Bucky Choking Down The Stretch

[dgies9156]

Bucky Sucky!!!!

Question now is if we close out the season with two or more additional wins, go strong into the NCAAs.

All the while the Rodent continues his mediocre ways, losing to Minnesota and winning none or one game in the BIG tournament.

Who gets the higher seed??????

[wadesworld]

Hayes has really amazed me in a negative way. Watching him as a freshman, he looked like a future stud. When he added the three as a sophomore, he looked terrifying. I thought he'd be the next Badger beast that went from unheralded to All American.

Oh what a difference a few years makes. He has completely failed to continue his growth and become the player he looked like he could be. Not sure there's anyone that much better coming behind him, either. At least after Happ, that is.

He bought into his own hype and thought UW needed him more than he needed UW.  Complacency and entitlement will take great promise and turn it into hot garbage, like Hayes.

[wadesworld]

Bucky Sucky!!!!

Question now is if we close out the season with two or more additional wins, go strong into the NCAAs.

All the while the Rodent continues his mediocre ways, losing to Minnesota and winning none or one game in the BIG tournament.

Who gets the higher seed??????

Unless we win the BET, UW.

[Tugg Speedman]

Bucky Sucky!!!!

Question now is if we close out the season with two or more additional wins, go strong into the NCAAs.

All the while the Rodent continues his mediocre ways, losing to Minnesota and winning none or one game in the BIG tournament.

Who gets the higher seed??????

Bucky is 22 - 7 and we are 18 - 11.

For us to get a higher seed, we have to win 23 games (which means win Creighton and win the BET).  Or, Bucky has to lose 11 games .. which is not possible because the most they can lose from here is two.

So, if we win the BET then, yes we could get a higher seed.  Short of that, no.

[VegasWarrior77]

MU currently picked as a #9 seed in the South playing #8 Michigan State.  I couldn't copy the USA Today bracket.

http://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/ncaab/2017/03/03/ncaa-tournament-bracketology-college-basketball-march-madness-wisconsin-badgers/98677352/

USA TODAY Sports Bracketology: Wisconsin is the most vulnerable team this March

The Wisconsin Badgers are imploding.

Big time.

Losers of five consecutive games to unranked opponents, the Big Ten's best team — once upon a time — is no more. In the same way Minnesota, on an eight game winning-streak, is trending upward, Wisconsin's trajectory this March is as down as it gets. Ironically, the Badgers close out the regular season with a matchup against perhaps the hottest team in the country in the Gophers.

Thursday night's disastrous loss to Iowa, which saw Wisconsin yield a 12-1 run and the Hawkeyes hit a game-winning three-pointer, was just the latest head-scratcher with this team. Meanwhile, Iowa has surged to be the first team out on the latest bracket.

The question of whether the Badgers get their groove back has been a theme for a while now and that story line will undoubtedly elevate in the Big Ten tournament, where Wisconsin won't be the top seed since Purdue trudged ahead to claim the Big Ten regular season title outright.

Whether riddled with injuries, namely to point guard Bronson Koenig, or facing a late-season identity crisis, the Badgers — now a No. 8 seed in USA TODAY Sports' bracketology — are the team most opponents would be happy to draw on Selection Sunday. That wouldn't have seemed the case earlier in the season, considering Koenig and Nigel Hayes provide the Greg Gard-led Badgers with more postseason experience than most teams.

Wisconsin's struggles are both helping and hurting the Big Ten, which the selection committee made clear it's not impressed with via its top 16 seeds preview a few weeks back. Bubble teams like Northwestern, Michigan, Ohio State, Michigan State and now Iowa have used wins against the Badgers to add to their marquee win compartment of their résumé. While it's inched most of them off the bubble, the win won't be holding as much weight anymore on Selection Sunday.

[Benny B]

Bucky played in back to back title games?

Sorry.  BTB final fours.

[real chili 83]

Big whoop

[GGGG]

Bucky is 22 - 7 and we are 18 - 11.

For us to get a higher seed, we have to win 23 games (which means win Creighton and win the BET).  Or, Bucky has to lose 11 games .. which is not possible because the most they can lose from here is two.

So, if we win the BET then, yes we could get a higher seed.  Short of that, no.

You do realize that's not how seeding works right?

[wadesworld]

You do realize that's not how seeding works right?

He does realize that.

[mu-rara]

Koenig might  be trying to pump up his NBA chances.   19 pts  0 ast against Iowa.  I don't analyze the Badgers to much but this is common in Badger losses.   You go Koenig.  Score high.

[#UnleashSean]

Bucky is 22 - 7 and we are 18 - 11.

For us to get a higher seed, we have to win 23 games (which means win Creighton and win the BET).  Or, Bucky has to lose 11 games .. which is not possible because the most they can lose from here is two.

So, if we win the BET then, yes we could get a higher seed.  Short of that, no.

Thats not true at all. Lol.

[Skitch]

Bucky is 22 - 7 and we are 18 - 11.

For us to get a higher seed, we have to win 23 games (which means win Creighton and win the BET).  Or, Bucky has to lose 11 games .. which is not possible because the most they can lose from here is two.

So, if we win the BET then, yes we could get a higher seed.  Short of that, no.

[Tugg Speedman]

Thats not true at all. Lol.

Yes, it is not true in the strictest sense.  I was answering the question about us getting a higher seed than Bucky.  I was arguing that we would have to win the BET (and Bucky fold quickly in the B1GT) in order to get a better seed.  I was pointing out the different records as an example of why it would take us winning the BET.

[EaglesNest]

Was at the game Sunday, Koenig went off in the second half and the game wasn't even close at the end. Hayes, Happ, and Iverson are still struggling making free throws.

[Benny B]

What is this from?  I want to say it looks like the SNL "Robot Insurance" commercial, but that doesn't seem right.

[g0lden3agle]

What is this from?  I want to say it looks like the SNL "Robot Insurance" commercial, but that doesn't seem right.

esurance commercial.

[muwarrior69]

Well the Cubs were down 3-1 and came back to win it all and back in '77 we choked at the end of the season as well only to come back to win the NC. I wouldn't get too giddy over this poor stretch of games. Strange things happen in sports all the time.

[wadesworld]

People love jumping the gun here.

[mu_hilltopper]

Stop getting my hopes up for a one and done for the Badgers, people.

You know what's gonna happen.  There'll be a "team meeting" and the team will suddenly play way better, get on a winning streak and be the talk of the NCAAs as they unexpectedly beat a bunch of teams.   

Prophetic.

[Ellenson Guerrero]

At least they're using this opportunity to show off their true colors as a university: https://twitter.com/uwmadison/status/843208908365844480

[EaglesNest]

Still think Gard is a a great coach and the Badgers will be fine. I wouldn't be surprised to see them make a run in the NCAA Tourney.

There ya go

[brandx]

I've said all year that UW was a contender for the Final Four (as others here have bashed them).

Koenig and Hayes have led this team to at least the Sweet 16 all four years at UW. An 8th seed (Minnesota was a 5 seed) was ridiculous.

[MU82]

Effen Bucky.

I was enjoying my Saturday, especially watching ND lose, until that Wiscy comeback/Nova chokejob.

[tower912]

Effen Bucky.

I was enjoying my Saturday, especially watching ND lose, until that Wiscy comeback/Nova chokejob.

+ 100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

[Tugg Speedman]

Effen Bucky.

I was enjoying my Saturday, especially watching ND lose, until that Wiscy comeback/Nova chokejob.

They start four seniors, this is their last run for a few years.

Koenig, Hayes, Brown, and Showalter are all starters

Combined:

Minutes 113 (56% of the 200 minutes per game)
Points 43.2 (59% of the 73/game they average)
Rebounds 13.4 (36% of the 37 per game they average)

So I'm calling it now, their NCAA streak ends this year.

Yes they have Happ returning.  They can only go so far with Happ and a bunch of question marks, including Trice and Iverson. 

See MU last year, could not make the tourney (or the NIT) with first rounder Ellenson and a bunch of question marks.  See LSU last year, they could not make the tourney with No.1 pick Simmons and a bunch of question marks.