The Swing: Jan. 24, 2018




The Swing: A Wisconsin basketball podcast show

Summary: <p>On this week’s episode of “The Swing,” Zach and Jesse talk about the ugly loss at Iowa, discuss the direction of the program and answer your Twitter questions. </p> <p>1:00 — The intangibles that made Wisconsin the program it is aren’t there this year. </p> <p>Sold or not sold: </p> <p>1) The Iowa loss will be the low point of the season<br> 2) Wisconsin’s youth is to blame for its struggles away from the Kohl Center<br> 3) Four losses by 18 points or more this year is an indictment of Greg Gard’s coaching ability</p> <p>17:22 — Is Wisconsin’s program in trouble? Or is this just a one-year dip? </p> <p>21:39 — The ability to recruit and develop is what has kept Wisconsin so consistent, and it’s what they’ll need more of in the future. </p> <p>25:55 — You can plug one senior from last year’s team into this one…who is it? </p> <p>29:55 — Twitter questions<br> 1) Why are they so good at making me so sad?<br> 2) Does it feel like there is culture rot within the program?<br> 3) What has Greg Gard accomplished in his tenure?<br> 4) What’s the one thing this team does well?<br> 5) Most of these kids were recruited, in part, because of their shooting. Where is it?<br> 6) When is Wisconsin going to change the offense to make it more appealing to recruits?<br> 7) Where is Andy Van Vliet? </p>