College Basketball 2010-2011

[jhart05]

Tuesday Night:

 

The Mecca.

 

8:00pm

 

ESPN

 

Milwaukee Panthers.

 

Butler Bulldogs.

[homer]

Stuff happens.

Yet it happens against the Badgers every single year. Coincedence? I doubt that.

 

Yet somehow the same team that beats OSU, Duke, Texas, MSU, etc. etc. etc. during the season can't beat an also ran because of the offense they run? Every single year? Bo is 12 - 9 in the tournament. I already discussed three losses. Some others:

 

2003 - lost to Kentucky in Sweet 16. Nothing to be ashamed of there.

2004 - lost to Pitt in second round. Again, nothing to be ashamed of there. The one year I thought UW was hosed in a seeding but they were able to play in MKE so it evened out.

2005 - lost to UNC in Elite 8.

2006 - UW probably was lucky to make the tourney and got waxed by AZ.

2007 - aforementioned UNLV game. UNLV shot well from beyond the arc, UW played OK offense.

2008 - aforementioned Davidson game in Sweet 16. UW played well on offense, Davidson was really good (as evidenced by their near upset of eventual champ Kansas) and shot the lights out.

2009 - lost to Xavier in second round. Bad offensive game for UW. This one fits the stereotype.

2010 - lost to Cornell in second round. UW played pretty good on offense that game. Cornell just couldn't miss.

 

So really you have the Xavier game as the only one where the "system" could have prevented victory.

[trwi7]

Like danzig said they can't play at home and they can't get easy baskets. If their defense fails, they struggle to come back in games because they don't get fastbreak points or even fast points 15 or so seconds into the shot clock. The offense is so methodical that if they do get down by say 10-12 points, it's really difficult to come back. Especially on the road or on a neutral court.

[buckeyesteve]

As big a fan as I am of the BrewCrew, I'm even a bit bigger fan of tOSU. I just don't see a scenario where they lose vs Wisky. Revenge game, home court, Bo Ryan "just deal with it", etc...

should be an electric atmosphere...I got the Bucks in this one and lay the 7 1/2. Could be wrong but I think this is a big win for the Bucks.

[Menotti80]

Just curious...anyone else going to Vegas for the first two rounds? I've gotten two offers of "2 complimentary nights" at hotels. Wasn't sure if there were fellow Brewerfan users going there for March Madness or Spring Break

 

 

Yeah I did I think 4 years ago. It was a lot of fun, but I didn't watch nearly enough bball as I thought I would or normally do. I didn't sports-gamble, so there weren't that many opportunities to sit in a sportsbook and watch games.

 

Besides that though, it was a ton of fun.

[jjfanec]

Like danzig said they can't play at home and they can't get easy baskets. If their defense fails, they struggle to come back in games because they don't get fastbreak points or even fast points 15 or so seconds into the shot clock. The offense is so methodical that if they do get down by say 10-12 points, it's really difficult to come back. Especially on the road or on a neutral court.

Bo Ryan has the second best road record in the Big 10 since he came to Wisconsin behind only Ohio State. Nobody wins consistently on the road. Road wins are not a good predictor of the NCAA tourney anyway because they are not true road games. Now if historically Wisconsin struggles in their early season neutral site games then you are on to something.

 

Also to homer's point. That UNLV game was shortly after losing Brian Butch who was a huge player for that team. Without Butch the Badgers which probably closer to a 6 seed. They would have been ranked around 20-25 not top 10

[jjkoestler]

I'm really glad CBS decided to show the entire Indiana St vs Missouri St barnburner. /blue

[trwi7]

Who didn't want to watch the matchup between Shaun Marcum's school and Larry Bird's school?

[jjfanec]

I'm really glad CBS decided to show the entire Indiana St vs Missouri St barnburner. /blue

I never understand why they decide to show games so close together. Leave some buffer in between.

[crewcrazy]

George Mason loses in the CAA semifinals today. Bad news for Marquette and anyone else on the bubble. That's one at-large bid gone.

[GoudaBrew]

I'm really glad CBS decided to show the entire Indiana St vs Missouri St barnburner. /blue

 

 

So annoyed. Thought it may been a regional thing since we're less than 2 hours from Ind St. The silly fouls continue...

[trwi7]

Imagine if that game would've gone to overtime. Depending on if it was close and there was a bunch of fouling going on to extend the game we might've missed the entire first half.

[jjfanec]

George Mason loses in the CAA semifinals today. Bad news for Marquette and anyone else on the bubble. That's one at-large bid gone.

Missouri State now joins the bubble teams. Will be interesting to see if they sneak in with the bubble being weak.

[owbc]

Yikes, Diebler's on fire. A complete defensive breakdown. It's also clear that Jon Leuer is critical to UW's success against elite teams.

 

Hopefully they make a run in the 2nd half but this game looks like it's over.

 

As for the CBS coverage, I believe that is the first Badger basketball of the entire season that was not available on either cable TV or ESPN3.

[PeaveyFury]

Tough to win when the opponent shoots 90% from three point range.

 

Almost stunning that the commentators are saying that with Wisconsin's offensive style, they're almost out of time for a comeback.... completely forgetting the fact that they were down 15 to OSU with this much time left the last time before coming back to win.

[jjfanec]

Tough to win when the opponent shoots 9/10 from three point range.

A couple of those were wide open but most were contested. Diebler is just unconscious right now. The Buckeyes have more talent than any team in the Big Ten and when they shoot like this they are almost unbeatable. Heck the Badgers at at 48 with 12 to play. Nothing wrong with the offense

[jjkoestler]

A split vs OSU isn't bad. I cannot wait to see OSU get smoked by a Big East team.

[buckeyesteve]

A split vs OSU isn't bad. I cannot wait to see OSU get smoked by a Big East team.

I think you'll be waiting a loooooong time for them to get "smoked" by anyone. They are as good as any team in the country, but MANY teams that were the best going in to the tourney didn't win the whole thing.

 

I hope all big 10 teams do okay in the tourney...except michigan...god I hate them.

 

[Glennron]

George Mason loses in the CAA semifinals today. Bad news for Marquette and anyone else on the bubble. That's one at-large bid gone.

Missouri State now joins the bubble teams. Will be interesting to see if they sneak in with the bubble being weak.

Their best non-conference win was against Saint Louis, and the Missouri Valley Conference was a pretty big joke this year. If literally every other bubble team loses in the first round of their conference tourney, I still don't see how Missouri State should make it.

 

 

I'm assuming OSU set a national record today for 3 point percentage with at least 15 attempts? It's hard to believe a team has ever gone 15/15 or better. Obviously OSU would've lit up any team today, especially Diebler, but UW better start playing better defense if they want to avoid an early upset in the tournament.

[jjfanec]

A split vs OSU isn't bad. I cannot wait to see OSU get smoked by a Big East team.

Wow. Really? The Big East is good because they are deep not because their top teams are great. Do you really think Pitt or Notre Dame is going to blow out Ohio State. Show me one Big East with more talent in their starting five. The Big East is not some tournament powerhouse. They sent 2 teams to the sweet 16 last year.

[jjkoestler]

I guess I should have said "I cannot wait to see OSU lose to a Big East team."

[Oldcity]

Big East is fascinating in the sense that they have about 7 teams that would be about 3rd or 4th in the Big Ten. If that makes it a great conference, well, ok.

[COBrewerfan]

The top 10 in the big east would all be ahead of anyone else but Ohio St in the big ten. And if the badgers went thru the big east they would have at double their 5 conference losses. Michigan St tied for 4th in the big ten. Big ten just has a bunch of average junk this year.

[jjfanec]

The top 10 in the big east would all be ahead of anyone else but Ohio St in the big ten. And if the badgers went thru the big east they would have at double their 5 conference losses. Michigan St tied for 4th in the big ten. Big ten just has a bunch of average junk this year.

Simply untrue. Wisconsin beat Marquette on the road and lost to the number 2 Big East team in a very tight game on a neutral site. I am pretty sure they could easily hold their own in the Big East. Purdue is even better than Wisconsin.

 

Honestly the top 2 teams in the Big East are not great teams - Pitt and Notre Dame are very good but not great. The next bunch Louisville, Georgetown, UConn, Syracuse, and St. johns are good but there is no reason to think they are better than Wisconsin and Purdue. Cincy, West Virginia, and Villanova have not proven to at the same level over the season.

[TooLiveBrew]

I have one word for today's game: Ouch.