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>>> THE FOLLOWING IS A PRODUCTION OF LEARFIELD SPORTS.
>>> ON TODAY'S SHOW WE LOOK BACK AT THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE
BADGERS TWO GAMES THIS PAST WEEK, TUESDAY NIGHT AGAINST
INDIANA AND SATURDAY AGAINST MICHIGAN.
WE SIT DOWN WITH HEAD COACH BO RYAN AND GIVE YOU A TASTE OF
WHAT THE BADGERS PLAYERS ARE DOING IN FRONT OF THEIR HOME
CROWD AFTER EVERY GAME AT COLE CENTER.
IT'S ALL COMING UP ON THE BADGER SPORTS REPORT.
>> UP THE FLOOR FOR WISCONSIN. THEY MEET BETWEEN, AND THE LOW
AND THE RIGHT AND SLAM DUNK. TWO-HAND PUNCH FROM KAMINSKY.
THE WOLVERINES PUT IT ON THE FLOOR, AND THREE RIGHT SIDE AND
MISSED IT SHORT. TACKED IT TO DEKKER AND CHOPPED
IT AWAY. IT'S GOOD.
DEKKER WITH 10, 64-53 MICHIGAN, 6:20 TO PLAY.
A OPEN THREE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. GOOD.
FOURTH FROM DISTANCE FROM GASSER WITH 16.
GASSER WITH A BOUNCE FOR KAMINSKY.
FRANK POSTS RIGHT AND BACK TO THE RIGHT, BACKING.
UP RIGHT HAND, AND GOOD OFF THE BOARD.
HERE COMES WISCONSIN. SAM ON THE DRIBBLE THROWS TO
JACKSON, BOUNCES FOR HAYES, BASELINE RIGHT, THINKING ABOUT
IT, JUMPER AWAY, GOOD. HAYES, THE JUMPER.
TIME-OUT MICHIGAN. JACKSON DIRECTING THE OFFENSE.
HE THROWS IT TO GASSER ON THE LEFT WING.
GASSER TO HAYES LEFT OF THE LANE.
HAYES BACKING AND OUT TO KAMINSKY.
STRAIGHT ON AND STRAIGHT IN. A THREE FOR KAMINSKY.
BADGERS WITHIN THREE. 66-63 MICHIGAN.
A HIGH SCREEN FROM KAMINSKY. UP WITH THE RIGHT HAND, GOOD.
JACKSON ON THE DRIVE. 68-65 MICHIGAN.
NEEDS HELP. A BOUNCE FOR BRUST.
BRUST DRIVING IN THE LINE SCOOPS IT UP AND GOT IT BACK.
BRUST WITH THE FOLLOW, 68-67 MICHIGAN.
1:47 TO PLAY AT THE KOHL'S CENTER.
>> ANYTIME YOU WIPE OUT A LEAD LIKE THAT AND GET IT TO ONE, I
DO BACKFLIPS, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
YOU HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING YET. YOU'VE MADE A MOVE.
WE FINALLY GOT THEM TO MISS, AND WE STARTED CONVERTING 17 POINTS
ON THOSE LAST TEN POSSESSIONS. WHERE WAS THAT BEFORE?
YOU CAN'T WAIT. STILL, WE HAD A CHANCE TO GET
IT, SO WE'VE HAD GAMES WHERE WE'VE HAD GUYS HIT THOSE SHOTS
AND, GOD, IT FEELS GREAT WHEN YOUR GUYS HIT THEM.
IT DOESN'T FEEL SO GREAT WHEN THE OTHER GUY HITS THEM.
>> DOWN THE LANE, RIGHT HAND. SLAM DUNK, SAM DEKKER.
PASS TO BRUST AND ACROSS THE COURT AND HOISTS ONE UP.
FOR THREE! SNAPS OFF THE THREE AT THE
CIRCLE, AND
IT'S OFF THE RIM AND IN.
JACKSON STRIKES AGAIN. GASSER FOR THREE, AND HE HIT IT
AGAIN. >>> "THE BADGERS SPORTS REPORT
WITH BO RYAN" IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY†--
>>> CHECKING RIGHT WING. SAM IN THE LANE UP OVER ROBINSON
GOOD. THERE'S A MATCH-UP BETWEEN THE
TWO AS HE ANTICIPATED. PICKED OFF FOR MICHIGAN.
HERE'S JACKSON PUSHING RIGHT SIDE TO GASSER.
OPEN THREE, RIGHT WING, GOOD. BADGERS IN TRANSITION.
21-15 MICHIGAN. 12:20 LEFT IN THE HALF.
HIGH ON THE LEFT, AND HE STEPS BACK, AND LEFT THE CIRCLE AND IS
GOOD. NICK WITH A COLD-BLOODED THREE.
>> THAT WAS A HECK OF A PLAY HE MADE.
I GIVE HIM CREDIT FOR THAT. NIGEL IS A GREAT DEFENDER AND
HE'S VERY VERSATILE. HE'S OBVIOUSLY STRONG DOWN LOW,
BUT HE MADE A GREAT PLAY. I'M SURE NIGEL WOULD LIKE TO
HAVE IT BACK AND CONTEST IT A LITTLE MORE, BUT WHEN YOU MAKE A
PLAY LIKE THAT, YOU HAVE TO GIVE THEM CREDIT.
>> IT'S A VERY HUMBLING GAME FOR SURE, BUT WE HAVE NO TIME TO
FEEL SORRY FOR OURSELVES BY ANY MEANS, BECAUSE WE'RE ON THE
ROAD. I HOPE EVERYONE KNOWS IT'S NOT
EASY TO WIN ROAD GAMES IN THE BIG TEN.
IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US. I'LL TELL YOU THAT MUCH.
LIKE JOSH SAID, WE GOT TO MOVE FORWARD AND GET AFTER THEM.
>> YEAH, I WANTED IT TO COME DOWN WITH US MAYBE HAVING THE
LAST POSSESSION. I THOUGHT THAT'S WHERE WE WERE
HEADED, BUT WE DIDN'T GET TO THAT POINT.
WE GOT IT TO ONE, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS AFTER THAT THEY
SCORED SEVERAL TIMES. >> DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, A
LITTLE DIFFERENT TASTE OF IN OUR MOUTHS NOW COMING OUT AND LOSING
A FEW TIMES HERE, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO REMAIN UP HERE STILL.
WE HAVE TO BOUNCE BACK AND GET READY TO†-- IT'S A LONG SEASON,
SO TWO LOSSES ISN'T GOING TO KILL US.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE TO GET BETTER.
THAT'S OUR MAIN PRIORITY NOW. >> YES, IT'S DISAPPOINTING.
YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T WANT TO LOSE, ESPECIALLY ON YOUR HOME
COURT. SO IT'S DISAPPOINTING AND WE
WERE A LITTLE BIT EMBARRASSED THERE WHEN THEY TOOK IT TO US IN
THE FIRST HALF, AND THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND HALF WE
DIDN'T RESPOND WELL TO WHAT THEY DID.
WE TRIED TO FIGHT BACK THERE, BUT WHEN YOU PUT YOURSELF IN A
HOLE LIKE THAT, IT'S TOUGH TO COME BACK.
A LOT OF THINGS WE COULD HAVE DONE BETTER, AND A LOT OF THINGS
WE HAVE TO CORRECT. YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T DWELL ON
THESE, THOUGH. THERE'S A LOT OF UPS AND DOWNS
IN A BASKETBALL SEASON, SO YOU CAN'T DWELL ON GAME OR TWO.
THERE'S A LONG WAY TO GO, AND WE HAVE ANOTHER BIG ONE COMING UP
THIS WEEK. SO WE HAVE TO PUT OUR FOCUS
TOWARDS THAT NOW. >> YOU HAVE TO GIVE CREDIT TO
MICHIGAN, BECAUSE CREDIT IS DUE. THEY MADE A LOT OF SHOTS AND
MADE A LOT OF TOUGH SHOTS. THEY EARNED IT.
>>> HE TAKES IT OFF THE WING AND TRIES TO HOOK IT PAST, AND RIGHT
BLOCK BY JACKSON OF WISCONSIN. HE LOOKS AT DEKKER RIGHT SIGHT.
OPEN THREE AND LEFT SIDE. JOSH GASSER FOR THREE.
23-18 WISCONSIN, 9:34 LEFT IN THE HALF.
2:15 GONE, SECOND HALF, 37-34 WISCONSIN.
THE AIR FOR TREY IS GOOD. HE HAS 10.
>> BIG TEN SEASON ROLLING ON. THEY HAVE A COUPLE OF ROAD GAMES
THIS WEEK, WEDNESDAY AS MINNESOTA AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AT PURDUE. WE'LL VISIT WITH HEAD COACH BO
RYAN AS ALWAYS. GOING BACK TO THE GAME LAST
TUESDAY IN BLOOMINGTON, AND IF THERE'S ONE THING THAT STANDS
OUT TO ME ABOVE EVERYTHING ELSE, I SHOULD BE USED TO IT.
BUT THE APPRECIATION OF THE EFFORT OF JOSH GASSER ON YOUR
FINAL POSSESSION. THE GUY PLAYS 38 MINUTES, AND
ANYBODY WHO†-- IF YOU DIDN'T SEE IT LIVE OR YOU DIDN'T NOTICE
FIRST BECAUSE YOU WERE WATCHING THE BALL, LOOK AT IT AGAIN AND
THAT EFFORT AND THAT HARD FALL THAT GUY TAKES.
THAT'S JUST JOSH GASSER, RIGHT? HE WILL GIVE IT UP IN EVERY WAY,
SHAPE AND FORM TO HELP HIS TEAM. >> YEAH.
THAT MAKES JOSH. HE TRIED TO HIS BEST TO KEEP THE
BALL ALIVE TO GIVE US ONE MORE CHANCE AT A THREE TO TIE IT UP
OR GET A QUICK BASKET AND MAYBE ONE, AND THEN FOUL ON THE
INBOUNDS PASS IF WE ONLY GOT THE BASKET.
ONLY GOT A 2. YOU KNOW, WE PULLED THE THREE
RIGHT AWAY, AND THAT WAS AN OPTION.
THEN WE GOT AN OFFENSIVE REBOUND.
WE GOT ANOTHER LOOK. IT WASN'T A VERY GOOD LOOK,
BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE SCRAMBLING AND NOT SURE HOW MANY SECONDS.
JOSH KEPT STICKING HIS NOSE IN THERE.
WHEN HE JUMPED FOR HIS LAST ONE, HE LANDED AWKWARDLY.
THERE WAS A PLAYER NEXT TO HIM, AND HIT THE FLOOR PRETTY HARD.
WHAT I WAS WORRIED ABOUT WAS WHEN THE PEOPLE†-- STUDENTS CAME
ON THE FLOOR MAKING SURE THAT HE DIDN'T GET ANY MORE BUMPS OR
BRUISES. >> THAT'S THE WAY HE PLAYS.
>> I WOULD THINK THAT YOUR TEAM IN THOSE SITUATIONS WOULD BE
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DEFEND BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF
THREE-POINT THREATS THAT YOU HAVE, IF YOU NEEDED A THREE.
TREY, OBVIOUSLY, HAS MADE SO MANY BIG SHOTS FOR REALLY
GETTING REGULAR MINUTES FOR A YEAR AND A HALF.
BEN EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT. ALL FIVE ON THE FLOOR, YOU
CAN'T. IT'S NOT A BAD THING TO HAVE IN
LATE-GAME SITUATIONS. >> YEAH.
YOU KNOW, IT DOES MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT FOR THE
OTHER TEAM, BECAUSE THEY DON'T SAY, OKAY, WE KNOW THEY'RE GOING
TO GIVE TO THIS GUY OR THIS GUY. IT'S NOT JUST ONE OR TWO.
TO SPREAD THE FLOOR AND MAYBE LOOK FOR ANOTHER OPTION, BUT
TREY'*** A LOT OF BIG SHOTS. WE WERE HOPING HE HAD ANOTHER
ONE IN HIM RIGHT THERE. BUT IT DIDN'T GO DOWN, AND YOU
JUST HAVE TO LEARN FROM THE OTHER 39 MINUTES AND 50 SECONDS
OF THAT GAME AND GET READY FOR ALL OUR FUTURE ONES BECAUSE
THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT MORE TOUGH BATTLES IN THE CONFERENCE,
WHICH YOU KNOW. >> ABSOLUTELY.
THIS NONCONFERENCE SCHEDULE YOU GUYS PLAYED WAS AS GOOD AS
ANYBODY IN THE COUNTRY. JUST DURING THE GAME IN
BLOOMINGTON, WHAT A LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR NOT JUST NIGEL
HAYES AND FOR BRONSON KOENIG, YOUR FRESHMEN.
FRANK HAS MANY MORE MINUTES. KNOWING YOU'RE GOING INTO THE
BARN AND MAC ARENA THAT IS LOUD, SO ON AND SO FORTH.
THAT'S GOOD EXPERIENCE. THAT'S LIFE IN THE BIG TEN.
>> THEY HAVE TO COME HERE, TOO, MOST OF THE TEAMS.
YOU KNOW, THE ENERGY THAT YOU GET FROM YOUR HOME CROWD IS
SOMETHING THAT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR EVERY TEAM IN THE
LEAGUE, AND IT MAKES THE BIG TEN THE LEADER IN THE NATION YEAR IN
YEAR OUT WITH ALL THE NUMBERS THAT WE PUT UP.
I THINK IT'S WELL-EARNED, BECAUSE SO MANY OF THE CONTESTS
HAVE BEEN SO EXCITING. A LOT OF DIFFERENT SUBPLOTS AND
DIFFERENT GUYS WHO PLAYED AGAINST EACH OTHER IN HIGH
SCHOOL OR TEAMS THAT BEAT THIS TEAM IN THE NONCONFERENCE AND
TEAMS THAT PLAYED THAT TEAM. YOU KNOW, ALL THE STORY LINES
THAT GO WITH THE BIG TEN, IT'S†-- NEEDLESS TO SAY WITH THE
NETWORK NOW, A LOT MORE PEOPLE WATCHING BIG TEN BASKETBALL
ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND NOT JUST IN THE MIDWEST.
THAT MAKES FOR A PRETTY GOOD LEAGUE.
>> ABSOLUTELY. I KNOW FROM THE INDIANA GAME
THERE WAS SOME THING, OBVIOUSLY, DEFENSIVELY AND YOU'RE GUYS
TALKED ABOUT. THEY HAVE 34 POINTS IN THE PAINT
AGAINST INDIANA. YOU GO ON THE ROAD AND ABLE TO
DO THAT, ATTACK IN THE RIM EITHER ON THE DRIBBLE OR THROUGH
THE PASS, I WOULD THINK THERE'S TEACHABLE THINGS TO SAY LET'S
GET BETTER HERE, HERE, AND HERE. THERE WERE THINGS OUT OF THAT
GAME IN BLOOMINGTON THAT WEREN'T SO BAD FOR THE BADGERS EITHER.
>> EVERY 40 MINUTES IS ANOTHER EXPERIENCE AS FAR AS THINGS THAT
HAPPEN IN A POSITIVE WAY, THINGS THAT HAPPEN THAT WE'D LIKE TO
TURN THE OTHER WAY. SO THEN YOU JUST†-- YOU GOT TO
GO OVER THERE AND POINT THEM OUT, AND YOU GOT TO HAVE PLAYERS
WITH THICK SKIN WHO UNDERSTAND, OKAY, WE DIDN'T DO THIS, OR YES
WE DID DO THAT. YOU TAKE THE GOOD WITH THE BAD,
AND THEN YOU JUST TRY TO KEEP BETTER.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES THE EXPERIENCE SOMETHING WORTHWHILE FOR EACH
AND EVERY GUY WHEN THEY PLAY A TEAM SPORT.
OKAY, HOW CAN I AS AN INDIVIDUAL DO THINGS BETTER TO HELP THE
TEAM GET STRONGER? AS LONG AS WE HAVE GUYS LIKE
THAT AROUND, THEN THEY'LL KEEP TRYING TO GET BETTER.
>> HECK OF A BIG TEN SEASON, AND WE'RE NOT QUITE ONE-THIRD OF THE
WAY THROUGH. STILL MUCH MORE YET TO COME, BIG
TEN BASKETBALL IN 2014. BADGERS PLAYING AT MINNESOTA
WEDNESDAY NIGHT UP IN MINNEAPOLIS AND THEN SATURDAY
AFTERNOON DOWN IN WEST LAFAYETTE AGAINST THE PURDUE BOILERMAKERS.
WE'LL HEAR ABOUT A NEW THING BADGERS PLAYERS ARE DOING AFTER
GAMES THAT COULD BECOME A TRADITION POSTGAME AT THE KOHL'S
CENTER. ALL THAT AND MORE WHEN "THE
BADGERS SPORTS REPORT" CONTINUES.
>>> KAMINSKY RIGHT IN THE PAINT. FRANK ON
THE RIGHT LANE LINE AGAINST ROBINSON OUT TO GAS FOR
FOR THREE STRAIGHT ON STRAIGHT THROUGH.
SECOND HIT FOR DISTANCE FOR GASSER.
MICHIGAN LEADS WISCONSIN. BEYOND THE THREE-POINT LINE.
SEES DEKKER AT THE POINT AND THROWS HIGH AT THE LEFT.
KAMINSKY TAKES THE THREE. LEFT THE CIRCLE, AND SECOND FROM
DISTANCE FROM BEN BRUST. >> THIS PAST FOOTBALL SEASON
GARY ANDERSEN HAD HIS PLAYERS INTRODUCE SOMETHING HE HOPES IS
A TRADITION. THEY SING THE FIGHT SONG AFTER
EVERY GAME. THE BADGERS BASKETBALL TEAM IS
DOING SOMETHING AFTER HOME GAME AS WELL.
IT'S A DIFFERENT TUNE, BUT FANS SEEM TO ENJOY IT.
>> PATRICK HERB OUR MEDIA GUY AND CAME UP WITH IDEAS TO GET
THE CROWD INVOLVED AFTER GAMES TO KIND OF SHOW THE SUPPORT WE
HAVE FOR THEM FOR ALL THEY DO AFTER EVERY GAME.
WE CAME UP WITH THE IDEA AT SENIOR VARSITY, AND I KNOW WE DO
IT AT HALFTIME. WE TRIED IT OUT, AND IT'S PRETTY
COOL, YOU KNOW. ANYONE FROM WISCONSIN GOES TO
THIS UNIVERSITY AND GRADUATED LOVES VARSITY.
I LOVE IT. IT'S JUST TRADITION OF WISCONSIN
THAT YOU JUST GOT TO LOVE. SO IT'S GREAT TO GET INTERACTIVE
WITH THE STUDENTS THAT WAY. >> IT'S A SPECIAL THING,
VARSITY. I DIDN'T KNOW THE WORDS WHEN I
CAME HERE AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT REPRESENTED.
AS I GREW TO BE A BADGER THROUGHOUT MY FOUR YEARS, IT'S
SPECIAL TO BE WITH OUGHT THE CROWD AND ALUMNI AND JUST
EVERYONE IN WISCONSIN. YOU FEEL IT WHEN YOU SING
"VARSITY," AND IT'S SPECIAL TO BE DOWN THERE WITH MY TEAMMATES
SINGING THE SONG. >> THEY GENERATED THE IDEA AND
WANTED TO HAVE SOMETHING TO CONNECT WITH THE HOME CROWD AND
REALLY MAKE THEM FEEL LIKE THEY WERE A PART OF THE GAME, THE
EXPERIENCE, AND THE WIN, BECAUSE THEY ARE.
THE CROWD ENERGIZES THE GUYS. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN, AS A
PLAYER, THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
THE CROWD CAN REALLY HELP YOU GET GOING.
AND PARTLY IN APPRECIATION, BUT ALSO THEY WANT TO SHARE THE
EXPERIENCE WITH THE CROWD AND WITH THE FANS THAT ARE HERE.
>> I DON'T THINK NIGEL HAYES HAS A DOWN YET.
IT RUNS ACROSS THE SCORE BOARD THERE, AND IT'S A HALF-SECOND
LATE. HE'S TRYING TO READ IT AND
DOESN'T GET IT. HE HAS A GOOD BASKETBALL GAME,
BUT SOME OF THE FRESHMEN NEED WORK ON THAT.
I DON'T THINK I LEARNED IT UNTIL LAST YEAR.
NOW THEY HAVE A REASON TO LEARN IT.
WE'RE DOING THIS NOW. >> LUCKILY, WE HAVE THE SCREEN
ON THE BOARD. IT HAS THE WORDS.
I LEARNED IT MY FRESHMAN YEAR. I DIDN'T KNOW THE WORDS.
I WENT TO A FOOTBALL GAME AND LEARNED IT.
THIS EXPERIENCE IS HELPING. THE SCREEN ALWAYS HELPS, TOO.
>> TO BE DOWN THERE WITH YOUR TEAMMATES AND THE CROWD AND TAKE
IT ALL IN, BECAUSE WE'RE ALL BADGERS.
IT'S FUNNY. I SAW NIGEL HAYES DOWN THERE.
HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE WORDS WERE.
I WAS RIGHT THERE WITH YOU, BUT HE'LL LEARN IT QUICKLY AND I'M
SURE HE'LL FEEL THE SAME WAY. >> HOPEFULLY IT'S A TRADITION
THAT CARRIES ON. IT'S NICE DOING IT AND
INTERACTING WITH THE CROWD THAT WAY.
ESSENTIALLY LAST YEAR AFTER SITTING OUT I REALIZED THE
IMPACT THE FANS HAVE, AND THE AMOUNT OF SUPPORT GIVEN TO ME
PERSONALLY AND THE WHOLE TEAM. THIS IS A LITTLE THING TO GIVE
BACK AND SAY THANKS AND THAT KIND OF THING.
TO INTERACT WITH FANS IS FUN TO DO, AND THEY DESERVE IT.
>> WE DON'T GET TO PARTAKE WITH THE FANS AND GIVE THANKS TO THEM
ON A REGULAR BASIS, SO WE HAVE TO THANK THEM FOR COMING OUT AND
SUPPORTING US. THEY'RE A BIG PAT OF THE SUCCESS
HERE IN THIS BUILDING. ALWAYS GOOD TO GIVE THANKS WHEN
THANKS IS DUE. THEY'RE STILL GOING TO COME OUT,
AND WE ALWAYS HAVE TO CONTINUE TO KEEP IT IN PERSPECTIVE.
AT THE END OF THE DAY WE'RE BLESSED, AND WE'RE VERY HUMBLE
TO BE PART OF THIS PROGRAM. SO, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE SELL OUT
THIS ARENA EVERY NIGHT TO SEE US PLAY.
WE HAVE TO SHOW THEM THANKS AND THAT WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR IT.
>> IT WOULD BE NICE TO KEEP THIS THING GOING FOR A LONG TIME
MOVING FORWARD. IT'S NICE TO COME BACK HERE
AFTER THE GAME AND SING IT SOMEDAY.
WE'LL SEE WHERE IT TAKES IT. I ENJOY IT, AND I THINK IT'S
STARTING TO CATCH ON A LITTLE BIT.
>>> "THE BADGERS SPORTS REPORT WITH BO RYAN" IS BROUGHT TO YOU
BY†-- >>> TIME ONCE AGAIN FOR THE
GREAT DANE GREAT QUESTION OF THE WEEK.
WE GO TO GREEN BAY WHERE GARY CHECKS IN.
HOW ARE THE PLAYERS RED-SHIRTING THIS SEASON COMING ALONG IN
PRACTICE? >> I CAN TELL YOU FIRST AND
FOREMOST THEY'RE WORKING EXTREMELY HARD IN OUR PRACTICES,
AND THEY'RE DOING SOME THINGS AS INDIVIDUALS AFTER PRACTICE OR
BEFORE PRACTICE TO GET BETTER. I JUST REALLY LIKE THE WORK
ETHIC THAT THESE GUYS BRING, AND WHEN THEY'RE ON THE SCOUT TEAM
AND WHEN YOU'RE RED-SHIRTING, YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY ON THE SCOUT
TEAM, THEY GET TO BE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
THEY'RE THIS PLAYER FROM THIS TEAM, THAT PLAYER FROM THAT
TEAM. THEY CHERISH THAT, BECAUSE A LOT
OF TIMES, LIKE, ZAK SHOWALTER, FOR EXAMPLE, GETS TO BE THE GUY
THAT SHOOTS A LOT. JORDAN SMITH GETS TO SHOOT A
LOT, BECAUSE HE'S USUALLY DESIGNATED AS A GUY COMING IN
OFF THE BENCH WHO IS A THREE-POINT SHOOTER.
AARON MOESCH AND RILEY DEARRING PLAYING DIFFERENT ROLES.
DEFENSE IS WORKING TO GET BETTER WITH THEIR FOOTWORK, WITH
POSITIONING. IF ANOTHER TEAM PLAYS A ZONE,
THEN THEY'RE PUT IN THE SPOTS IN THE ZONE.
THEY HAVE TO BE VERY ADAPTABLE. THEY HAVE TO BE VERY FLEXIBLE
WHEN THEY COME TO PRACTICE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE GAMES START.
OTHERWISE, THEY'RE DOING FINE. THEY'RE GETTING ACCLIMATED, AND
THEY'RE GETTING READY TO, YOU KNOW, PUT THEIR TIME IN IN THE
YEARS AHEAD TRYING TO GET ON THE FLOOR.
RIGHT NOW THEY KNOW BY RED-SHIRTING, OBVIOUSLY, THEY
WON'T GET MINUTES THIS YEAR. WE'RE EXTREMELY PLEASED WITH HOW
HARD THEY'RE WORKING AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THEY GIVE A VERY GOOD LOOK AT
THE UPCOMING OPPONENT IN ADDITION TO GETTING BETTER AND
STRONGER. THANKS FOR YOUR QUESTIONS.
THERE'S A GREAT DANE IN WAUSAU AS WELL.
BADGERS ARE ON THE ROAD A COUPLE OF TIMES HERE THIS COMING WEEK,
WEDNESDAY NIGHT UP IN MINNESOTA AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT
PURDUE. JOIN US NEXT WEEK AS WE LOOK
BACK AS THE BADGERS CONTINUE ROLLING ON IN BIG TEN CONFERENCE
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