Big Ten Basketball 2020-21 Discussion (Part 1)

Lidell is only a 28% 3pt shooter but i feel like he hits them in every osu game i watch, that will a problem for um if young and him are hitting those.

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Indiana doing Indiana things early on.

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OSU is very tough, both physically and mentally. Reminds me of some of Izzo’s scrappier teams. It will take more than superior talent to beat them. It will require a fight.

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OSU now on a 19-0 run.

jerome hunter is a mess

Indiana just made their first FG in eight minutes.

Not a particularly good sign that Meechie Johnson is seemingly more playable than Lander

Franklin had a wide open three and didn’t even draw iron.

I got trashed by some IU fans for telling them that reclassifying lander was not a good idea. It rarely works unless you’re just a freak or old for the grade.

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I mean, this season with so many uncertainties at the prep level it isn’t a terrible idea. But that assumes you’re playing him like Michigan plays Zeb…not very often. IU needs help in the backcourt and was forced to play him more.

I think IU’s two games against MSU will punch the ticket for one team and eliminate the other.

OSU will keep winning until they play Sparty and shoot 3-25 from downtown. You know that’s going to happen.

MSU needs a whole lot more than 2 wins against Indiana.

True and tbh it’s extremely hard to get Torvik’s tool to give them a chance. Even at 15-13 (8-12) with a BTT win they’re still out to his model.

Just FWIW… I don’t think Torvik’s numbers are particularly accurate for NCAA Tournament stuff. Fun tool to simulate with but take them with a grain of salt.

http://www.bracketmatrix.com/rankings.html

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It’s ranked better than MSU’s offense at least

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Indiana finally figuring out their best offense is thru TJD. Gotta dump the ball in everytime there’s single coverage. Their guards are playing terrible…

Go IU, beat Staee.

Fine, let me dust off last night’s disappointment and buy a ticket to Archie Island.

Thompson with the lightly guarded double-clutch from 1-foot away…clang! Go up strong big man. Make your old man proud!