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Will be interesting to watch if this year is the end of an era of sorts in the BIG for high scoring, efficient offenses. In the advanced stats era (2010-24), the two most efficient BIG offenses in conference play are this year’s Iowa and Indiana teams, followed by the 3 preceding Caitlin Clark...

Hart, Heyer and GG are not well-suited to transition basketball, but Holloway and Johnson could be. Would like to see more of those two, even some together.

She had 4 really good teams at PSU with the great Maggie Lucas, but it was downhill after that.

Coquese is a puzzle in the WBB world. Well liked and highly regarded. Took over a mess at RU, and injuries have really hurt the current team. Still, counting this year, her last 7 years as head coach include 6 11th or worse BIG finishes. That can be fatal to a coaching career. Will be...

When PJ was hired, if the 7-year deal was 1 top-10 season, but no other season finishing ranked in the AP or Coaches poll, and no title game in Indy, I would have passed. But that is not how I feel after 7 years. PJ has been solid, and frustratingly close to good. But the new era will be...

Hope Coach P uses the rest of the season to get Ayianna Johnson and Holloway more minutes to spur their development.

I'm disappointed in how Coach P has responded. Grinding Battle, Heyer and Grocholski into the ground last night with 39, 36 and 38 minutes is not how to finish the season without Braun or develop other players. That's a way to lose (again) to one or more of the bottom 3 (Wisconsin, RU...

Once Braun went down, this week was always going to be a brutal week. The rest of the season will hinge on the Rutgers-Northwestern-Wisconsin stretch starting next week. Need 2, hopefully all 3 of those.

Winner of this game with a big leg up on conference championship. IU and OSU only play once. OSU and IU both play Iowa twice.

Nebraska is the new leader in the BIG clubhouse for worst BIG loss of the year. With Braun's injury and otherwise, the middle of the BIG is not looking so good.

With Clark likely joining Holmes in exiting, will be quite a transition year for the BIG. IU only has a 12-player roster this year, with 2 commitments for next year, so IU has plenty of room for transfers. Iowa, barring transfers out, is full for next year with its high school commitments, so...

I'm on the Coach P bandwagon as well, but a little balance is needed to assess the first year. If you look at Big-Ten only stats before the Braun injury, there are 3 big changes from last year. Pace of play, offensive turnover percentage and offensive rebounding percentage are all materially...

I will take the over in the regular season. Coach P is a good coach, and the schedule provides some good opportunities for wins.

Thanks for response. Much respect for your open mind.

I was among those who thought 4-0 against WI/NW/RU was likely. Still surprised by loss to Bucky.

Puzzled by the projection of 9 Big Ten teams to the dance. Last year the conference got 7 bids, and this year the conference seems materially worse to me.

PJ has made the hard sell work for him.. He's lost some guys who thought different of their pressured commitment, but not too many.

Wonder if you have watched McGill this season and have an opinion on how she has progressed or matured, or not. Her national stock has remained high, and it’s a feather in the state’s cap to have 2 McDonald’s AAs this season (McGill and Olson).

Shimmy is no fan of Iowa and Clark. In making her pre-season Big Ten picks on air, Shimmy said she “barely had Iowa in her top 5.” Also quite the contrast with Lindsay Whalen, who loves and gushes about Clark.

4th game in 10 days is tough for a team with 3 of the top 7 players in the league in minutes played per conference game. Coach P is riding the core group too long, IMO. Braun leading the league in conference minutes is definitely not working for her. Might help others because Braun draws a...