead they've been nearly shut out in close games so they are 12-17. 

They'd have to win the last two and then make a run to the Big Ten CG just to get back to .500, and achieve NIT eligibility. 

Any loss between now and then would banish them to one of those sub-NIT tournaments. 

[bayareabadger]

They'd have to win the last two and then make a run to the Big Ten CG just to get back to .500, and achieve NIT eligibility.

Any loss between now and then would banish them to one of those sub-NIT tournaments.

And power conference teams don’t go to those. (I think?)

[medinabuckeye1]

They'd have to win the last two and then make a run to the Big Ten CG just to get back to .500, and achieve NIT eligibility.

Any loss between now and then would banish them to one of those sub-NIT tournaments.

Do you actually want this embarrassment to continue?

[Brutus Buckeye]

Do you actually want this embarrassment to continue?

If I were Mean Gene I'd make Holtman do it. 

Makes too much to skip the post season. 

[ELA]

Do you actually want this embarrassment to continue?

It was so bad Illinois players decided to do this after the game

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/illinois-matthew-mayer-says-he-had-caffeine-poisoning-after-drinking-six-monster-energy-drinks/

[bayareabadger]

It was so bad Illinois players decided to do this after the game

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/illinois-matthew-mayer-says-he-had-caffeine-poisoning-after-drinking-six-monster-energy-drinks/

JFC

[ELA]

Bruce Pearl vs. Nate Oats.  Woof

[bayareabadger]

Ohio State just out here making me laugh. 

[ELA]

Ohio State just out here making me laugh.

Just screwing up their draft pick now

[medinabuckeye1]

Just screwing up their draft pick now

LoL.

Seriously, what does winning accomplish now? Ohio State's fans gave up a month ago. We aren't dancing unless we win five games in five days in Chicago so all we are doing is giving our opponents a black mark.

[ELA]

Never heard anyone say a bad word about the guy, and he's going out a legend


https://twitter.com/MattNorlander/status/1631116915371278337?t=ti9YK_4IoJh5Yz0ES1dL5g&s=19

[medinabuckeye1]

If Penn State pulls this out then Purdue could clinch an outright title before they play tomorrow.

[bayareabadger]

LoL.

Seriously, what does winning accomplish now? Ohio State's fans gave up a month ago. We aren't dancing unless we win five games in five days in Chicago so all we are doing is giving our opponents a black mark.

It allows their most morose and self-pitying dance to be more morose and self-pitying.

(Playing hard in high level basketball games is good. Playing hard for the sake for doing it and the love of the game is good. They did that. Tip the hat)