The Deuce: You lose your best two perimeter defenders against a team that is led by two dynamic guards…

Shit happens. Add on the random hero performance by Rapp, and there ya go.

I’m not mad at the players or even the coaches. There’s room for debate that coaches are to blame for Lee and Petro being unplayable, but Lee wasn’t going to stop those guys as a freshman even if he had more time in the blowouts we’ve had.

I’m mad at officials that don’t call Keaton getting mugged, a Krush section that is an embarrassment, and bad luck that had both Kylan and Dre hurt for this game against a very good team.

Gonna stay away from the internet today and see what clarity tomorrow brings.

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We all watched Saturday night and it was right there for the taking, so this is a bounce back game that we need to get. No multi-game slides like Purdue and MSU have had.

Wisconsin is unranked and currently 42nd in the NET. However, this is a team that has been as hot as anybody in the Big Ten lately. Their last "big" loss was on January 1st in a 16 point loss vs. Purdue. Since that game, they are 7-2 with wins vs. Michigan, UCLA, Minnesota (twice) and OSU. Their two losses have been from a combined 3 points (vs. USC and @IU). We are their highest ranked NET opponent from here on out, and a win against us tomorrow night would be HUGE for them. They are lead by Boyd and Blackwell at the guard position, as well as Winter on the wing.

We know who we are. 8th in AP, 4th still in the NET. Does Wagler bounce back with a big game? Does Wisconsin try to do the same thing to him that MSU did? Do we have good energy or do we look tired due to 3 weeks of only playing 7 guys? If we want to keep on the track for an outside shot at a Big Ten title and a 2 seed in the NCAA's, hopefully we have good answers/results for all of these questions. It's Jake Davis wig night at the Hall, so hopefully it's rocking.