Official UW Season Thread ('08-09')

[Bernini]

Anyone having monumental problems with the stream? It's basically like a radio broadcast for me.

[TroyD92]

im not going to beat a dead horse.......sigh.........

[TroyD92]

Im sorry I dont see the TJ is a solid player he looks lost to me, he puts out great effort but ive seen him get blown by twice already, and he just tried to thread the needle into the WW bench.

[TheFresher]

this really sucks.. why is it so hard to get a low quality stream to work?

[TroyD92]

Originally Posted by TheFresher

this really sucks.. why is it so hard to get a low quality stream to work?

it works really good for me and its also great quality for once.

[Bernini]

Originally Posted by TheFresher

this really sucks.. why is it so hard to get a low quality stream to work?

I don't know but if the streams continue to be that low quality they're either going to have to return to telecasting or not broadcast the games period. I hope they choose the former. I doubt they show the Milwaukee-Wisconsin game in this capacity on the 29th.

[cportbucky]

I'm a little concerned that Evans played 1 minute, and the freshman bigs didn't get in at all. The last thing we need is 3 guys redshirting in this class. A shirt may be a good thing for Evans since he is athletic, but I don't want to see Markolf turn into JP 2.0.

[Bernini]

Complete and utter domination from Wisconsin.

I finally learned about lowering the video quality w/ about 14 minutes left in the game so I can only make observations from that point on.

UW actually would have dominated against a fantastic DIII team if it weren't for seemingly perpetual missed bunnies. Krabbenhoft's money shot is that controlled runner but he couldn't buy one tonight.

The boards, primarily Landry's domination there, prevented the outcome from being a little embarrassing. He's just unbelievably explosive off two feet, has tremendous hands, and is playing very determined out there. I thought Marcus would be a 2nd team All-Big Ten'er but that will have to be upgraded to 1st team after seeing him throughout the exhibition period.

Taylor has played better than Hughes, but Tre is somewhat of a proven commodity. I hoped for an improvement from Tre, but even if he's as good as he was last season he'll be an asset. As for Taylor, he's showing good defensive intensity and offensively awareness, i.e.: the great pass to Krabbe as the shot clock was winding down and also sneaking weakside for the offensive rebound off an airball. The guy is just an all-around player. I can see why he put up such great lines for Benilde-St Margaret's. He'll be an asset off the bench, not just a guy we survive with.

Wilson should get the nod over Jarmusz. He's just as good defensively and offensively is assertive whereas Tim just has a tendency to back us further out of the scoring zone. It's a combination of having a slow release, low delivery, little quickness, and not much confidence.

Hoping for better overall play from the center tandem. Nankivil has been a non factor offensively when I've watched and Leuer a bit of a liability defensively. If combined they'd make an awesome player. Who plays should be dictated by what the rest of the team is lacking more, offense or defense.

[Bernini]

Originally Posted by cportbucky

I'm a little concerned that Evans played 1 minute, and the freshman bigs didn't get in at all. The last thing we need is 3 guys redshirting in this class. A shirt may be a good thing for Evans since he is athletic, but I don't want to see Markolf turn into JP 2.0.

I hope Bo learned his lesson from 3 years ago when we started w/ 10 scholarship players. That ended up being the worst season of his tenure.

Berggren HAS to be activated for when Wisconsin faces Mullens, Thabeet, etc. The size disadvantage may prove to be too costly otherwise.

[Jcwisco]

Who do you guys think is the best defensive big outside of Nankivil? Berrgen seams a little quicker than Markoff but Markoff is HUGE....And then there's JP MADER/Helmig/Gavinski....

[Bernini]

Berggren possesses the best combination of height, strength, and lateral quickness; so he has the tools. Markolf is a plodder. I say that from having watched several highlight videos from when they were prospects. I haven't seen them play a full game so I couldn't tell you about their effort level or much about their anticipation. I will say I thought it was telling that Markolf only averaged 3.3 blocks per game in high school as a 7 foot plus player. It speaks to an inability to be in position to use his size frequently enough. Berggren averaged 6.6 as a junior while being 3 inches shorter and having a thinner body which could be negated easier. He also was one of our two plan A recruits along w/ Taylor. I'd project him to be the best defensive big if you're not including Landry in that criteria.

[TroyD92]

Originally Posted by Bernini

Berggren possesses the best combination of height, strength, and lateral quickness; so he has the tools. Markolf is a plodder. I say that from having watched several highlight videos from when they were prospects. I haven't seen them play a full game so I couldn't tell you about their effort level or much about their anticipation. I will say I thought it was telling that Markolf only averaged 3.3 blocks per game in high school as a 7 foot plus player. It speaks to an inability to be in position to use his size frequently enough. Berggren averaged 6.6 as a junior while being 3 inches shorter and having a thinner body which could be negated easier. He also was one of our two plan A recruits along w/ Taylor. I'd project him to be the best defensive big if you're not including Landry in that criteria.

Markolf maybe the next JP in a bad way....he could come to use against Thabeet and Uconn though

[TroyD92]

I cant wait for Sunday lol, I hope I can actually see the f'ing game but either way I am so psyched for the weekend, Im praying for a trouncing of the rodents up north on Saturday and a big win in the first game of the Bball season.

[TroyD92]

the game is on B10 network if interested

[TroyD92]

LBSU has some shooters lol, JBO is too slow to guard the kid he is on, the little guard looks about my size(5'8ish) and he took POP to the cup.