Justin Malaise

My name is Justin Malaise. I grew up in a small town in Northwest Wisconsin. I am a fan of all things Wisconsin, Packers, Bucks, Badgers and Brewers. I was an avid sports follower and participator growing up. I was very dedicated to getting better and in high school I was all-conference and all-district in Baseball, Basketball, and Football. The summer after I graduated high school a car accident derailed my chances at participating in football and baseball at the college level has had been planned. This ended my competitive sports career, and, I thought, ended my possibilities of working in sports. I changed my direction and focused on my education, and graduated with a degree in Applied Math with minors in Computer Science and Business. Although very pleased with my career direction, I have still always had and will have a strong passion for sports but my attention to sports was relegated to just being a fan. That all changed when I started blogging and I have found a way to again participate in sports. I am very enthusiastic about sports and love being able to write about them. I feel the Bucks are on the cusp of turning it around under the direction of Hammonds and Skiles and believe this to be an exciting time to follow the Bucks as great things may be around the corner. Please drop in any comments or remarks you may have, I want this to be a very open blog.

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Wisconsin Over Butler, Luck Runs Out

Butler has had a very good run the last couple of years.  Last year they made it to the title game and this season they are in the Sweet 16.  Both runs have to be considered over-achievement due to seed…Read More

Wisconsin-Butler: Common Opponents

Yesterday I went through how Wisconsin and Butler match-up according to the stats.  Today I will look at the common opponents for a comparison between the teams.  Common Opponents This is not the BCS…Read More

How Badgers Match-up With Butler

Before I get into the Kenpom.com tempo-free numbers to see how the teams match-up I am going to throw my quick little prediction in.  Wisconsin will win, and somewhat solidly.  Which for the Badgers…Read More

Badgers Survive First and Second Round

This recap is a little belated since the Badgers were able to win on Thursday and Saturday nights in the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament.  Next up in the Sweet 16 is the Butler Bulldogs…Read More

Why Wisconsin Should Survive Belmont

Yesterday I pointed out my concerns as to why Wisconsin needs to be worried about Belmont, today I will throw out my reasons as to why Wisconsin should be able to survive and advance. Better Competition Badger…Read More

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Why Belmont Should Worry Wisconsin

I am not going to over-analyze this game as that will be done to death on other websites, ESPN, CBS,…Read More

Wisconsin A 4 Seed, Draw Belmont

This is not a good draw for Wisconsin.  There will be upset talk all over the different websites and…Read More

Badgers Need Win Over Penn State Tonight

The Badgers will draw Penn State tonight at 8-ish pm in the second round of the Big 10 tournament. …Read More

Time For Wisconsin To Tweak Defense

The Wisconsin Badgers were already performing below their normal defensive standards this season but…Read More

Wisconsin A Bracketology 3 Seed On The S-Curve

In Joe Lunardi’s latest Bracketology the Badgers are slated as a 3 seed.  More interestingly he…Read More

My Two Top NCAA Tourney Contenders; One Pretender

This will not be earth-shattering stuff, I am talking about the two teams that I feel have the best…Read More

Wisconsin Badgers: NCAA Tourney Contender Or Pretender

In the next couple of weeks leading up to the tournament I am going to go through some of the most popular…Read More

Badgers Beat Michigan On Last Second Bank

Box Score The Badgers got a much needed quality road win last night over Michigan on a last second banked…Read More

Badgers At Michigan Tonight, Is A 3 Seed At Stake?

The Badgers are running out of opportunities to grab an impressive or even solid road win.  The Badgers…Read More

Badgers Beat Penn State; Other Basketball News

The Badgers beat Penn State at the Kohl Center on Sunday 76-66 in a game that was more important to not…Read More

How Purdue Beat Wisconsin; Bad Big 12

Before I go deeper into some of the numbers of the game let me first state this, Purdue won because Purdue…Read More

Badgers Travel To Purdue Tonight

Now that the dust has settled on the big win over Ohio State the Badgers can relax and take a nice road…Read More

Reflecting On Wisconsin’s Win Over Ohio State

Now that we have had a few days to digest Wisconsin’s huge come from behind win over Ohio State…Read More

Wisconsin Beats #1 Ohio State 71-67

WOW!  What a  big win by Wisconsin over Ohio State at the Kohl Center 71-67.  Things were looking…Read More

Wisconsin-Ohio State Gameday Notes

We are less than a couple of hours away from the game today in Madison.  I was watching most of the…Read More