Big Ten Basketball 2020-21 Discussion (Part 2)

silverblue · February 28, 2021, 9:44pm

What does he mean? Maryland got seven days off?

JBmoney · February 28, 2021, 9:44pm

Yes. This was the “collapsable bye” week and Maryland had no games to make up.

silverblue · February 28, 2021, 9:45pm

So THAT’s the best he’s got for his team playing so bad?!? Why do these guys have to make these excuses?!?

GoBlueScrewOSU7 · February 28, 2021, 9:46pm

Do you have a link to this

silverblue · February 28, 2021, 9:47pm

Is this the guy you’d want your kid to play for, if things don’t go your way just make an excuse!?! Come on!

CursedBlue · February 28, 2021, 9:48pm

He’s obviously quite good at them, but if I’m Iowa I’m perfectly content with the Liddell post fadeaway offense.

JBmoney · February 28, 2021, 9:48pm

To me, this seems to be more a case of OSU blowing their wad against us, losing a physical contest against MSU (without Young a huge loss in a game like that) and now being a bit more of what many expected and not “#1 seed OSU”.

MichBolts · February 28, 2021, 9:48pm

Gotta hope Kris Murray doesn’t turn out as well as Keegan. Would make Iowa really tough

JBmoney · February 28, 2021, 9:49pm

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ReegsShannon · February 28, 2021, 9:50pm

Tbh, I think OSU was just playing over their heads against us. The shots they were making were crazy. They’re good, but they aren’t a step above Iowa or Illinois. And that MSU game was just a ref-show that screwed them.

kturnup · February 28, 2021, 9:50pm

I do agree with that a bit. I don’t see them as a top 5 team. But Iowa’s defense even made us work some which is more than I would have expected

buckets12 · February 28, 2021, 9:51pm

Iowa’s defense doesn’t make anyone work though! Teams just miss. I’m sure EJ Liddell will go 15 for 15 in the second half on post fadeaways.

CursedBlue · February 28, 2021, 9:52pm

Let the record show that I’ve been full-blown and very vocally on the Iowa bandwagon for at least 25% of this season.

JJ3 · February 28, 2021, 9:52pm

Something to be said for how easily Washington got to the basket against Michigan. Should not have happened. So far today seeing none of that from Washington. Until just now of course

JJ3 · February 28, 2021, 9:58pm

Like to see M win three this week then not play top 8 players in BTT

jemblue · February 28, 2021, 9:59pm

I like that all good outlet passes require a Wes Unseld reference. Never saw him play but he must have thrown one mean pass

JDOg · February 28, 2021, 9:59pm

Iowa is the perfectly wrong matchup for tOsu. Super-skilled high useage big man with dead-eye 3-point shooters.

silverblue · February 28, 2021, 9:59pm

Me too, if OSU loses this game they could go from a Number 2 seed in the BN1G to a number FIVE seed! HUGE game for them.

CursedBlue · February 28, 2021, 10:00pm

The trick with Iowa is to play both sides so you always have a correct take you can quote back

(yes, the Ellerbe thing was a joke)

JDOg · February 28, 2021, 10:00pm

Every big man growing up thru the 90s knew who Wes Unseld was for his outlet passes. No doubt Kevin Love made that a part of his game as an under-sized big.