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Probably against IU Oddly enough, their last game over 80 points was against Indiana. They scored over 80 three times last year, but the last one was against Indiana in which they scored exactly 83 pts.

Great point. If there were good viable options, at least promote it. I am not aware of one option at QB that would help out the Bears next year. Sure, they could of drafted a QB early, but does that help them next year? Does it even help them the year after? Probably not. Bears picked up two QB's after the draft that were projected out as 5th round. With these guys, plus the guys they have on roster, they have enough guys to try and "develop".

I wouldn't be surprised if Flowers shut down Curry, but I wouldn't count on it. Its probably not in the Badgers game play to shut him down. Rather, they'll focus on containing him and shutting down everyone else around him. Curry going off for 30 means nothing if they shut down everyone around him.

Does Wisconsin have a perimeter defensive ace or two? Yes indeed, Michael Flowers is one of the best defenders in the nation. He'll still have his hands full with Curry. But I'm more worried about ensuring no one else on their team goes off.

Go Badgers! Wisconsin v. Davidson, should be an interesting match up. I was actually looking forward to Georgetown, thought that Badgers matched up well with them. Badgers could have some size advantages in this game, so hopefully they take advantage of that.

I'd say Wisconsin has difficulty with specific systems rather than talent levels. Teams that typically play up-tempo offense and/or pressure defense have presented problems to them. Beasley and Walker are outstanding talents, and if you're talking one on one, I'm not sure if the Badgers have anyone to stay in front of those guys. But this is team defense and Badgers have one of the defenses in the nation. The key for KSU is keeping Beasley on the floor. I hear he's foul prone and Wisconsin is great at getting calls. For Wisconsin, you won't see zones against Beasley. They'll let him get 30 and 20. Its just containing everyone else that will be important.

As usual? Wisconsin might not be built for a national title, but they've proved to be talented enough to get to the final four, elite eight or sweet sixteen. Arguably, Wisconsin has been one of the best, if not the best, Big Ten team over the last 5 or so years. Haha, the best? I assume you've forgotten the Illinois runner-up team? Key words "one of the best" and "over the last 5 years". Illinois was great that season, but I'm talking over time, not one season.

As usual? Wisconsin might not be built for a national title, but they've proved to be talented enough to get to the final four, elite eight or sweet sixteen. Arguably, Wisconsin has been one of the best, if not the best, Big Ten team over the last 5 or so years.

Thanks all for the replies. Per the first post, yes, financials do come into a play a bit. Beckett is a bit pricier ($21, $260 per team) but still a good value for a top 5 fantasy pitcher. The players offered are all under $5. My team is not that good, so I'm very open to trading a top tier player like Beckett for solid quantity. Especially players with an upside (e.g., Buckholz). So I'm considering this trade on two levels: (1) I'm concerned this initial injury for Beckett is a start of an injury plagued season. (2) I need cheap, good talent so I can go into this years auction with some cash to fill out a roster that currently stinks. I'm leaning towards doing the trade, but I'm going to see if I can yank other players from him first.

In a 12 team keeper auction league. Unfortunately my team sucks this year, but I do have a couple keepers, one of those keepers being Josh Beckett. I always worry about Beckett's injuries and I recently was offered a trade. Beckett for Willingham, Ankiel, O. Cabrera, Buckholz, Blanton The reason he's offer 5 players is because we can only keep 12 players per season. He has a slew of keepers and is unloading guy that may be in the auction. Any thoughts?

Wisconsin got a commit from Diamond Taylor, a top Illinois player in the 2009 class. From the scouting reports I read, sounds like a good player. Anyone know anything about him? As for the short term, Wisconsin better not lay an egg tomorrow. I hate playing @ Northwestern. In football and basketball, the Wildcats always seem to have the Badgers number.

Great start by MSU. Indiana really looks lost, lots of weird mistakes (e.g., blown open layups/dunks). Now only if MSU can hold on and Purdue loses somehow.

Wow - awesome victory for Wisconsin!! They certainly have the Big Ten in their hands now. They have MSU and PSU at home. Then @ Northwestern.

Well that shows that good teams and good coaching will beat out better talent at times. Wisconsin does recruit high calibur players. They don't get 5 star recruits like Gordon, but they consistently plug in 4 star and 3 star recruits. Plus, the whole "star" thing is not an exact science. Guys like Devin Harris and Alando Tucker were not highly sought after.

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