1. Obviously Tre Jackson shot poorly. But above and beyond that, it almost seemed like after his two previous performances that he had too much confidence, if there is such a thing. He took a couple shots that, while not horrible, were more the type of shots you’d see from Jordan Taylor or Devin Harris. In short, he hasn’t proven he’s good enough to consistently be taking difficult runners in the lane. He did not play within himself at all.

2. On the other hand, George Marshall was outstanding late in the second half. I think the key to that might have been all the pressure to follow every little Bo Ryan rule was off because we were in scramble-and-score mode. The way he played last night was the way he played all last year on the scout team (when he could do what he wanted). He just seems like the kind of player who thrives when given a little freedom. Problem is giving that freedom easier said the done. The blatant counter argument is that the reason we won at Indiana was because Tre Jackson followed Bo Ryan every rule. It certainly appears obvious that it games we can’t score, Marshall needs a longer leash.

3. I thought offense at the start of the second half was poor. It’s been proven time-and-time again that when our offense needs a jump start, a good solution is to let Berggren touch the ball in the post. Instead he’s allowing a freshman to push him out the the perimeter and he’s content to jack-up threes. It was like there was a magnet on the perimeter pulling him form the hoop. Get your ass on the block and stay there!

4. There was a decent amount of talk on both boards before the season that Zach Bohannon was a scrapper who would earn minutes. I hope nobody wants to continue to defend that argument. He’s a great kid and he knows the game, but he’s a full step too slow for the Big Ten and his jumping ability is “a bit lacking”, to put it mildly. He serves a role by getting the starters ready, but he is not a legitimate option for the rotation. (I called him "a placeholder" for the injured Bruiser before the year started. I hesitate to even stand by that.)

5. I thought the first half offense was as bad as we ran all year. With Nebraska and PSU, I could argue that we missed a bunch of very good looks. In this game, almost every possession seemed forced. I saw a lot of posts about senior leadership and I think that comes into play here. These guys know our offense and know what’s supposed to happen. You can’t waste 30 minutes of gametime trying to figure things out.

6. As has been the case in several of the games when we’re down, I thought Dekker showed the most intensity and emotion. He was a little erratic offensively with the turnovers, but in a game where we seemingly can’t throw it in the ocean, if someone is going to take wild shots, I prefer that it be Sam. I still feel like he should get more minutes and maybe he’ll let the game come to him a little more. He still seems to force his offense somewhat and maybe that would change of he knew he was guaranteed 30 minutes.

7. It baffles me that Bruiser can show up and be such a team leader on Tuesday in Bloomington and be such a total dud only 4 days later.

8. I thought the stat where they compared Roy Devyn Marble. to his dad was pretty interesting. For those who didn’t see it, the stats were essentially the same. All I want to say there is “Son, I saw Roy Marble play and you are no Roy Marble… or anything even close.”

9. I would say that this loss was not entirely unexpected. I had this game as winnable, but I knew it would be a dog fight. Iowa has had such a garbage atmosphere for the last few years, but they always get up for us. I really look forward to the rematch at the Kohl Center and view that as a game we will win by double figures.

10. Uthoff has a very punchable face. What makes it more punchable is that Aaron White would be a Badger if we hadn’t already signed Uthoff.

baldbadgerlover wrote: My 1 thing - Iowa.
You can not win a game in the 1st half but you can lose one.
We are not good enough to come back from 20 down in a game to beat anyone even if it is 1/3 of the way through the game.

EricTheeRed wrote:

10. Uthoff has a very punchable face. What makes it more punchable is that Aaron White would be a Badger if we hadn’t already signed Uthoff.

bdgrfn wrote: Agree with all your other points.  Simply put, George Marshall and Sam Dekker are ballers.  They both have incredible talent and sometimes just need to be able to play the game.  George does not fit the typically Bo Ryan guard mold and if Bo wants the most out of him he will have to adjust expectations and extend the leash.

bdgrfn wrote:

EricTheeRed wrote:

10. Uthoff has a very punchable face. What makes it more punchable is that Aaron White would be a Badger if we hadn’t already signed Uthoff.

I cannot believe how perfect this comment is.  At one point last night when the camera was on the hawkeye bench during a timeout my wife said, "Who's the guy with the horse teeth?"  I reminded her who he was and we both said, "Man I want to punch that grin off his face."

Agree with all your other points.  Simply put, George Marshall and Sam Dekker are ballers.  They both have incredible talent and sometimes just need to be able to play the game.  George does not fit the typically Bo Ryan guard mold and if Bo wants the most out of him he will have to adjust expectations and extend the leash.

uwbadgers wrote:

bdgrfn wrote:

EricTheeRed wrote:

10. Uthoff has a very punchable face. What makes it more punchable is that Aaron White would be a Badger if we hadn’t already signed Uthoff.

I cannot believe how perfect this comment is.  At one point last night when the camera was on the hawkeye bench during a timeout my wife said, "Who's the guy with the horse teeth?"  I reminded her who he was and we both said, "Man I want to punch that grin off his face."

Agree with all your other points.  Simply put, George Marshall and Sam Dekker are ballers.  They both have incredible talent and sometimes just need to be able to play the game.  George does not fit the typically Bo Ryan guard mold and if Bo wants the most out of him he will have to adjust expectations and extend the leash.

TimeWarp07 wrote:

baldbadgerlover wrote: My 1 thing - Iowa.
You can not win a game in the 1st half but you can lose one.
We are not good enough to come back from 20 down in a game to beat anyone even if it is 1/3 of the way through the game.

I'm not so sure about that, at least not any worse than any other team that's down by 20 in the first half. I've heard a lot of people say that WI is just not a team that can come back from a big deficit. Well, we cut it to 4 points at the end there so it kind of disproves that theory. With our stingy defense and the opposing team putting their offense on cruise control, I think we have a good of a chance as anybody at coming back especially when you figure every guy in our lineup (not Evans) can shoot from deep.

baldbadgerlover wrote: I am not saying we can never come back from the same situation I am saying the odds of us coming back from 20 and winning against any B10 team on the road is about 1 in 20.

Our style and recruiting limitations make coming back from big deficits very difficult.

TimeWarp07 wrote:

1. Totally agree with pt #1

2. "...It certainly appears obvious that it games we can’t score, Marshall needs a longer leash."

I doubt people here think that Iowa honestly has more talent than Wisconsin. So I wondered what would happen if Bo let them loose against teams like Iowa, who aren't as talented as a Florida, Indiana, etc. Not saying it would work (after all, Iowa practices that way all year-round), but I'd be interested to see it, if only to find out who would shine the brightest from UW.

7. "It baffles me that Bruiser can show up and be such a team leader on Tuesday in Bloomington and be such a total dud only 4 days later."

Aaron White has a way of getting the best of Bruiser.

8. "...All I want to say there is 'Son, I saw Roy Marble play and you are no Roy Marble… or anything even close.' "

IIRC, Marble made about 3 different "run busting" plays on Sat. that slowed UW's momentum.

10. Uthoff has a very punchable face. What makes it more punchable is that Aaron White would be a Badger if we hadn’t already signed Uthoff.

This statement hits hard. So true.

harvardonthehill30 wrote: I think it's kind of ridiculous to say that Trae taking 10 shots is too much.  He's one of the few guys on our team that shows any semblance at all of being willing to attack and try to make something happen.  Most of the shots he took yesterday were perfectly fine.  I'd much rather have him drive and try to make something happen and take a 12-foot pull-up than us jacking a 3 with two seconds on the shot clock.  

I really think that our best line-up would be with George and Trae together.  Ben is a solid player, but I truthfully think he's a 15-20 minute per game situational player in the B1G.  It's just so hard for him to get a shot off because he can't coming off screens with a 1-2 step because of how he shoots.  And it's really tough for him to shoot mid-range shots off the dribble for the same reason.  

So I know this will probably never happen, but to me our best line-up would be:
Marshall-Trae-Bruesewitz-Evans-Berggren

With Dekker getting starters minutes off the bench and closing the game if Evans or Bruesewitz are struggling.

And Brust and Kaminsky filling in the gaps.

tmoneylovesguns wrote:

TimeWarp07 wrote:

who listens to the rome show?

bdgrfn wrote:

EricTheeRed wrote:

10. Uthoff has a very punchable face. What makes it more punchable is that Aaron White would be a Badger if we hadn’t already signed Uthoff.

I cannot believe how perfect this comment is.  At one point last night when the camera was on the hawkeye bench during a timeout my wife said, "Who's the guy with the horse teeth?"  I reminded her who he was and we both said, "Man I want to punch that grin off his face."