There is frustration right now in Badgers’ country with their basketball team. People thought that Wisconsin would be a top 10 team all season and maybe contend for a one seed when the NCAA Tournament rolled around. That hasn’t happened. Wisconsin is still good this season. But they haven’t lived up to the potential of a perennial top 10 team. Two of the reasons are seniors Brad Davison and Nate Reuvers regressed tremendously this season. Reuvers has moved to the bench, but it hasn’t resulted in success against the elite Big Ten teams. As for Davison, the numbers aren’t great offensively either.

Here's a fun fact: Wisconsin's Brad Davison is shooting 23.8% inside the arc this year. That's the worst mark in the country for any player with >50 2P attempts. No one else is below 25%, and only five others are below 30%

The regression of both he and Nate Reuvers is staggering

— Jim Root (@2ndChancePoints) February 15, 2021

Take that into the consideration here. The ‘worst in the country’ there are 347 college basketball teams. I doubt each of them has one player with 50 2P attempts, but my god, that’s bad. Also, how about that there is no one else below 25%? It is like the Big Ten leveled up this season, and Davison is still stuck on last year’s model. He cannot compete with what’s being thrown at him this season. At some point, Greg Gard needs to give some of his minutes to Jonathan Davis. I doubt that will happen as Davison is the heartbeat of the team, but it is obvious that he isn’t cut out for this year’s Big Ten.

As for Reuvers, I’m not sure what the answer is for him. He is only shooting 28% from deep. Against top-tier competition and the conference, he is a shell of what he was last season. Reuvers cannot seem to figure it out. I don’t know if it’s a confidence thing with Micah Potter. Or like Davison, this is a leveled-up Big Ten and he cannot hang.

We’ll see if Gard makes any big adjustments against Iowa on Thursday night.

Charlie.