Sunday Afternoon College Basketball

Submitted by enlightenedbum on March 7th, 2021 at 12:59 PM

Starting with Iowa/Wisconsin.  Iowa getting an um, favorable whistle at Carver Hawkeye so far.  Refs hate Davison so much.

Also Joe Wieskamp just went off with a pretty nasty looking ankle turn, couldn't put much weight on it.  Hurts Iowa a lot.

B-Nut-GoBlue

March 7th, 2021 at 1:06 PM ^

Yea that ankle didn't look like just a simple booboo.  He's got time until it really matters (I'm sure Iowa would love to win the conference tournament but it pales in comparison to what they want to do later in March) so hopefully he gets right.

Kid was on fire today too, 5/5 before the injury.

NittanyFan

March 7th, 2021 at 1:28 PM ^

In a normal circumstance (e.g., Chambers left last March as opposed to last October), Ferry would have never been considered.

I don't think he's a horrible coach, and the 2 schools I'm mentioning aren't basketball powers, but he's going to have a combined 0 winning seasons in 6 at Duquesne and Penn State.

I hope PSU aspires to better.  I do like the options mentioned in the 247 article - I'd prefer a B1G assistant over the usual tact (find a Patriot League coach).

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For those old enough to remember, Bruce Parkhill quit (rather mysteriously) as PSU coach in September 1995.  Given timing, PSU really had no choice but to promote assistant Jerry Dunn.  Dunn had a favorable circumstance --- a legitimately good returning team, and PSU made the March 1996 NCAA.  And then Dunn stayed for 7 more years.  Despite that, he never was a particularly good coach. 

Dunn honestly would have never been considered back in 1995 outside of timing.  The current Ferry situation is very similar IMO.

enlightenedbum

March 7th, 2021 at 1:37 PM ^

Potter finally actually playing well, at least offensively.  Trice no showed though.  And just took an elbow to the forehead. And got called for the foul because he violated Bohannon's space in getting elbowed.  His third.

B-Nut-GoBlue

March 7th, 2021 at 2:05 PM ^

Also....DJ Carstensen is officiating this game so we miss his ass this afternoon! Assuming Bo Boroksi* again.

*no, he's with the bald fuck in Iowa City

B-Nut-GoBlue

March 7th, 2021 at 2:44 PM ^

It's their own fault they have Brad Davison on their roster.

I assume you mean the out of bounds call though...that play/review has almost become the worst in the sport.  Review it every single play of the game then since these minuscule "who hit it last off of a tip" is always a close call but it properly goes to the team not initiating the tip for 38 minutes.

UMgradMSUdad

March 7th, 2021 at 2:57 PM ^

That one was 50-50, so hard to complain about. About a minute before that, though, Trice was fighting through a screen,doesn't seem to touch Bohanen at all, who then throws up a 3 pointer that misses badly.  Trice fouls out; 3 foul shots. And I hate Davison and his play as much as anybody, but his getting called for a hook and hold when he was fouled going to the basket seemed a stretch as well.

Ajcoss

March 7th, 2021 at 2:48 PM ^

Nice that Iowa won. Sets up for a great possible (not looking ahead, but just saying), a Michigan/OSU or Purdue winner and Illinois/Iowa Saturday semis. If Iowa lost, Purdue would’ve been 3 and Iowa 4. I like Illinois having to see likely Iowa or OSU before BTT finals. Purdue snuck in as 4, but still think Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, and OSU best 4.

Team 101

March 7th, 2021 at 3:33 PM ^

Nebraska and Northwestern in the final seconds.  Northwestern has the ball down 1 with 12.7 seconds to go.  Game is OK to watch because the competition is equal.  It is amazing how far Northwestern fell from the beginning of the B1G season.  Not sure what happened to them or how long they want to stick with Collins.