Fans in panic mode after Wisconsin men's basketball's loss to Illinois
Columnist Jim Polzin took the pulse of Badgers fans on Twitter after the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team fell to Illinois 61-51 on Saturday. Here's what they're saying.
Alternate approach
No injury excuses for this one. Defense continues to be really good. I'll take the Nate Oats approach and keep Wahl in the game with two fouls. Players rarely foul out.
— Ryan Pohle (@RyanPohle) January 28, 2023
Help wanted
Wisconsin has literally no one who can attack the rim and finish with contact going toward the rim. That's a huge problem. Lack of physicality hurts on rebounds too.
— Nick P Bassill (@NickPBassill) January 28, 2023
And let's cool it on "Gard is a great playcaller" language: Ilver and Gilmore took the last ~7 shots of the half.
Patiently waiting
Looking forward to spring football
— Fred Ehle (@FredEhle) January 28, 2023
Straight to the point
Bad.
— Chris Cesar (@Cesar_Chris) January 28, 2023
They are who they are
I don’t know why we should expect anything different; Only one single player on the roster even remotely close to a 4* talent. You have 3* talent, essentially 2 walk-ons getting 10-15 minutes a game, you’re relying on transfer from Wofford, and no depth.
— Ron (@RonFiki) January 28, 2023
Bottoming out
This team is on the fast track to not even make the NIT
— Andrew Zimdars (@andrew_zimdars) January 28, 2023
Join the club
— Mark Wolfgram (@markwwolfgram) January 28, 2023
Enough is enough
Too many to say here. I'm just not sure if this team is good at any one thing. All I know is something needs to change.
— Thömas A. Miller (@UWBone24) January 28, 2023
Could've been worse
Should have probably lost by 30, so I’d say the Badgers got lucky.
— Eric Eichelt (@EricEichelt) January 28, 2023
Search far and wide
We have no player that scares defenses recruiting needs to get better! There are very good players outside of MN WI and IL! #needathletes
— Scott Davis (@chilid19) January 28, 2023
Take the first step
time to accept this isn’t a tournament team
— erick morelos (@emorelos17) January 28, 2023
Brain drain
Showed some life in early H2 but this is still an extremely limited team from a talent and athleticism stand point and that showed. Gard looks like he’s run out of ideas of how to fix this.
— Mark Wolfgram (@markwwolfgram) January 28, 2023
Nothing to see here
— Jon Bell (@KosherCoach) January 28, 2023
Laughter's the best medicine
😂😂😂😂😂😂
— Jodi Ralston (@jralston29) January 28, 2023
You're not alone
Surprised they scored 50.
— Bill Vogel (@BillVogel16) January 28, 2023
Who knew?
I thought they were better than this…
— John Gehlhaart (@gehlly62) January 28, 2023
Look away
Don’t even want to watch anymore. It’s just not fun. There are so many ins and outs with the players that I don’t even know who is on the floor. Why don’t more players just head to the rim and at least try and get fouled! Course they can’t make free throws either.
— Mary Korn Erickson (@sixtiesfan) January 28, 2023
Wandering around
We look lost out there
— Ben Cable (@B3N_CABL3) January 28, 2023
Apples and oranges
No surprise, mediocre-talented teams don't go far anyway. Maybe a HC change for this
— Kevin Frick (@KevinFrick12) January 28, 2023
🏀 team, like the 🏈 team had to do. This team NEEDS an infusion of 4⭐️ & 5⭐️ players instead of "mediocre" and "so/so" players.
Out of sync
Something’s not quite right with the chemistry with these guys.
— Duane Matz (@duanematz) January 28, 2023
Understandably so
Unhappy
— Richard Johnson (@bigandrichard00) January 28, 2023
Fair enough
Boring and winning works.
— Mike N (@MikeNP40) January 28, 2023
Boring and losing is a bad combo.
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