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Iowa can win this game even @Wisconsin. However Wisconsin is always a trap. They don't shoot the ball well. They lack a true PG. Their asst to turnover ratio is pretty poor. They're not a great rebounding team but yet get them when the game is on the line. Yet they beat you if you go into the game trying to impose your style of play.

Purdue did that and while doing it let Davis and Davison pick them apart. Purdue never isolated Davis so Davis was free to slide under and rack up rebounds. You have to have someone on him at all times. The dude just never stops working the floor.

I would love to see Fran stick Perkins and Ulis on Davis all game with the sole focus on sticking with him all game. Get in his face and frustrate him. Toussaint should be in Davison's face all game. Bohannon should be nowhere near either of these guys. If you give either Davis or Davison the chance to get going they will beat you.

Iowa really lacks a consistent 2nd scorer. Its going be tricky keeping Wisconsin from doubling down on Keegan and isolating him from the offense.

The game is going to be a battle between the two hottest players in the B1G. Should be a good one.
 
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Bohannon can play in a game like this where he isn't going to get smoked continually off the dribble. I am actually expecting him to have a signature night.

Totally agree with your defensive matchups with Ulis/Perk on Davis and Toussaint just piss off Davison. I am already worried about Toussaint and foul trouble with him.
 
Hawkfan_08 said:
Bohannon can play in a game like this where he isn't going to get smoked continually off the dribble. I am actually expecting him to have a signature night.

Totally agree with your defensive matchups with Ulis/Perk on Davis and Toussaint just piss off Davison. I am already worried about Toussaint and foul trouble with him.
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Perkins could have foul issues as well. He likes to play physical and Davis is really good at drawing fouls. Davison is as well.
 
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Auger said:
Iowa can win this game even @Wisconsin. However Wisconsin is always a trap. They don't shoot the ball well. They lack a true PG. Their asst to turnover ratio is pretty poor. They're not a great rebounding team but yet get them when the game is on the line. Yet they beat you if you go into the game trying to impose your style of play.

Purdue did that and while doing it let Davis and Davison pick them apart. Purdue never isolated Davis so Davis was free to slide under and rack up rebounds. You have to have someone on him at all times. The dude just never stops working the floor.

I would love to see Fran stick Perkins and Ulis on Davis all game with the sole focus on sticking with him all game. Get in his face and frustrate him. Toussaint should be in Davison's face all game. Bohannon should be nowhere near either of these guys. If you give either Davis or Davison the chance to get going they will beat you.

Iowa really lacks a consistent 2nd scorer. Its going be tricky keeping Wisconsin from doubling down on Keegan and isolating him from the offense.

The game is going to be a battle between the two hottest players in the B1G. Should be a good one.
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Nice write up. I agree that Iowa can win this game, based on any one of the observations you cite. Add to that the energy expended in the scrum
Auger said:
Iowa can win this game even @Wisconsin. However Wisconsin is always a trap. They don't shoot the ball well. They lack a true PG. Their asst to turnover ratio is pretty poor. They're not a great rebounding team but yet get them when the game is on the line. Yet they beat you if you go into the game trying to impose your style of play.

Purdue did that and while doing it let Davis and Davison pick them apart. Purdue never isolated Davis so Davis was free to slide under and rack up rebounds. You have to have someone on him at all times. The dude just never stops working the floor.

I would love to see Fran stick Perkins and Ulis on Davis all game with the sole focus on sticking with him all game. Get in his face and frustrate him. Toussaint should be in Davison's face all game. Bohannon should be nowhere near either of these guys. If you give either Davis or Davison the chance to get going they will beat you.

Iowa really lacks a consistent 2nd scorer. Its going be tricky keeping Wisconsin from doubling down on Keegan and isolating him from the offense.

The game is going to be a battle between the two hottest players in the B1G. Should be a good one.
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Nice write up. I agree that Iowa can win this game, based on any one of the observations you cite. Add to that the energy physical and emotional expended in the scrum in Mackey Arena, and the Badgers could lose if they are not healthy and ready to play at the same or higher level than they did against the Boilers.
I disagree, however, with your observation the Chucky Hepburn is not a true point guard. Yes , he is not showing the scoring he showed in high school last year but I assume that will come around. The staff is encouraging him to do so (only a handful of points versus Purdue) but in all other respects he is already showing the skills of a B1G point guard. The position is his for as long wants to play at Wisconsin: excellent view of the floor, pass first orientation, quick feet, able to drive to the hoop, few turn overs and outstanding defender. It is too early to make comparisons. He tweaked his ankle in the first half of the game but played 32 minutes with 3 assists.
It should be a good game between motivated teams featuring several premier players. Looking forward to it.
 
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We are going to have to rebound. Davis is going to run roughshod over our D. If we can get some boards from Patrick and/or Connor, only because they have to play, we have a chance. JBO needs to shoot the lites out or sit him down. Don't like our chances but maybe this will be the game Fran figures out that the family, JBO's adopted, needs to sit unless they are on fire on offense and on the boards.
 
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I see this as classic let down game for Wisconsin, they just got the big win at Purdue. We need to keep it close in the first half and not get blown out. I think we match up pretty well with them? I’ve got to think Bohannon has one more in his trick bag for rhis rivalry. Would be a nice bookend to his freshman year game winner.
 
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icwesthawk said:
We are going to have to rebound. Davis is going to run roughshod over our D. If we can get some boards from Patrick and/or Connor, only because they have to play, we have a chance. JBO needs to shoot the lites out or sit him down. Don't like our chances but maybe this will be the game Fran figures out that the family, JBO's adopted, needs to sit unless they are on fire on offense and on the boards.
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Boards from Patrick and Connor? 🤣😂😅😆
 
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Hepburn will take JBo off the dribble with ease and wisky knows not to give JBO any space on the other end.
We need Ulis and Joe out there try and defend wis guards.
Hoping wisky has a letdown game and an off shooting game. Perk is the only decent matchup for Davis.If Davis has another hot nite from outside..we are in trouble. Hepburn and Wahl are also threats.
 
Davis and Davison are the only guys that consistently knock down jump shots. Bowman has as well, but in a limited number of attempts. Crowl and Hepburn will let it fly, but are shooting less than 30% from deep

While they are far from an uptempo team, this is fastest tempo they have played with in the Kempom era by a decent margin. Davis, Hepburn, and Wahl all have very active hands and force turnovers that lead to transition buckets. They also have been really impressive taking care of the ball for a young team

Defensively they have more lapses than previous years, but aren’t far from your typical Wisconsin team on that end. I imagine Wahl and Davis will get Murray most often. Both are strong defenders, but his length is tough to handle

I don’t have a good feel for how this one will play out. You never really know what you’re going to get offensively with this team. I also saw that Hepburn was in a walking boot yesterday, so it’s hard to know if he’ll be 100% for tomorrow. It should be a pretty good game either way
 
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hawkjt said:
Hepburn will take JBo off the dribble with ease and wisky knows not to give JBO any space on the other end.
We need Ulis and Joe out there try and defend wis guards.
Hoping wisky has a letdown game and an off shooting game. Perk is the only decent matchup for Davis.If Davis has another hot nite from outside..we are in trouble. Hepburn and Wahl are also threats.
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On Hepburn taking JBo with ease. Maybe. Hepburn is 10-14 all year on close 2's, so he hasn't really got to the rim with any regularity in 13 games. He is only 7 of 24 on longer 2's, so the goal should be to force him into anything but layups. Of course, Iowa is not particularly effective at stopping teams from getting to the rim so there is definitely opportunity.

Yes, if either Davis or Keeg. Murray shoot like they did last game, the opponent is in trouble. If Davis is getting to the rim AND making mid-range jumpers AND making 3's AND getting to the line (12 times) like he did against Purdue, Iowa is likely toast. And if Murray is making 5-6 3's again, he is nearly impossible to guard. I see Iowa using zone and hoping Wisconsin misses jumpers. I see Wisconsin just making it generally difficult for Keegan to get points, forcing him to make jumpers and to not allow Bohannon free looks at the rim. Will be an interesting game.
 
Hepburn, as others have said, is a true PG, but he's also hobbled, wearing a boot. He continued to play against PU, but he might be something less than full-Chucky.

The PU game was the first time UW had its full complement of players since the Marquette game a month ago. (and even then, one of them - Carlson - joined the team in WL on the day of the game). Both non-COVID and COVID illnesses have hit this team's rotation hard, and they struggled mightily against the likes of Nicholls St. and Illinois St. (and had one game cancelled, rescheduled, and cancelled again) prior to the very surprising win at Mackey.

When at full strength, they're still not that impressive statistically. They are below average to bad at shooting and not particularly good at rebounding. They've even been kind of mediocre at defense over this last month, too. As is traditional, though, they haven't turned the ball over much, and they're good at FTs. Not in the stats is that they have this intangible "grittiness". They've overcome several large deficits (notably, 22 points against Indy), and just seem to keep working. Having the entire three-player front line of the rotation foul out against PU and still being able to pull it out is a testament to that.

As for Davis, he takes a few 3s, but most of his offensive game is mid-range and at the rim. He's also not a particularly good shooter (13-24 against PU). He's the kind of guy that makes it look easy, not so much spectacular. He's also a very good defender.

Always like playing you guys for the clash of styles.
 
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BadgerInSpartyland said:
Hepburn, as others have said, is a true PG, but he's also hobbled, wearing a boot. He continued to play against PU, but he might be something less than full-Chucky.

The PU game was the first time UW had its full complement of players since the Marquette game a month ago. (and even then, one of them - Carlson - joined the team in WL on the day of the game). Both non-COVID and COVID illnesses have hit this team's rotation hard, and they struggled mightily against the likes of Nicholls St. and Illinois St. (and had one game cancelled, rescheduled, and cancelled again) prior to the very surprising win at Mackey.

When at full strength, they're still not that impressive statistically. They are below average to bad at shooting and not particularly good at rebounding. They've even been kind of mediocre at defense over this last month, too. As is traditional, though, they haven't turned the ball over much, and they're good at FTs. Not in the stats is that they have this intangible "grittiness". They've overcome several large deficits (notably, 22 points against Indy), and just seem to keep working. Having the entire three-player front line of the rotation foul out against PU and still being able to pull it out is a testament to that.

As for Davis, he takes a few 3s, but most of his offensive game is mid-range and at the rim. He's also not a particularly good shooter (13-24 against PU). He's the kind of guy that makes it look easy, not so much spectacular. He's also a very good defender.

Always like playing you guys for the clash of styles.
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Not a particularly good rebounding team? Iowa can fix that.
 
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The voice of...pessimism😉
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Not true.

I’ve put every game prediction out there. I can take off my black/gold glasses and see it from a pure basketball perspective. I always hope I’m wrong but it’s just how I predict how things will play out.
 
QChawks said:
Not true.

I’ve put every game prediction out there. I can take off my black/gold glasses and see it from a pure basketball perspective. I always hope I’m wrong but it’s just how I predict how things will play out.
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You tend to lean glass half empty,especially during the games. We often joke about it 🙂
 
Carlton said:
Nice write up. I agree that Iowa can win this game, based on any one of the observations you cite. Add to that the energy expended in the scrum

Nice write up. I agree that Iowa can win this game, based on any one of the observations you cite. Add to that the energy physical and emotional expended in the scrum in Mackey Arena, and the Badgers could lose if they are not healthy and ready to play at the same or higher level than they did against the Boilers.
I disagree, however, with your observation the Chucky Hepburn is not a true point guard. Yes , he is not showing the scoring he showed in high school last year but I assume that will come around. The staff is encouraging him to do so (only a handful of points versus Purdue) but in all other respects he is already showing the skills of a B1G point guard. The position is his for as long wants to play at Wisconsin: excellent view of the floor, pass first orientation, quick feet, able to drive to the hoop, few turn overs and outstanding defender. It is too early to make comparisons. He tweaked his ankle in the first half of the game but played 32 minutes with 3 assists.
It should be a good game between motivated teams featuring several premier players. Looking forward to it.
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Chucky is the purest pg we’ve had in a long time. Guy doesn’t have a clue.
 
BadgerInSpartyland said:
Hepburn, as others have said, is a true PG, but he's also hobbled, wearing a boot. He continued to play against PU, but he might be something less than full-Chucky.

The PU game was the first time UW had its full complement of players since the Marquette game a month ago. (and even then, one of them - Carlson - joined the team in WL on the day of the game). Both non-COVID and COVID illnesses have hit this team's rotation hard, and they struggled mightily against the likes of Nicholls St. and Illinois St. (and had one game cancelled, rescheduled, and cancelled again) prior to the very surprising win at Mackey.

When at full strength, they're still not that impressive statistically. They are below average to bad at shooting and not particularly good at rebounding. They've even been kind of mediocre at defense over this last month, too. As is traditional, though, they haven't turned the ball over much, and they're good at FTs. Not in the stats is that they have this intangible "grittiness". They've overcome several large deficits (notably, 22 points against Indy), and just seem to keep working. Having the entire three-player front line of the rotation foul out against PU and still being able to pull it out is a testament to that.

As for Davis, he takes a few 3s, but most of his offensive game is mid-range and at the rim. He's also not a particularly good shooter (13-24 against PU). He's the kind of guy that makes it look easy, not so much spectacular. He's also a very good defender.

Always like playing you guys for the clash of styles.
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Chucky played 30 minutes after tweaking his ankle. Quite well actually. He’s fine.
 
hawkjt said:
Hepburn will take JBo off the dribble with ease and wisky knows not to give JBO any space on the other end.
We need Ulis and Joe out there try and defend wis guards.
Hoping wisky has a letdown game and an off shooting game. Perk is the only decent matchup for Davis.If Davis has another hot nite from outside..we are in trouble. Hepburn and Wahl are also threats.
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An off shooting night (for uw) would be bad for Iowa. We are consistently bad from deep. An off night would mean we can a bunch.
 
Mohawkeye said:
I see this as classic let down game for Wisconsin, they just got the big win at Purdue. We need to keep it close in the first half and not get blown out. I think we match up pretty well with them? I’ve got to think Bohannon has one more in his trick bag for rhis rivalry. Would be a nice bookend to his freshman year game winner.
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I hope you're right. Last year in Madison Luka had 30 and Weezy had 17. JBo had 6 on 1-7 shooting with only 1 three and hit 3 of 4 FTs. I hope Keegan has another big game, be nice to see JBo hit some 3's, and get some good contributions from Kris and Sandfort as well. Refs will no doubt show love to Wisky in the foul dept.
 
I’m just not feeling an Iowa W here. At Wisky where we have one consistent scoring option just does not feel good. Hope I a way off but I see Wisky in this one.
 
Should probably start "the refs are royally ****ing the Hawkeyes over" thread right now. If KM isn't careful he will end up sitting on the pine. If that happens we're screwed.
 
I have a feeling we are going to get killed on the glass and Wisconsin will get several second chance points. If we can control the glass, especially on our defensive end...we can win this game. This is the big metric for me...if we can limit their second chance points...we will be right there to the end.
 
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We’ve got some guys who are decent offensive rebounders, but it doesn’t seem to translate to the D-glass. This will be a concern every remaining game this year.
 
dadster said:
Should probably start "the refs are royally ****ing the Hawkeyes over" thread right now. If KM isn't careful he will end up sitting on the pine. If that happens we're screwed.
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I'm more concerned with the refs allowing the Badgers to use their typical body bump method of fouling without getting called for the fouls.
 
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icwesthawk said:
We are going to have to rebound. Davis is going to run roughshod over our D. If we can get some boards from Patrick and/or Connor, only because they have to play, we have a chance. JBO needs to shoot the lites out or sit him down. Don't like our chances but maybe this will be the game Fran figures out that the family, JBO's adopted, needs to sit unless they are on fire on offense and on the boards.
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Keegan kind of shut down Davis last year, iirc.
 
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