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Get OG back in the game! What are you waiting for?

Bury them now!! OG!

Maxxxed!

A good start for us will be big. I Think Ferrell is due for a monster. Get up early, end them mentally before half. Crean absolutely must use his time outs in this one. Can't allow the crowd to get crazy in this. Stop every momentum shift with a time out. No runs bigger than 5 points can be allowed without a stoppage. Have to rebound like crazy.

Not sure anyone knows this game thread is up Martin. I found it on page 2. May want to announce something.

I did look at that. Iowa's stretch schedule is easy at a glance. My father knows Iowa pretty well. He claims they will stumble possibly 3 more times. Wisky, @Mich. And possibly us.

Very true. I tell you though, they looked terrible. Couldn't hit a shot from deep but certainly wasn't from lack of trying.

Now it's not necessary. Like your women, I too like a little cushion.

Wisky just blew out Maryland on the Terps home floor. This game just got huge. Win this and just need to split with iowa/UM and it's ours. Of course I'm making an assumption about Illinois and Purdonkey.

Wisky just blew out UM on the Terps home court. UM looked horrible. We now completely control our own destiny.

I believe we can definitely win this game. MSU is playing well but, they are not killing teams by any stretch. To win, TB cannot get into foul trouble because this game will be about rebounding. OG, Tom, Troy, Max. Crash and crash and crash. Whatever it takes. Can't expect MSU to miss 3-4 consecutive, point-blank tries like Iowa did.

Loved this game! Great team win. The only thing bothering me, (keeping me up nights really) is Troy Williams. He is killing this team with his bone headed plays. Yes, he made some big shots down the stretch but, would those have been as important if he had not blown our lead nearly on his own? Don't even mention the fact that many of his (big shots) are pure, out of control, unadulterated luck. I know many will disagree due to him lucking out now and again but, I just feel he is hurting this team badly. I love his potential but I often wish he played for someone else.

We started turning it over again and there goes the big lead. Great crowd, pressure is on Iowa. Don't help them score.

Get loud AH! Get loud and stay loud. These kids need your support. Don't get discouraged or negative....just be loud...all game.

Agreed. I remember watching him at the holloween thing. Definitely been hitting weights hard. I do think he snuck up on the coaching staff, same as he did with many fans. Earning minutes as he continued to surprise.

Double digits I'd say. I don't know. He's falling away sure enough but what I'm seeing is the layup opportunities aren't there in the first place. It's streetball. I imagine it works with some regularity in practice because we are poor defensively but it's not practice. I'm seeing a lot of head movement, ball faking and direction changes but he doesn't really go anywhere. By the time he actually decides to put it up, he's further away than he started. I don't know. I just can't take him trying to drive into multiple defenders with no plan. He loses it every time. Got soooo lucky tonight that we didn't lose it at least 4 more crucial times off the top of my head.

Well, I just returned home and have finished watching a dvr of the game. Where to start? The second half was impossibly hard to watch. Everything went wrong and we pulled it out. Made Dorsey look NBA quality. I assure you, he is not. That said, I see many consider Minny to be a "horrible" team. I will not agree or disagree with that. The record is just that but, is that team, well....horrible? They have been right there for the win in all but 3 conference games. Most losses by single digits and a couple by under 5. You may recognise some of the teams they nearly beat. They are MSU (-9), illinois (-5), Michigan (-4), Purdue (-4) and Indiana (twice). It is my theory, that IU did not so much "blow it" but held off a pesky, difficult to beat team, that is giving good teams problems. I'm not necessarily pumping the bright side in this thing either. The collapse after half is very disturbing to me. We have several players struggling. Troy, oh my, what is the plan here? It has suddenly changed, IMO. He cannot be allowed to initiate nor finish the offense from the top. Last two games he's been put in this position and consistently proven that his skill set is not suited to it. Like.. at all. I feel this is the coaches decision and again, IMO, it hurting the team and destroying any draft stock that the kid may have had. Outside of that, I believe good Troy will be back sooner than later...if he remains on the baseline or wing. I look at Wisky and Minny. Wisky runs the swing offense. This allows them to control the pace while hiding some of their inexperience and controls mistakes on both ends of the floor. This like the Gopher offense makes them appear to be un-athletic due to the slowed pace. Could that be the reason for recently forcing an athletic player like Troy from the top? Maybe. Either way it failed so the answer has got to be back-to-basics for him. Zeisloft. I've said it in several other posts. He is a natural set shooter, sure as I'm born. With his feet set the kid is money. Problems have arisen for his shot recently because he is simply not a catch and shoot man. His numbers plummet when he's popping on the move or when forced into a quick release. I feel like Nick has possibly been given a green light when in the game, and that has led to further problems, because he's now taking bad shots and missing them wildly. Nick can still get off 5-6 open set shots/game through ball movement like always. Needs to be on the floor for a while longer so he can get lost in the movement; however, no green light. It's the worst thing we did so far. Defensively, I can't...I really can't. Transition? Lay-ups? Please, don't make me talk about it. I still can't. I'll talk about it after Michigan. Can only go up from here. Jeez. Have to acknowledge some great individual performances from Thomas, O.G., and Max. O.G. did well with the increased minutes but did show some lack of experience. I feel if he gets that PT against Wisky, We take it. He's making a very good case for keeping and increasing those hard earned minutes. More confidence on offence could make the kid a monster. TB, awesome game. Took it on his back and willed us through. Very proud buddy, you are everything I hoped you would be. So games over, we won. That's what they were there for. That's what they did. 8-1 in conference. I'm looking forward to Feb. and this stretch of death everyone is talking about. No one ever said we had to win them all. Steal 3 from MSU, Mary, Iowa and Purdue while handling the rest? Puts us right there. Remember, none of those teams are crushing folks. All struggled to get wins over the same teams we did. A few lost to teams we beat. Play half way good d and we r right there. In my humble, yet nearly universally recognized opinion.

He got worked, and I mean WORKED by Hayes. Saying he got his ankles broken doesn't co.e close. Hayes took dudes spine out. The effort and IQ are there, the athleticism And talent are not. I too believe OG should get his shot for Hartman instead of TDUB.

He got worked, and I mean WORKED by Hayes. Saying he got his ankles broken doesn't co.e close. Hayes took dudes spine out. The effort and IQ are there, the athleticism And talent are not. I too believe OG should get his shot for Hartman instead of TDUB.

I was at the game sitting close enough to the action. Most of the calls on Hayes looked legit. We were frequently beat in the paint and forced to block from behind. A lot of body while in the air. I will say that YF was also getting bumped frequently on layup attempts and did not get the same result. It was quite clear from where I was sitting that our defense has improved but, is still not very good. Interesting, the UW fans I sat with all agree, if YF goes for contact on Hayes at the end of regulation, we win.

Yes 100%. Had him in the air, flying toward him. If he just jumps into Hayes and falls down.....Hayes was way in the air. Should have looked for the contact. Frankly surprised he didn't.

Having a few pre-game cocktails at The Nitty Gritty bar in Madison, half block from the Kohl Center. Getting ready to make the walk to watch tonight's Bucky beatdown. I tell you, the yocals seem very confident they will be victorious. I, in my IU hoodie, have been engaged in several conversations involving their winning ways VS. IU. Don't know about the team but, the fans have dismissed this as an auto-win for them. We are clearly the better team and they still think we are a joke. They are even talking smack about how many more charity shots they will get. Please hammer these BADgers back to the stone age. Come on IU!!! I need this so bad. I'm going to be loud and obnoxious again tonight. I want to hear myself screaming on the tube. Shut these people up Hoosiers......HARD.

Come on man, hop on the conspiracy train! Weather is warm, drinks are cold and the girls all have fake boobs and brains. Anyway, I think if you stop Hays, their O. Can't keep up. Hays is the key. Who guards him? Troy? Hartman? I say O.G. but I'm not sure on that either.

So, my son has an interesting theory about the state of the Wisconsin program. It's so bizarre, there could be some truth to it.... After their win over MSU, he says "I think the Badgers are way better than people think". "Bo leaves after a handful of poorly played games, handing the team over to his assistant, claiming that he wanted Guard to get time as the interim head coach right?" "Well what if he had the team intentionally playing possum early on, so that Guard takes over, and all of a sudden, the Badgers go on a "miracle" run down the stretch, making Guard look like the hero who saved the season? "That then forces UW to sign Guard as the permanent head coach, which is what Bo wanted all along." No fire there, but there is some smoke. I wouldn't put it past that old bastard. Either way, don't look past this team. They are better than anyone thinks.