2017-2018 B1G Men's Basketball (Official Thread)

[Jake]

Yeah, they are bad this year. Could be the worst team in the B1G for sure.

Rutgers: "Hold my beer!"

Hartford 60, Rutgers 58

The Hawks improved to 7-7. They've lost to Bryant, Rider, Wagner, and Long Island (twice).

 

[HorseshoeFetish]

Rutgers: "Hold my beer!"

Hartford 60, Rutgers 58

The Hawks improved to 7-7. They've lost to Bryant, Rider, Wagner, and Long Island (twice).

 

[wigmon]

How not good is Wisconsin this year?

They only beat Chicago State by 12

Every other power conference team they've played has beat them by at least 30. Including 60+ point losses to Northwestern and Purdue

Yeah, certainly down, but they are also out some players. Starting PG Trice and King have missed the last 4 games. With all their guys they still aren't good, but not bottom of the conference bad.

The conference is historically bad this year. Only 2 ranked teams and only 2 other teams getting any votes at all (not top 35) is by far the worst I've seen. IT probably takes 12 conference wins for most B1G teams to make the tourney (unless we win 1 of our games against MSU or Purdue, I think we would need 12). Lunardi currently only has 4 teams from the conf in the dance and one of those is in the play in game (though he does have us and MD in the "first four out").

 

[buckeyemania11]

B1G season resumes tonight with the Indiana vs Wisconsin cripple fight. Happy 2018

 

[MaxBuck]

Unfortunately the B1G is going to be full of cripple fights this year.

 

[OHSportsFan]

Said this last year when he started doing some analyst work for ESPN, but Tom Crean is very very good at this TV thing. So many insights as a commentator, especially the Big Ten.

I'm probably the founding member of his hate club, but he has been impressive. Seems so much happier in his life too. Good for him.

 

[OHSportsFan]

Now for score updates:

Michigan up 55-43 @ Iowa with 13 minutes to play.

Wisconsin and Indiana in a tight one in Madison- 44-42 Badgers with 14 minutes left.

 

[OHSportsFan]

Now for score updates:

Michigan up 55-43 @ Iowa with 13 minutes to play.

Wisconsin and Indiana in a tight one in Madison- 44-42 Badgers with 14 minutes left.

Don't watch either of these games. They are so so bad.

 

[OHSportsFan]

Badgers beat IU

school up north beats Iowa.

 

[buckeyemania11]

Indiana made Wisconsin look like a somewhat competent team in that 2nd half......or maybe Indiana is just that bad in comparison

 

[MaxBuck]

Indiana made Wisconsin look like a somewhat competent team in that 2nd half......or maybe Indiana is just that bad in comparison

Pro tip: it's not the former.

 

[DZ83CK]

There are so many mediocre teams in the B1G this year. Down/rebuilding years for a lot of programs at once including UW, IU, UI, OSU, and Iowa looks worse than they have ever been since McCaffery has been there. Even some of the better teams in the league this year are a step down from where they were last year. MSU and Purdue are the only teams that look legitimately solid.

 

[LitlBuck]

Indiana made Wisconsin look like a somewhat competent team in that 2nd half......or maybe Indiana is just that bad in comparison

Happ beat Indiana all by himself. Archie Miller better step it up or the Hoosier faithful are going to run him out of Bloomington before he can even get started. IU looked pretty bad.

 

[Jake]

Your Ohio State Buckeyes are now 3-0 in B1G play, two of the wins came at Wisconsin and at Iowa. Those haven't been easy places to play over the years.

 

[buckeyemania11]

Sparty cruising over Maryland who is probably about even as a team with us at the moment. Not a big fan of moral victories but keeping Sundays game close would be a positive.