After the Badgers’ most recent defeat, social media users in Wisconsin basketball expressed their disapproval of Greg Gard.
After starting the season with an 8-1 record in Big Ten play, a No. 6 ranking in the AP Poll, and a possible first-seed in bracketologies, things are about to go apart. In the AP Poll for this week, the Badgers will undoubtedly be ranked. Everything seems to point toward an early NCAA Tournament exit, and the Big Ten race is all but decided.
On the plus side, there’s not much to say. Still to come are five conference games: at Indiana, at Illinois, at Maryland, at Rutgers, and at Purdue. It is still possible that the team will find its form in January and have a strong performance through March. However, the general consensus among supporters of the Badgers is that this downward trend will not stop.
Throughout the previous day, that sentiment has been expressed on social media. The majority of the fan base that is vocally against head coach Greg Gard has been rekindled, and this may surprise you.
Since the Big Ten Tournament, the NCAA Tournament, and five regular-season games remain, I feel it is unfair to litigate the head coach topic now when the season is almost over.
After the Badgers’ defeat at Iowa, however, a number of Wisconsin supporters on X voiced their discontent with head coach Greg Gard.
It is impossible to give these data without providing appropriate context, to editorialize here. 2020, possibly Wisconsin’s strongest team over the previous five or six seasons, did not make the playoffs. Due to injuries to Chucky Hepburn and Johnny Davis, 2022 postseason plans were postponed. It doesn’t seem like Wisconsin is losing every NCAA tournament. There is a reason for these figures.