NCAA Hoops Thread '21-22

[MuggsyB]

It won't happen, but if the East is Wisconsin as a 1 seed, and Providence as a 2 seed, there will be lots of money to be made.

Oh.  You mean I should l unload and go all in on Providence??

[Uncle Rico]

It won't happen, but if the East is Wisconsin as a 1 seed, and Providence as a 2 seed, there will be lots of money to be made.

If I'm a 1-seed and those 2 get placed in my region, I'm thanking the committee.  The bill always comes due

[JWags85]

Hepburn is a decent player but pretending that Shaka would lust over a freshman averaging 8 and 2 and 35% from dee just cause he had a nice game and banked in a 3 is hilarious.  He was a non factor against Purdue last game. Goose egg against OSU. Nothing special against U of I and MSU, etc...

I'll take Kam Jones over Hepburn all day and twice on Sunday.

Badger trolls gonna troll

[panda]

Hepburn is a decent player but pretending that Shaka would lust over a freshman averaging 8 and 2 and 35% from dee just cause he had a nice game and banked in a 3 is hilarious.  He was a non factor against Purdue last game. Goose egg against OSU. Nothing special against U of I and MSU, etc...

I'll take Kam Jones over Hepburn all day and twice on Sunday.

Badger trolls gonna troll

He's coming on strong in the last few games and he's the perfect fit for gard. Will be annoyingly good for them for awhile. What I hope Stevie will be for us.

But cmon - Jones and Joplin both have infinitely higher ceilings than Hepburn.

[Lennys Tap]

Scoopers love to belittle Greg Gard and his recruiting, but UW has had a share of Big Ten title in 2 out of the last 3 years.

And I'm sure Shaka would love to have a freshman as talented as Chucky Hepburn.

I'd rather have Freshman Audrey Hepburn. Not close.

[panda]

Scoopers love to belittle Greg Gard and his recruiting, but UW has had a share of Big Ten title in 2 out of the last 3 years.

And I'm sure Shaka would love to have a freshman as talented as Chucky Hepburn.

Have you seen a kid UW is looking at for next season ? Ryan Hears ?

[Uncle Rico]

I'd rather have Freshman Audrey Hepburn. Not close.

I second that

[lawdog77]

Hepburn is a decent player but pretending that Shaka would lust over a freshman averaging 8 and 2 and 35% from dee just cause he had a nice game and banked in a 3 is hilarious.  He was a non factor against Purdue last game. Goose egg against OSU. Nothing special against U of I and MSU, etc...

I'll take Kam Jones over Hepburn all day and twice on Sunday.

Badger trolls gonna troll

Agree 100%, and he's not going to start over our other Freshman PG, Tyler Kolek.

[Uncle Rico]

I didn't fully realize how bad UWM and UWGB were this year.  Just embarrassing performances this season.  Competing in the Horizon shouldn't be a big ask.  Understand some teams have to finish last but to be 336th and 343rd in KenPom respectively is terrible

[NolongerWarriors]

He's coming on strong in the last few games and he's the perfect fit for gard. Will be annoyingly good for them for awhile. What I hope Stevie will be for us.

But cmon - Jones and Joplin both have infinitely higher ceilings than Hepburn.

Stevie Mitchell can't dribble.

He's decent defensively and inept offensively.

[Uncle Rico]

Stevie Mitchell can't dribble.

He's decent defensively and inept offensively.

Thanks for your input

[Mr. Nielsen]

I didn't fully realize how bad UWM and UWGB were this year.  Just embarrassing performances this season.  Competing in the Horizon shouldn't be a big ask.  Understand some teams have to finish last but to be 336th and 343rd in KenPom respectively is terrible

Yes, it was pretty bad watching it.

[JWags85]

I didn't fully realize how bad UWM and UWGB were this year.  Just embarrassing performances this season.  Competing in the Horizon shouldn't be a big ask.  Understand some teams have to finish last but to be 336th and 343rd in KenPom respectively is terrible

Pat Baldwin just going out in blaze of dumpster fire glory.  All the buzz from his kid coming to UWM.  He plays in well under half their games, only scores more than 20 twice, and the team is absolutely horrific to boot.  I mean good lord.

As for UWGB, who knew that hiring a mediocre mid major assistant whose only credentials were having a famous dad , who was on staff as his mentor crashed and burned at Ohio U and then was thoroughly mediocre in his lone season as a D2 HC, wouldn't work. Maybe they thought Bo would take a break from his extracurriculars to sit on the bench?

[Uncle Rico]

Pat Baldwin just going out in blaze of dumpster fire glory.  All the buzz from his kid coming to UWM.  He plays in well under half their games, only scores more than 20 twice, and the team is absolutely horrific to boot.  I mean good lord.

As for UWGB, who knew that hiring a mediocre mid major assistant whose only credentials were having a famous dad , who was on staff as his mentor crashed and burned at Ohio U and then was thoroughly mediocre in his lone season as a D2 HC, wouldn't work. Maybe they thought Bo would take a break from his extracurriculars to sit on the bench?

Nepotism in coaching at all levels is a problem and often hurts better candidates

[Billy Hoyle]

Why are people besmirching scoopers?  This is absurd, you're posting on an MU Hoops Forum.

every year the Bucky obsessed scoopers write the obituary for Madison basketball as the season starts and every year they find a way to make those posters looks foolish.

If only our Golden Eagles had been as bad as Madison since Gard took over, amirite?

[BrewCity83]

This place is crawlin' with Badger trolls.  Don't feed 'em.

[panda]

every year the Bucky obsessed scoopers write the obituary for Madison basketball as the season starts and every year they find a way to make those posters looks foolish.

If only our Golden Eagles had been as bad as Madison since Gard took over, amirite?

Generally this is correct, but the coaching job Gard has done this year is incredible. Very low levels of talent/inexperience and we've watched huge individual transformations as well as team growth on the offensive and defensive end. It pains me to say it, but he should be considered for coach of the year. Extremely impressive.

[Uncle Rico]

Generally this is correct, but the coaching job Gard has done this year is incredible. Very low levels of talent/inexperience and we've watched huge individual transformations as well as team growth on the offensive and defensive end. It pains me to say it, but he should be considered for coach of the year. Extremely impressive.

15-1 in games decided by 6 or less is impressive stuff. 

[panda]

15-1 in games decided by 6 or less is impressive stuff.

Enjoy there ride. It's nice to have a guy like Davis to lean on in tight games.

[MU82]

It's OK to begrudgingly concede that Madison has had an excellent season, with individual players improving significantly and the team playing well as a group AND to point out that they've been more than a little lucky.

Oh, and eff Madison. I'll enjoy watching Gard and his ranks choke during the NCAA tournament, when the banks won't be open for them.

[Uncle Rico]

It's OK to begrudgingly concede that Madison has had an excellent season, with individual players improving significantly and the team playing well as a group AND to point out that they've been more than a little lucky.

Oh, and eff Madison. I'll enjoy watching Gard and his ranks choke during the NCAA tournament, when the banks won't be open for them.

When the bill comes due, it'll be painful

[Its DJOver]

Baldwin Sr. gone per Goodman.

[MUBBau]

Wojo to UWM

[Mr. Nielsen]

Wojo to UWM

Burn in hell! 

[Jockey]

It's OK to begrudgingly concede that Madison has had an excellent season, with individual players improving significantly and the team playing well as a group AND to point out that they've been more than a little lucky.

Oh, and eff Madison. I'll enjoy watching Gard and his ranks choke during the NCAA tournament, when the banks won't be open for them.

It's way too easy to say they win because they are lucky. They win because they are well coached and they recruit tough players.

They have won 15 consecutive games decided by six points or fewer, the longest such streak in Division I since the 3-point line was added in 1986.

And, yes, chances are they will get upset in the tournament - the same as many other teams.