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2014-2015 B1G Men's Basketball

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Actually really impressed by the Badgers this year. They have a ton of size, a ton of shooting, and even some high athleticism- Dekker and Hayes are some ballers. Has to be one of better Wisconsin teams in years. Not many weaknesses.

Besides Kentucky, it's the Badgers and Duke to me that have the best, complete teams that can compete for a National title.


...it'll be a wonder how Bo Ryan and Coach K manage to get bounced the first weekend.
 
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OHSportsFan said:
1) Dakich with the great callout of Crean regarding his ridiculous hockey-style substitutions that take no regard for the feel of the game. Hartmann scored 8 straight points and then sits at the 15:00 minute mark.

2) jackass Tom is out on the court and nearly helped trap the Wisconsin ball-handler in the corner. Wisconsin fans rightfully on him for that...now for the refs to knock that crap off.

edit- to follow on point 1, IU hasn't scored in 4 minutes since the subs. Dakich all over it.
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With regard to #1, I do not think that Tommy has any idea who he is putting in the game is just looking for somebody to put in a game whether it makes a difference or not.

With regard to #2, I am waiting for Tommy to be out on the court when an official turns around to head down the court and runs into him. I wonder if he would be called for a technical foul or maybe just help the official back on his feet.
 
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DZ83CK said:
Well I thought UM would be playing worse now than they are without LeVert, I was surprised that they hung with UW and at Sparty the way they did. They lost those games but to me the way they played suggests they will manage to get some good wins in the near future. They may not make the tournament, but Beilein has already shown he can get that team to compete at a high level without LeVert so I'm not going to count them out just yet.
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Um....catch tonight's game against Iowa? And it was in Ann Arbor, to make matters worse (if that was possible) for your prediction.
 
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Bucky32 said:
Joe Lunardi's new bracket has 7 B1G teams making the dance: http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology/_/iteration/220

Midwest
2) Wisconsin
8) Michigan St.

South
7) Ohio St.

East
4) Maryland
7) Indiana

West
10) Iowa
11) Purdue
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Iowa will be better than a 10--their schedule was front loaded with tough games and they're about to reap the benefits. Am hoping a 7 is worse than the Bucks will end up, but that largely IMO depends on Loving's availability.
 
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buckeyesin07 said:
Um....catch tonight's game against Iowa? And it was in Ann Arbor, to make matters worse (if that was possible) for your prediction.
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I didn't, but that game does make it a little less likely that UM will make it. Clearly they have an uphill battle now, and Beilein will have to get that team to surprise a few opponents to get in. But regardless of who makes it, I do think 7 teams should make it from the B1G.
 
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Sparty looked really bad the last two games out--Michigan (who is terrible when healthy, and atrocious now that they're not) took them to OT, and Illinois beat them today with three of their top players out. And both games were in East Lansing. Izzo may have lost this team.
 
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OHSportsFan said:
Sparty loses at home to Illinois.

Nah, can't convince me this league is good and worthy of 7 teams this year.
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Well, Illinois did beat Baylor on a neutral court earlier in the season, and Baylor is now likely to be a top-15 team in the next poll. A step back for MSU, but a step forward for Illinois. That is why it is going to be so hard to keep the B1G from having several NCAA tourney teams, one team's loss is another's gain, there are a lot of teams in the league that can end up with resumes worthy of inclusion in the field of 68.
 
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