Been meaning to ask. Is Archie the problem here?? Or is it the kids who are left over from Thad who are not buying in?
UW was the first to find a highly rated OSU commit - DJ Carton. He signed in November. Oops??
Maybe he should have committed to Madison. Just sayin'.
Based on how this year has gone, I dunno.
UW has six of eight rotation players returning. Four will play the "guard" spots. There's a pair of starters who are at 31.1 minutes a game with two more years of eligibility. If I wanted to come in and play basketball, that's not where I'm going (this is a downside of all that UW stability, oh well).
Turning to more important things, this weekend's game is an odd one. UW should win as a double-digit favorite at home. There's a little worry because every game has some worry, but this is objectively the third-easiest game left. But then things get interesting.
After NW, UW will go to Neb as a slight underdog on the road. I don't expect a win, but it's not out of the realm of possibility. Then come a pair of what I'd call making hay games. They'll be solid favorites against Md in Madison and at Minnesota. The last game complicated the Gopher side of things. If UW wins one of those, it's at 15 wins with two more easy ones left and a bunch of other chances.
Then comes at Mich (likely loss) and MSU at home (projected as a 3-point loss, but Sparty is kinda rolling). If UW gets to 3-3 in the next six, I'll be more than happy. Anything better, ecstatic.
The stretch should also be interesting. PSU/Ill at home should be easy. At NW and Iowa at home both feel tricky, but at minimum 1-1 from that seems reasonable. Both at IU and at OSU seem like tossups, but who knows how we'll feel in late Feb?
Kenpom has them finishing 20-11. If they do that or better, I'll feel pretty good.
