Wisconsin @ Michigan

Really want to see them beat Michigan today.  They should have beaten them in Madison a few weeks ago.  Not sold on the Wolverines one bit. 

If they play D like they did against Minnesota I really like their chances

Great start for Wisconsin

Love the gameplan

Attack them with Kaminsky inside and then get them to sag into the paint and pass out to a guy on the wing for a 3

Hayes is just a little off today. The rest of the team is playing really well.

I thibnk they have weathered the storm. Pushed the lead back to 11.

Kaminsky carrying the team in the clutch.

Excellent game from Frank, imo the difference.

 

(A Raffertyism): "Way to take it to the hole ... Big Fella"

 

way to go Frank. 

Big Frank gets the game ball.  Love his aggressive side. 

 

Not Nigel's best day.  Same for Brust (1-7 from deep again.  At least he got 9 boards). 

 

Sam and Josh played well.  Trae has put together two really good games in a row.  1-6 doesn't look hot, but 7-8 free throws, 6 assists and no turnovers look great.  Bucky wasn't giving the ball up for nothing today, with only two turnovers. 

 

I've seen Glen Robinson projected as a lottery pick, but I just don't see it.  Good player, but probably a role player in the NBA. 

 

Good win for Bucky, and Iowa isn't going to be a walk in the park.  Thankfully the Badgers became significantly more athletic than they were in January. 

Great game. I really like this new Kaminsky guy.

That pretty much sums it up. Effort on the D end and they're efficient on O. Bo Ryan doing a great job getting the message through. Tremendous show of poise and focus today- they controlled the game, but you knew Michigan was going to make a run. They weathered it, and hit it back. On the road! Great win today!

And DOWN GOES MSU!!!  Yes, Nebraska beats MSU on the road. Badgers only 2 games out of 1st place.  Suddenly that regular season finale at Nebraska doesn't look so easy.

Lol... Voters won't bail on MSU as fast as they bailed on WI, though...

Nice SI article on the Badgers. Couple of excepts: But after an ugly one-point home loss to Ohio State on Feb. 1, the Badgers bookended a big win over then-No. 9 Michigan State with solid victories over Illinois and Minnesota. Wisconsin was Wisconsin again, it seemed. You may remember Kaminsky as the dude who dropped a program-record 43 points against North Dakota in November. With all due respect, Wisconsin probably would have won that game even if Kaminsky didn’t discover how to channel NBA Jam’s “on fire” mode. Kaminsky’s performance on Sunday came against a much better opponent http://college-basketball.si.c...oint-play/?eref=sihp

I think Bucky's fall out of the top 25 was completely earned.  Glad they remembered how to play defense and become more athletic. 

I get the [re]learning how to play D, but how does one become more athletic in a matter of weeks? Either you is or you isn't.

 

 

 

lots of wisdom back here

 

 The posts about jacking it should probably be archived. 

 

Glenn Robinson III might be a lottery pick but he's not half the player his dad was.  

Very nice win today by UW.  Frank and Josh and Traevon played really well.  Brust struggled offensively but his hustle and energy made a difference.

Forgot to mention I liked how Dekker played today as well.  He had the perfect balance of taking it to the hoop versus jump shots.  His aggressive play lately has really helped this team.

Nigel had a forgettable game but we need to all remember he's a freshman and he's still a very tough matchup for opposing teams.   The Badgers won going away and they got nothing from Hayes so that aspect is encouraging (the overall play of others)

Dekker is playing much better defense.

 

My two favorite plays of the game were the end of the shot clock, ball in Trae's hands, he drives and dishes to Frank for a dunk.  That is the play that every other team in the world seems to pull off against Bucky.

 

But the best play was Frank taking off from the three point line with a dribble drive to a dunk.  I must have watched that replay 15 times. 

Agreed.  It's the Defense.  I think I've seen the best defensive effort of the year today.  Grabbing boards, helping out, forcing Michigan to take bad shots and also making them hit from outside in order to keep up.

 

We know we can score, but when things arent' going in, the D must take over and today they did as they didn't crumble in crunch time.

 

I can't believe we are still in the hunt for the title....although a long shot.

 

I wrote in a previous thread that I finally watched much of a Badger's game and the athleticism I saw was Kaminsky (for a big fella) being able to take it to the interior, Nigel's ability to create a shot and get to the foul line, and Traevon.  He can create his own shot, pull up, etc.

 

I don't think I have ever seen the Badgers have what Kaminsky can bring.  A guy that big being able to threaten the defense with his ability to take it to the rim.  That is huge.

 

This could be a special year for this Badger team.

Kaminski is very similar to Wilkinson without the position defense. 

Yes, it appears the light has turned on for Kaminsky. He said he was watching Nigel Hayes and learned he needed to be more aggressive.

I don't remember.  Kudos to Wilkinson then.

 

Of what I recall, I have never seen the Badgers have his offensive game.

 

So many times I have seen the Badgers have offensive woes where the half court set often resorted to a lot of passing followed by a low percentage outside shot.

 

My hope is that when this Badger's team faces such a stifling defense, Kaminsky is one reason the offense can be effective in breaking such a defense.

 

On another note, there is one thing that tempers Nigel's offensive game.  He misses a lot of free throws.

Just think if Bo had some athletes!

he wouldn't know what to do with them

Going on the road and taking it to Michigan is just what the team needed.  Of course, making shots helps.  But the confidence of winning on the road should help going into Iowa.

 

Moved up 5 in the AP to 16 and up 3 in the Coaches to 18.  They have beaten 3 teams ranked higher than them so the RPI should be pretty good. Once they beat Iowa they will have beaten another team ranked higher.

The Florida and Virginia wins look very good right now.  Virginia is leading the ACC and Florida hasn't seemed like they've lost a game since UW.

 

Beating Michigan State is always a plus.

 

Michigan and Iowa are good wins but I don't think they are as good as their rankings.

 

 

 

Iowa maybe, but I think Michigan is an ACC team in the B1G. I think they're dangerous come tourney time...

Maybe you are right but Michigan really lacks size and physicality and they don't play D.