Summary: <p>On this week’s episode of “The Swing,” Zach and Jesse recap the ugly loss at Purdue, are joined by the Wisconsin State Journal’s Jim Polzin, play a little Fact or Fiction and answer your Twitter questions.</p> <p>1:07 — The gap between the best in the Big Ten and where the Badgers are right now is “cavernous”</p> <p>4:34 — The loss was not an embarrassment for the program</p> <p>6:45 — Where do the rest of the wins this year come?</p> <p>9:44 — Jim Polzin interview</p> <ul> <li>What’s the emotional state of the team after that blowout loss?</li> <li>Will and/or should D’Mitrik Trice return this year?</li> <li>What kind of team would Wisconsin have been if the injuries didn’t happen?</li> <li>Why didn’t Wisconsin take advantage recruiting wise of back-to-back Final Fours?</li> <li>Anything Greg Gard and his staff could have done different this year?</li> </ul> <p>25:21 — Fact or Fiction</p> <p>1) I think Andy Van Vliet should get minutes no matter how bad his defense and/or effort is.<br> 2) An injured Brad Davison is doing more harm than good for the Badgers.<br> 3) Alex Illikainen’s increased playing time is a good thing for Wisconsin.<br> 4) If Trice and King hadn’t gotten hurt, the Badgers would be an NCAA tourney bubble team.</p> <p>33:26 — Twitter questions</p> <p>1) Will there every be any hope?<br> 2) What does the future look like for the Badgers?<br> 3) Many are talking about Ethan Happ as an NBA player. I’m not seeing it. Am I missing something?<br> 4) Why have we lost out to Marquette with the best in-state recruits lately?<br> 5) Trice should definitely redshirt, right? What’s the point wasting a year on a bad squad?<br> 6) Is Badger basketball dead? How do we convince anyone to come to this team?</p> <p>45:00 — Dick Yoder?</p>
