It only gets worse for Bucky

[brewcity77]

I'm not sure what your UW-M comment means but from the box scores on UW's web site King played in:
N Iowa
SC State
Yale
Xavier
Baylor
UCLA
UWM
VA
Ohio St
Penn State
Temple

UW-Madison. And as noted, Northern Iowa doesn't count.

[Spotcheck Billy]

N Iowa was an exhibition for disaster relief like ours with UWM. I would assume it doesn’t count against his redshirt total.

Thanks, I forgot about that being exhibition

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Bucky is desperate. They were in Libertyville watching Drew Peterson tonight.

He's a really good scorer, but he's an absolute twig and doesn't play defense. A lot of his points come from leaking out early for a fast break.

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Bucky is desperate. They were in Libertyville watching Drew Peterson tonight.

He's a really good scorer, but he's an absolute twig and doesn't play defense. A lot of his points come from leaking out early for a fast break.

Unfortunate name.

[NorthernDancerColt]

Bucky is desperate. They were in Libertyville watching Drew Peterson tonight.

He's a really good scorer, but he's an absolute twig and doesn't play defense. A lot of his points come from leaking out early for a fast break.

My friend's son plays for nearby Carmel...Evan Myers....he won the IHSA Class3A 3pt contest last yr. Evan's father, Al, is a Wisconsin alum....a great guy who really knows basketball. Watching Carmel at Libertyville last year, our entire row of seats reached a consensus that Drew is above average, but not a high major player. Excellent point re "leaking out early" as Drew hedges on D, knowing the guards at the top of their key can't deal with his height on the break. He gets an outlet pass, runs the court well for a big, and the guards chasing him have no chance to challenge his height at the rim. Last year, calling him a "twig" would've been insulting...to the tree branch! He's added just a little muscle this year, but I don't see Wisconsin in his future. Down year for Illinois high school hoops, and somehow Drew is near the top of the player rankings...almost a la Steve Taylor a few years back.

[IrwinFletcher]

For what it is worth, Bullseye Brothers think that he is a legit D1 talent and can play in the the Big10 if it's the right fit.

[GGGG]

Bucky is desperate. They were in Libertyville watching Drew Peterson tonight.

He's a really good scorer, but he's an absolute twig and doesn't play defense. A lot of his points come from leaking out early for a fast break.

I don't think it's desperation.  They are trying to find the best late signee, which is usually full of late-bloomers. 

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

Wisconsin spends a lot of time recruiting walk-ons. Maybe they should spend more time recruiting scholarship players.

[GGGG]

I think we might be getting a little too cocky here based on last Saturday.  Let's not act like the program is going down in flames here.

[Loose Cannon]

I think we might be getting a little too cocky here based on last Saturday.  Let's not act like the program is going down in flames here.

Yep, one sharp pin and this Tent folds.

[dw3dw3dw3]

My friend's son plays for nearby Carmel...Evan Myers....he won the IHSA Class3A 3pt contest last yr. Evan's father, Al, is a Wisconsin alum....a great guy who really knows basketball. Watching Carmel at Libertyville last year, our entire row of seats reached a consensus that Drew is above average, but not a high major player. Excellent point re "leaking out early" as Drew hedges on D, knowing the guards at the top of their key can't deal with his height on the break. He gets an outlet pass, runs the court well for a big, and the guards chasing him have no chance to challenge his height at the rim. Last year, calling him a "twig" would've been insulting...to the tree branch! He's added just a little muscle this year, but I don't see Wisconsin in his future. Down year for Illinois high school hoops, and somehow Drew is near the top of the player rankings...almost a la Steve Taylor a few years back.

Agree it's a down year, but I think Peterson can be a piece in the right program.  He's a good shooter and a gym rat. He's got a helicopter parent that has a dream of him playing in the Big10. I think he would volunteer for a red-shirt if they just wanted to get some more weight. Interestingly NW has no interest in him, even though he's in their backyard pretty much. They watched him twice over the summer, and even though he's sort of the late bloomer type they still don't think he's athletic/skilled enough to play in their style. Might be a style thing, but also telling on the trajectories of the two programs.

[Dr. Blackheart]

I think we might be getting a little too cocky here based on last Saturday.  Let's not act like the program is going down in flames here.

Yeah...it's a thin fabric. Some "ungarding" needs to occur with their roster, though.  Bo left Gard with some odd pieces, but Gard was a big part of those recruitments. To act like the injuries to players already struggling were the only difference in the blow out is a fan base in denial. They simply don't have the talent for their system, except for two the freshmen and Happ.  And, their redshirt program has put them in a bind instead of helping them quickly reload.

I am hard-pressed to see why Happ sticks around one more year. That said, the B1G is really bad this year except for the few at the top. Gard is a very good systems coach.

[Bocephys]

Yep, one sharp pin and this Tent folds.

[tower912]

Hard to believe Herro believed he couldn't get playing time as a freshman there. 

[Loose Cannon]

Hard to believe Herro believed he couldn't get playing time as a freshman there.

Yeah, really hard to believe that and then he goes and signs with Kentucky.

[MU82]

Yeah, really hard to believe that and then he goes and signs with Kentucky.

Was that really the reason he decided not to go to F%ckyville?

[Loose Cannon]

Was that really the reason he decided not to go to F%ckyville?

Who Know?  Maybe that poster who was touting us to go after him.

[Stretchdeltsig]

Wisconsin spends a lot of time recruiting walk-ons. Maybe they should spend more time recruiting scholarship players.

Agree.  They think they can coach up average talent to compete.

[cheese ball chaser]

Who Know?  Maybe that poster who was touting us to go after him.

He said playing time but who knows what the actual reason is. Maybe he foresaw the impending dumpster fire that is the Wisconsin basketball program.

[Loose Cannon]

He said playing time but who knows what the actual reason is. Maybe he foresaw the impending dumpster fire that is the Wisconsin basketball program.

I would guess, that's Right.

[94Warrior]

I would guess, that's Right.

Not exactly.

Tyler wanted to play with Joey.  He thought Joey was going to join him in Madison.  Had that happened, he'd still be there.

The feeling wasn't mutual, which is why Wojo did not pursue him.  When Joey chose MU, it was more than MU gaining and UW losing a top recruit.  UW lost 2 borderline 5 stars as a direct result of Joey's decision.  All the better!

[Silkk the Shaka]

Was that really the reason he decided not to go to F%ckyville?

Of course not! But that's what Badger fans are telling themselves and anyone who will listen.

[cheese ball chaser]

Not exactly.

Tyler wanted to play with Joey.  He thought Joey was going to join him in Madison.  Had that happened, he'd still be there.

The feeling wasn't mutual, which is why Wojo did not pursue him.  When Joey chose MU, it was more than MU gaining and UW losing a top recruit.  UW lost 2 borderline 5 stars as a direct result of Joey's decision.  All the better!

Was that the only reason though?

[wadesworld]

After Joey committed to Marquette despite Tyler and the Wisconsin program somehow thinking he was actually going to go to UW, Tyler was upset that UW had literally no backup plan for the open scholarship they had.  Tyler then had a very good USA Basketball camp and thought he could do better than UW, which he obviously did.

[94Warrior]

After Joey committed to Marquette despite Tyler and the Wisconsin program somehow thinking he was actually going to go to UW, Tyler was upset that UW had literally no backup plan for the open scholarship they had.  Tyler then had a very good USA Basketball camp and thought he could do better than UW, which he obviously did.

True story.  He did blow up, but had Joey joined him at UW, he would still be happily committed there.