WBB: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[badgerwarhawk]

I believe that's who I meant too, Bill.   

[d3_ballu43]

I think when you say she didn't see much time at Madison you mean NONE considering she never dressed a game.....

[badgerwarhawk]

That wouldn't be much would it. 

[d3_ballu43]

Just wanted to make that clear for everyone so they didn't start changing their season predictions thinking WW got some huge BADGER transfer 

anyone know why she left madison?

[badgerwarhawk]

Oh, I didn't mean to imply that.   Truthfully, I don't follow the BADGER[/color] women's program that closely and wasn't aware she hadn't dressed.  I knew she hadn't played so I probably should have made that clearer.  But  she was a good player in high school and she'll be a nice addition to the WARHAWKS[/color]  program.     

Obviously she could have continued her education in Madison so I wouldn't be surprised if the most obvious reason, she still wants to play, is involved in her decision.    Then again maybe her boyfriend goes to school here. lol     

[foul_language]

It's hard to believe that the Badgers didn't try every player on the bench in at least one game during the season. They were pretty dismal most of the time. Just for kicks, you'd think they'd throw in even the manager to see if it might jump start something.

[Rico 21]

Foul -

I agree.  Didn't the Badger men's program play their waterboy this past season?

[foul_language]

The waterboy was probably 6'7".

Some team played a manager--I think it was high school, though--who scored a pile of points in the final game of the season. I also think there was a manager who didn't make his college team, who ended up playing because of team injuries and suspensions, or something. Maybe I dreamed both those scenarios (scenaria?)

I know there are people in the D3Sports audience who have all that information and links to stories about the schools, players, incidents, etc.

If neither of those things happened, maybe they'd make decent plots for sports novels for kids. Uplifting. Hopeful.

[badgerwarhawk]

No coach in their right mind elevates a nondressing, walk on player to the starting lineup to "jump start" things.  It isn't like the coach hasn't seen the player actually play so it's unlikely that they'd think that player could make any difference and it would be like admitting they couldn't evaluate their own talent.  Plus the player would have been beaten out by other walk ons who are dressing and would get a chance ahead of them.

The first example mentioned by FL was an autistic high school kid on the east coast.  He made something like 6 or 7 three pointers in less than 4 minutes of playing time.  You'll be able to see the movie they're making before too long.  The second example was a situation where there was a roster shortage created by injuries as well as other factors.  If my memory serves me it wasn't at a D1 school, at least not one that competes at the level that Wisconsin does. 

[Pat Coleman]

The waterboy was probably 6'7".

Some team played a manager--I think it was high school, though--who scored a pile of points in the final game of the season.

This story is even better -- the kid is autistic and scored something like 24 points in three minutes in his only game of the season, kept draining threes. Was on SportsCenter, in all the papers, etc.

[foul_language]

I was thinking the manager who played because of injuries, etc., was in Illinois and I think it was not an insignificant school. For some reason I keep thinking Northwestern, but that seems highly unlikely. Still, I don't think the kid played that badly. It might have been that he was small. Probably only 6'4"

[talkhoops]

According to WW's[/color] list of recruits Lana Marjanovic is transfering from UW-EC to WHITEWATER[/color].  Though, based on the season's statistics, her playing time was pretty limited there. 

she is not going to UWW anymore...she's on her way to winona state

[badgerwarhawk]

I'd heard that her boyfriend transfered there.     

So it goes in D3.  Good luck to her.

[foul_language]

No coach in their right mind elevates a nondressing, walk on player to the starting lineup to "jump start" things

Besides the original comment being only semi-serious, I would add "right mind" is relative. How many coaches sticking to same old-same old losing pattern are in their "right mind"? How many coaches, who stick with a program that won a conference championship 20 years ago and nothing since, are in their "right mind"? How many coaches out there can't even spell 'innovative' much less know how to be it?

My other comment would pertain to coaches who recruit big-name players without any thought as to how those big names will mesh on the court. I believe that may have been Badger women's problem the last two years (granted, the current coach inherited most of the team) .  Recruiting should be like putting together a jig-saw puzzle--the right piece in the right place. DI and DII schools have the luxury of picking and choosing, but some seem to get blinded by glitter and forget that glitter doesn't work if there isn't some glue and some background to give it substance.

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