The Swing: A Wisconsin basketball podcast

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The Swing: March 26, 2019 Mar 26, 2019

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On this season-ending episode of The Swing, Zach and Jesse look at what went wrong against Oregon, look forward to what the future holds for Wisconsin, are joined by BadgerBlitz.com’s Jon McNamara to talk recruiting and they also answer your Twitter questions.

3:49 — Figuring out what went wrong shooting-wise in the final 12 games is key

11:47 — How will the offense look different without Ethan Happ and Khalil Iverson?

15:25 — Superlatives
1) Player most likely to take the biggest jump from this year
2) Player (not named Micah Potter) most likely to make an impact after not playing this year
3) Player most likely to fill Ethan Happ’s scoring void
4) Player most likely to fill Khalil Iverson’s defensive stopper role

23:56 — Jon McNamara interview

38:22 — Twitter questions

47:14 — Will Wisconsin basketball ever win a national title?

The Swing: March 20, 2019 Mar 20, 2019

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On this week’s episode of “The Swing,” Zach and Jesse look at Wisconsin’s matchup with Oregon, discuss whether the Badgers can snap out of their cold streak from beyond the arc, recap their season predictions and answer your Twitter questions.

2:22 — Wisconsin is shooting just 28.7-percent on 3-pointers in its last 11 games

8:06 — Fact or Fiction
1) People are giving Oregon too much credit for its eight-game winning streak.
2) D’Mitrik Trice will finish the season shooting 40-percent or better from 3.
3) I’m confident the Badgers will be playing on Sunday.
4) The Big Ten will get at least one team into the Final Four.

24:21 — What team should the Badgers want to see in the second round — Kansas State or UC-Irvine?

32:26 — Twitter questions

The Swing: March 12, 2019 Mar 12, 2019

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On this week’s episode of “The Swing,” Zach and Jesse breakdown the good and bad from the Ohio State win, debate the importance of the Big Ten tournament, chat with the Wisconsin State Journal’s Jim Polzin and answer your Twitter questions.

2:19 — The play of Khalil Iverson has been impressive and much needed

5:53 — Impact of the Big Ten tournament on NCAA seeding

9:17 — Sold or Not Sold
1) Wisconsin finding a way to win the Ohio State game was the story not the blown lead.
2) Khalil Iverson should have been on the Big Ten’s All-Defensive Team.
3) It’s important for Wisconsin to make it to Saturday in the Big Ten tournament.
4) I think Wisconsin will be a No. 4 seed when the brackets are revealed on Sunday.

19:22 — Jim Polzin interview

34:31 — Twitter questions

The Swing: March 5, 2019 Mar 05, 2019

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On this week’s episode of “The Swing,” Zach and Jesse look back at the win over Penn State, are joined by Wisconsin guard Brevin Pritzl and answer your Twitter questions.

1:35 — Fighting for that double bye…what are the tiebreakers?

3:47 — The “controversy” at the end of the Penn State game

7:36 — Fact or Fiction
1) Not having your head coach, like Iowa this week, is a big deal in a game.
2) Brevin Pritzl’s shooting is the key to a deep tournament run.
3) Wisconsin will be no worse than a 4-seed in the NCAA tournament.
4) Wisconsin will make a deeper run in the tournament than Marquette.
5) The regular season champ of a conference should get the automatic bid, not the conference tournament winner.

19:32 — Brevin Pritzl interview

32:04 — Twitter questions

The Swing: Feb. 27, 2019 Feb 27, 2019

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On this week’s episode of “The Swing,” Zach and Jesse look back at an up-and-down week for Wisconsin, discuss some breaking football news and answer your Twitter questions.

1:56 — Close games have become the norm for Wisconsin and you’re not sure which Badgers squad is going to show up.

4:51 — Breaking down the game-winner by Indiana’s Romeo Langford

10:03 — Sold or Not Sold

1) It’s more likely Wisconsin will get knocked out in the first round of the tournament than it is that they will make it to the second weekend.
2) Wisconsin has already exceeded my expectations for this season.
3) Free throw shooting was the main reason for Wisconsin’s loss to Indiana.

BREAKING NEWS: 18:54 to 25:18 — Alex Hornibrook is transferring…what does it mean for Wisconsin’s quarterback situation?

30:53 — Twitter questions

The Swing: Feb. 19, 2019 Feb 19, 2019

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On this week’s episode of “The Swing,” Zach and Jesse look back at the win over Illinois, discuss Ethan Happ’s absence in the final minutes, debate how Wisconsin will finish in its final five games and answer your Twitter questions.

2:02 — Wisconsin proved it could win down the stretch without Ethan Happ

4:10 — Why did Greg Gard really sit Happ for the final 4:06?

10:29 — Fact or Fiction
1) The Illinois game was the best performance of Khalil Iverson’s career.
2) Happ’s poor game was a bigger surprise than Iverson’s big game.
3) D’Mitrik Trice will (still) shoot better than 40% from 3 for the season.
4) Winning 15 straight vs Illinois in basketball is more impressive than Wisconsin beating Minnesota 14 straight in football.

29:09 — Graham Mertz…better dancer or quarterback?

30:51 — Twitter questions

The Swing: Feb. 13, 2019 Feb 13, 2019

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On this week’s episode of “The Swing,” Zach and Jesse look at what’s ailing Wisconsin in late losses, talk about Ethan Happ’s free throw shooting woes, discuss Brad Davison’s inability to get charge calls and answer your Twitter questions.

5:16 — Ethan Happ’s free throw shooting is mostly mental

10:16 — Sold or not sold
1) Three straight games of subpar shooting from three has me concerned.
2) The late-game issues hampering Wisconsin in the last two games are fixable.
3) Ethan Happ’s free throw struggles will impact how I view his overall career.
4) Wisconsin will capture a share of the Big Ten title.

23:06 — Why isn’t Brad Davison getting charge calls? Is he getting a bad reputation?

33:33 — Twitter questions

The Swing: Feb. 5, 2019 Feb 05, 2019

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On this week’s episode of “The Swing,” Zach and Jesse talk about Wisconsin’s five-game winning streak, are joined by assistant coach Dean Oliver and answer your Twitter questions.

6:43 — Jesse thinks Wisconsin is good enough to beat any team in the country right now.

9:53 — Dean Oliver interview

22:20 — Fact or Fiction

1) The Big Ten is the best conference in the country.
2) The 20-game conference schedule will hurt the Big Ten come postseason play.
3) Minnesota is the game I’m most confident Wisconsin will win of the next three.
4) Ethan Happ will deserve to have his jersey retired at some point down the line.

36:13 — Twitter questions

The Swing: Jan. 30, 2019 Jan 30, 2019

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On this week’s episode of “The Swing,” Zach and Jesse recap a 3-0 week for the Badgers, chat with Wisconsin assistant coach Joe Krabbenhoft and answer your Twitter questions.

:50 — Wisconsin can be a pretty darn good defensive team

4:00 — The Badgers have a chance to finish higher in the Big Ten than anyone thought

8:18 — Fill in the blank
1) The most impressive win of the last three games was ________.
2) Charles Thomas’ contribution against Nebraska was ______.
3) Ethan Happ’s recent lack of scoring is _______.
4) Brad Davison says he admires Ethan Happ because all he cares about is winning. I admire _______ about Happ’s game.

21:41 — Joe Krabbenhoft interview

33:31 — Twitter questions

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The Swing: Jan. 22, 2019 Jan 22, 2019

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On this week’s episode of “The Swing,” Zach and Jesse look back at the upset win over Michigan, discuss Kobe King’s role, talk about the impact a game like Saturday could have on recruiting and answer your Twitter questions.

2:33 — Wisconsin showed it could play with the top teams in the country

8:08 — Fact or fiction

1) The Michigan win was the most important home victory of the Greg Gard era.
2) Wisconsin played its best game of the year in beating Michigan.
3) I was wrong to pick against Wisconsin.
4) Ethan Happ’s offensive performance vs Michigan was better than his defensive effort on Brazdeikis.
5) Kobe King will average more minutes the rest of the season than Khalil Iverson.

26:01 — Toughest place to play in the Big Ten

34:55 — Twitter questions

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