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  1. Means very little now given the incredibly tough Big Ten schedule. If they go 10-8 or even 9-9 in the conference they will likely be in the tourney due to the fact they will have to take down a couple of either top 10,15 or 20 teams.

    That said the confidence level in this group, due to incredibly poor shooting, is low. They do a lot of things well, but putting it in the hoop is not one of them. Little the coaching can do for that unless they take up psychiatry.
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  2. They take after their football bretheren. Is this because of Barry or Bo? Great for a "winning record", but it doesn't help the development of the team. The coaches are just trying to build their record for HOF consideration. The "Big 10 gauntlet" argument isn't enough.
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  3. Their defense will keep them in games and they will win some because of it. That will get them into the tournament.
  4. I'm sad to say it, but I'm starting to agree with my brother. Bo Ryan will never give us a legit chance at winning the NCAA tournament. It all goes back to the arguement for the football team. Are we satisfied with competing for B1G championships only? For many years now that has been ok. But I think as a program matures expectations do need to rise. Bo doesn't recruit anything close to good enough players to get it done on a national level. I respect Bo but I think I'm done with him too. I simply want more.
  5. I think Bennett and Ryan did/do the best they can with who they can recruit to Wis. If you are one of the top 50 players in High School, would you want to come to Wis? Considering we never have a bonafide superstar at Madison, I think the coaches get the max they can out of what they "got".
  6. 4-4 is fair enough. If the shooting doesn't pick up it will be an ugly year. It happens.

    As far as Bo must go.....yeah right. His reward for success is spoiled fans.
    UW history of NCAA bids: 1941, 1947, 1994, 1997, 1999 and EVERY YEAR since.

    Trouty42, what are the legit chances of teams that don't make it to the NCAAs? Only 12 different teams have won it all in the last 20 years. It's really hard to do. :)
  7. So what else is new? If you like the status quo, you like Bo and you want him to stay. If you want to see the program have a chance to rise to a higher level, then Bo must go. I've come to realize UW backers have had such a long history of failure in the past that the recent, RELATIVE success has created a level of satisfaction with simply being competitive. What has UW won? Is it enough?
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  8. Lunardi has alot of credibility in the industry and everybody looks to him for information! LOL
  9. Year-in and year-out we get the same old story (complaint) about how the program won't "go anywhere" or "reach the next level" under Bo Ryan. Fools. Watch for this to increase if Tubby's excellent group of Gophers makes a deep run. We'll be told he out-recruits Bo, etc. etc. Conspicuously missing are specific suggestions on what Bo and Barry should do differently. Specific suggestions, not meaningless generalities.