Big Ten Basketball 2020-21 Discussion (Part 2)

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Archie vs the NCAA tournament
Rutgers vs aesthetically pleasing basketball
Penn State and Nebraska vs actually getting shots on the final possession of a game

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That PSU final possession last night legit made me angry.

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I don’t want Illinois to lose just because I hate them, I also want them to lose because all the “Will Illinois claim the Big 10 tournament title now too?!” tweets will be fantastic.

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Hunter’s moving screens (pod shout out!) would be an example of how cutting them up into video and working with the forum poster who’s a referee is good content. Ball screens are happening constantly around the court on-ball and off-ball. What is happening on Hunter’s that is getting him out of sorts and in foul trouble? What are others doing different? How much of it is on him versus the ball handler making his move too early?

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floor slap on Illinois’s first defensive possession

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Tons of Illinois fans, if they make it to Sunday probably will be 8000 of them there

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hey Rutgers, the game started

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Ayo, still terrifying

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Oh that is a terrrrrrrible charge call.

That’s one of the worst I’ve ever seen.

Basic layup motion, no push off, Miller moving - that’s AWFUL.

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Nice flop by Adam Miller.

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I don’t think even Miller expected to get the call. That was a brutal call.

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Cockburn’s FT shooting is going to end up killing Illinois in the tournament.

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That sideline reporter flubbing his way through a Batman analogy was hilarious.

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Maybe. They’re definitely getting to the Final 4. They look very good and seem to have been playing with a different energy since the Michigan game.

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I hate to be rude but Jacob Young is just awful

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I don’t know. Nebraska and Indiana took them to OT. Sparty beat them and OSU really should have. At their best they’re really good (as we saw) but they don’t bring their best that often.

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Kofi can’t get to the league fast enough

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Totally fair point. I’m not sure many teams will know how to defend Kofi and Ayo without Big Ten officiating (the MSU strategy).

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worth noting that your average #1 seed in the tourney is less than 50/50 to make the Final Four. The overall #1 each year is generally in the 40-50% range of making it per KenPom log5 estimates.

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Illinois is playing some high high level basketball recently