Big Ten Basketball 2020-21 Discussion (Part 1)

Cockburn on the bench and Ohio scores 8 straight in the paint.

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“As a free man, I take pride in the words ‘ich bin ein Vander Plus.’”

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Preston is incredible

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They should just put together a MAC super team for this season.

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Ayo Dosumu likes late game situations a lot.

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Ayo is so dependent on the fast-break to score, that he just decided to make a half-court situation into a fast-break

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I don’t know how much NBA love he’ll get after this season. If he doesn’t and he decided to transfer he’d be one of the most sought after guys in the country

Bad move to pick him up full court. Allows him to get switched onto a big at half court.

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Hard to be too sad about the upset falling short considering how badly the big ten wants its teams to do well outside of conference. Even if I did find myself rooting for them despite that :slight_smile:

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Wisconsin finished the season last year winning their last 8 games. Over those 8 games they shot 41% on 3s while their opponents shot 30%. It is tough to beat them when they are hitting because they were amongst the most 3 point heavy teams in the country last season. They can put 5 shooters on the floor with Potter at the 5 and dare you to cover all of them all the time. Meanwhile at the other hand they can still play pretty good defense.

Now if they are not hitting 3s they become a far easier opponent to beat.

Wisconsin also routinely plays lineups where five guys on the floor can shoot. I get that they made a lot of threes last year late in the year, but I think it is probably safe to expect them to make a lot of three this year too.

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Luka Garza is 12 for 12 from the floor and has 36 points at half time.

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What I’ve learned from this game:

Having a (questionably listed) 6’7” center who’s also 245 lbs and can’t move seems like a poor strategy to beat Iowa.

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I was not prepared for bald Josh Langford

Nor am I prepared for Hauser and Kithier having the Wisconsin buzz cut

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We got a double floor slap by MSU while up 13-8 after a moving screen. They proceed to give up a wide open dunk.

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Crazy that ND is in this despite the relative shot quality. I feel like they aren’t even trying to get decent looks

This is like watching a bizzaro-world John Beilein Michigan team vs MSU. Oh, the memories.

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I really like what MSU has done at the Breslin with the wraparound banner.

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