Those 5 road games will tell the story. Shoot even Rutgers is playing better lately.
Whatever happens between Indiana/Purdue I just hope itās close and comes down to the end. Sunday is a quick turnaround for Indiana after a rivalry game.
One of THE WORST calls I have ever seen at the finish of this Purdue/IU game. Bryant and Swanigan both had 4 fouls, Bryant made a move and Swanigan semi-floppedā¦your prototypical 50/50 charge/block situationā¦officials huddle for 5 minutes and decide to call a DOUBLE FOUL, fouling out the 2 best players on the floor with a minute left. Nonsense
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Biggest cop-out. FWIW, I thought it was obviously an offensive foul; blatant dip of the shoulder by Bryant.
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Nebraska and Wisconsin going down to the wire in Lincoln (BTN).
Only saw the last few minutes.
Incredibly, one other team thatās not dead yet tourney-wise is Illinois.
Look at their sked: PSU, @Iowa, NU, @Neb, MSU, @RU. Their RPI is (somehow) 53, so itās not like theyāre out of the picture in that regard.
Unforced turnovers and that banked 3 by Koenig really kept Wisconsin in it. Could have easily been a 10+ point win for Nebraska. Fun game to watch thoughā¦Nebraskaās crowd really brings it, and so does Ethan Happ on the defensive side in crunch time.
Spike Albrecht is the only Purdue player with an NCAA Tournament win.
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I loved when Dakich said heās a 37 year old 5th year senior haha That Louisville game seems like ages ago.
Hey everyoneā¦not sure this belongs hereā¦but is something Iād appreciate your care and concern forā¦JaQuan Lyle will not play at Maryland tomorrowā¦his 19 year old sister had a baby a few days ago, is not doing well and has taken a turn for the worst. JaQuan is staying home to be with family.
Also, Keita Bates-Diopās 16 year old brother, Kai, collapsed at his high school hoops practice Thursday with a heart attack. Kai is apparently alert and speaking. So thatās a good sign. Keita has flown home to be there with him.
Sports take a back seat when events like these take place.
Wow talk about some adversity for a team to go throughā¦prayers out to JaQuan and Keita and their families. Stories like this help put basketball-related concerns into perspective. I might just find myself rooting for OSU this week, Iām sure a win would mean alot
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Thatās all very terrible to hear. Itās sobering, remembering that these kidsā lives extend so much further than the 2 hours, twice a week, they spend on TV. Best wishes to JaQuan and Keita, and their families.
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My first year coaching high school we had 6 players (out of 20 or so) lose their grandpas during the season. It was really heartbreaking but puts things into perspective and draws families closer. I hope those fellas can do the same with their support system and with their teammates.
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Thank you for your commentsā¦your prayers are appreciated greatlyā¦
Iām thankful that you shared your thoughtsā¦
Thatās quite a storyā¦canāt imagine your position in that situationā¦
Your second sentence is quite nice = hopeā¦Thanks for thatā¦
Minnesota is like Maverick near the end of Top Gun: Theyāve pulled out of the nose dive and are back in business. 6-6 with several winnable home games left, plus a sterling RPI (22).
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I really canāt get over some of our losses this year. The one positive is minus ucla and the Michigan state game plus Illinois we havenāt been blown out all year. Even then we were in those in the second half. That is good yet frustrating too.
Watching Ohio st and Maryland I really canāt believe we loss to either. Particularly Ohio state. The state game was so frustrating because all we had to do was not let them grab every o rebound and we win. Thereās no way we should have ever have blown that game.
Then Illinois, Iowa, and Maryland and ucla literally hit ever shot against us. Bad d aside I donāt think any of those teams could replicate those shooting performances. Really frustrating I donāt think weād lose to anyone but ucla again. I think we beat Maryland at home. I think weād abuse Iowa and we repaid Illinois. Still though if we just finish off Iowa, v tech and state were looking pretty good. 18-7 would be pretty good. I think weād be looking at a 7 seed.
I think Maryland is going to be really really really good next year. Should bring back everyone but Dodd. I really like their team. Trimble-Cowen-Huerter-Jackson reminds me of our two good years in terms of perimeter talent
I agree. That said I still think we have a better team this year. Weāre very inconsistent but I really feel if each team plays their best game that we beat them. Iām praying maars confidence and aggression keeps up. I really think people on this site undervalue him. Iām he wakes up late like last year and our bigs stay on the floor I really think weāre gonna be a nightmare to guard. Iām just so praying we turn it on and stay consistent cause we could really close the year big.
We really have had a lot of games in sight and gave them away. Our record could be so different. Really underachieving imo. Or in the Wisconsin game the refs just took it from us. We got a few make up calls and then give them props for rising to the challenge once it went to ot and late in the gene but letās face it the refs kept them in. With a good crew we open that game up to 16-20 late in the second half and we would have had moe and dj on the floor instead of on the bench. Or maybe it was Walton? There were two or three guys in serious foul trouble on a bunch of crap. With our big lead best players on the floor combined with how terrible Wisconsin was playing them we no way they ever come back on their own. Iāll never forgive them for that. That would look real nice right now. We deserved that game
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