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Originally Posted by Bernini

Damn, that really sounded like a sweet win for the Badgers. Too bad I couldn't see the action with my own eyes, but hypothetically if that sacrifice would have meant the difference I gladly would have made it.

Bucky pretty much controlled the entire way. I'm not sure, but were they trailing at any single point?

Really the story of the game was our defense. We held the Toreros to what sounded like mostly stiffly contested points. They were running the clock down to nothing and I don't think their offense is nearly as methodical as ours so it was all our doing. Bucky must have been switching and/or fighting around picks and just cutting off drive lanes with the goal of cutting off their driving lanes at all costs. The Toreros don't possess much shooting outside of Brandon Johnson, who stuck several threes on a tightly guarding Hughes. The few times they were able to penetrate Landry and company were blocking and altering nearly everything. With the stilts having graduating he's clearly putting more onus on himself to protect the rim.

Offensively, Bucky is still a work in progress. Too much tentativeness. The shot clock was winding down too far for us. I can't say if it's the Torero defense without watching. We have a proclivity to do that on a more regular occasion than most so I'm going to assume it's us. They should be pulling the trigger on the first good look because you can't always assume another will present itself. Nankivil sounded like the culprit but his assertiveness picked up throughout the game. J-Bo got a lot of great looks but still can't throw it in the ocean. If it continues he should sit in favor of Jarmusz or Taylor more because outside scoring is supposed to be his primary contribution to the team. Hughes was the only offensive player who played well individually, but being so reliant on one-on-ones will catch up to us eventually. Free throw shooting was the biggest positive for the Badgers as a team by far. I don't think they missed at all down the stretch. Shooting is contagious and tonight it was the cure and not the disease.

Offensive rebounding was the big X-Factor area of the game for the Badgers. I'd like for Jarmusz to get more rebounds in his position on defense, but he's stealing more than he's giving up because of his understanding of the trajectory of the ball off the rim. The majority of rebounds bounce to the weak side.

Go Badgers! Can't wait to see them take on UCONN. We can certainly win that game if we play comparably on defense and on the boards, but are more aggressive and efficient on offense.

Jbo scares me against Uconn whenever Price and Kemba Walker are on the floor together....We are going to see alot of Pop and Jordan Taylor.