2024-25 Big Ten Media Days

[AuroranHusker]

Wild how much reputation plays into these preseason rankings. It will be interesting to look back on this in March 2025.

 

[49r]

1 hour ago, Chuck Taylor said:

Torvik has us 13th, so this is an improvement!

 

And everyone is in the top 74!  Not sure that's ever happened since we've been in the Big Ten.  Also, that's REALLY impressive considering it's an 18 team league now.

2025 T-Rank College Basketball Projections

RK	TEAM	CONF	ADJOE	ADJDE	BARTHAG	PROJ. REC		RET MINS	RPMS	TALENT	EXP.	TRANS.
17	Purdue	B10	114.9 20	95.0 18	.8988	19-11	12-8	54.2%	49.8%	78	1.51	0
18	Michigan St.	B10	112.8 48	93.8 8	.8920	20-9	12-8	49.8%	38.7%	77.2	1.59	53
19	Rutgers	B10	111.9 52	93.2 6	.8915	20-11	12-8	23.8%	17.9%	48.7	1.6	167
21	Illinois	B10	113.3 42	94.6 14	.8883	20-11	11-9	14.2%	12.4%	84.1	1.19	210
24	UCLA	B10	114.0 31	95.7 24	.8820	20-11	11-9	60.8%	64.3%	66.2	2.02	357
30	Indiana	B10	114.9 19	97.6 52	.8678	19-10	11-9	60.1%	58.9%	82.2	1.82	301
33	Michigan	B10	115.4 17	98.6 78	.8595	18-12	10-10	26.9%	22.7%	60.9	2.29	436
34	Ohio St.	B10	114.6 22	98.0 63	.8583	18-13	10-10	33.7%	34.0%	66.5	2.04	313
41	Wisconsin	B10	113.0 45	97.4 50	.8475	18-12	10-10	51.4%	45.7%	26.1	2.15	158
42	Maryland	B10	110.1 75	94.9 17	.8467	19-12	10-10	42.4%	41.3%	71.4	1.8	238
44	Oregon	B10	113.2 43	97.8 57	.8435	18-13	10-10	50.4%	42.9%	52.8	2.38	227
45	Iowa	B10	115.6 15	100.0 94	.8416	19-12	10-10	54.8%	51.3%	55.8	1.88	59
47	Nebraska	B10	111.6 55	96.7 39	.8396	17-12	10-10	38.2%	34.4%	39.9	2.58	258
48	Northwestern	B10	111.5 57	96.6 37	.8394	18-12	10-10	66.0%	56.2%	34.7	2.55	75
50	USC	B10	115.2 18	100.0 93	.8355	18-12	9-11	6.7%	4.0%	40.9	2.71	563
71	Minnesota	B10	111.2 62	99.5 86	.7829	17-13	8-12	37.3%	39.6%	30.1	2.82	240
73	Washington	B10	109.3 84	98.0 62	.7780	15-15	8-12	16.0%	8.8%	20.8	2.38	379
74	Penn St.	B10	109.1 86	97.9 59	.7773	16-14	8-12	61.1%	60.4%	69.4	2.31	65

 

[49r]

By contrast, Torvik has 4 of the 16 Big 12 teams ranked below Penn State.  We may not be as top heavy as the Big 12 but I'd say a really strong case could be made for the Big Ten as the strongest hoops league this year.

[cornfed24-7]

6 hours ago, Raidsker said:

A reminder from January that only top 15 teams get into the conference tournament.

 

So step one is win enough to be safely above that.

 

https://x.com/BigTenNetwork/status/1752382180138086619?t=RwolfXJ-DnC_TVQeWvDoaw&s=19

Ugh. I forgot about this. I hate it. HATE. IT. 

 

[AuroranHusker]

 

Tomorrow is the Men's Basketball Big Ten Media Day.

[HuskerActuary]

Somewhat of a statistical oddity that all 18 teams on Torvik's rankings fall into three distinct tiers: 8 teams ranked #17 through #34, 7 teams ranked #41 through #50 (this is the really odd one), and three teams ranked #71 through #74.

[HB]

43 minutes ago, HuskerActuary said:

Somewhat of a statistical oddity that all 18 teams on Torvik's rankings fall into three distinct tiers: 8 teams ranked #17 through #34, 7 teams ranked #41 through #50 (this is the really odd one), and three teams ranked #71 through #74.

User name checks out!  

[AGHANSEN]

[Chuck Taylor]

Not sure I've ever seen a muave mauve suit before.

Edited October 4 by Chuck Taylor

[AuroranHusker]

2 hours ago, Chuck Taylor said:

Not sure I've ever seen a muave suit before.

 

Brice looks sharp!

 

[Huskerpapa]

3 hours ago, Chuck Taylor said:

Not sure I've ever seen a muave suit before.

What the heck is muave?  

[AuroranHusker]

1 hour ago, Huskerpapa said:

What the heck is muave?  

 

Misspelled mauve.

 

[cornfed24-7]

5 hours ago, AGHANSEN said:

That's two two good lookin' dudes right there. 

[Huskerpapa]

They both did well.  Watched some of it on BTN.

[Art Vandalay]

It was pretty good, Gary and Brice repped us really well. Two things Fred has said a couple times now. His hardest job will be getting everyone minutes and Berke is very talented and will play some 5 in smaller lineups. Seems pretty confident in this group.

[LincecumFan]

I thought Fred made a great point in that he needs to see how this team responds to adversity. What happens when it's the second half and the opponent is going on a big run. I think he remembers the second half of the Big 10 tournament semi-final game. As Mike Tyson said, everyone has a plan until they get hit in the nose.

Edited October 4 by LincecumFan

[CanadianHusker]

After listening to the 3 of them today, I am so excited for the season! Opening tipoff can’t happen soon enough! 6 seniors! Promising new and young talent and shooting! Here's to not only a tourney win but a run in the tourney! GBR! 

[hskr4life]

On 10/2/2024 at 6:55 PM, cornfed24-7 said:

Ugh. I forgot about this. I hate it. HATE. IT. 

 

 

If I could like this more than once I would. There's just something about... even as the 14 seed playing on Wednesday... going into that tournament and thinking 'we could do this'. Don't give me any of the "well if you can't be in the top whatever" hogwash either.

[49r]

12 hours ago, hskr4life said:

 

If I could like this more than once I would. There's just something about... even as the 14 seed playing on Wednesday... going into that tournament and thinking 'we could do this'. Don't give me any of the "well if you can't be in the top whatever" hogwash either.

 

On the other hand, kind of like promotion/relegation in European soccer leagues, this would add a ton of intrigue to the bottom of the standings at the end of each season.  IDK it might be kinda fun.

[Jacob Bigelow]

some thoughts from me on my time in Rosemont yesterday.

[thrasher31]

14 hours ago, Art Vandalay said:

It was pretty good, Gary and Brice repped us really well. Two things Fred has said a couple times now. His hardest job will be getting everyone minutes and Berke is very talented and will play some 5 in smaller lineups. Seems pretty confident in this group.

How they deploy Berke is going to be very interesting imo. Very versatile piece that can be a spot up guy or a handoff hub similar to mast last year. He can do work in the post too. 

[Jacob Bigelow]

3 hours ago, thrasher31 said:

How they deploy Berke is going to be very interesting imo. Very versatile piece that can be a spot up guy or a handoff hub similar to mast last year. He can do work in the post too. 

Berke may be the player not named Brice Williams that I’m the most intrigued by. Since Fred got to Lincoln I’ve kinda joked that he’s been chasing “the ghost of Georges Niang.” Not the new, skinny, NBA shooting guard Georges Niang, but the point forward at Iowa State. Most certainly not a 1 to 1 comp, but Berke fits the mold pretty well. 

Edited October 4 by Jacob Bigelow

[LincecumFan]

1 hour ago, Jacob Bigelow said:

Berke may be the player not named Brice Williams that I’m the most intrigued by. Since Fred got to Lincoln I’ve kinda joked that he’s been chasing “the ghost of Georges Niang.” Not the new, skinny, NBA shooting guard Georges Niang, but the point forward at Iowa State. Most certainly not a 1 to 1 comp, but Berke fits the mold pretty well. 

Last spring when they were seriously recruiting Igor Milicic Jr, I thought he might be the "Ghost" you are describing. I'm excited to see that they were able to pivot to Berke and still have that guy.

Edited October 4 by LincecumFan

[thrasher31]

2 hours ago, Jacob Bigelow said:

Berke may be the player not named Brice Williams that I’m the most intrigued by. Since Fred got to Lincoln I’ve kinda joked that he’s been chasing “the ghost of Georges Niang.” Not the new, skinny, NBA shooting guard Georges Niang, but the point forward at Iowa State. Most certainly not a 1 to 1 comp, but Berke fits the mold pretty well. 

That Georges niang comp is actually an apt comp. IF he puts it all together that is. The offense is such a good fit for him that he should, but he needs to be consistent 

[cornfed24-7]

7 hours ago, 49r said:

 

On the other hand, kind of like promotion/relegation in European soccer leagues, this would add a ton of intrigue to the bottom of the standings at the end of each season.  IDK it might be kinda fun.

Yeah, but the flip side is something like last year's NC State run can never happen. To me this just lazy and lame. You want 37 F¥#€1πG teams in the conference Big 10? Then this is the consequence. Figure it out.