Arizona vs. Iowa State predictions (Opening round of Maui Invitational)
- Thread starter mjhavlo76
- Start date
I hope you're right! Zona still has some dudes. I think we may be the more disciplined of the teams, though, and that can pay dividends in early-season tournaments.
I predict I'll be very drunk and probably have a killer sunburn while I'm there.
As for the game? We win by 4
As for the game? We win by 4
My girlfriend, who went to Arizona, doesn't have much confidence in them. So I think we win this one, but it will be a hard-fought game.
I was shocked to see ESPN BPI gives us a 73% chance to win
They also have Iowa predicted to beat Oregon lol
ISU 71-67. Arizona doesn't look real alert to me on defense, so I don't think we'll have problems scoring if we keep our good ball movement. They're still very talented, so we'll have to bring our A game, and find a way to keep out of foul trouble.
This could be a sneaky good win. One of those ones where you look at the pac 19 or whatever standings in February and say remember we beat those guys? They aren't half bad.
Their starting 5 are 6' 10", 6' 9", 6' 6", 6' 2", and 5' 10". I'm not afraid of match-ups, but rebounding might be a big deal. They shot horribly in their first game, better in the second. They don't turn it over a lot, and they apparently aren't physical (not a lot of fouls).
That said, I totally expect us to compete in this game. If we play defense like we did against Missouri, we have an excellent chance to win.
That said, I totally expect us to compete in this game. If we play defense like we did against Missouri, we have an excellent chance to win.
Haven’t watched them but I would take ISU guards over theirs. Miller usually has lots of bigs and they usually play good defense. Should be a close game.
Something to note about Arizona, last year when Miller was named in the FBI investigation, all of their recruits left (I think there were like 1-3 5 star recruits). So their bench is lacking a lot of their normal talent.