A 3 for 15 start for the Badgers for FGs.
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Bruiser throwing it away left and right
Expect Bucky to shoot better in the second half and put these suckers away.
None of the seniors playing well, Evans looking lost after shining against better competition than this. Can't count on them missing forever, need to score some.
Playing the game at our pace though, as this will not be a 80-75 game, but a race to 60.
Playing the game at our pace though, as this will not be a 80-75 game, but a race to 60.
Looks like going to the paint isn't what they want to do. Some drives would be nice.
Just keep bombing away
What a joke
Built like a halfcourt, pound it into the paint type team and they all think they are Ray Allen
Another disappointing way to end the year
What a joke
Built like a halfcourt, pound it into the paint type team and they all think they are Ray Allen
Another disappointing way to end the year
What a pathetic performance in every single aspect of the game. Just an epic thud to a good year. Even playing a halfway decent game and they win by 10. Not one player played worth a damn.
From heroes to zeroes, it is always feast or famine for this team.
25% from the field. 12 to's. 7-30 3pt shooting. Can't believe they only lost by 9.
Spent the entire game outside the 3 point line, taking long threes. Plenty of good defense, but you have to score and you have to do more than shoot 3 pointers all game long. No one tryied to beat anyone off the dribble and no one went to the basket.{sigh}
Now I don't even care that my brackets suck.
Now I don't even care that my brackets suck.
25 percent shooting for the game and 7-30 from 3pt range.
Memo to Bo Ryan- if you want to play small ball and shoot that many 3s then start recruiting some guards that can hit shots. Plus, why the hell Berggren and Bruiser are taking 9 attempts combined is mind boggling.
Memo to Bo Ryan- if you want to play small ball and shoot that many 3s then start recruiting some guards that can hit shots. Plus, why the hell Berggren and Bruiser are taking 9 attempts combined is mind boggling.
That was ugly. Jackson with back to back air balls at one point. Worst rebounding game of the year. 10 points in the final 11 minutes won't win any games anywhere. After looking so great in the BIG 10 tourny I never thought they would look this bad.
It was truly a horrific performance
One of the worst shooting games in a while
One of the worst shooting games in a while
I think this group reached their level of incompetence (Peter principle.).
There are no standouts in this group. Dekker is the only player on the entire team who will be a standout. They are all role players. The loss of Gasser forced Jackson to be a 35 min a game player and he is just not that good.
There are no standouts in this group. Dekker is the only player on the entire team who will be a standout. They are all role players. The loss of Gasser forced Jackson to be a 35 min a game player and he is just not that good.
Dekker was the only who had any sort of rythum in the game. What I don't understand is why Bo did not play him until 6 minutes had gone by in the second half? I don't know if Dekker was out of gas or not, but sitting him for 6 minutes to beging the second half did not make any sense to me.
Jackson had a terrible game, along with Bruz. How many times did Bruz throw the ball away?
Jackson had a terrible game, along with Bruz. How many times did Bruz throw the ball away?
Dekker ended up 5-13, but without him they were 10-46.
No other Badger shot better than 25% from the field.
Those are numbers you usually see in middle school games.
They really overachieved this year, but this type of game happening again in the NCAA is a real set back for the program. It just confirms what the national columnists think about the program being boring. If you are a high school kid watching this and then hearing the analysts talk about the brutal offensive peroformance, why would you go to play for UW? To be made fun of?
No other Badger shot better than 25% from the field.
Those are numbers you usually see in middle school games.
They really overachieved this year, but this type of game happening again in the NCAA is a real set back for the program. It just confirms what the national columnists think about the program being boring. If you are a high school kid watching this and then hearing the analysts talk about the brutal offensive peroformance, why would you go to play for UW? To be made fun of?
It's difficult to win when you shoot like that. An absolutely horrible performance and quite a disappointment.
quote:why would you go to play for UW? To be made fun of?
To turn it around?
but otherwise, f*ckin' bucky...
quote:Originally posted by Tdog:quote:why would you go to play for UW? To be made fun of?
To turn it around?
but otherwise, f*ckin' bucky...
That appeals to kids like Dekker who grew up rooting for the Badgers, but not much to someone outside the state.
God, I would hate to be made fun of for making the NCAA tournament every year since the mid 90s or whatever it is now.
That is just terrible.
Yes, this team is inconsistent from the field and for some reason had mental blocks from the FT line... but look at all the top teams they beat this season.... its one of those things, this team could play with anyone in the country and beat them, but they could also lose to a large host of teams too. In a way its a microcosm of how the entire NCAA basketball was this season.
That is just terrible.
Yes, this team is inconsistent from the field and for some reason had mental blocks from the FT line... but look at all the top teams they beat this season.... its one of those things, this team could play with anyone in the country and beat them, but they could also lose to a large host of teams too. In a way its a microcosm of how the entire NCAA basketball was this season.
quote:Originally posted by Diggr14:
God, I would hate to be made fun of for making the NCAA tournament every year since the mid 90s or whatever it is now.
That is just terrible.
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I'm not saying I'm making fun of them in any way. I actually appreciate the fact that I can cheer for a program that does it the right way. Ryan gets non-McDonalds all-stars and develops them into good players year after year. I'm also guessing the vast majority of Ryan's guys graduate and are successful in the long-term outside of basketball.
It's just at the national level we hear over and over how Wisconsin is methodical which means to many people boring. We seem to have these types of games in NCAA tournament and that's the lasting impression people have of the program instead of them comparing let's say what Berggren looked like 4 years ago and what he's developed into now.
Guys, what's your problem? They made more than a quarter of their shots.
quote:Originally posted by MichiganPacker:
why would you go to play for UW? To be made fun of?
what a ****ing ignorant thing to say
I think the thing this season will be defined by is the inconsistencies of their Seniors. We all know Dekker, Jackson, Gasser, and this incoming class are going to be the horse to ride for this program, but this season was about the 3 seniors. Today those guys needed to take control, be veterans. Instead, they deferred.
Let that be a lesson to all the guys on this team.
Let that be a lesson to all the guys on this team.
UW keeps seniors, for the most part.
The Badgers will be in the discussion...whatever that is...at least until Ryan goes.
Enjoy it. All of it.
The Badgers will be in the discussion...whatever that is...at least until Ryan goes.
Enjoy it. All of it.
quote:Originally posted by MichiganPacker:
It's just at the national level we hear over and over how Wisconsin is methodical which means to many people boring.
I do think that is a narrative that for some reason has lingered from the Bennett days. I do not think they pay any more methodical that, say, Indiana did under Knight. Or maybe even how Dean Smith teams played. The difference is you don't here that so much when they have a Devin Harris or even to some extent the Kammron/Tucker days. I do think Bo will "open it up" or it will open itself up when Dekker gets more mature and guys like Koenig (and others) come into the mix.
I will also add that for the Badger style of play, the aggressive, physical Big Ten hides their warts 'cause that is way they play in that conference.
It seems like they get exposed in the tourney when they run into styles of play that differ from the Big Ten and I also think refs call games different. That gets covered up when you have athletic talent...and he hasn't had that in recent years.
The bottom line is Bo needs to adapt and I think he has by what I've read about the recent recruits. Knight had to adapt. He brought in jucos (Smart, Dean Garrett) and won a title.
All the crap about Wisconsin playing terrible? With the bullcrap calls it was impossible to get any rhythm in the 2nd half. The white boys couldn't get any breaks. The MISS guy dribbling up the court was palming the ball all the way and only called once. Once ole mis got ahead there was no coming back.
quote:Originally posted by MichiganPacker:
They really overachieved this year, but this type of game happening again in the NCAA is a real set back for the program. It just confirms what the national columnists think about the program being boring. If you are a high school kid watching this and then hearing the analysts talk about the brutal offensive peroformance, why would you go to play for UW? To be made fun of?
You could not be more wrong here. Just listen to guys like Jay Bilas, Seth Davis, Dan Dachich, and many others. They all said that this Wisconsin team could win it all or lose like they did today. Bo Ryan gains more and more respect each and evey season he coaches. Bad coaches don't finish in the top 4 of the Big Ten for 11 consecutive years.
What puzzels me is why the guys were so tentative today. Jackson 2 consecutive air balls, and most of the rest of his shots were short on the front of the rim. They were out rebounded on both ends of the court.
This program is not done vby any means. It still has a ways to go to be a top 10 team each and every year, but I think it can get there yet.
At least we ain't Georgetown!!!!!
I'll take the blame for it. I had the Badgers going out in the Final Four!! Thought sure they could get by this 5-12 upset thing and doing a little upsetting of their own, but....................
Still did better than anyone expected them to at the beginning of the year.
Still did better than anyone expected them to at the beginning of the year.
The problem gets magnified when a guy like Vander Blue goes elsewhere.
They have not had a dynamic guard like that since Devin Harris and it has killed them in the tournament where backcourt guys rule.
By the way- Gasser is a solid player but he's no difference maker. The Badgers lack difference makers at the guard position.
As for the Georgetown deal, had this UW team played their opponent tonight they might have lost by 25. Teams with decent guard play have eaten the Badgers lunch for years now.
They have not had a dynamic guard like that since Devin Harris and it has killed them in the tournament where backcourt guys rule.
By the way- Gasser is a solid player but he's no difference maker. The Badgers lack difference makers at the guard position.
As for the Georgetown deal, had this UW team played their opponent tonight they might have lost by 25. Teams with decent guard play have eaten the Badgers lunch for years now.
quote:Originally posted by Hauser:
did better than anyone expected them to at the beginning of the year.
The Badgers just have this tendency.
Not being able to score.
Not being able to score.
Even Bo knows that. From a SI recap of the game:
"We won a lot of close games, beat a lot of good teams,'' coach Bo Ryan said. "But again, it's not a team that really shot the ball well all year. It happened again.''
"We won a lot of close games, beat a lot of good teams,'' coach Bo Ryan said. "But again, it's not a team that really shot the ball well all year. It happened again.''