Wisconsin predictions

[Dr. Blackheart]

Throw five different guys at Koenig and pressure the ball full court:  Carter, Haan, Du, JJJ and Sandy.  MU has a low opponent free throw rate and UW is a low eFG% team, as they don't have the versatility of a year ago in the Swing.  Make them burn seconds with the shortened shot clock, and take the ball out of Koenig's hands. (Something Cuse didn't do in that 2-3 zone).

All the Marquette kids have been to the Kohl and know the players well.  MU has nothing to lose, but there are also scores to settle.  I don't think nerves will be in play, but bad blood will be. 

MU by seven.

[MUfan12]

MU has nothing to lose, but there are also scores to settle.  I don't think nerves will be in play, but bad blood will be. 

I'll be particularly interested to see if Duane can channel this the right way vs. Koenig.

[ecompt]

MU plays its best game of the season. Henry picks up two offensive fouls in the first six minutes and Luke gets his second touch foul two minutes later. UW takes one-point MU lead and turns it into 10-point deficit while both are on the bench. MU rallies on threes from Cohen and Duane to be back within three in final minutes, but UW goes 8-for-8 in FTs down the stretch and wins 73-66. Final FT totals: UW 24-of-29, MU 5-of-11.

[real chili 83]

I think history will repeat itself.....

Last time we won in Madison, we had a hot shot freshman guard step up and lead us to victory.

That scenario repeats itself on Saturday.

HEY NERS, this one's for you!!!!!

[Loose Cannon]

  MU is in deep foul trouble, But Sacar rides to the rescue.  MU 81 to 79
and that's the name of that tune!

[brewcity77]

Happ and Brown are both foul prone, and I expect that to continue. They struggle dealing with Luke and Henry inside but it's Traci Carter that looks like the true star as he gets the passes in there to find our twin towers. Hayes and Koenig play heroically, but Wisconsin just doesn't have enough weapons or enough interior defense.

Marquette 66 - 57 Wisconsin

[Stretchdeltsig]

Marquette wins by 7.  Fish and Henry dominate inside.  Sandy, Haniff and Duane shoot lights out.  Bucky plays slow and clumsy.  Go Marquette!

[Goose]

Have not seen enough of the Badgers to make a prediction. That said, I do expect a very big effort from the Warriors. I like Luke and Henry a lot and think they will give teams fits moving forward. Also expect a big game from Wilson on Saturday. He looks like a different player since he was sat on the bench.

[mu03eng]

Up 8 with 3:00 to go we show our young side and wind up down 2 with :20.  JJJ drives the lane and kicks to HE for the "NOOOO not a 3!!!!!......YES!" one point victory.  71-70

#noredforOwen

Love it!

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Does anyone really expect Vito Brown to guard Luke or a freshman Happ to guard Henry? They could put Hayes in Henry but I don't know if Bo would risk the fouls. Nobody here has really looked at the matchup down low.

Run 2 guys at Bronson and play off Showalter. Look for a Henry Ellenson coming out party.

Just like we got rolled by Iowa, they lost to Western Illinois at home. This ain't the Madison teams of the last two years.

MU-76
That other team-70

[🏀]

Henry and Luke are benched at the 8 minute mark due to foul trouble.

[dsfire]

77-71 UW. Some home cookin gets Luke in foul trouble early.

Nah, that never happens in Madison!

When's the last time somebody scored 30 or more  points against the Badgers?  Did Curry even do it in the NCAA Tournament?

Joseph Young of Oregon in their second round NCAA game last year.  Didn't get much help from his teammates.  DJ Newbill scored 29 on them (twice!) last year, as did D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera.  On the other hand, the high scorers for Northern Kentucky and Oklahoma had 8 and 10 points, respectively.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Koenig, Hayes, Brown, Showalter been to two Final Fours

So I know Brown and Showalter went to two final fours, but do they really count? They combined for a grand total of 7 minutes over their three final four games...including a whooping 0 minutes in the national championship. Both of them were there but neither of them contributed anything other than an extra body on the bench.

Wisconsin goes as far as Koenig and Hayes can take them. Shut either of them down and we win the game. Of course, that is a TON to ask of a team as young as ours.

I would put Cohen on Hayes. Cohen won't shut him down but I think he will slow him down enough to keep him from killing us. Even though UW doesn't turn the ball over I would have a healthy dose of pressure defense. Make Koenig work to get the ball up the court.  Give them as little time as possible to run their offense. Everyone on the floor besides Cohen should have one eye on their man and one eye on Koenig. I am perfectly willing to let Brown, Showalter, and Happ try to beat us all game.  Keep constant pressure on Koenig and trust Cohen to manage Hayes. I think that's the defense that can beat Bucky. Biggest concern is foul trouble for Cohen. He has been very foul prone all season and Hayes will try to work him. If Cohen goes to the bench, I don't know who guards Hayes. Luke is too slow, the guards are too small, and Henry is too clumsy on defense. Wouldn't be surprised to see a dose of Sacar here. He seems like a guy who could really frustrate an athletic wing like Hayes.

[WarriorInNYC]

Bucky 75 MU 71. Scoop melts down after Bucky makes 90% of their FTs and Marquette makes 65%. Debates break out on the importance of hitting FTs. Jay Bee laughs at everybody involved.

Don't like the prediction but its what my guy is telling me. I will say that my prediction preseason would have been a much bigger loss so I think we are trending in the right direction. The game is winnable. We just need some luck....and Nigel Hayes to pick up three fouls in the first half.

Are you saying the game is being thrown?????

[CountryRoads]

Think it will be a close game. As long as the stiff (brown) or the hack (showalter) don't go off for career days I will be content.

[ReallyGuys]

Remember that a lot of our guys have a history at the Kohl Hole. I know it was in high school, and the atmosphere was exactly the same, but it was still a championship atmosphere. Henry, Duane, and Luke each played in 3, 4, and 4 games respectively there.
Henry averaged 22.7
Duane averaged 22.8
Luke averaged 19.5

With a decently familiar setting, one or more of these guys gets nostalgic and puts up big numbers Saturday. Book it.

[naginiF]

Love it!

Also, listened to it in the basement.  albeit quarantined from the family with the flu and not in Mom's, but still........

*the prophecy is coming true*

[Herman Cain]

We need to work it into our bigs on offense and they need to stay out of foul trouble on defense. Henry should focus on short and mid range shots. I think he is  much more effective when he does that.   A big game from Duane is mandatory. Hopefully Sandy can stay hot from long range. Traci needs to keep doing what he is doing and hopefully JJJ will get a few transitions and nice drives in.   Obviously Hayes and Koenig are very strong players but the rest of their time is nothing special.  If we play tough nose defense we can stay in the game.

[mu_hilltopper]

Have you morons learned nothing over MU's past 6 games?

MU is going to jump out to a 22-0 lead and can coast for the final 35 minutes.

[real chili 83]

Have you morons learned nothing over MU's past 6 games?

MU is going to jump out to a 22-0 lead and can coast for the final 35 minutes.

You going to the game?

[mu_hilltopper]

You going to the game?

No.  Never been to a Badger game, never will.

[novak43]

cons: First road game, first game playing with whatever off brand basketball teams have to play with at the kohl center, they have 4 guys that can stretch the floor (defensively we struggle when ellenson or Fischer have to guard on the perimeter), whenever two clashing styles (uptempo vs no tempo) feel like the no tempo is where the game settles 90% of the time, no stats to back that up, experience pgs vs freshman pgs scare me

Pros: Won't have to worry about zone defense, don't think happ or brown are good enough defensively to stop the twin towers, badgers have nonexistent depth, I'm pretty sure that practice gear will be given back if they win this game and those white tshirts have to be  odorfying

Final score Marquette 67- Bucky 63

[Silkk the Shaka]

Duane is either going to be locked in, go nuts, and carry us to a statement W, or he is going to press too hard, shoot 2 for 13, and we lose by 15-20. There will be no in-between.

[keefe]

Marquette wins its 7th straight

[4everwarriors]

Warriors kick their mother fookin' asses, ai na?