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Big Ten Conference Season Tip -off. Who's #1?

This year's version of Maryland is going to be hard to watch if they continue to play this way. Sellers is hurting her team more than helping. She can't keep fouling out and I do not understand some of her decisions when on defence. Similar to McMahon, teams seems to have a gameplan for her that works.

Nelson and Briggs did a lot of the heavy lifting today in their game against Nebraska. Kept fighting and I'm impressed with Nelson as a freshman so far.

Potts for Nebraska continues to show why she's a candidate for Freshman of the Year in the BIG10. Great pursuit of rebounds and being in the right spot today.
 
TerpWomenFan said:
Maryland is just a mediocre team this season.
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I was just trying to remember the last time Maryland was this weak. More than twenty years?

I suspect they'll be an at-large team but it's hardly a foregone conclusion. Their win over Syracuse suddenly looks a lot better, though.
 
TerpWomenFan said:
Maryland is just a mediocre team this season.
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I think they have lost quite a bit of talent the last couple years (to transfer and graduation) and just don't have the pieces this year. I suspect they are still a NCAAT team and could give someone a headache later in the year if they improve on some things but I don't see them going very far.
 
triaddukefan said:
I made a pact this afternoon that I will be nice until 2024. The old me would have responded one way.... but I will refrain because its the holiday spirit.

But..............
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As Miss Scarlett said, tomorrow is another day. And it's 2024.
 
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cancontent said:
McMahon seems like she's going through a sophomore slump but I also wonder if she's done much to add to her game. Her bulldozer technique isn't working, especially with the change in how offensive fouls are called. Is it that the defensive schemes teams are working, that she hasn't found her groove yet or both?
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Probably a bit of both. I was surprised her bulldozer technique worked as long as it did. And she is so addicted to that one spin move in the lane -- scouting should have taken care of that sooner. it's always clockwise (except for games played below the equator) and anticipating it shouldn't be that hard. The 2 charges Michigan drew on her in quick succession in the 1st quarter looked like sweet karma to me.
 
triaddukefan said:
I made a pact this afternoon that I will be nice until 2024. The old me would have responded one way.... but I will refrain because its the holiday spirit.

But..............
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How about making it 'til '25, Triad? Back in the old days, you contributed lots of positive posts, minus the snark.
 
Seems like Indiana is a bit under the radar this season, despite only having one loss. But that loss though :eek:

The deacon said:
How about making it 'til '25, Triad? Back in the old days, you contributed lots of positive posts, minus the snark.
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I'll try my best. I've noticed that as I age.... i'm getting crankier and crankier by the years. :oops:
 
Plebe said:
I was just trying to remember the last time Maryland was this weak. More than twenty years?

I suspect they'll be an at-large team but it's hardly a foregone conclusion. Their win over Syracuse suddenly looks a lot better, though.
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Since Crystal Langhorne started in 2004, the only bad year the Terps had was in the 2009-2010 season when they didn't make the NCAA tournament. They was in the WNIT.
 
Bone Dog said:
Probably a bit of both. I was surprised her bulldozer technique worked as long as it did. And she is so addicted to that one spin move in the lane -- scouting should have taken care of that sooner. it's always clockwise (except for games played below the equator) and anticipating it shouldn't be that hard. The 2 charges Michigan drew on her in quick succession in the 1st quarter looked like sweet karma to me.
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Karma? Not sure about that. More like hasn't adjusted to how games are being called this year. That's more about IQ to me.

The second charge was a tough call to make in my opinion. Thought it could have gone either way as both players seemed to get to the spot at the same time.
 
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TerpWomenFan said:
Maryland defeated Minnesota on the road last night. Their 1st road win all season.
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I watched the end of the previous loss to Nebraska, in which they almost came back behind Briggs, in her first game since returning to the floor. With her aboard, I expect Maryland to improve...she can score at multiple levels.
 
Dillon77 said:
I watched the end of the previous loss to Nebraska, in which they almost came back behind Briggs, in her first game since returning to the floor. With her aboard, I expect Maryland to improve...she can score at multiple levels.
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Maryland and Michigan State of play each other next week. That could be an interesting game.
 
To me, the Big Ten is not a great conference this year AT ALL. Iowa is the leader and they have a lack of quality starting 5 and depth issues but are still better than the next tier of Indiana, tOSU, Michigan, MSU, Purdue, Nebraska, Maryland, Illinois, Minnesota, PSU, Wisc, NW and bringing up the rear Rutgers.

14 teams and really only 5 might be worthy of bids. My guess is 6 will get in but they won't last long. So, sorry @Plebe I am not going to pony up the additional $25 per month for the BigTen Network on my Sling package just to see Iowa.....
 
DefenseBB said:
To me, the Big Ten is not a great conference this year AT ALL.
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My moniker reflects that I would like to disagree, but this is a reasonable take, at the moment. But substantial improvement can happen in conference play, e.g. Iowa last year.

Also, apart from the Pac-12, it doesn't seem like there are any great conferences this year. But that too could change.
 
BigTenGuy said:
My moniker reflects that I would like to disagree, but this is a reasonable take, at the moment. But substantial improvement can happen in conference play, e.g. Iowa last year.

Also, apart from the Pac-12, it doesn't seem like there are any great conferences this year. But that too could change.
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All depends on how one wants to define "great". Like you noted, the Pac-12 seems to be in a class of its own compared to the other P5. The BIG10 seems to have more parity this year making predicting who ends up being the champion harder.

That's great for fans of the conference and for the teams themselves if you ask me. It could be a situation where teams hone in on what works in advance of the tournament. The same could be said of the ACC as well. Whoever makes it to the big dance out of these conferences will definitely be battle tested that's for sure.
 
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cancontent said:
Came across on Twitter/X while on a break. Thought this would be of interest to some on the board.

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That was enjoyable. Indiana had a similar game against a good Nebraska team today.

The thing that I like about watching Indiana is that they have such good fundamentals. I was initially skeptical how well Scalia and Parrish would fare last season, but they've fit really nicely. Parrish isn't scoring that well this year (although she scored very well today), but her defense and rebunding are both really good. And having Parrish at 6-2 and Garzon at 6-3 in their guard corps makes starting four guards more like starting three forwards.

My only complaint with Indiana this year is that they sometimes play down to the competition. They beat Illinois by 5 or 6 then go and beat Michigan and Nebraska by 20+. They can win the B1G, but they can't continue having games like the one against Illinois if they want to contend.
 
Indiana seems to be pretty off the radar considering they only have 1 loss and it was right at the beginning of the season. Yeah it was a blowout, but a lot of time has gone by since then. Maybe they don't mind not having attention on them.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Indiana seems to be pretty off the radar considering they only have 1 loss and it was right at the beginning of the season. Yeah it was a blowout, but a lot of time has gone by since then. Maybe they don't mind not having attention on them.
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From what I've observed, the team just focuses on what they can control. It doesn't seem to bother them either way.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Indiana seems to be pretty off the radar considering they only have 1 loss and it was right at the beginning of the season. Yeah it was a blowout, but a lot of time has gone by since then. Maybe they don't mind not having attention on them.
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They were last season too despite still being undefeated around this time. Feels like they didn’t become central to the national conversation until late January/early February. Kind of crazy considering they were the #2 overall seed a year ago.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Indiana seems to be pretty off the radar considering they only have 1 loss and it was right at the beginning of the season. Yeah it was a blowout, but a lot of time has gone by since then. Maybe they don't mind not having attention on them.
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Somewhat under the radar, but that's a function of who they've (not yet) beaten. Today's win at Nebraska is their best by far.
 
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Illinois fell to 0-3 in conference and 6-7 overall. Might be the leader thus far for biggest disappointing team in the country. Wisconsin got their first conference win against the Illini. It was a home game for UI too, cannot lose on your home floor to a team entering the game 0-3 in conference. What an incredible about face for their program after last season.
 
Indiana playing really well: shot 60% from 3 today vs Nebraska; made their 1st 14 or 15 shots vs Michigan game before. Everyone is tall and can shoot; Moore-McNeil is listed as 5'11" but looks 6'3" with her length. If they play close to this next Saturday in Iowa City the Hawkeyes will be lucky to stay within 10. Will be a tough battle.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Indiana seems to be pretty off the radar considering they only have 1 loss and it was right at the beginning of the season. Yeah it was a blowout, but a lot of time has gone by since then. Maybe they don't mind not having attention on them.
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Came here to post this but you beat me to it. I wouldn't be surprised to see them make a strong push as the season continues, everyone seems to have forgotten about them.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Illinois fell to 0-3 in conference and 6-7 overall. Might be the leader thus far for biggest disappointing team in the country. Wisconsin got their first conference win against the Illini. It was a home game for UI too, cannot lose on your home floor to a team entering the game 0-3 in conference. What an incredible about face for their program after last season.
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Maybe last season was an aberration.
 
Indiana is underrated, prob due to the early blowout loss to Stanford, it happens. I can see them winning @ Iowa, which would catapult them into the national eye again. They have a lot of history with Iowa and know how to play them. This will be a close game just like both were last season when they split and Iowa won one on a Clark buzzer beater from the logo (I know). Gonna be must watch TV. I think Holmes will dominate the matchup vs Stuelke (sp?) at center.

Some forget that IU won the B12 regular season title last season, not Iowa.
 
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Two match-ups on Big Ten Network tonight (Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024) featuring teams with somewhat similar records:

- At 6 p.m. ET
Maryland (10-4) vs. Michigan State (11-3)

- At 8 p.m. ET
(Minnesota 11-3 vs. Michigan 11-4)
 
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