Badgers win Exhibition Opener

As expected the Badgers easily defeated Madison Edgewood in their exhibition opener. Edgewood was just over matched in every aspect of the game. Trevon Hughes had a great game where he was able to get where he wanted at any time, whether that being driving to the hoop for the layup or setting up his teammate with the wide open layup or dunk. Micheal Flowers was just as impressive guarding Edgewoods top offensive player Chris Demarco. The most impressive player of the game was Jon Leurer who was the leading scoring of the game while adding a pair of highlight reel dunks. The only player that really stuck out to me from Edgewood was Brian Donais who hit at least four threes in the game. Following is thoughts on how each individual players performed and what to expect from them this season.....

Trevon Hughes- Truly is the most athletic player on the Badgers team. As stated early could do whatever he wanted in this game, granted it was against a D3 team but, I expect Hughes to have a break out year.
Joe Krabbenhoft- Had his normal do everything game. Really crashed the boards, worked hard on the defensive end, and added a three point shot. Guessing he will be 6th man when the year starts after Flowers is back to full strength.
Marcus Landry- Didn't do a whole lot in this game but, did have a highlight reel dunk on a fast break. In my mind Landry will be the best player the Badgers have this year but, will probably do the majority of his scoring in the fast break and spotting up for threes.
Greg Stiesma- Was his usual self not scoring but, playing great defense and getting his share of rebounds. Stiesma will probably be matched up on the other teams top post player in most games. Don't look for him to do much on the offensive side but, will definitely make his presence known on the defensive end.
Brian Butch- Had a couple nice baskets in the post which is nice to see being that the Badgers don't have much for inside scoring. Butch's scoring will probably increase to around 15-17 a game range which will be because he will be taking more shots and being more aggressive on the offensive end.
Micheal Flowers- As stated before he was huge on the defensive side, which will be needed giving that he'll be guarding the other teams best back court player every game and will be counted on for his leadership .
Jason Bohannon- Didn't do anything in this game but, will probably be the sharp shooter of the team once again.
Jon Leurer- Once again he was the most impressive player in the game and at 6'10 moves very well. This kid will be seeing plenty of time off the bench.
Keaton Nankivil- Took some awkward shots in the game but, from seeing this kid play in high school the past four years he can defiantly make an impact this year. The only thing holding him back is how good Leurer is.
Tim Jarsmuz- Another guy that didn't do much but, from what Bo Ryan has been saying he expects Tim to play this year and has really been impressed with his three point shooting.
Morris Cain- Just received a scholarship which is well deserved. Will be a solid guy to play about 5-8 minutes a game and the Badgers won't lose much with him in the game.
Tanner Bronson- Will once again be the Badgers victory cigar as he has been in the past.
Brett Valentyn- Looked very awkward out on the court and will probably not see any significant time this year.
JP Gavinski- As a fellow alum from Wisconsin Dells High I have really watched the progression of JP. He still is not ready to make an impact at the D1 level and has stone hands when it comes to catching the ball. One improvement I did notice is his quickness, he is much quicker then he was in high school.

Despite this game being a blow out I really enjoyed watching this game and is one of the reasons that I like having the Big Ten Network. It gives people from around the state a chance to see some of the D3 colleges in our state play and gives the kids from these D3 schools the chance to take on the "big boys' and be on tv. The best part is seeing all these kids playing on tv that I had once seen playing in high school. Tomorrow I will be giving my division one Wisconsin High School rankings.