Current B10 Men's BBall Tournament Draw looks very favorable
Here is the B10 tournament if the season ended today. IMHO this is as good of a draw as M could hope for with winnable games all the way to the final, plus we don't want a double bye because we need some Ws.
Most likely would be Wisconsin, Northwestern, Indiana, Purdue if M can win each game
February 23rd, 2023 at 10:49 AM ^
3 more wins from the BTT could be huge. I think they will be peaking just in time for tourney games. Hope they make the big dance and make some noise.
February 23rd, 2023 at 11:47 AM ^
For real, I think if they play their ass off the rest of the way they could pick up 3 or all 4 wins and get into that double-bye territory if they get some luck. I also think they could win the whole B1G tourney, esp if someone takes care of Purdue for them...
February 23rd, 2023 at 10:49 AM ^
All winnable, and all losable. Hope the boys can get hot and make a run at the bubble
February 23rd, 2023 at 12:17 PM ^
Yep. They could lose in the first round or win it all and I wouldn’t be surprised. There isn’t a team in the conference they absolutely cannot beat, but every team also has a chance to beat them.
February 23rd, 2023 at 1:58 PM ^
My exact thought. It seems to be the case most years recently. Even more so this year though
February 23rd, 2023 at 10:50 AM ^
This draw would be more than ideal but unfortunately this will change a lot before the season ends. The big ten season has been a shit show where anyone can lose on any given day
February 23rd, 2023 at 10:58 AM ^
This I agree with. could have the double bye or a less desirable draw by the end of the season
February 23rd, 2023 at 10:53 AM ^
Hopefully we can win 3 of the last 4 so we might only need one BTT win. I think we get in with 19 wins.
February 23rd, 2023 at 11:04 AM ^
Play the games in front of you, win 'em and there's always a chance.
February 23rd, 2023 at 11:06 AM ^
How odd is it and a crazy year for Michigan and the Big Ten at large where you say you DON’T want a double bye so as to improve your resume?
This is some bizarro world Big Ten basketball we’re dealing with.
February 23rd, 2023 at 11:44 AM ^
It's a bizarre year in the B1G, I'll give you that. Having not followed the season all that closely, I was shocked when I saw ESPN projecting nine teams from the B1G. I would have thought around half of that, most of the conference seems mediocre to awful.
How odd is it and a crazy year for Michigan and the Big Ten at large where you say you DON’T want a double bye so as to improve your resume?
But that's not really all that strange when you think about it, it's really just life for a team around the bubble. Unless you're going to win your conference tournament, it's always better to get more wins than it is to skip those wins via byes. Though I will agree, it's strange that teams in position for those byes (especially double byes) are on the bubble; usually those teams are solidly in at this point...
February 23rd, 2023 at 11:20 AM ^
Here are the predictions based on a chalk finish to the season:
The predictions are fun to play around with: http://bball.notnothing.net/big10.php?sport=mbb
February 23rd, 2023 at 11:55 AM ^
What I'm seeing is if chalk holds for other teams, 3-1 for Michigan is the 4 seed and 2-2 is the 8/9 game.
February 23rd, 2023 at 11:59 AM ^
Gosh it seems like we've been put on the 8/9 line SOO many times the past few years. Would love to get away from that.
February 23rd, 2023 at 11:25 AM ^
i mean, wisky didnt score for 11 minutes and we still couldnt win. that was last week. Yeah, they suck, but they beat us. I don't see that as ideal even though we think we *should* beat them.
Last 10 games
LWLLWWWLLW = 5-5. What trend are you seeing? We've been somewhat competitive all year, but I don't see how beating MSU at home in an emotionally charged game translates.
Rutgers has been sliding. Tonight is a blackout game in their place. I'm not sure its an amazing win, but certainly one we need.
Its hilarious that OSU is 13th though. love it.
February 23rd, 2023 at 11:50 AM ^
i mean, wisky didnt score for 11 minutes and we still couldnt win
They didn't make a field goal during that time, but did make several free throws.
More importantly, that game was at Kohl and we don't have to play another game in that cursed place again this season.
February 23rd, 2023 at 11:56 AM ^
they've done kohl-like things in the B10 tourney as well.
Yes, my mistake, no FG. still though.. they scored 4 points until it was a FT contest (which we lost also)... in 10 minutes. so.. FTs, FGs, whatever. 4 pts and we couldnt complete the comeback
February 23rd, 2023 at 12:28 PM ^
I just don't think you should be too fixated on a game in Kohl to evaluate a Michigan team. Our record in that building has been horrible since it opened.
This team has been competitive just about every time out, but has struggled to finish. The MSU home game may have been a turning point, or maybe not ... we'll find out.
February 23rd, 2023 at 12:38 PM ^
Not fixated. The thread was about our FAVORABLE tourney schedule. We would play Wisconsin in the first game. Seems... appropriate. And its not something that I see us having improved on "recently", hence my point that it was only a week ago.
I don't see us as heavy favorites to win any games, regardless of opponent, even against the poorer teams.
February 23rd, 2023 at 12:20 PM ^
The only consistent big ten teams have been Ohio State and Minnesota and that’s because they are just terrible
February 23rd, 2023 at 11:34 AM ^
Would be nice not to play at noon also! Been a few years.
February 23rd, 2023 at 11:36 AM ^
As long as we avoid Maryland in the first round...
February 23rd, 2023 at 11:53 AM ^
This stuff is still completely up in the air. The Big Ten standings are ridiculously bunched up. I think we could possibly finish anywhere from 2nd to 10th. Just have to find ways to win.
February 23rd, 2023 at 12:59 PM ^
8-9 seed would be awful. That being said, lets look at the opportunity of beating Purdue on a neutral court and possibly 3-4 wins. That could change the entire season.
February 23rd, 2023 at 12:18 PM ^
Ideally I think ending up 5-7 is the best bet. We need at least one win and that gives us the best chance. Ending up 4th or 8/9 would be a bad draw for us
February 23rd, 2023 at 2:15 PM ^
Let me put on my blue shaded sunglasses to say that this draw will bring us to the Tourney. We will get 2 or 3 more wins in the B1G Tourney which will be enough to get us to the Big Dance
February 23rd, 2023 at 2:43 PM ^
First, the next one.
February 23rd, 2023 at 3:11 PM ^
Very interesting. I'd take that draw, but there's a lot of basketball to be played before the tournament starts.
February 23rd, 2023 at 4:28 PM ^
We would win the national championship if we win every game we play for the rest of the year. Think about that!
February 23rd, 2023 at 8:12 PM ^
I'm sayin' there's a chance.
February 23rd, 2023 at 8:27 PM ^
I'm sticking with low expectations for this team: we could lose to any of those teams! But I'd love a series of surprises.