If you play a swarming press with that lineup you'll have Belo, Hawkins and Payne foul out in short order.
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Is that really ouch? Iowa is 15 in Kenpom. They are not a BAD team.
Or, a slightly different approach, when the slump comes, get Plummer a shot.
FeelYourPaign
- So Cal
It's only ouch because I don't ever want to trail them in anything. Not because where we are is bad, but I don't like the view
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
Tipsheet: SEC's basketball coaching carousel could spin this spring
Every SEC school wants into the NCAA Tournament on a consistent basis and most will fall well short of that goal. So we can expect expensive coaching turnover as a
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As Tipsheet noted earlier, Georgia coach Tom Crean is the most endangered basketball coach in the Southeastern Conference.
As Ben Frederickson detailed in his column, first-year Mizzou athletics director Desiree Reed-Francois is feeling the booster unrest with coach Cuonzo Martin.
And other SEC coaches are in danger because all of these schools want to win and, well, that’s just not possible. Yet SEC schools, awash in revenues, are willing to spend millions to churn coaches in pursuit of NCAA Tournament berths.
Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg is 1-15 in Big Ten play this season and 6-49 in conference action overall, but he is getting another chance because the school didn't want to fun his $18.5 million buyout.
MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE
Questions to ponder while Illinois coach Brad Underwood gets his blood pressure back under control:
- How can Big Ten officials allow Illini center Kofi Cockburn to get mugged at the offensive end, then whistle him for touch fouls at the other end?
- Will Underwood’s outburst Thursday – when he went full Pizza Hut Parking Lot Throw-Down on the officials – force the league to review how Illinois games are officiated?
- Will the Illini’s comeback bid in the face of all that serve them well as they go forward?
It's not just Illini Nation that asks this question about refs and Kofi's muggings..........................................
interesting comments from reporters at the bottom part of the article
And oddly doesnt call a flop like he should have
Robert not holding back is the Robert we all deserve.
Looking at the B1G standings as they currently stand, it looks like Illinois can clinch the double bye in the B1G Tournament if either Iowa loses at home to Northwestern tomorrow night or if Illinois defeats Penn State Thursday night. Michigan State is also at 7 conference losses with Iowa but Illinois would have the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Spartans.
First time we've won 20 games before the BTT in 3 straight years since 2005-2007
Hopefully, we can continue this tradition for many years to come. It would be nice to get to the Elite 8 or better this year.
JFGsCoffeeMug
BU:1 Trash cans:0
- Chicago
I must have missed this (taken from the current 2022 Big Ten MBB-WBB Tournament Tiebreaker manual):
The first step for seeding the BTT bracket is to determine the conference champion or co-champions. How will they do that? Glad you asked!
There is a footnote to the above:
In other words, the BT concedes we got shafted last year. Under the current rules, we would have been declared co-champions with UMich last season. Yet another example of an "Illinois rule." Thanks for nothing, Kevin Warren.
EDIT: And for all the Wolverine fans out there that have been acting like there was no controversy last year, how would you explain the above? Not only has the BT implemented a new rule to award co-champions under that scenario, they have also implemented a 75% rule to specifically prevent a team from not playing games to keep themselves atop the standings. Sound familiar?
The first step for seeding the BTT bracket is to determine the conference champion or co-champions. How will they do that? Glad you asked!
There is a footnote to the above:
In other words, the BT concedes we got shafted last year. Under the current rules, we would have been declared co-champions with UMich last season. Yet another example of an "Illinois rule." Thanks for nothing, Kevin Warren.
EDIT: And for all the Wolverine fans out there that have been acting like there was no controversy last year, how would you explain the above? Not only has the BT implemented a new rule to award co-champions under that scenario, they have also implemented a 75% rule to specifically prevent a team from not playing games to keep themselves atop the standings. Sound familiar?
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DeonThomas
- South Carolina
2022 Wooden Award Odds
| Player | Odds |
|---|---|
| Oscar Tshiebwe (Kentucky) | -215 |
| Johnny Davis (Wisconsin) | +775 |
| Keegan Murray (Iowa) | +875 |
| Kofi Cockburn (Illinois) | +1200 |
| Ochai Agbaji (Kansas) | +1200 |
| Chet Holmgren (Gonzaga) | +3500 |
| Jabari Smith Jr (Auburn) | +3900 |
| Jaden Ivey (Purdue) | +4000 |
| Bennedict Mathurin (Arizona) | +5250 |
| Drew Timme (Gonzaga) | +6500 |
| EJ Liddell (Ohio State) | +7500 |
Oscar seems to be pulling away......
drsmitty74
- Rochester
I love Kofi more than anyone, but, to be fair, Oscar is an animal, and deserving if he does end up winning it.
He deserves it. The guy is a rebounding fiend.
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It looks like if we win our last 2, we're going to be the 2 or 3 seed in the BTT
If PU beats Wisky - we're the 3, Wisky the 2, PU the 1 seed
If Wisky beats PU - we're the 2, PU the 3 and Wisky the 1 and sole BTT champion (assuming they beat Neb at home, which we'll give them that one)
Either way, playing well and winning the next 2 games is most important - we won't be the 1 seed unless some crazy upset happens
If PU beats Wisky - we're the 3, Wisky the 2, PU the 1 seed
If Wisky beats PU - we're the 2, PU the 3 and Wisky the 1 and sole BTT champion (assuming they beat Neb at home, which we'll give them that one)
Either way, playing well and winning the next 2 games is most important - we won't be the 1 seed unless some crazy upset happens
Bigtex
- DFW
what is the next tie breaker after 3 way head to head?
Assuming Purdue wins Tuesday
Purdue 3-1
Wisconsin and Illinois 1-2
Whitmans Sampler
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Record against the teams seeded below, starting with #4 in this case.
Bigtex
- DFW
Sounds like we are an Izzo fan @ Ohio St on Thursday night.
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