Greg Gard laments defensive effort, questions lineup after Nebraska loss

[ad_1] The Wisconsin Badgers had a humiliating 90-60 loss to the No. 23 Nebraska Cornhuskers on Wednesday in a recreation that was shut by the primary quarter-hour earlier than the latter blew it open.

Wisconsin actually struggled defensively, and it felt like their effort was a lot decrease than common, as that they had the worst lack of the Greg Gard period.

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After the sport, the top coach was not happy, mentioning the defensive effort and the dearth of an identification on that facet of the courtroom.

“We don’t have a defensive identification. We haven’t had one all yr. So, we’ll search to search out one, and I’ll discover guys that wish to play protection.”

How precisely will Gard try this?

“Sit guys on the bench. They’ll discover out within the subsequent 9 days. We haven’t had a defensive identification all yr, and all people will get all rah rah about our offense, but it surely’s the opposite finish of the ground that’s prompted us the difficulty for essentially the most half. And clearly tonight it was, , credit score to Nebraska. They beat us each manner potential. There’s not one other side within the recreation of basketball that they couldn’t kick our rear finish with. They did all of it.”

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Wisconsin has already accomplished that, benching Austin Rapp for Aleksas Bieliauskas, which has gave the impression to be a very good transfer early on.

There have been some higher moments, significantly when Hayden Jones was on the courtroom for the Badgers on the finish, but it surely was an unpleasant turnaround on the finish of the primary half for the Badgers.

“Perhaps there on the finish, I assumed we had some higher defensive possessions,” Gard stated. “Hayden Jones was within the recreation. He did what we wished him to do and deal with screens. So I’ll watch the movie and actually consider it from then. However there wasn’t.

“We began properly, however then offensively, particularly, I assumed we have been doing a little good issues early, after which we went fully away, what was treating us very well, and took dangerous pictures, put them in transition, put them. Let Sandfort get unfastened for some threes. Then we get again reduce immediately. Hoiberg will get a wide-open three. Simply constant errors that we’ve received 9 days right here to work on issues.”

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Whereas this is perhaps extra of the extra gifted groups Greg Gard has had, there certainly is kind of a bit to determine. Wisconsin will get a nine-day break earlier than its subsequent recreation subsequent Friday in opposition to Butler in Indianapolis. We’ll see how a lot they modify going into that one.