Steven Crowl's performance in NIT win draws rave reviews from Wisconsin men's basketball fans
Columnist Jim Polzin asked Wisconsin fans for their thoughts on the Badgers men's basketball team's win over Bradley in their NIT opener. Here's a sampling of their answers.
Big growth
Where was this version of Steven Crowl all year long? If he shows up like this next year this team will be back in a big way
— Brad Miller (@BradMiller_WX) March 15, 2023
Gotta believe
Confidence is a beautiful thing
— A Brewer Forever (@finleyr27) March 15, 2023
Don't rain on my parade
I know it's the NIT but so what, it's good to feel good about a strong performance against a decent opponent
— Ken Chia, some guy online (@kcchia80) March 15, 2023
Good for the blood pressure
Big Steve understood the assignment. Enjoyed the less stressful viewing experience 🫣 Nice effort, let's play more
— Laura (@DieselAndMe) March 15, 2023
Why you play the games
This is why you play in the NIT. Crowl and the team with an energy and confidence boost. Would like to see Chucky have some offense go his way. Now can they string a couple together?
— Chris Davis (@cdavis20000) March 15, 2023
Give me the merch
I already pre-ordered my NIT championship merch
— Andrew Tucker (@AndrewJTucker16) March 15, 2023
Lots to like
Nice to see a well earned big smile on Crowl’s face. Great ball movement, 3’s still not great as a team, but they really played loose and with energy! I just really want them to get 2 in a row!!
— Mary Korn Erickson (@sixtiesfan) March 15, 2023
Big Game Crowl
Holy Crowl, what a performance! We still missed our share of bunnies and had lapses on the boards, but we finally were able to build on a lead and win going away. Nice to see them come out to play after not making the dance!
— Doug Schulz (@SchulzDoug) March 15, 2023
Message received
Gard finally got through to Crowl.
— Thömas A. Miller (@UWBone24) March 15, 2023
Crowl was good, but ...
Great game from Crowl but if he doesn’t have a career night this would have come down to the wire again. Just wish we’d get some consistency from guys like Chucky and Tyler. One bucket each? At home? What is wrong with them?
— Russ Evansen (@waunaruss) March 15, 2023
Bench me
Not fair… reserves should have gotten into the game sooner. After all, with all the close games they haven’t gotten much playing time.
— Dennis Reinen (@Packerbadgerman) March 15, 2023
More like it
Refreshing to see them play basically a mid major and win by more than 4
— noisy70 (@wiscofan5) March 15, 2023
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The Badgers advanced to the second round of the NIT, where they will face Liberty on Sunday.
