Noon game time, CBS TV Network. Hopeing this breaks the 
boy jinx. Lots of ranked teams lost yesterday; Duke, Pitt, Notre Dame, Kentucky. Wisconsin follows suit and beats the higher ranked Suckeyes. 
F'UM BUCKY
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Game Time. Evans sits? Lets play tough. 67-58 Badgers
Outstanding start by Bucky. Could be a 40 point half, but 35 is more like it. Defense has O$U completely befuddled.
FYI, IMO the Badgers starting 5 is the worst group they can put on the floor as a grouping for offense ...
JMO.
Good Half for Bucky ...
F'em Bucky !!
JMO.
Good Half for Bucky ...
F'em Bucky !!
Nice half. Only made better by Raftery. Is there anyone better for college baasketball?
quote:Originally posted by trump:
FYI, IMO the Badgers starting 5 is the worst group they can put on the floor as a grouping for offense ...
JMO.
Good Half for Bucky ...
F'em Bucky !!
But probably the best 5 defensively ...
Bucky better not let up or suckeyes will be back in so fast it'll make their heads spin ...
First team to 60 wins and it won't be O$U! 
I hope kcpuck is watching this game to see how good they can be.
I hope kcpuck is watching this game to see how good they can be.
Great win. Tied for 3rd in Big Ten now. Should go at least 4-1 as the conference season concludes.
a well oiled machine today, piles of open looks. Jackson didn't take as many shots in the first half, and the offense was better for it.
Dekker's last flaw offensively will be how he passes to teammates. He tends to hang guys out to dry with his passes, which will get better with a kid with the court sense he has.
the dunk
Dekker's last flaw offensively will be how he passes to teammates. He tends to hang guys out to dry with his passes, which will get better with a kid with the court sense he has.
the dunk
jackson still a little careless with the ball at times, but he is lightyears ahead of where I thought he'd ever be ... next year I look for him to be a helluva PG. Throw in Marshall and its a position of strength next year IMO.
Nice show of toughness today, really liked the "not gonna be denied today buckeyes, so don't let the door hit u in the arses on the way out" attitude.
Nice show of toughness today, really liked the "not gonna be denied today buckeyes, so don't let the door hit u in the arses on the way out" attitude.
Not much to complain about in this one
A wire to wire butt kicking
A wire to wire butt kicking
To top off that great win, in hockey, the Badgers women beat UWM in OT and the mens team beat the Gophers.
Obviously this was a pretty big win. But the thing that means the most to me is the statement. They gave one away in Minny, and that could have taken them down a notch. Affected their confidence. They came out with energy and absolutely blitzkrieged a team that was the only Big Ten team this season to really handle them. To me that's a sign that they believe they can win- their confidence is higher than ever. And from where they started he season, that's significant. Hats off to Ryan and the staff in getting them to believe.
quote:Originally posted by El-Ka-Bong:
Who is going to take his place next year?
the next guy
Maybe this guy? At least in the handsome devil department...
I am actually warming up to FK as a player. He's shown me more this year than I wxpected to see. Has a better feel for the game, and a truer stroke than recent big men at UW. He's longer, too- if he can get stronger, he'll be a pretty dangerous player.
I like Frank. I wish there was a stouter compliment for his game for next year.
The two incoming freshmen may be what you're looking for. Both are explosive Playrs in the paint, so a little inside-outside action with FK? I like it. Plus Dekker is just scratching the surface.
quote:Originally posted by GBFanForLife:quote:Originally posted by El-Ka-Bong:
Who is going to take his place next year?
That's easy, and we've gotten a little taste already this year- Zach Showalter. Pure hustle, physical player, better athlete than Bruiser but not as tall. He's going to b your attack dog out there, pestering bigger guys and abusing the smaller ones. Bo Ryan glue guy to the T.
Zach is the fourth guard this year, and he hardly sees the floor. He will be the 6th guard next year when Gasser and Bronson come in. I just don't see him contributing much of anything.
You're probably right about him as a G.
For that reason, I think they'll have him playing a swing position before it's done. He may not be a forward size-wise, but they'll have to find a way to get him on the floor. That's how. And you can bet your ass that Bo will play him. The history with Zak's Dad, he way the kid plays- that's precisely the kind of kid Bo values on the floor. He also is a pretty smart kid, so he's the anti Evans...
For that reason, I think they'll have him playing a swing position before it's done. He may not be a forward size-wise, but they'll have to find a way to get him on the floor. That's how. And you can bet your ass that Bo will play him. The history with Zak's Dad, he way the kid plays- that's precisely the kind of kid Bo values on the floor. He also is a pretty smart kid, so he's the anti Evans...