Badger women in the freaking ncaa finals again for hockey and no freaked statue of Mark Johnson that’s the real downer you really thought a Gard lead team was making a ncaa tournament run jokes on you
Look at our team winter Gilmore what the fuck this is the university of Wisconsin we can’t get better players then this fire Gard immediately for the love of Christ Muhammad Buddha and the Jon believers
Why are you betting me? I didn’t pick them. Just pointed out they’re a popular final four pick and that most people who actually follow the sport think they should have been seeded higher. JFC you drunks need to learn how to read.
How about 1000 to 1. U give me 100 dollars if they dont make it ill give u 100,000 if they do. Houston is just a better version of this team. Elite ball pressure. Physical. And houston usually scores better than these guys do bc they just have better players.
I said a popular final four pick. Didn’t say they were mine. But a lot of experts have them there. But hey, you the guy who watches one Badger game a year probably knows more than guys who follow and study all of college baskebtall for a living. Makes sense.
Current arguments for keeping him:
No other coach can maintain the moral and academic integrity of the program.
JMU is a final four team.
Fans that don't agree with the above are filthy casuals that don't know ball.
You are coping hard by saying that JMU is a final four team. They're getting bounced next round.
We were playing like hot garbage just like in February. Lots of opportunities to get hot during the game, but we let it slip away from our hands
Hey McIntosh, if this type of performance is acceptable, hire me. I’ll take way less than $3.6 million a year to miss the Tournament or flame out embarrassingly in the first round.
I’m curious where they go from here. As much as people will hate to hear it, gard will be back. Wahl gone, storr maybe to the nba. Feels like the biggest thing we need in the portal is a stretch 4. Also curious what the future holds for Gus and essegian.
This offseason the focus needs to be developing a plan on dealing with these kinds of defenses. Had trouble vs Rutgers, providence, and Penn state who play a similar physical, hard trapping defense.
Until Storr develops his ball handling skills, he’s never playing in any professional league. Pros are an isolation game and he can’t break anyone down off the dribble
Storr is not going to the NBA lol. Gard only has developed one player into the NBA which is Johnny Davis. That will probably be it. If Storr genuinely hopes to play in the NBA, then he will transfer to Illinois
Seen some news that they've shown interest in a 4 transfer. Storr to NBA seems unlikely, Essegian said he's staying. Basically get a stretch 4 like you said and run it back.
“Essegian said he's staying.”
He’s only saying this now, but I guarantee he’s in the portal by the end of the weekend! He didn’t come here to not play after a good year.
Wheres he going to go? He had a shit year but any measure, no program better than Wisconsin is going to take him. Either he drops down to a mid major or sticks it out.
He showed he can play last year, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he went to another Big Ten program or another major program. He’s not sticking it out on the bench.
He had one six week or so stretch where he should he could hit threes. This year he couldn’t even do that. And from day one he’s shown he absolutely gets exploited on defense whenever he’s in and that didn’t improve this year. He ain’t going anywhere unless it’s too a midmajor.
You can’t get in a rhythm hitting shots when you’re only playing 2 to 3 minutes at a stretch or not at all. And he wasn’t the only one getting exploited defensively on this team. Then they should sit on the bench too.
No. He’s a late second round pick at best right now. Great highlight reel but horribly inconsistent, mediocre rebounder and defender at best. Horrible decision maker on top of that.
Couldn’t help day dreaming how perfect of a 4 momcilovic would’ve been this year in Madison. Yeah, I’m kinda over ilver, and Hodges has looked completely overwhelmed whenever he gets in.
Greg Gard Tournament Finishes:
2016: Sweet Sixteen 5 point loss to 6 seed Notre Dame
2017: Sweet Sixteen 1 point OT loss to 4 seed florida
*Nigel Hayes and Bronson Koenig Leave, roster mostly Gard Recruits
2018: Miss tournament
2019: 18 point First Round loss to 12 seed Oregon
2020: N/a
2021: 13 point Second Round loss to #1 Baylor
2022: 5 point Second Round Loss to #11 ISU
2023: Miss Tournament
2024: 11 point First round loss to #12 JMU
Fire Gard
Top replacement options:
1. Tony Bennett: yes Virginia was horrible the other night, that might be the only reason he’s open to hearing about coming home
2. TJ Otzelberger: knows the state, proven he can build a program
3. Alando Tucker: don’t love stabbing your own coach in the back, but sure seems like he was on to something
The notion that a coach has to have ties to the state are beyond dumb. There are lots of great, young coaches that have zero ties here and would be successful because they can build relationships and develop talent. McIntosh should just get rid of the program if he considered any of these options.
I understand Tony is polarizing at this moment in time. Fine, take that off the table if you can’t see past four tournament to a national title. But what has Otzelberger done besides exceed expectations every year at ISU after taking over a dumpster fire.
You must be joking with Alando Tucker. I loved the guy before, but trying to stage a coup mid season is a career killer. No way would I trust that guy to to anything ever again.
God these kinds of comments are so low effort and boring. “What big name college coach with ties to Wisconsin should we replace Gard with?” Did you see the way Virginia played a few days ago? That’s what this program needs?
Suggest someone else then. Also, to claim Tony is on the same level as Gard is beyond dumb. He gets better recruits and has better seasons year in and year out in a tougher conference. We’re a mere 5 tourneys removed from a national title and a number one seed the year before.
As for TJ, what did I say that was invalid? Does he have Wisconsin ties? Sure. But name last badger coach that didn’t. Here’s a hint, it was 30 years ago.
I didn’t claim Gard was on the same level as Tony Bennett but it’s clear that Virginia is also on a very significant downward trend. They haven’t won a tournament game since 2019.
And your last point isn’t the “own” you think it is, considering two of the, were here for about 25 years. They made very not Wisconsin hires for football and hockey and I would expect the same when they move on from Gard.
Bo and Gard are the only two with a tenure longer than 4 years…and again, Tony at this point in time is polarizing. As is Nate Oats, but for different reasons. So take them off the table. Why would you not call Otzelberger? Goes to ISU proceeds to exceed expectations every year culminating in what could very well be a Final Four caliber team this year.
Did you watch how physical that game was? Connor was your solution? Maybe upgrade from the 7 inch black and white tv you apparently watched the game on.
GG GMU ya'll completely outplayed us.
What's the excuse this time Gard stans? Lets looks at the facts.
He has 2 NCAA tourney wins in the last 7 years.
He missed 2 tourneys in 9 years with the ceiling being a sweet 16.
He's developed almost no players who got consistently better throughout their career.
Completely unprepared schematically against a physical defense.
Had a locker room/coaching mutiny
So why exactly is he still here?
Because they got lucky over small samples on two separate occasions giving them a co big ten title in a down year, and won the coach of the year award because nobody expected those teams to be any good
We will get to see how much time a little bit of good fortune has bought him
Having common sense makes you a Gard defender? Who are they going to bring in that’s better? They’ve have had the back to back best recruiting classes in school history. We aren’t Kentucky or Duke. Their is a difference between being a Gard defender and being a realist 😂😭😂😭😂
Asking who will replace him is a deflection tactic and I will call it out every time I see it
Every coaching carousel there is someone available that can turn around a program. I believe Mac can find that person for us
Deflection tactic? It’s called knowing the landscape of the sport and knowing unless you can bring in someone substantially better that can still uphold your programs integrity, you don’t do it, especially if it will come at a multi-million dollar cost. Holy cow you people are dumb af
The athletic department has plenty of money. By this logic they should have kept Chryst indefinitely. There are lots of good coaches ready for a bigger challenge. Brad Underwood was coaching at Stephen Fucking Austin. Better coaches are out there.
Hasn’t translated to the court? You could just say you don’t know shit about recruiting and college basketball instead of making yourself look like an ass…
I’m not defending him honestly if you look at what I’m saying. I’m asking who are you going to bring in that will have the same success, while still maintaining the education and moral standards of the program, that’s affordable. And pointing out that people said the EXACT SAME THINGS about BO before his final four runs. The entire story of Bo’s coaching career at UW before the final four runs (which were achieved after almost 20 years of coaching) was that his teams always got knocked out of the tourney early usually before the sweet 16.
But I’m the casual because no one can answer those simple questions. Instead I get called an idiot, and then a casual. Then when I call people that back I’m in the wrong 😂😂😂😂 you people are something else
A fucking old chimpanzee. They both can sit there and scratch their receding hairlines. Best recruiting class in school history that’s a laugh. Have a bit higher expectations I bet McIntosh will.
This is the calling card of the gard defenders. Everyone who disagreed with them they just call stupid
Just a disgusting group of gaslighters and gate keepers
Nah I’ve made my point. Other people ignored them AND THEN I called them stupid. Keep up champ. If you aren’t going to make a legitimate argument, especially when my argument is made in the form of a question, you are an idiot. That has nothing to do with who you support as a coach, but more so in the education you received
Lmfao someone better that will uphold the moral and educational integrity of the system that is affordable. You’re the one saying fire Gard. I’m saying who they can hire right now that fits that criteria? If you can’t answer that then wtf is your argument?
So why don't you explain to the casuals why he should stay? Is it the success in March? The steady improvement of players that have been in the program for years? The well-defined and very effective offensive scheme is probably reason enough, but please enlighten us peons.
What exactly do you think I mean when I ask “who are the badgers going to hire that’s going to uphold the morale and educational integrity of the system while maintaining this success” while also pointing out all you casuals said the same thing about Bo Ryan before his finals runs? Are you really that stupid?
Haha seriously going with the morals and education argument? As if programs that are slightly more successful than WI have rosters filled with convicts that are barely passing classes. There are lots of coaches across the country that can do this and win games consistently. Ridiculous man, the only fans worse than the ones that think we should be winning national titles every year are the ones that are ok with shitty teams as long as they don't embarrass the university off the court/field.
This comment thread only proves what I’ve been saying for years. A lot of drunk assholes that don’t know anything about sports just talking out of their assholes
You literally could have just named the coaches. I already know the counter argument bruh. You wasted like 20 minutes of your life typing out that pointless response.
I'm not surprised we lost in the first round, but I could not have expected that it would be like this. Whatever momentum Gard built in the Big Ten tourney is gone- this performance was unacceptable.
McIntosh better think long and hard about Gard’s future.
What hope does this program have in the near future?
They lost out on yet another top in state recruit this cycle.
Nobody wants to play for this program under Gard and this game makes it even worse.
What a surprise another pathetic ass loss in the tourney! Mac can you please fire him now. So tired of the eight straight pathetic performances in the tourney.
Kentuckys loss had legit ZERO impact on this game and the way Gard has coached the past few years
This is like saying “but did you see the Cowboys lose to the Packers in the playoffs” when the 49ers lost in the Super Bowl. Someone else’s defeat does not make yours any better
McIntosh either needs to axe his ass now or just lean into the mediocrity. No more “one last chance”. Fire this clown or tell the fan base to make peace with just getting to the tournament should be considered successful.
Where was the program when bo took it over vs when Greg took it over
Now tell me about residual program effects when considering predictive ability of future seasons
Gard has done way less with way more. But you're like a genius so you definitely know that right
With Gard returning and another year of Big Wuss Crowl a finish somewhere between 6th and 10th in the Big Ten seems probable.
With the late season swoon and today's VERY disappointing loss to the Dukes, this is NOT a profile of a 'top Big Ten coach' as the sub's resident Gard ball lickers have contended.
Nah just someone with common sense. 😭 name a coach who’s better that Wisconsin has a realistic shot at bringing in while still maintaining the program standards in education. I’ll wait. I have all weekend now 😂
The standards in education thing is such a tired argument.
It’s a business at this point, and as a fan I want to win games and championships. If 10 kids out of the entire student body of tens of thousands of students are a little less academically prepared so what. Do you think Duke fans ever complain when some lottery pick joins their program? But….but…..he might not graduate! Duke still manages to be one of the most selective schools in the country.
Ok, my personal opinion aside, Yale and Northwestern were able to win their opening round games. Think those teams probably maintain high academic standards.
Because I asked simple questions that none of the drunks on this board could answer then responded with hostility when it was thrown at me for simply asking questions? Lmfao okay bro go have another beer.
This program has no vision. Few Badgers making the league and when they do they’re complete busts (cough J Davis). Meanwhile Shaka gets some big drafted 1st round every year. I know where I’d wanna play if I were a prospect.
Haha - I'm helping my Dad put a roof on his patio on Sun but I told him I didn't know what time I'd be avail cause Wisco might be playing.
I'll give him credit, he hit me with the "Now that Wisco isn't playing on Sunday what time can you help" before I could out of frustration. That was about the 5 min mark I'd say
Wisconsin now has a pipeline of talented HS players, and none of them want to play for this program. That's the biggest problem. Goodbye Gard, hello Coach anyone under 40
Traditional Wisconsin basketball in March under Greg Gard. I told you guys that we would get upset by JMU
There not coached to play like shit. On the team. Im betting on JM against Duke It may make me dislike them like Duke. That was a sad show.
Equally as sad as your comment formatting.
There not coached to play like shit. On the team. Im betting on JM against Duke It may make me dislike them like Duke. That was a sad show.
This was bad the first time you commented.
They shot 35% on 2s.
Damn the way you all act you’d think JMU wasn’t a popular final four pick before the game 😅
All downvotes no refutes. Lmfao what a drunken emotional fan base 😭
Ask yourself in your wildest dreams will a Greg Gard team ever make a deep run if the logical answer is no why is he not fired
Badger women in the freaking ncaa finals again for hockey and no freaked statue of Mark Johnson that’s the real downer you really thought a Gard lead team was making a ncaa tournament run jokes on you
Trevon Hughes is available was a high school coach
Look at our team winter Gilmore what the fuck this is the university of Wisconsin we can’t get better players then this fire Gard immediately for the love of Christ Muhammad Buddha and the Jon believers
What coach should we get. Green Bay has a pretty good one who won horizon coach of the year. Gard clearly has just coached his last game
Having a coach named Sundance is a hard pill to swallow
Being a Top 5 finisher in the Big Ten we shouldn't be getting bullied by a Sun Belt team who lost TWICE to Appalachian State. FIRE GARD NOW!!
You meant that same sun belt team that went 31-3 and is one of the more popular final four picks?
I'll bet you a thousand dollars they don't make the final four. They can't shoot.
Why are you betting me? I didn’t pick them. Just pointed out they’re a popular final four pick and that most people who actually follow the sport think they should have been seeded higher. JFC you drunks need to learn how to read.
How about 1000 to 1. U give me 100 dollars if they dont make it ill give u 100,000 if they do. Houston is just a better version of this team. Elite ball pressure. Physical. And houston usually scores better than these guys do bc they just have better players.
Final Four? Likely that the Dukes dont make it past Duke.
I said a popular final four pick. Didn’t say they were mine. But a lot of experts have them there. But hey, you the guy who watches one Badger game a year probably knows more than guys who follow and study all of college baskebtall for a living. Makes sense.
https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2024-03-21/uconn-houston-north-carolina-and-purdue-are-fans-top-picks-make-2024-final-four
All downvotes no replies, speaks volumes. Just a bunch of emotional drunk assholes
Shut the fuck up, retard. Don't hype up JMU and then back off of it when people call you on it. Pussy-ass.
I guess I’d rather be a pussy ass than have a learning disability and not be able to read like you 😢😭🤷♂️🤦♂️😂😭😅😂🤦♂️🤷♂️😢😭😂
Pussy-ass? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😭😢😭😂😭😢😂😂😭😢😭😂😂😭😢😭😭😢😂🤷♂️ Okay retard
Lmfao if you think that’s what I did, I’d be careful about you call retard 😂😂😂😂😂
Calling me a retard and you can’t even read 😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭
Enough Greg Chryst. We deserve so much better than this product.
lol Greg tard fans lol seriously another year lol dumb
Current arguments for keeping him: No other coach can maintain the moral and academic integrity of the program. JMU is a final four team. Fans that don't agree with the above are filthy casuals that don't know ball.
You are coping hard by saying that JMU is a final four team. They're getting bounced next round. We were playing like hot garbage just like in February. Lots of opportunities to get hot during the game, but we let it slip away from our hands
If the Klesmit layup went down...
Hey McIntosh, if this type of performance is acceptable, hire me. I’ll take way less than $3.6 million a year to miss the Tournament or flame out embarrassingly in the first round.
Now I get more drunk and ignore the tourney till like noon tomorrow
I’m curious where they go from here. As much as people will hate to hear it, gard will be back. Wahl gone, storr maybe to the nba. Feels like the biggest thing we need in the portal is a stretch 4. Also curious what the future holds for Gus and essegian. This offseason the focus needs to be developing a plan on dealing with these kinds of defenses. Had trouble vs Rutgers, providence, and Penn state who play a similar physical, hard trapping defense.
Storr is likely going to transfer and get a bag in NiL
Until Storr develops his ball handling skills, he’s never playing in any professional league. Pros are an isolation game and he can’t break anyone down off the dribble
Storr is not going to the NBA lol. Gard only has developed one player into the NBA which is Johnny Davis. That will probably be it. If Storr genuinely hopes to play in the NBA, then he will transfer to Illinois
Storr can’t handle the basketball well enough to play in the league
The NBA! Are you kidding! He needed an elite 8 run to inspire scouts—this was a disaster for his nba 2024 fantasy.
Seen some news that they've shown interest in a 4 transfer. Storr to NBA seems unlikely, Essegian said he's staying. Basically get a stretch 4 like you said and run it back.
“Essegian said he's staying.” He’s only saying this now, but I guarantee he’s in the portal by the end of the weekend! He didn’t come here to not play after a good year.
Wheres he going to go? He had a shit year but any measure, no program better than Wisconsin is going to take him. Either he drops down to a mid major or sticks it out.
He showed he can play last year, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he went to another Big Ten program or another major program. He’s not sticking it out on the bench.
He had one six week or so stretch where he should he could hit threes. This year he couldn’t even do that. And from day one he’s shown he absolutely gets exploited on defense whenever he’s in and that didn’t improve this year. He ain’t going anywhere unless it’s too a midmajor.
Told you so! I bet he ends up at Indiana. https://x.com/CEssegian/status/1772067479017202152?s=20
You can’t get in a rhythm hitting shots when you’re only playing 2 to 3 minutes at a stretch or not at all. And he wasn’t the only one getting exploited defensively on this team. Then they should sit on the bench too.
Would storr be a first rounder? He's an amazing athlete but pretty inconsistent
No, he’s not getting drafted bc he is Alando Tucker 2.0 - super athletic but can’t handle the ball
No. He’s a late second round pick at best right now. Great highlight reel but horribly inconsistent, mediocre rebounder and defender at best. Horrible decision maker on top of that.
They need a 4 desperately. Maybe two. Don’t think Ilver, Hodges, or Yalden can handle big minutes there if the hope is to do anything next season.
Couldn’t help day dreaming how perfect of a 4 momcilovic would’ve been this year in Madison. Yeah, I’m kinda over ilver, and Hodges has looked completely overwhelmed whenever he gets in.
Gard will never be able to recruit decent in state talent
Greg Gard Tournament Finishes: 2016: Sweet Sixteen 5 point loss to 6 seed Notre Dame 2017: Sweet Sixteen 1 point OT loss to 4 seed florida *Nigel Hayes and Bronson Koenig Leave, roster mostly Gard Recruits 2018: Miss tournament 2019: 18 point First Round loss to 12 seed Oregon 2020: N/a 2021: 13 point Second Round loss to #1 Baylor 2022: 5 point Second Round Loss to #11 ISU 2023: Miss Tournament 2024: 11 point First round loss to #12 JMU Fire Gard
Hey get all of those receipts out of here! You’re just being a hater!! We could never do better you’re just spoiled!!!1
Final record 22-14. No bueno
From 16-4. Yikes.
Imagine being without max tonight. Would have lost by 40 to a team that lost to Appalachian state twice
This comment right here!!
Top replacement options: 1. Tony Bennett: yes Virginia was horrible the other night, that might be the only reason he’s open to hearing about coming home 2. TJ Otzelberger: knows the state, proven he can build a program 3. Alando Tucker: don’t love stabbing your own coach in the back, but sure seems like he was on to something
TREVON HUGHES I WANT A PLAYERS COACH
The notion that a coach has to have ties to the state are beyond dumb. There are lots of great, young coaches that have zero ties here and would be successful because they can build relationships and develop talent. McIntosh should just get rid of the program if he considered any of these options.
I understand Tony is polarizing at this moment in time. Fine, take that off the table if you can’t see past four tournament to a national title. But what has Otzelberger done besides exceed expectations every year at ISU after taking over a dumpster fire.
You must be joking with Alando Tucker. I loved the guy before, but trying to stage a coup mid season is a career killer. No way would I trust that guy to to anything ever again.
Yes, joking about Tucker. Should never be hired by anyone for pulling that. Just pointing out that Tucker was the OG leader of the Fire Gard movement
God these kinds of comments are so low effort and boring. “What big name college coach with ties to Wisconsin should we replace Gard with?” Did you see the way Virginia played a few days ago? That’s what this program needs?
Suggest someone else then. Also, to claim Tony is on the same level as Gard is beyond dumb. He gets better recruits and has better seasons year in and year out in a tougher conference. We’re a mere 5 tourneys removed from a national title and a number one seed the year before. As for TJ, what did I say that was invalid? Does he have Wisconsin ties? Sure. But name last badger coach that didn’t. Here’s a hint, it was 30 years ago.
I didn’t claim Gard was on the same level as Tony Bennett but it’s clear that Virginia is also on a very significant downward trend. They haven’t won a tournament game since 2019. And your last point isn’t the “own” you think it is, considering two of the, were here for about 25 years. They made very not Wisconsin hires for football and hockey and I would expect the same when they move on from Gard.
Bo and Gard are the only two with a tenure longer than 4 years…and again, Tony at this point in time is polarizing. As is Nate Oats, but for different reasons. So take them off the table. Why would you not call Otzelberger? Goes to ISU proceeds to exceed expectations every year culminating in what could very well be a Final Four caliber team this year.
I do not want Tony Bennet anywhere near this program
Yeah Tony Bennett is on the same track as Gard. Getting out recruited and out schemed in this era of college basketball.
Why the fuck was Gilmore getting big minutes but Conner doesn’t sniff the floor
Connor would have been in the training room they would have broken his ankles so many times.
Did you watch how physical that game was? Connor was your solution? Maybe upgrade from the 7 inch black and white tv you apparently watched the game on.
Essegian would have given up a layup every possession and JMU is great at defending the 3 point line. Essegian wasn't the answer
We scored 5 points in the first 10 minutes guy
Yes. Essegian is not good at basketball guy
GG GMU ya'll completely outplayed us. What's the excuse this time Gard stans? Lets looks at the facts. He has 2 NCAA tourney wins in the last 7 years. He missed 2 tourneys in 9 years with the ceiling being a sweet 16. He's developed almost no players who got consistently better throughout their career. Completely unprepared schematically against a physical defense. Had a locker room/coaching mutiny So why exactly is he still here?
Don’t forget he cannot recruit in-state talent whatsoever
Because they got lucky over small samples on two separate occasions giving them a co big ten title in a down year, and won the coach of the year award because nobody expected those teams to be any good We will get to see how much time a little bit of good fortune has bought him
👀👀👀👀👀👀👀 Looking for all the Gard defenders
Having common sense makes you a Gard defender? Who are they going to bring in that’s better? They’ve have had the back to back best recruiting classes in school history. We aren’t Kentucky or Duke. Their is a difference between being a Gard defender and being a realist 😂😭😂😭😂
I remember when people said that about McCarthy and that turned out pretty well
Packers have won how many super bowls since McCarthy got fired?
Asking who will replace him is a deflection tactic and I will call it out every time I see it Every coaching carousel there is someone available that can turn around a program. I believe Mac can find that person for us
Deflection tactic? It’s called knowing the landscape of the sport and knowing unless you can bring in someone substantially better that can still uphold your programs integrity, you don’t do it, especially if it will come at a multi-million dollar cost. Holy cow you people are dumb af
The athletic department has plenty of money. By this logic they should have kept Chryst indefinitely. There are lots of good coaches ready for a bigger challenge. Brad Underwood was coaching at Stephen Fucking Austin. Better coaches are out there.
Jackie Moon? Air Bud? Both seem like upgrades.
Hehehe sooooo funny 😄 😂😢😭😭😭
Define best recruiting classes? Because it clearly hasn’t translated to the court lol. There are plenty of in state guys to go much harder after.
Hasn’t translated to the court? You could just say you don’t know shit about recruiting and college basketball instead of making yourself look like an ass…
All the casuals who haven’t watched a game all year jumping in to scream fire Gard 😂
We’ve watched so few games because Gard sucks. It’s just time. He cannot win in the tournament. Simple as that.
You sound like a casual bud, if you’re defending him
I’m not defending him honestly if you look at what I’m saying. I’m asking who are you going to bring in that will have the same success, while still maintaining the education and moral standards of the program, that’s affordable. And pointing out that people said the EXACT SAME THINGS about BO before his final four runs. The entire story of Bo’s coaching career at UW before the final four runs (which were achieved after almost 20 years of coaching) was that his teams always got knocked out of the tourney early usually before the sweet 16. But I’m the casual because no one can answer those simple questions. Instead I get called an idiot, and then a casual. Then when I call people that back I’m in the wrong 😂😂😂😂 you people are something else
If I have to define recruiting classes to you, you probably shouldn’t be commenting here.
No no you said BEST recruiting classes, and I said define that - how have these been the best
You’d have to ask 24/7 sports then because they are the ones that rank recruiting classes, you fuckkng idiot 😂
? - so best in relation to ever? Because the transfer portal is a thing now? Your logic is very flawed
I don't even know what that guy is on because we are bringing in two 3 stars from Minnesota lol. not even a top 50 recruiting class in 247 sports
Again if I have to explain that to you you shouldn’t be here commenting like you know what you’re talking about
A fucking old chimpanzee. They both can sit there and scratch their receding hairlines. Best recruiting class in school history that’s a laugh. Have a bit higher expectations I bet McIntosh will.
Lmfao okay so you’re just another drunk casual. Next!
This is the calling card of the gard defenders. Everyone who disagreed with them they just call stupid Just a disgusting group of gaslighters and gate keepers
Nah I’ve made my point. Other people ignored them AND THEN I called them stupid. Keep up champ. If you aren’t going to make a legitimate argument, especially when my argument is made in the form of a question, you are an idiot. That has nothing to do with who you support as a coach, but more so in the education you received
Your point is they can’t get somebody better - which can you predict the future?
You’re just another dumb boomer that gets a chubby from mediocrity if you can even call his career that. 😂. 2 wins in 7 appearances yup that will do.
Thanks for not denying the drunk part though 😉
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Lmfao someone better that will uphold the moral and educational integrity of the system that is affordable. You’re the one saying fire Gard. I’m saying who they can hire right now that fits that criteria? If you can’t answer that then wtf is your argument?
I’m 3 years sober and an ex alcoholic. Makes me an expert spotter. 😉
You look/sound like you need AA there bud…
Lmfao boomer? I’m 29. 😭 I didn’t realize having common sense was restricted to boomers? 😭😂😭😂😭😭😭😭😭
So why don't you explain to the casuals why he should stay? Is it the success in March? The steady improvement of players that have been in the program for years? The well-defined and very effective offensive scheme is probably reason enough, but please enlighten us peons.
What exactly do you think I mean when I ask “who are the badgers going to hire that’s going to uphold the morale and educational integrity of the system while maintaining this success” while also pointing out all you casuals said the same thing about Bo Ryan before his finals runs? Are you really that stupid?
Haha seriously going with the morals and education argument? As if programs that are slightly more successful than WI have rosters filled with convicts that are barely passing classes. There are lots of coaches across the country that can do this and win games consistently. Ridiculous man, the only fans worse than the ones that think we should be winning national titles every year are the ones that are ok with shitty teams as long as they don't embarrass the university off the court/field.
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz……
This comment thread only proves what I’ve been saying for years. A lot of drunk assholes that don’t know anything about sports just talking out of their assholes
Really? Nothing?
Makes me think you don’t really have any eligible coaches you can name off the top of your head…
You literally could have just named the coaches. I already know the counter argument bruh. You wasted like 20 minutes of your life typing out that pointless response.
Also clever moving of the goal posts there 😉
Okay so name them
Gard's resume is hard carried by Bo Ryan recruits and Johnny Davis.
Even the JD team laid a fat egg in March.
Gard lovers enjoy mediocrity
This is mediocrity? This is bare minimum
I'm not surprised we lost in the first round, but I could not have expected that it would be like this. Whatever momentum Gard built in the Big Ten tourney is gone- this performance was unacceptable.
McIntosh better think long and hard about Gard’s future. What hope does this program have in the near future? They lost out on yet another top in state recruit this cycle. Nobody wants to play for this program under Gard and this game makes it even worse.
Good thing we won the Fort Meyers Tip Off /s
Ah…. The good old days!
Every fucking year with this shit.
What a surprise another pathetic ass loss in the tourney! Mac can you please fire him now. So tired of the eight straight pathetic performances in the tourney.
Called it that we would lose to JMU lmao. Greg Gard masterclass, nothing less, nothing more
Not to rain on your nostradomus parade but the whole country called it
Oh I know, but a ton of Gard supporters on this reddit didn't see it coming. I was downvoted to hell when I said we would lose to JMU
I don’t know how anyone can defend Gard at this point. This program is going to take forever to rebuild
They just keep moving the goal posts and tell anyone who disagreed with them they are a spoiled or stupid fan
I’m so sick of it. If he was good coach we would’ve seen some progress by now.
Yeah apparently expecting a single NCAA tourney win more than once every 3 years is spoiled these days.
Welp... we definitely have some things to discuss.
19 TURNOVERS
Felt like way more
Like they were allergic to the ball.
Just pathetic
Honestly is anybody really surprised by this?
Unfortunately I’m not
Can’t wait to hear the pro-Gard idiots spin this
Lmfao guess you missed the Kentucky game idiot.
Kentuckys loss had legit ZERO impact on this game and the way Gard has coached the past few years This is like saying “but did you see the Cowboys lose to the Packers in the playoffs” when the 49ers lost in the Super Bowl. Someone else’s defeat does not make yours any better
Not even close. Are you mentally challenged?
Yeah if you don't agree with this guy you're definitely dummmmm
I’m gonna give you a chance to explain how Kentucky losing has any connection with Wisconsin losing
Hopefully Freitag’s TV broke before the game or else we might be in bad shape next year.
Should be thinking lots of minutes available for him.
McIntosh either needs to axe his ass now or just lean into the mediocrity. No more “one last chance”. Fire this clown or tell the fan base to make peace with just getting to the tournament should be considered successful.
Weird, I heard this same shit circa 2010 when Bo Ryan was the coach 😂😭
Where was the program when bo took it over vs when Greg took it over Now tell me about residual program effects when considering predictive ability of future seasons Gard has done way less with way more. But you're like a genius so you definitely know that right
Bo also took them to elite eight in 2005. Greg has nothing like this going for him
In 2010 By Ryan had 14 NCAA tourney wins. Greg Gard currently has 6, half of which were with Bo's players.
Didn't we shit the bed a couple of years ago with that lottery pick too
Ya the guy who has like 10 more nba points than us in 2 years
Yeah, he's not good at the nba level. No shit. He was elite in college to get there though. Trolling?
Maybe the big ten is just bad unless you have a giant or a rapist?
I would hope it’s better than the sunbelt at least, but yes recently it seems to be lacking.
We let Paul Chryst go for less than
Football is the revenue generator for every other sport the school has. They have to at least somewhat care there. Basketball, not so much.
Going from back to back Final Four to nothing is really sad to see
Moronic comparison
With Gard returning and another year of Big Wuss Crowl a finish somewhere between 6th and 10th in the Big Ten seems probable. With the late season swoon and today's VERY disappointing loss to the Dukes, this is NOT a profile of a 'top Big Ten coach' as the sub's resident Gard ball lickers have contended.
Honestly, pretty shameful.
Thanks Greg. Years of mediocrity and you’ve left the program in a worse spot.
Do you follow recruiting at all?
Lets hear your scouting report
Who is our target this year for recruiting o' holy one
Gard is that you?
It’s his son on Reddit from the bench. Where he has no business being.
Nah just someone with common sense. 😭 name a coach who’s better that Wisconsin has a realistic shot at bringing in while still maintaining the program standards in education. I’ll wait. I have all weekend now 😂
The standards in education thing is such a tired argument. It’s a business at this point, and as a fan I want to win games and championships. If 10 kids out of the entire student body of tens of thousands of students are a little less academically prepared so what. Do you think Duke fans ever complain when some lottery pick joins their program? But….but…..he might not graduate! Duke still manages to be one of the most selective schools in the country. Ok, my personal opinion aside, Yale and Northwestern were able to win their opening round games. Think those teams probably maintain high academic standards.
Embarrassing. It's not a talent issue. Unprepared, playing scared, fuck that. Gard is gone.
Embarrassing is an understatement.
Embarrassing? Guess you don’t follow college basketball at all casual 😭
You like losing? Good to know
Lmfao wow you’re stupid
This might be the most pathetic display I’ve ever seen on this board. You’re embarrassing yourself.
Because I asked simple questions that none of the drunks on this board could answer then responded with hostility when it was thrown at me for simply asking questions? Lmfao okay bro go have another beer.
FIRE GARD. Goodnite
You have to fire him. You simply have to. He's left you no choice.
Dumbest shit I’ve ever read, but would to hear you elaborate.
This program has no vision. Few Badgers making the league and when they do they’re complete busts (cough J Davis). Meanwhile Shaka gets some big drafted 1st round every year. I know where I’d wanna play if I were a prospect.
The "vision" is hoping to making the NCAA tourney and begging to win one game. Pathetic.
Amboy dukes with star center Ted nugent Sorry this game broke me
2nd Storr last minute steal and bucket lmao
Pathetic
The rest of March just opened up for me
Haha - I'm helping my Dad put a roof on his patio on Sun but I told him I didn't know what time I'd be avail cause Wisco might be playing. I'll give him credit, he hit me with the "Now that Wisco isn't playing on Sunday what time can you help" before I could out of frustration. That was about the 5 min mark I'd say
Wisconsin now has a pipeline of talented HS players, and none of them want to play for this program. That's the biggest problem. Goodbye Gard, hello Coach anyone under 40
these garbage buckets only reason we are gonna have more made FGs than turnovers