Posted this on the national board but would like to post it here too and get some of your guys’ thoughts. Excited for the season to start.
1.) Purdue - Post depth (prob best tandem in the country), 1st Team All-B1G guard, 3 point shooters, & two new freshman likely to immediately make contributions to the 4 spot. Experience with a nice blend of youth.
2.) Michigan - Favorite for BTPOY returning, Brooks is solid, great transfer additions, and great freshman class. I’m leaning on experience & bias with the Purdue over Michigan pick. Still going to be a damn good team. Could easily win the league.
3.) OSU - No Washington hurts them for sure. But Holtmann still likely to get the most out of this group. Wheeler can slide into Washington’s spot. Liddell will be another vying for 1st team honors.
4.) Maryland - obviously no Morsell & Wiggins hurts. But still should be a top 4 type of team with Ayala/Russell. Good transfer additions as well. Need production from the C spot.
5.) MSU - Izzo factor. Good freshman class. Expect Christie to contribute early & their transfer PG to fill in much smoother than Watts. Still a little lean in the front court but a normal offseason of Izzo work should get this team back to respectability.
6.) Illinois - a lot gone from this team. Should probably be lower but I like their Frazier & Curbelo. Front court is a question mark but I’m told Kofi still may come back??? Lol
7.) Indiana - they’ve made some improvements to their roster and I don’t think a lot of us know what to expect from Woody in year 1. But again, a lot of guys returning from a losing team. Shooting will once again be a question mark. TJD the 3rd team All American will once again lead the conference in “AND-1!”’s & flexes after made baskets.
8.) Rutgers - not even sure who is coming back yet but they could end up higher if Harper Jr. returns. Sucks they’ve been decimated by the transfer portal this year. They had a lot of really nice talent & Pikell was building something fun.
9.) Wisconsin - I’m not sure what to make of the Badgers. Davidson returning for a 6th year. They did get rid of a ton of soft players in the front court so I think that could be a net positive for these guys. Johnathan Davis will be a damn good player in the Big Ten.
10.) Iowa - Everyone seemed to jump the Fran ship. Garza, Weiskamp, Fredrick, Nunge all gone. Going to be tough to see what JBo has in store for his last run. Who is Iowa’s C now?
You can interchange any of these last four:
11.) Penn State - Micah Shrewsberry had some players return but a ton leave when he was announced as head coach. Going to be a tough first year for the Big Ten’s perennial doormat. Need to show some energy in this first year to gain some positive momentum.
12.) Northwestern - Chris Collins sucks and is a man child.
13.) Nebraska - a lot of players left Nebraska this year again. But did get a commitment from 5 star Bryce McGowens. Should be another tough year in Lincoln I’d imagine though.
14.) Minnesota - lost a ton. Not even sure who the starting 5 will be and not even we’ll recognize any of the names. Tough hand that’s been dealt to first year coach Ben Johnson.
Feel free to bookmark & bump whenever the season starts. No shame in seeing how I did and receiving criticism unlike some weirdos on here.
1.) Purdue - Post depth (prob best tandem in the country), 1st Team All-B1G guard, 3 point shooters, & two new freshman likely to immediately make contributions to the 4 spot. Experience with a nice blend of youth.
2.) Michigan - Favorite for BTPOY returning, Brooks is solid, great transfer additions, and great freshman class. I’m leaning on experience & bias with the Purdue over Michigan pick. Still going to be a damn good team. Could easily win the league.
3.) OSU - No Washington hurts them for sure. But Holtmann still likely to get the most out of this group. Wheeler can slide into Washington’s spot. Liddell will be another vying for 1st team honors.
4.) Maryland - obviously no Morsell & Wiggins hurts. But still should be a top 4 type of team with Ayala/Russell. Good transfer additions as well. Need production from the C spot.
5.) MSU - Izzo factor. Good freshman class. Expect Christie to contribute early & their transfer PG to fill in much smoother than Watts. Still a little lean in the front court but a normal offseason of Izzo work should get this team back to respectability.
6.) Illinois - a lot gone from this team. Should probably be lower but I like their Frazier & Curbelo. Front court is a question mark but I’m told Kofi still may come back??? Lol
7.) Indiana - they’ve made some improvements to their roster and I don’t think a lot of us know what to expect from Woody in year 1. But again, a lot of guys returning from a losing team. Shooting will once again be a question mark. TJD the 3rd team All American will once again lead the conference in “AND-1!”’s & flexes after made baskets.
8.) Rutgers - not even sure who is coming back yet but they could end up higher if Harper Jr. returns. Sucks they’ve been decimated by the transfer portal this year. They had a lot of really nice talent & Pikell was building something fun.
9.) Wisconsin - I’m not sure what to make of the Badgers. Davidson returning for a 6th year. They did get rid of a ton of soft players in the front court so I think that could be a net positive for these guys. Johnathan Davis will be a damn good player in the Big Ten.
10.) Iowa - Everyone seemed to jump the Fran ship. Garza, Weiskamp, Fredrick, Nunge all gone. Going to be tough to see what JBo has in store for his last run. Who is Iowa’s C now?
You can interchange any of these last four:
11.) Penn State - Micah Shrewsberry had some players return but a ton leave when he was announced as head coach. Going to be a tough first year for the Big Ten’s perennial doormat. Need to show some energy in this first year to gain some positive momentum.
12.) Northwestern - Chris Collins sucks and is a man child.
13.) Nebraska - a lot of players left Nebraska this year again. But did get a commitment from 5 star Bryce McGowens. Should be another tough year in Lincoln I’d imagine though.
14.) Minnesota - lost a ton. Not even sure who the starting 5 will be and not even we’ll recognize any of the names. Tough hand that’s been dealt to first year coach Ben Johnson.
Feel free to bookmark & bump whenever the season starts. No shame in seeing how I did and receiving criticism unlike some weirdos on here.
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