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For the life of me I can't figure out why the Terps can't shoot the 3. Isn't that something that extra work can improve? You'd think these guys would be knocking down jumpers 20 hours/day since that could be their lifeline to the NBA.
Is this the year for the Wildcats? They need Pardon back at center before conference play. 5 of first 7 on road, but alot of winnable games early. Way more talent and athleticism on this team than ever before, play tenacious D, and can stroke it from 3. Go Cats.
I know they've a good record - have they beaten anyone good? Any good wins? I haven't been following closely.
Yes, agreed. Trice is the real deal. Van Vliet and Pritz have barely seen the court, which surprised me a bit. Especially Pritzl, since they tried hard to play him last season before he was shelved with the foot injury. Maybe it'll take him a bit to work back into the flow on the court.
There's no question who the better team was that game, but the Badgers typically improve quite a bit between now and March, as I suppose many teams do. I was at the Marquette game a couple weeks back and enjoyed myself immensely. Although I never considered Marquette a rival while in school, as a Milwaukee resident its incredibly satisfying to stroll through the courtside club at the BC in badgers gear, then sit in the good seats among the snooty Marquette alumni while the Badgers are making a 14-0 run to start the second half. Happ has really developed a nice game and they have enough good pieces that they can overcome an off night by one of the stars. Agree the team is more fun to watch, although I always loved Bo's style as well.
My daughter is a Marquette grad so the in-state rivalry game is a good excuse for drinking in the morning. The Badgers really turned it on in the second half of that game. I'm afraid their poor FT% will come back to burn them at some point but hopefully that'll happen vs Rutgers rather than in a tournament game.
That makes me happy to hear. Mostly because I'm a Michigan grad.
Michigan's loss to Va Tech hurts Marquette fans too because of the Buzz Williams factor.
Yep. My read on the situation is Hayes fell in love with the three after scouts told him to work on his range. Good for Hayes, bad for Wisconsin. If he continues like this, I like where they are headed. And Iverson is really fun to watch.Bronco Billy said:
Minnesota beat the Tough Boilermakers at Mackey in OT. Had three players foul out but a lot of different guys stepped up big. PG Mason had 30 with 11 assists. Curry with nice plays down the stretch. Lynch was solid with 5 blocks.I guess if you like to see epic collapses
Lots of talent and they play really well together, but... But. But sadly, free throw shooting will sink this team in the end.
Under Crean, IU folds like a deck chair when pressed.
Not in the Badgers case. Happ and Nigel shoot the most free throws for this team so the percentage is skewed downward. Nigel's at 65% this year and typically is in the low 70's not great but if he can start shooting it a little better (closer to his norm) the Badgers team percentage doesn't look quite so bad. Hopefully Happ can figure it out as I know he works hard but he just isn't a very good shooter.
As a double Wisconsin grad with family ties to Marquette, I must admit to some satisfaction from seeing Tom Crean implode. Life is pretty good when Urban Meyer, Jim Harbaugh, Bret Bielema and Crean all suffer humiliating losses within a week.
The schadenfreude is satisfying. Like a plate of fried chicken and all the fixins
Strangely, I don't think there's much ill-feeling toward Buzz among the Marquette alumni. I'm not in touch with that group, but that's my impression just based on running in some of the same circles. Wojo is going to hurt some feelings when he skips town.
Buzz has always been kind of an odd duck. In retrospect, he wasn't a great fit with the culture and image that the MU program tries to project. It was always going end badly and Buzz moving to Blacksburg on his terms may have been the best outcome for all concerned.
Nickens was the most surprising, with 4 of 4 from deep. They're going to need Cekovsky to get healthy, though, as Bender is not good.
Their win over Purdue on the road looks even more impressive now that the Boilers wiped the floor clean with the Badgies yesterday.
Man, Wisky just doesn't match up well with Purdue at all. I didn't get to see the game but by all accounts it wasn't pretty.
Terps played pretty well last night. Regardless of Indiana's record, they're still in the top half of the league, and probably better. I think they'll right the ship. I'm happy with a win against them here, there, or anywhere.
