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Grateful Red

After watching the first three Wisconsin Badgers basketball games of the seasons, I thought it to be necessary to divulge number one, my love for them, and number two, the fact that they are the underdogs of NCAA men's basketball. Last night, the boys took an L against a very good Xavier team. But, if you watched, you learned a lot. Here's what I took in. 

  1. Brad Davison can take literally any shot he wants and he'll probably make it. You may not know that he's a freshman from Minnesota and was a quarterback of his high school football team. The kid is insane. He's something special and I can't wait to see what he does for Wisconsin basketball. 
  2. If you double Ethan Happ, he'll find a way to make an assist. If you double Ethan Happ, he'll also find a way to score on you, even if he's under the glass. 
  3. Khalil Iverson is the silent dunk assassin. 
  4. Aleem Ford can come off the bench, shoot the 3, and make it more than once. He'll be important come March for that reason. 
  5. Kobe King...he's got some work to do, but he'll be extremely effective down low and on the 3. 
  6. Ethan Happ sucks at free throws in the game. BUT he works really hard at practice on them and you can see in pregame that he's trying. Hopefully this improves before March. 
  7. The defense never quits and forces turnovers on plays that should turn into points for the other team. Brad Davison is big with this one, as is Khalil Iverson. 
  8. WE NEED TO MAKE OUR DAMN FREE THROWS, GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY. 
  9. Andy Van Vliet is effective, yet needs more confidence in his shots. He also has to be careful tossing up the 3 when it might not be his best shot. 
  10. D'Mitrik Trice is a great play runner. His fake with Ethan Happ is incredible and part of the reason why he's so effective. 

We may have lost, but we proved that we can be competitive against ranked teams. I can't wait to see what happens this season!!

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