Duke destroys Badgers

[warbirdlover]

What a rout!! The Badgers were 5-0 and with their huge front line looking good. Then Duke just eats them alive. I couldn't believe all the 3's they were dropping. Made those big Badgers look like circus clowns. Bumbling and stumbling around on the court.

[Youngun5]

you seem surprised.....?

[warbirdlover]

I didn't know Duke was that good. They just beat Marquette in a close game. Maybe Marquette is that much better then Wisconsin.

[zaphod]

Duke did to the Badgers what the Badgers do to the visitors of the Kohl Center. Great solid defense. Very good teams defend their home courts very well. Look for the Badgers to "gel" as the Big Ten opens.

Yeah Duke is good. But beatable. A Top 10 team. Final four if they stay healthy.

Badgers right now are a top 25 team. Bo Ryan will have these guys playing better but not final four talent. Sweet sixteen maybe. Elite eight would be way overachieving.

[warbirdlover]

I think they need some quicker, more athletic, better shooting guards! Those guys looked like they were wearing cement in their shoes.

[Eracer]

Originally Posted by warbirdlover

I think they need some quicker, more athletic, better shooting guards! Those guys looked like they were wearing cement in their shoes.

That's always been the Badgers style. Slow, ball-control offense and 2-3 zone defense. How do beat that? 3-pointers.

[warbirdlover]

Well, at least they need a Cameron Taylor, Devin Harris or Alando Tucker to shore it up a bit...

[zaphod]

They have had good guards under Ryan but this will will be a struggle in the back court. Hughes is good. Flowers can play but neither is a Devon Harris. Role playing guards not game changers.

Still Badgers will win more than they lose this year as Bo Ryan can make the most out of team. Very competent coach.

I went to UW Madison (1977-1981) during the lean years of basketball and football. Was lucky if both teams total wins COMBINED into double digits. Hockey was great under Bob Johnson. 2 national titles. You could get tickets on a walk in basis to football or basketball games, but hockey you had to sell your Soul. Another reason hockey was popular ticket was only NCAA venue I know of where you could buy BEER between periods. Less filling---Tastes great--- was a student chant between seating sections. Now two of my classmates are the head coaches. Mike Eaves mens team and Mark Johnson womens team.