Madison — Pushing the right buttons, at the proper moment, is essential to good coaching.
Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan, whose team's wildly inconsistent play has resulted in a 6-5 record entering play against Texas A&M Corpus Christi (7-2) at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Kohl Center, tried massaging egos after the Badgers' latest stumble.
"Our guys are pretty gritty," he said after UW's rally from a 14-point deficit fell short in a 57-55 loss to Marquette. "We put ourselves right there. I'll tell guys when they're not doing things well, and I'll tell guys when they're doing things well.