Do we REALLY want to beat UW?

[silverback]

It COULD mean Gard gets pushed out sooner, and MU has a good thing going with him captaining that red and white Lusitania in Madison...Oh, well.

Load torpedo tube 77!

[Lighthouse 84]

Yes. Yes. Yes.

Always beat the Vadgers. F Bucky.

[tower912]

Don't over think this.

[Litehouse]

What good is UW sucking if we can't beat them?

[Tugg Speedman]

It COULD mean Gard gets pushed out sooner, and MU has a good thing going with him captaining that red and white Lusitania in Madison...Oh, well.

Load torpedo tube 77!

They are losing 20+ games this year.  Kobe King is transferring to MU.  One more loss won't change anything.

[GGGG]

I really don’t understand the confidence about this game.

[muguru]

I really don’t understand the confidence about this game.

Where does your lack of confidence come from?? Okay, it's in Madison..I get that, but last time in Madison, UW had a MUCH better team, and MU wasn't as good, guess who won?? Happ?? One guy will NOT beat you...I don't care if he scores 40 by himself. As long as no one else goes off, MU wins it. Honestly, what overwhelming factors do you see that UW has in this game?? MU is the more talented team, so if both teams play their best game, MU wins. Both teams play their worst games...MU wins.

I'm asking an honest question...I'm not asking for "IF this happens, or THAT happens(like MU not hitting shots). How/where do you see UW having an overwhelming advantage in this game, that MU will lose the game?? UW is bigger, yes...but they can't shoot. They don't have the quickness on the perimeter to contain Rowsey and Markus...what am I missing??

[Loose Cannon]

I really don’t understand the confidence about this game.

Agree, their last loss will make them a little more dangerous, and maybe us not as focus as we can be.  I think this is a very important swing game for our season wins.

[Galway Eagle]

Agree, their last loss will make them a little more dangerous, and maybe us not as focus as we can be.  I think this is a very important swing game for our season wins.

any more dangerous than the others have? At a certain point losses no longer make you dangerous they show how skilled you are and beat you down mentally

[Lighthouse 84]

They are losing 20+ games this year.  Kobe King is transferring to MU.  One more loss won't change anything.

That’s like saying it doesn’t matter if we lose to ND in a down year for ND, which sucks by the way....but I digress.  We never want to lose to the F-ing Vadgers. Never. 

[Dr. Blackheart]

I really don’t understand the confidence about this game.

Apparently some Scoopers think we have mastered paint defense overnight.

[connie]

Yeah, this sounds like a great strategy.  Where's that "SCOOP'S next step" post again?

[GGGG]

Where does your lack of confidence come from?? Okay, it's in Madison..I get that, but last time in Madison, UW had a MUCH better team, and MU wasn't as good, guess who won?? Happ?? One guy will NOT beat you...I don't care if he scores 40 by himself. As long as no one else goes off, MU wins it. Honestly, what overwhelming factors do you see that UW has in this game?? MU is the more talented team, so if both teams play their best game, MU wins. Both teams play their worst games...MU wins.

I'm asking an honest question...I'm not asking for "IF this happens, or THAT happens(like MU not hitting shots). How/where do you see UW having an overwhelming advantage in this game, that MU will lose the game?? UW is bigger, yes...but they can't shoot. They don't have the quickness on the perimeter to contain Rowsey and Markus...what am I missing??

Marquette’s one dimensional offense.

[GoldenDieners32]

This was a dumb question of course you want to beat the badgers

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

Marquette’s one dimensional offense.

And our terrible D making there offense look good, plus the potential for foul trouble always makes me nervous.

[GooooMarquette]

We got this.

[Silkk the Shaka]

Where does your lack of confidence come from?? Okay, it's in Madison..I get that, but last time in Madison, UW had a MUCH better team, and MU wasn't as good, guess who won?? Happ?? One guy will NOT beat you...I don't care if he scores 40 by himself. As long as no one else goes off, MU wins it. Honestly, what overwhelming factors do you see that UW has in this game?? MU is the more talented team, so if both teams play their best game, MU wins. Both teams play their worst games...MU wins.

I'm asking an honest question...I'm not asking for "IF this happens, or THAT happens(like MU not hitting shots). How/where do you see UW having an overwhelming advantage in this game, that MU will lose the game?? UW is bigger, yes...but they can't shoot. They don't have the quickness on the perimeter to contain Rowsey and Markus...what am I missing??

You are missing the fact that they have barely lost several games to quality teams while shooting in the 20-30% range from three. Those are probably gonna start dropping on Saturday. Murphy's law.

[brewcity77]

Reasons for worry:

• UW-Madison makes teams play at their pace.
• They haven't shot the three well, but Davison, Trice, King, and Pritzl all have the ability to get hot.
• We don't defend the two and Happ is a beast. He's also maybe the best passing big in the country so even if we double him he can make us pay. Facing an All American is always a challenge.
• Just like they can get hot, we can get cold. We haven't made more than 3 threes in a game at the Kohl since 2009.
• Road games are hard.
• In close games, defense is more reliable than offense, and they're better defenders.
• Having the better team guarantees nothing in a rivalry, especially against teams like Wisconsin where it's more about system than individual talent.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

I really don’t understand the confidence about this game.

Have you watched them play? They’re bad at basketball. If we hit our shots, it’s not going to be close. If we don’t, it will.

[MU82]

I always say "We got this," so I'm not especially confident - or lacking in confidence in this game. Come tip-off, I'm nervous no matter who we play.

I do think we are the better team, but the margin of error isn't great for us. Probably can't afford to have a 9-for-36 game from 3-point range, and we need to take care of the ball so we don't give them any easy baskets.

No matter what we think of F&cky, they will play hard, so our boyz better bring the intensity.

And above all else, Wojo should come up with a joke to tell when the TV mics are on him in the huddle.

[Stretchdeltsig]

They are losing 20+ games this year.  Kobe King is transferring to MU.  One more loss won't change anything.

Agree with you.  However King will fit better on the UWM roster.

[MUEng92]

• Just like they can get hot, we can get cold. We haven't made more than 3 threes in a game at the Kohl since 2009.

If MU can’t make more than 3 threes on Saturday, they should just cancel the rest of the season

[tower912]

I am not confident.
-Kohl hole worth 15 pts.
- Happ could easily go for 30.
-First road game for the freshmen.
-MU's defense. 
-MU's offense so reliant on the 3. 
-My kid's school's colors are red and white and I am coaching a game in the morning wearing a red and white polo.   Just like last Saturday.    Bad Karma to wear the opponents colors on a game day.   

[MUEng92]

Just wear a long sleeved blue or gold MU shirt underneath so the wretched colors don’t actually touch your skin.

[Eye]

I assume the King thing was teal-worthy. Never once heard anything in these parts about King and MU (heard them about Thomas late and Koenig and MU FWIW).