Big Ten Basketball 2020-21 Discussion (Part 1)

Ah, sorry, misunderstood. I missed the Liddell possible flagrant.

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Another good big man matchup coming upā€¦Cockburn vs Jackson-Davis!

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Iā€™m open to changing my mind, but when they showed the replay, I thought it fell into the dangerous play category. Unless otherwise convinced, I think itā€™s nuts they didnā€™t go to the monitor.

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Holtmann has a good record but I still donā€™t think heā€™s a great fit for that program. OSUā€™s identity under Matta and Oā€™Brien was to recruit studs and roll out the ball. Holtmann has one class ranked better than 30th and the centerpiece was DJ Carton, whoā€™s already transferred out.

Heā€™s been successful on the court so far but his program doesnā€™t look like what OSU fans are accustomed to over the past 25 years or so.

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Chris Collins is a win or two away from being seen in Evanston clubs wearing full-length fur coats. Theyā€™ll have to have pockets to store his keys to the city.

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Was Miller a jumbo guard as a recruit? Somehow I didnā€™t grasp how thick he is when we were trying to snatch him. I feel like his extra size is both good and bad. Heā€™s a load, but heā€™s also not exactly quicksilver.

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I thought same thing watching in real time, but on replay you could see Liddell trying to help Booie near the end of the takedown. Plus, game is basically over and players werenā€™t hurt seriously. Refs just want to get the ball in play, see the clock go 0.00 and get to the locker room.

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Yeah, donā€™t understand why they didnā€™t run their normal offense there, although Kopp did have a good look that he missed.

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I think he makes it if he has an extra second or two to get one dribble further into that move

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Pretty big call, though. Game was far from over. Iā€™ll have to watch it again, but for me, it fell outside the realm of normal foul. It was magnified by the size difference, but thatā€™s the breaks when youā€™re a big guy yanking on a little guy.

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Intriguing - what do they have coming in?

In the next class they have a top-30 SG from LeBronā€™s high school and a wing ranked below Tschetter and thatā€™s it. #42 overall class.

They already have 3 2022 commits but they are all SGs for some reason.

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3 SGs and 2 PFs is the ideal lineup.

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Insanely ugly start to the IU-Illinois game. Just super sloppy

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Michigan tried a version of it last year with 3 PGs and 2 Cs

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Cockburn and Jackson-Davis a combined 0-6 to start.

Jerome Hunter sighting on a nice baseline jumper. Coming off the bench, must still be battling injuries

Unfortunately, we didnā€™t have a good angle to see exactly what Liddell did. But, if he did try to cushion a Buie fall, that could tilt the decision towards a common foul. Game score doesnā€™t matter, but iā€™m guessing youā€™re being a little tongue in cheek there. Same with suggesting that the officials just want to get off the floor. Iā€™m sure you donā€™t really believe that.

I watch these other B1G games and I wonder how Michigan can beat anyone. Just an evil, evil conference from top to bottom this year

Itā€™s very likely Michigan will not have a win over a team with a B1G conference win by the end of 2020