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I asked about Holmgren because of hearing about how physical the Big 10 is and how Lieb was impaired by his lack of girth. That Holmgren is skinny!
After watching a few Gonzaga games, I have no idea why Holmgren is considered the #1 overall player. He’s skinny and not that athletic. I didn’t see it
No championships, but the league has had success. It's really only the last two tournaments that have been bad for the Big Ten
Where Did The Big Ten’s March Magic Go?
The Big Ten is underperforming in the men's NCAA Tournament.
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Ohio state loses Liddell and Branham
No championships, but the league has had success. It's really only the last two tournaments that have been bad for the Big Ten
Where Did The Big Ten’s March Magic Go?
The Big Ten is underperforming in the men's NCAA Tournament.
Yes, and if you look at this year, I think the big ten only slightly underperformed expectations based on seeding. I think if Michigan or Purdue had advanced to the Elite 8 they would have slightly over performed overall. 2021 was the real aberration and with that being the bubble year it’s hard to tell how much of an effect that extra week of isolation had. Not ready to call it a trend yet.
The NCAAT is so random I do think we are due to get hot at the right time and outperform our seeding, particularly if we continue to bring in length and shooting.
I know we didn’t this year, but we certainly could have. Houston’s MO was to give up 3’s but contest, and I thought that left the potential for Plum to have a big game. Because if he’s on, all he needs to do is get it off, it doesn’t matter if it’s contested. Of course he didn’t, but if he had one of his 8-10 games that he’s capable of having, we probably advance. And we will have one of those games at some point. The key is just to get in as often as possible.
A trip to the Illinois General Assembly? Maybe he lost?
Watching him, I was shocked at how well he held up to contact. Looks like you could blow him over with a sneeze... Kid is an amazing shot blocker. So good, the refs seemed to think he must be fouling Bacot in their game with UNC, despite the video showing otherwise.
Offensively, you have a swiss army knife. Can handle, can lead the break, can shoot the three, can post up, can pass...all of it.
He will be playing in the NBA in a few months. I think its safe to say he would have been pretty good in the B1G.
Lieb plays basketball because he is 7 feet tall. Holmgren is a basketball player who happens to be over 7 feet tall.
RJ, CoHawk, Lieb are present. So are they transferring or naaaawww?
In theory, Hawkins and RJ are 3 level scorers. But we've only seen that from them sparingly.
I don’t think we have a proven three level scorer on this team, but that’ll be the case when you have 6 or 7 new comers. Epps if he’s as billed would be one, maybe Rodgers if his 3pt shooting improves. Dain as a sneaky choice (pure guessing)? RJ probably has the best chance to be that guy out of last years freshmen.
Id argue while you have Kofi playing major minutes it’s almost more important to have three or shooters surrounding him than having three level guys. He’s such a vacuum that everyone else has to be a knock down guy. Plummer (offensively) was such a golden egg in that sense—even though I doubt he needed Kofi. His defense stung your corneas at times but I don’t know when we’ll have a guy like him again.
Lieb is the only one I could see at this point. Hutch and Grandison leaving will open two other spots though for sure.
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Good read. In a single loss tournament format, the best team doesn't always win, as the tournament record (won 4 of the 37 tournaments held since it expanded to the 64+ team format) of teams ranked #1 in the final AP poll attests. LinkNo championships, but the league has had success. It's really only the last two tournaments that have been bad for the Big Ten
Where Did The Big Ten’s March Magic Go?
The Big Ten is underperforming in the men's NCAA Tournament.
I take some comfort knowing that the B10 has had six different programs make it to the title game since 2002 (Illinois, Indiana, Ohio State, Michigan (x2), Michigan State and Wisconsin).
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During NAT championship game it surprised me how many 3 and 4 yr players were on the court. I think those teams (with key player/veterans) will usually outlast 1 and 2 yr players, ala Kentucky and Duke...not always, of course.
A shot blocker who can shoot 3's is the perfect 5 in the modern NBA. He may fit better on a team that already has a ball dominant scorer, but there aren't many guys with his length who can do all the things he can do on both ends of the court. Plus he's 19 in that body so who knows what he could be in 5 years.
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Yep, Kansas was the most experienced (2.4 years of experience, weighted average based on minutes played per sports-reference.com) to win the title since 1985 Villanova. The extra Covid year helped, but no doubt some are opportunistically pursuing a go-old strategy (much easier in the transfer portal era) when they can.
Homecoming 2019
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Anyone got the scoop on Dainja, has he lost a few lbs? Looking pretty fit in these pics.
I think it depends if he becomes injury prone in NBA or can thrive He only averaged 14 pts per game as a freshman. I think he should stay another year, get strong and improve his game. It would help him if Drew Timme went to NBA so he could become the main man at Gonzaga.
* Kevin Durant durable - HOF
* Kevin Garnett durable - HOF
* Porzinagas - injury prone, lost his mobility
* Anthony Davis - injury prone - has one Covid NBA title
* Shawn Bradley - bust
* Manut Bol - bust
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Any list of skinny, mobile, elite shooting, NBA 7' -ers that doesn't include Dirk Nowitzki is summarily dismissed.
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