al on college basketball

No one can defeat and refute arguments that no one made better than Al.

(2/23/2013 08:10:00 PM) - Al

The Bucks tweet that Bo Ryan is in the crowd tonight, but I have not seen a single tweet from any of the players this weekend, so I do not know if they are off or not.

Great. More people that don't appreciate Bo Ryan.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013 (2/26/2013 08:22:00 PM) - Al

Gophers defeat #1 Hoosiers, cementing their spot in the NCAA's. A few days ago, many commenters were insisting Tubby Smith should be fired. As is often the case, they have no idea how lucky they are to have a fine coach like him, and a solid top 25 program.

Gosh. It seems that all the college basketball fans, that live only inside Al's head, just don't appreciate their head coaches.

And he could be educating himself about the Badgers but is watching Lindsey Lohan instead.

life coach lesson #1, create a winning argument against a population that doesn't exist. Insist you saw the forest through the trees first.

I'll try.

Remember when all the bloggers said Tom Brady wasn't skilled enough to play QB? Well I saw pretty quick the kid could play. If only he had better taste in women. Not that Grissel is hard to look at, but Old Country Buffet has two or three women who look better in hair nets.

(2/26/2013 10:56:00 PM) - Al


Badgers 7th-straight 20-win season, the 2nd-longest streak in Big Ten (Ohio State has 8).--Badgers PR

We're living in the best of times, and most are too busy complaining to enjoy it.

you casuals are stupid. Follow al's lead and stop complaining.

Unless it is something that al wants to complain about, then complain, a lot.

Even if no one but al is still complaining about it, don't ever let it go.

Even if no one ever did complain about it, imagine that fictitious population and point out how you are smarter then them.

(3/03/2013 07:30:00 AM) - Al

Still love Bobby Knight. Great coach, and possibly the best studio guy ever. Could barely hide his contempt when they'd get all gushy as some guy has an open court dunk, and he'd point out that he was 6-9 and averaged 3 rebounds a game.

Yes Al. I too remember all "those guys" that were 6-9 and averaged 3 rebounds a game that ESPN praised after dunks. I too loved it when Bobby White Knight pointed out his contempt for "those people".

Thank goodness we all have Al to help point these travesties out.

But, remember, he's not just negative all the time like some people.

since al hates that people went to college and have jobs, I'm surprised he likes a guy like Knight who made all his money off of college.

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(3/03/2013 01:27:00 PM) - Al

Badgers with turnovers and cold shooting, but Purdue playing tough , like all Big Ten teams do every game. Hate to see it in Madison.

We always laugh when teams pack it in and let WI shoot uncontested 3's, but sometimes, they just don't go in. Those are tough games to win.

You can't look past anyone. Best conference, top to bottom, I've ever seen.

29 minutes later...

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(3/03/2013 01:56:00 PM) - Al

As I say often you always hear casuals pick on things like "grit" and "wanted it more" when a team isn't scoring. When you shoot poorly, other things are magnified. That said, you make a few shots, lots of those things go away and never occur.

There's a reason why scorers are top picks. Scoring is the one thing that separates a good player from a great one, and a mediocre one from a good one. It's also the one thing that comes and goes.

So is Al 'people' now?

Never apologize for being patriotic.

dude speaks gospel.....getting spanked by purdont.....at home on Sr. day = no grits

Always knew you two were made for each other...

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When you shoot poorly, other things are magnified. That said, you make a few shots, lots of those things go away and never occur.

It's kind of like shooting free throws too!

If only Wisconsin could be that lucky

Maybe Bo Ryan should go back to Platteville where he will be appreciated more by the non-casuals

(3/06/2013 08:26:00 PM) - Al


#7 Michigan down 12 to Purdue with 10 minutes to play.

Obviously, the Wolverines are being bothered by the Badgers lack of grit and hustle.

EDIT: Michigan wins by 5. It should be noted their comeback was directly related to hitting open shots. Always funny how fans hate to admit how key that is.

stupid fans

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You don't play well and you will likely get beat.

The above is some college basketball X4 insight. Maybe we all are more alike than we want to believe.

I've never seen a post by Warren in the Badger Forum.

(3/10/2013 12:06:00 AM) - Al
EDIT: Bucks shot 50% from the field and 46% from 3. Those that say you can't outshoot the other team...wrong.

there are literally millions of people right now walking around with egg on their face. All this time, they've been sticking their collective noses up in the air proudly proclaiming to the rest of us that you simply cannot, in the game of basketball, outshoot your opponent. Well now, elitist blogger old media casual fan, here is irrefutable proof it can be done.

(3/10/2013 10:00:00 AM) - Al

Badgers only 8.5 point favorites at Penn State.

If the Lions play well, it could be a challenge.

This is the hard hitting, factual, and smart analysis I expect from Al Bethke.

Those casual, elitist, Mainstream MSM media types would never boil it down to such a simple, yet at the same time complex, level.

(3/10/2013 01:27:00 PM) - Al
For those that don't have to go grocery shopping before the storm hits, the Missouri Valley conference title game is on CBS prior to the Hoosiers/Wolverines. The MVC is underrated year in and year out, and other than the Big Ten and ACC, they play as good a quality of basketball as anyone. Every year in the NCAA's, they seem to get more teams in than you think they will, and they always perform nicely.

The MVC has gotten the only the automatic bid team in the tournament 4 out of the past 5 years, with only Wichita State getting an At Large Bid last year. So, 4 out of the past 5 years they've gotten the minimum number of teams in. Clearly, for those causals that think the MVC doesn't get an automatic bid - they got more in than you think they will.

The MVC's record the past 5 NCAA tournaments is 3-6. A winning percentage of 33%. Only casuals don't think that 33% equates to performing nicely. Also, both 5 seeds (WS in 12 and Drake in 09) lost their first game. Only casuals don't consider that performing nicely.

Al Bethke - Proving casuals wrong based on how he feels since 1991.

(3/10/2013 05:40:00 PM) - Al
PS/Mich--winner gets WI
NW/Iowa--MS
Neb/ Pur--OS
Ill/Min--IND

I like Nebraska's chances to at least keep it close, and MIN/ILL will have a battle royale to see who gets to be overwhelmed by a very good IND team.

Indiana's record vs Illinois and Minnesota this year?

1-2

Inconvenient truths.

(3/17/2013 04:32:00 PM) - Al

Not much to look forward to in the NCAA draw, WIS will be a #4 or a #5, and play a tough team, though one they will be favored against.

Hopefully, they will get to avoid a "hot" club or a team that seems like they end up losing too...a good team with a streaky shooter who hits everything...funny thing is, back when Steph Curry hit all those 3's, no one had ever heard of him.

I glanced at the #12/13 seeds earlier today, and there are a ton of mid major types that are far from automatic wins. In a one and done tournament, the tendency of this Badgers' team to have poor shooting nights will probably be what hurts them.

Few important things here;

A higher seed will be favored. Gonna pack that one away for my next important conversation.

We should be worried about "hot" teams. Not that they want it more, or have more grit, but a hot team we should be worried about. I'm guessing our odds are pretty good, cause probably half of the team in the NCAA tournament were really cold this year but the committee had some legacies in it.

Steph Curry was second team all mid major in SI as a freshman, and second team all American as a sophomore. To still be invisible was amazing.

You guys are going to make Al one of the most popular and influential bloggers of 2013.

Alya and I agree the hawkeyes got the shaft.

99 times out of a 100 I would be happy to be in the same postseason tournament as kentucky

Al's final 4. Fried lemon bars, China, Expired Boo Berry, Wal-Mart Cashiers.

Would be fun to build an "All Al" bracket and then vote on it.

#5 seed "Forest throught the trees"

vs

#12 seed "It would be funny if it wasb't true"

I wonder which seed will be favored?

12 is a hotter number than 5.

I never realized that Al was the visionary who foresaw the three-pointer becoming an important part of the game.  It's as if profundity and prescience spew out of his pores.  

"It's as if profundity and prescience spew out of his pores.

Huh. I thought that was gravy. 

I bet you start seeing guys who specialize in shooting three pointers in the next 5 or 10 years. 

By then, that shot will simply be called the Al.

"No one drains the al quite like him, and so smooth."  circa 2023

 

 

Quite frankly, Al's picture should replace the arc.

Best I could do with MS Paint. 

 

With his round dome, very little editing necessary.

The cut & paste fit like a bowl on an Amish lad's head. 

You guys are mean.

 

But very funny.

Forward pass.  Called it.

Shoeless, Aling it from midcourt!

Aling it from the top of the Al?

 

BTW, fire.  Nailed it.