Big Ten Basketball Thread (Includes Weekly Power Rankings!)

[Chris_H_2]

OK, I'm convinced that Michigan has hit the proverbial wall, and that at this point they are not as good as Indiana, MSU, or even OSU for that matter. Granted, their past 4 games have been brutal. But in those games, their defense has all but disappeared, and they turned into an inconsistent perimeter team. The only player getting better is Mitch McGary (although there was nothing to write home about last night).

Updated Top 5:

1. Indiana
2. Michigan State
3. Ohio State
4. Michigan
5. Wisconsin

[Joesanity]

I don't envy Michigan St's next 4 games:

Indiana
@OSU
@ Michigan
Wisconsin

[Chris_H_2]

I don't envy Michigan St's next 4 games:

Indiana
@OSU
@ Michigan
Wisconsin

That's still not as bad as what Michigan had during their stretch earlier this month:

@Indiana
OSU
@Wisconsin
@MSU

Michigan played like garbage yesterday and very easily could have lost.

Speaking of playing like garbage, I can't believe how flat OSU came out yesterday.

[Joesanity]

I didn't expect them to win that one considering it was in Madison but I certainly wasn't expecting the performance they had. It was like the Illinois game all over again.

And how does Wisconsin only get Indiana and Michigan once each this season? (I know how, but it's pretty fortunate for them)

[Chris_H_2]

I didn't expect them to win that one considering it was in Madison but I certainly wasn't expecting the performance they had. It was like the Illinois game all over again.

And how does Wisconsin only get Indiana and Michigan once each this season? (I know how, but it's pretty fortunate for them)

Yeah, Wisconsin's really got a favorable schedule down the stretch, especially compared to Michigan State and OSU.

[Chris_H_2]

Looks like Michigan is hitting the proverbial wall again. What a terrible loss tonight.

[Joesanity]

That might be the worst loss for any team in the country this year. Maybe Kansas losing to TCU.

Helps Ohio State's chances of sliding into a first round bye in the Big Ten tournament.

[Electromatic]

LOL Michigan, first Appalachian State in football, now Penn State in Basketball.

Hilarious. This, is bad.

[Joesanity]

If (and it's a huge, near improbable if) tOSU can get the win in Bloomington on Tuesday the chance for a 5-way tie for first is still alive.

[Chris_H_2]

If (and it's a huge, near improbable if) tOSU can get the win in Bloomington on Tuesday the chance for a 5-way tie for first is still alive.

And there you go.

They have beat Michigan in Ann Arbor too.

[Joesanity]

I was wrong. 4-way tie is the craziest that can happen. Wisconsin's loss to Purdue messed that up.

[Joesanity]

Really thought for a while Purdue might be able to pull that one off last night.

And Minnesota...

[Joesanity]

Michigan really blew that one today. Maybe they can go and lose to Northwestern again on Thursday.

Watching Indiana celebrate anything is really the worst.

[verb_to_trust]

The elite Big 10 teams should just tank the Big 10 tourney and rest......

[Chris_H_2]

The elite Big 10 teams should just tank the Big 10 tourney and rest......

Tom Izzo does this virtually every year.

[spike]

go bucky

[Biff Pocoroba]

Not really a basketball fan but have to admit the first two days of the NCAA tourny are the best back to back days on the sports calendar.

[Green Habit]

Looks like it's time for PHATJ to update the You're Fired thread instead of this one.

[verb_to_trust]

We don't have a tournament thread but did anyone see the Lousiville player Thiesman his leg? Gruesome. I was watching with a friend who is in med school who made the point this is probably still better than tearing an ACL and that he would be playing basketball by August. Not sure I agree with that...

[dkfan9]

The worst thing ever