Week of 1/20 Games & News Thread

[illiniharrison]

I guarantee that dunk Wiscy just completed is an instant T at Champaign if the Illini do something remotely similar. Hang on the rim and shake it with nobody underneath? Come on B10 officials.

I think the refs just wanted that game over.

 

[IlliniFaninHoosierLand]

How would you like to have this schedule coming up the next six games that IU does?:

-at Purdue
-at Wisconsin
-vs. Michigan
-at Michigan State
-vs. UCLA
-vs. Purdue

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

How would you like to have this schedule coming up the next six games that IU does?:

-at Purdue
-at Wisconsin
-vs. Michigan
-at Michigan State
-vs. UCLA
-vs. Purdue

What's the O/U... 2.5?

 

[foby]

What's the O/U... 2.5?

Under all day.

 

[Dan]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1883621786405003475

 

[IlliniInIndy85]

 

[PNWIllini]

Updated B1G efficiency metrics:

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Notes:
- Now we have enough data to effectively order the teams and rely on these EM numbers. Michigan State continues to lead the pack, and have to be considered the favorites at this point.
- Purdue is hanging around, but the home loss to OSU hurts their title chances.
- Illinois is about to play a string of lower-half teams after tomorrow, need to pile up some wins to justify their overall good efficiency numbers.
- There are 6 teams clear of the field at this point, with USC still hanging around and building a tournament resume.
- Oregon has been a weird team this year, losing 3 home games and winning 4 road games.
- Ohio State and Northwestern are probably right near the NCAA tournament cut line at this point, so 11 B1G teams are tournament quality at this point.
- Indiana is a paper tiger, and should continue to fade now that they're actually playing good teams.
- PSU and Iowa have taken some bad losses to torpedo their tournament chances.
- Rutgers is still nowhere near a tournament team. However, they are at least giving themselves a chance to make the B1G tournament
- Nebraska is currently playing themselves out of what used to be a safe tournament spot. Another home loss tonight hurts a ton.
- Minnesota is currently not the worst team in conference! Still is a terrible loss to lose to them.
- Washington bringing up the rear here, and both Minnesota and Washington are still the favorites to miss the B1G tournament.

Washington got Kepnang back for UCLA and almost got them at home. He gives them a second big to go with Osobor, and to my eye he is a legitimate big on defense and rebounding especially. We are lucky we got UW without him playing.

It might not matter but UW is way better with Kepnang playing for the first time since December. Whether it’s enough remains to be seen.

 

[PNWIllini]

Not rooting for Tennessee. Actually rooting AGAINST Auburn, God I hate Pearl!

Illini nation is going to not be happy seeing him win it all. And there’s a too great chance he does.

 

[Bleedorangeandblue44]

Illini nation is going to not be happy seeing him win it all. And there’s a too great chance he does.

I was scared to death he was going to do that in the 2019 Final Four. Thankfully there is some kind of karma and he got screwed at the end of the Virginia game. I trust that will happen again if he's ever in position again.

 

[doowink]

Another nail in Woodson's coffin.............seems like he is trying to lose games............he can't be that bad , can he ?

Going for the first pick in next years NIL sweepstakes

 

[MustangWally]

Badgers 17/37 from 3 today.

 

[Bigtex]

All b1g teams in top 99 in net
Minny 96 (nice 3 game winning streak)
Washington 99

 

[OrangeKrush1981]

Badgers 17/37 from 3 today.

Good point. I have been obsessing about shooting percentages for months now, wondering why it seems that some teams have chronically higher shooting precentages from three-point range than do others.

Better shooters, right? But is that the whole story? Do some coaches: create an atmosphere where shooters are more comfortable? Offensive schemes that provide three-point shots that are more open and less challenged? Better teach shooters how to quickly (at game speed) identify good threes from less good ones?

I am expressing my bewilderment at our many years of recruiting more and better shooters to the point that we now lead the 18-team B1G in 3-pointers taken by a huge margin and yet are next to last (in the conference) in shooting percentage from that range.

 

[OrangeBlue98]

Illini nation is going to not be happy seeing him win it all. And there’s a too great chance he does.

Talk to me after they actually win a game where they have to play basketball instead of just assaulting people on defense. Hasn't happened yet, as the one game where they actually had to play (Duke) they lost.