Big Ten Basketball 2020-21 Discussion (Part 2)

Thor for Nebraska has a nice-looking shot. I just looked up his stats . . . only 4 ppg and 27% 3pt. Weird, it seems like he never misses when I watch.

Yes of course ā€œmake or miss leagueā€ but we are looking forward not backward. To call something an obvious mismatch, I think that implies some sort of weakness that would require extra attention.

I donā€™t think thatā€™s what this is at all. A mismatch would imply that one team has a way to generate significantly higher value shots than normal. Not that they made a lot more shots than theyā€™d be expected to.

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So assuming no Eli, who do you want to face @umhoops ? Maryland, or MSU? Very curious from all your analysis this season who you would rather see us play

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Bardo arguing that Wisconsinā€™s seniors were bored this year. My eyes are hurting after rolling so hard.

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Generated lots of tough 2s for Rocket which clearly isnā€™t a great long-term winning strategy. I agree heā€™s not a mismatch, was sort of my point that if a guy hits tough shots then ā€œthemā€™s the breaksā€

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Want MSU. Bad.

I agree that Michigan hasnā€™t painted a two-halves/both-ways masterpiece in a while here, but thatā€™s fine. They can get back to playing at a higher level, if not the highest. There are ups and downs to a normal season, and up until the Illinois game it was just not a normal season.

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B1G represent!

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With the back of your hands facing the table, hold up 7 fingers. Then turn your palms towards the table and hold up 8 fingers.

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Then theyā€™ll be really boredā€“bored and grey-beardedā€“next year.

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Not even Dave Brandon did anything this tacky

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I wonder what this functionally means. Where will ā€œMSU Spartans Presented by Rocket Mortgageā€ be displayed? On all marketing material? On the athletics website? Everywhere?

Really couldnā€™t think of a more perfect union. Thatā€™s incredible.

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I canā€™t wait to find out

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Probably a great synergy to get those athletes to start doing work for Rocket Mortgage. This could be a huge game changer for MSU athletics considering we havenā€™t talked about the Ishbia connection. It might be tacky but if this helps them get more athletes itā€™s a good deal for them.

How will it help them get more athletes?

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This was all a ploy to not let Watts transfer. When you put his name on everything to do with the program, he will have to stay

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Actually Rocket will be forced to go by Mark from now on. Copywrite and all that

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I can see it now, MSU hits a buzzer beater to beat Rutgers on a Thursday night, ā€œUnbelievable! The MSU Spartans presented by Rocket Mortgage have done it! What a shot!ā€

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With the new NIL rules athletes can profit off their name image and likeness which includes working for these type of places.

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United Wholesale Mortgage and Rocket Mortgage are pretty fierce competitors. And Ishbia just donated $30 Million or so to the MSU athletic department? Heā€™s canā€™t be too happy after thatā€¦

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