And another blocking foul
Are the Badgers going to steal one? It has that feel.
Finally a three to steal duck momentum
NIT FINAL FOUR BOUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gritty win
It wasn't pretty but these wins are building blocks for next season.
Klesmit makes both free throws to seal it
Klesmit had one of his best games of the year. But a few others didn't. We need just two games now where they all put it together. Hepburn had some late game heroics but Wahl and Hepburn combined shot 5-24. If they have their normal games that one was a laugher.
@Goldie posted:Vegas baby..... 💵 💰 💵
SWEET! I will be in Vegas those days!
But then again maybe I shouldn't go I have NEVER seen UW win any game in any sport I have seen them in person.
@mrtundra posted:Oregon coach standing on the court, in bounds, during the game.. Almost out to the 3 point arc, earlier.
Oregon was playing with six guys on this possession. pic.twitter.com/NQmQkUWZCo
— Zach Heilprin (@ZachHeilprin) March 22, 2023
@El-Ka-Bong posted:Oregon was playing with six guys on this possession. pic.twitter.com/NQmQkUWZCo
— Zach Heilprin (@ZachHeilprin) March 22, 2023
The Oregon coach should have been wearing a jersey. He was on the floor more than some of his starters were. Yes, Gard was on the court, on occasion, too, but not like the Oregon coach was.
@mrtundra posted:The Oregon coach should have been wearing a jersey. He was on the floor more than some of his starters were. Yes, Gard was on the court, on occasion, too, but not like the Oregon coach was.
He probably couldn't see the lines on the court like everybody else. I know Knight is a big supporter and likes those unique bright colors and patterns but that court is a joke. It's about like watching a Boise State football game.
What a great job of coaching by Gard. To draw up the play that got Hepburn wide open for the 3 against the Oregon zone defense was masterful. And a great job of passing by the other players to find Hepburn was amazing too.
The Badgers were surprised by the zone and didn't call that play in the huddle. That was just a veteran group making an adjustment on the fly. "We had something called against the man," Gard said. "Then obviously Tyler made a good read. Chucky got in his sight line across the court and (Wahl) put it right on target. That is as good a look as you’re going to get. And Chucky knocked it down."
So, two weeks after Wisconsin lost in the first round of the Big 10 tournament to relegate them to the NIT, would you rather have
1. Squeaked into the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round of the NCAA (or the play-in games)
or
2. Be where they are now, making the final 4 of the NIT for the right to be the 69th-best team in the country?
I'm guessing #2 is much better for their long-term development as a team, but I wonder if people will still feel that the season was a failure even if they win the NIT.
I agree they are better off winning in the NIT than getting beat in round one of the NCAA. It almost vindicates their season as being a bunch of hard luck losses that with a few buckets here and there could have turned out differently. I expect Wahl to return so they'll have a lot of cohesiveness and they just need to add some depth.