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So the Badgers are a #9 seed vs. North Carolina. A win gets them most likely Baylor.   I think they deserved better, at least a #7. Why. Yes they lost four of their last five, but all against teams seeded #1, #2 or #4 in the NCAA.  And all those losses were 2 possesion games.  CBS stated Bucky played the toughest schedule in the country.  Nothing will be sweeter than beating Roy Williams again.

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The Badgers deserved better than a 9 seed?  Why?  They were 17-12 and who did they beat this year that was any good?   On top of that, they were pretty awful down the stretch.  Not exactly great from a tournament resume building standpoint.

Itā€™s a new season now.  Letā€™s see if they can get a W.  

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@ammo posted:

So the Badgers are a #9 seed vs. North Carolina. A win gets them most likely Baylor.   I think they deserved better, at least a #7. Why. Yes they lost four of their last five, but all against teams seeded #1, #2 or #4 in the NCAA.  And all those losses were 2 possesion games.  CBS stated Bucky played the toughest schedule in the country.  Nothing will be sweeter than beating Roy Williams again.

The issue isnā€™t that they lost some games. Itā€™s that they didnā€™t beat any teams of note. Their early season wins against Louisville and MSU ultimately rang hollow. Meanwhile, losses to Penn State and Marquette were bad losses.

They really didnā€™t have a single signature win. 3 wins over low level Tourney teams (2 10-seeds and an 11), all early in the season. After Christmas, they didnā€™t beat a single team worth a shit.

Theyā€™re fortunate they werenā€™t a 10-12 seed, really, like the rest of the teams outside the top 4 in the B1G.

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@ammo posted:

I seem to remember an 8 or 9 seed Badger team  knocking off #1 seed Arizona.  It can happen.  Probably won't, but it could.

But that was a very different team. Bryant got hot, they were a holy terror defensively in the backcourt with Kelly, and Kowske/Kershaw were tough interior players. They were mentally tough as they come.

Perhaps they do the same, but donā€™t count on it. Their inside/outside talent was why they were in the top 10 at one point. Coming into the season, they were supposed to get All Big Ten performances from 2-3 players. None of them showed up. Theyā€™re the opposite of that Dick Bennett FF team. When the going got tough, they crumbled under the pressure.Every... fucking... time. A lead was NEVER safe for this team.

But if they suddenly get the good Trice, and the good Potter, and Davison becomes the gritty but not dirty player heā€™s should be, and Aleem Ford doesnā€™t look like a deer in headlights when he gets an open look, and Reuvers suddenly remembers he was once a Wooden Award top 50 watch list guy at the start of the season, and they make interior passes to open players in good post position, maybe they can shock the world.

This might surprise you Music, but I agree with you 100%.

I can't believe how soft Reuvers has become.  Ford, lights out one night, disappears the next.   And what it all boils down to for me is I get to watch my team one more game.  As for the Goophers and Richard Pitino, well no. Same for Indiana and the great Archie Miller who by the way was fired today.

Edit,  Pitino was fired today too.

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I just can't get over the fact that Davison is 22 for 89 from inside the arc this year.

86% from the line. 38% from 3. Under 25% from inside the arc.

Reuvers is at 27% from 3 this year.

Experienced seniors that have played big minutes all 4 years are expected to get better, not worse.

Trice has been OK, but he's 6 years older than some of the guys he's playing against. He should be better. He's only 17 months younger than Giannis.

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