Wisconsin

[Xavier]

What do you guys know about the Badgers? Any idea on game time?

Like coach said, a lot of upsets today- happy to get the win tonight.

[muethibp]

8:40

[bjf123]

A good friend of mine is a WI grad. He doesn't think they have much of a chance. I disagree. They played horribly today. Don't think they'll play back to back shitty games.


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[X Factor]

Trevon matching up with Nigel Hayes will be key. Nigel played pretty bad today. Trevon will have his work cut out.

[unclejohn]

This is not the Wisconsin Final Four team of the last two years. They lost a lot of talent. Early in the year, they were terrible. They opened the season with home losses to mighty Western Illinois and Milwaukee. Then we beat them. All at their place. Coach Bo Ryan retired at mid-season to give his longtime assistant Greg Gard a shot at replacing him. Gard righted the team and they pulled off some impressive wins. He got the job. That said, they were 9-9 in the Big Ten which was not a power house this year. They have two good players in Koenig and Hayes, and a few others who are not bad. Xavier has a lot more talent.

Obviously, they have gotten better since we beat them in November. Then again, so have we. We gave you guys a couple of pretty good games during the conference season, but still lost. Obviously, Gard does not have any experience leading a team into the NCAA tournament, but he has been on Ryan's staff forever, so he surely has been there often enough. Still, I expect Mack to have a significant edge in experience. They are not a team to be taken lightly, but you guys are better. I expect you to knock them out Sunday and leave your fingernails intact.

[XMuskieFTW]

My good friend's favorite team is Wisconsin so I've watched about 15 games of theirs this year.

They play ugly like tonight a lot. They're going to want to keep the game in the 50s or 60s.

Nigel Hayes has turned into a very solid 3-4 who played most of his time down low last year but this year has turned into more of a volume shooter who takes lots of jumpers. His shooting percentages aren't very good.

Ethan happ is a very good freshman post player. He averages like 12 and 8, but I feel like James or Jalen would be too big for him to handle defensively.

Bronson koenig is a solid pg who can shoot the three and run the offense. He has become a bit more of a volume shooter due to lack of depth, but he can beat teams from deep

Vitto brown plays the 4. He has gotten much better as the year goes on. He has the size to play down low but mainly likes to shoot jumpers and 3s. His 15-18 foot jumper is a very high percentage shot.

Showalter is more of a "scrappy guy". Can shoot the 3 decently when open, likes to cut to the hoop for some layups. I would describe him as a very poor man's JP

The bench:
Jeremy hill: decent pg who takes most shots from 3 and does it decently.

They basically go 6 deep but they have 3 more guys who get a few minutes. All forwards. Two of them can shoot the 3 at about a 33% clip. Decent rebounding from all 3. I wouldn't expect much from the bench though.

[Muskie]

8:40

That's going to make my Monday morning hell at work after the drive back.


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[xu82]

That's going to make my Monday morning hell at work after the drive back.


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Yes, life is hard. I have appointments tomorow morning. Very excited about that....ugh

[kmcrawfo]

That's going to make my Monday morning hell at work after the drive back.


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Had plane tickets.... Just asked my wife if I could leave her and the kids in Florida so I could fly up and go t game. Instantly told "That's crazy , Hell no!" Guess I'm staying Florida

[GIMMFD]

Had plane tickets.... Just asked my wife if I could leave her and the kids in Florida so I could fly up and go t game. Instantly told "That's crazy , Hell no!" Guess I'm staying Florida

Haha gosh your wife is no fun.

For the game however, I think we have the skills to win this game. Definitely need to try to shut down Nigel Hayes first and foremost, who takes care of that job? Tre? Remy? Who knows.

[Masterofreality]

Marquette beat Wisconsin. That's all you need to know.

[bobbiemcgee]

so did G'Town

[waggy]

Who beat who is immaterial. When winning a game means going to the Sweet Sixteen, teams play different.

[The Coz]

Good to see Remy go into lockdown mode. ...will be just another victory to pad our record against the Big 10. I was rooting for Michigan so i could get another big 10 scalp. We should be an honorary member.

[The Coz]

Also, i plan on harassing andy north.

[nasdadjr]

Remy is the key for us. If he scores 8 to 10 pts a game this team will play more games.

[xukeith]

Most people are predicting an upset FWIW:

http://www.ncaa.com/game/basketball-men/d1/2016/03/20/xavier-wisconsin/preview?cid=MML2016_Googleonebox

[Blue Blobs Bro]

This is 1:40 am Monday for me here in Budapest, so I guess I'm Gonna be sitting in the hotel lobby looking like an idiot on my phone.

[XfansinKy]

This is 1:40 am Monday for me here in Budapest, so I guess I'm Gonna be sitting in the hotel lobby looking like an idiot on my phone.

Not like an idiot...like a warrior. :homer: Also, it seemed like the lineup with Jalen, James, Myles, Remy and Bluiett was almost as big as an NBA lineup and was efficient too.

[formerlybis]

Wisconsin fan checking in - hope you don't mind. Just correcting one thing here - the Badgers were 12-6 in the B1G, tied for third. UW started the season 9-9, which might be where the Marquette fan got that number stuck in his head.

Also, I'm a big JP fan - I live in MN and he was in the same conference in HS as my daughters' HS - that conference produced both JP and Tyus Jones and has a couple more coming through the pipeline soon (you guys may know this name since it has Ohio ties - Gary Trent Jr.).

Anyway, I'm feeling a just-happy-to-make-it-this-far vibe amongst the UW fanbase. I think we have hope, but not expectations. Good luck - always respect you guys,

[XUGRAD80]

Wisconsin fan checking in - hope you don't mind. Just correcting one thing here - the Badgers were 12-6 in the B1G, tied for third. UW started the season 9-9, which might be where the Marquette fan got that number stuck in his head.

Also, I'm a big JP fan - I live in MN and he was in the same conference in HS as my daughters' HS - that conference produced both JP and Tyus Jones and has a couple more coming through the pipeline soon (you guys may know this name since it has Ohio ties - Gary Trent Jr.).

Anyway, I'm feeling a just-happy-to-make-it-this-far vibe amongst the UW fanbase. I think we have hope, but not expectations. Good luck - always respect you guys,

Nice post......welcome. The respect goes both ways, at least from me. Wisconsin has had some very nice teams in the past, and any team that has won 20+ games should be given respect. I think this ends up being a grind it out type game. I'm hoping that the depth of the Xavier bench pays off and Xavier moves on, but that certainly isn't guaranteed. Good luck to the Badgers (but just a little more for the Muskies! :). )

[UCGRAD4X]

Nigel, Ethan, Bronson, Vitto and Zak.

Just going off first names - this group definitely sounds like slow it down!

Just sayin'

[jhelmes37]

Most people are predicting an upset FWIW:

http://www.ncaa.com/game/basketball-men/d1/2016/03/20/xavier-wisconsin/preview?cid=MML2016_Googleonebox

My guess is there will be a lot of this.

It happened every year before the Big East. We still get that "little guy" name recognition shit.

Everyone wants to pick "the" upset. And our game could be "the" upset.

I like it. A lot. Bulletin board material works great for 20 year olds.

Remember that Minnesota doucher a few years ago? He probably cost his team 10 points just by how pissed everyone was.

[ballyhoohoo]

Wisconsin and Pitt kept playing in an aux gym and still haven't hit 50

[formerlybis]

Also should mention that 3 of the Badger players are from Ohio - Nigel Hayes, Vitto Brown, and Khalil Iverson. The first two are starters - Iverson plays sparingly, but is a video game-esque dunker - really his only function at the moment.

[xubrew]

I was rooting for Pitt.

When the bracket was announced I said that I'd rather see anyone on the #6, #7, #8, #9, #10 or #11 line than Wisconsin. I was not wanting to play them. I'd like to amend that and say pretty much the entire 5 line would be preferable to Wisconsin. Yes, they had early losses to a Western Illinois team that didn't even make their conference tournament. Unfortunately, that was early. We're at now, now (footnote Spaceballs). Wiscy has won on the road at Maryland and at Iowa. Not easy to do. They also beat Michigan State and Indiana. Now, look at the other teams in the 6-8 seed range. None of them have that many wins of that caliber. The only reason they're on this seed line is because of their early losses, which isn't a reflection of how they're playing now. Finishing the regular season 11-1 in the Big Ten is not your typical #7 seed. I don't think or 1-3-1 will bother them if we find ourselves needing to go to it. They're also tough defensively.

They like to slow it down. The vast majority of their games are slow tempo with the number of possessions being in the low 60s. If we get ahead of them we should stay ahead of them. But, if we get behind, they have a tendency to make teams look like they've got cement in their shoes.

We can beat them. We should beat them. But, DAMN!!! Why couldn't we have been matched up with someone else?? Like....ANYONE else in the 6-8 range would have been preferable.

[markchal]

Wisconsin will be tough but it's the tournament, it's nothing but tough games from her on out. I like facing a team that isn't going to murder us in transition and doesn't shoot the lights out from 3. I also like that we won last night playing a style we don't see much of (when was the last time we played almost exclusively m2m and ran almost our entire offense through the post?). We won without needing some of our best players to do much (Myles Tre sumner and JP were relatively quiet) and have some gears we didn't need to use.

I have a lot of respect for Wisconsin but feel good about the matchup, as long as we don't get refs from Manitowoc.

[Juice]

I was rooting for Pitt.

When the bracket was announced I said that I'd rather see anyone on the #6, #7, #8, #9, #10 or #11 line than Wisconsin. I was not wanting to play them. I'd like to amend that and say pretty much the entire 5 line would be preferable to Wisconsin. Yes, they had early losses to a Western Illinois team that didn't even make their conference tournament. Unfortunately, that was early. We're at now, now (footnote Spaceballs). Wiscy has won on the road at Maryland and at Iowa. Not easy to do. They also beat Michigan State and Indiana. Now, look at the other teams in the 6-8 seed range. None of them have that many wins of that caliber. The only reason they're on this seed line is because of their early losses, which isn't a reflection of how they're playing now. Finishing the regular season 11-1 in the Big Ten is not your typical #7 seed. I don't think or 1-3-1 will bother them if we find ourselves needing to go to it. They're also tough defensively.

They like to slow it down. The vast majority of their games are slow tempo with the number of possessions being in the low 60s. If we get ahead of them we should stay ahead of them. But, if we get behind, they have a tendency to make teams look like they've got cement in their shoes.

We can beat them. We should beat them. But, DAMN!!! Why couldn't we have been matched up with someone else?? Like....ANYONE else in the 6-8 range would have been preferable.

I couldn't disagree more. Their style matches up very very favorably for X. They're basically the opposite of Seton Hall.

[markchal]

I was rooting for Pitt.
...

We can beat them. We should beat them. But, DAMN!!! Why couldn't we have been matched up with someone else?? Like....ANYONE else in the 6-8 range would have been preferable.

We have had more than our fair share in how upsets in our region have played out, I'm fine with the draw. I'd rather go strength against strength than play a good offensive team like ND.

[X-man]

I couldn't disagree more. Their style matches up very very favorably for X. They're basically the opposite of Seton Hall.

Plus one.

[Masterofreality]

I couldn't disagree more. Their style matches up very very favorably for X. They're basically the opposite of Seton Hall.


Plus one.

Plus two....or more!

[bleedXblue]

Most people are predicting an upset FWIW:

http://www.ncaa.com/game/basketball-men/d1/2016/03/20/xavier-wisconsin/preview?cid=MML2016_Googleonebox

Imagine that Keith the buzzkill

[xubrew]

I couldn't disagree more. Their style matches up very very favorably for X. They're basically the opposite of Seton Hall.

If you're right than both of us are going to be really happy. They are a lot different than Seton Hall. It's just that good offensive teams have struggled agains them.

[UCGRAD4X]

We have had more than our fair share in how upsets in our region have played out, I'm fine with the draw. I'd rather go strength against strength than play a good offensive team like ND.

Very well could get both, in consecutive games.

[SemajParlor]

Wisconsin is not a good team. We should win.

[X Factor]

http://img.spokeo.com/public/900-600/joe_krabbenhoft_2009_03_22.jpg

[KabeX]

This is 1:40 am Monday for me here in Budapest, so I guess I'm Gonna be sitting in the hotel lobby looking like an idiot on my phone.

I'll be in Prague so I feel you pain. I also have a 6:50 AM flight back to the states so I'll just stay up. They better reward my loyalty.

[bjf123]

Nigel, Ethan, Bronson, Vitto and Zak.

Just going off first names - this group definitely sounds like slow it down!

Just sayin'

Does that sound like a 90s boy band?


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[Strange Brew]

Does that sound like a 90s boy band?


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Do they know their Calculus?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEKWZk16N_w

[Muncie]

What station / network is carrying our Wisconsin game?

[X-band '01]

TNT is carrying the game at approximately 8:40 PM. Per Joe and Byron last night, the game will be on 55KRC.

[xavierj]

If you're right than both of us are going to be really happy. They are a lot different than Seton Hall. It's just that good offensive teams have struggled agains them.

Didn't Wisconsin just give up over 70 points and get drilled by a horrific Nebraska team? Xavier isn't losing to Wisconsin. Plus The Big 10 was just not very good this year.

[Drew's Crew]

My guess is there will be a lot of this.

It happened every year before the Big East. We still get that "little guy" name recognition shit.

Everyone wants to pick "the" upset. And our game could be "the" upset.

I like it. A lot. Bulletin board material works great for 20 year olds.

Remember that Minnesota doucher a few years ago? He probably cost his team 10 points just by how pissed everyone was.

Ah yes, here it is in all its glory...that guy is a moron:

http://m.startribune.com/gophers-as-underdogs-don-t-be-silly/88295567/?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O%3ADW3ckUiD3aPc%3A_Yyc %3AaUnciaec8O7EyUsl

[usfldan]

Didn't Wisconsin just give up over 70 points and get drilled by a horrific Nebraska team? Xavier isn't losing to Wisconsin. Plus The Big 10 was just not very good this year.

Wisconsin's last two games heading into the tournament were a 91-80 loss at Purdue and a 70-58 loss to Nebraska in the Big 10 Tournament. They had won 11 of 12 before that.

[paulxu]

Ah yes, here it is in all its glory...that guy is a moron:

http://m.startribune.com/gophers-as-underdogs-don-t-be-silly/88295567/?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O%3ADW3ckUiD3aPc%3A_Yyc %3AaUnciaec8O7EyUsl

It's very possible that guy is the biggest sportswriter idiot I've ever read. All the crap about the Big 10 and the Atlantic10, written in 2010, and he overlooks the glaringly obvious:

Minnesota had not won a NCAA tournament game in 3 tries since 1997; and their wins in 97 were vacated for academic fraud (Hello UNC)

Xavier had been to the tournament in the same stretch in 97,98,01,02,03,04,06,07,08,09, and 10.

3 Sweet 16's and 2 E 8's in that time. And the Gophers had a grand total of ZERO wins.

What an idiot.

[X-band '01]

I'd like to think that the sportswriters in Madison and Milwaukee are much smarter than that.

[X-Men]

It's very possible that guy is the biggest sportswriter idiot I've ever read. All the crap about the Big 10 and the Atlantic10, written in 2010, and he overlooks the glaringly obvious:

Minnesota had not won a NCAA tournament game in 3 tries since 1997; and their wins in 97 were vacated for academic fraud (Hello UNC)

Xavier had been to the tournament in the same stretch in 97,98,01,02,03,04,06,07,08,09, and 10.

3 Sweet 16's and 2 E 8's in that time. And the Gophers had a grand total of ZERO wins.

What an idiot.

One of the best rebuttals of all time. Plus ten!

[Strange Brew]

Ah yes, here it is in all its glory...that guy is a moron:

http://m.startribune.com/gophers-as-underdogs-don-t-be-silly/88295567/?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O%3ADW3ckUiD3aPc%3A_Yyc %3AaUnciaec8O7EyUsl

This writer has such an obvious lack of objectivity and reason I wouldn't be surprised if he is now writing for the New York Times.

[ballyhoohoo]

Nigel, Ethan, Bronson, Vitto and Zak.

Just going off first names - this group definitely sounds like slow it down!

Just sayin'

Sounds as white as BYU. White people are crazy.

[jhelmes37]

Ah yes, here it is in all its glory...that guy is a moron:

http://m.startribune.com/gophers-as-underdogs-don-t-be-silly/88295567/?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O%3ADW3ckUiD3aPc%3A_Yyc %3AaUnciaec8O7EyUsl

Thanks for the link.

It's STILL unreal that an editor thought that was a good piece.

He was such a dickhead to our entire program for no reason at all.

[xu82]

It's very possible that guy is the biggest sportswriter idiot I've ever read. All the crap about the Big 10 and the Atlantic10, written in 2010, and he overlooks the glaringly obvious:

Minnesota had not won a NCAA tournament game in 3 tries since 1997; and their wins in 97 were vacated for academic fraud (Hello UNC)

Xavier had been to the tournament in the same stretch in 97,98,01,02,03,04,06,07,08,09, and 10.

3 Sweet 16's and 2 E 8's in that time. And the Gophers had a grand total of ZERO wins.

What an idiot.

The facts are ill suited for some people's agendas. Well done Paul.

[X-band '01]

TNT is carrying the game at approximately 8:40 PM. Per Joe and Byron last night, the game will be on 55KRC.

Game will now be on 700 WLW per GoXavier.com. I think the initial announcement of 55KRC was because UC would have had priority on WLW had they beaten Saint Joe's last night.

[paulxu]

Paging Dandy Don...

[usfldan]

Ah yes, here it is in all its glory...that guy is a moron:

http://m.startribune.com/gophers-as-underdogs-don-t-be-silly/88295567/?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O%3ADW3ckUiD3aPc%3A_Yyc %3AaUnciaec8O7EyUsl

I kind of liked this gem from when we beat Portland State in 2009:

http://www.oregonlive.com/march-madness/index.ssf/2009/03/the_band_had_more_energy_than.html



Xavier is an ordinary tournament team. They don't have a player capable of taking over a game. They don't have exceptional depth. They're not anything close to the Kansas team that beat PSU on the way to a national title last year. As matchups go, this was the most winnable game the selection committee could have tossed PSU's way.


This was AFTER Xavier had won the game.

On a side note, Portland State was the Big Sky Champ that year (like Weber State this year). In the next round Xavier beat Wisconsin to make the Sweet 16.