I guess Iowa's collapse will start in March this year...
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@iahawks how is this funny? Iowa has zero mismatch guys on their roster that you have to prep for and will be the worst defensive team in the NCAA tourney most likely
How is the 8th ranked AdjO easy to prepare for? They're obviously doing just fine scoring the ball with zero so called "mismatch guys".
Defensively, you are correct.
They play fast and lead the country in FTA. Making a ton of free throws with the clock stopped when you play fast = highly efficient offense. Hell ISU is 14th in the country in AdjO and I don't think we're as hard to short prep for as we have been in the past but still harder than Iowa since we play 4 guards and start 5 capable shooters.
THT is a mismatch but he's streaky. The hardest thing to prep for with us if probably the fact we really have 7 starters where when a team like Iowa goes to the bench there is a huge drop off
Disagree. Zone teams have a pretty dang good history in the tourney, Syracuse probably being the best at having a totally mediocre regular season then the zone confusing teams in the tourney.
I don't think they go that far, because I don't think they are a good enough road team and I still think the guard court is a problem for them. But it won't be because of the zone, and it won't be because of a mismatch issue, they don't have it now and are still great on offense.
The NET rating is literally the only thing that matters now. That became pretty obvious on Saturday.
Because nobody is impressed when 12-10 Northwestern has to puke all over themselves in the last 4 minutes and Iowa has to shoot over 50% from 3 including a last second prayer to beat them on their own floor. Many people didn't think it was possible for the Wildcats to score 79 points let alone do it on the road.
You lost me trying to compare Iowa's zone defense to Syracuse...
Every starter and yes I know THT is capable but very streaky (hit multiple 3's at 50% or higher in 7 games this season but still only 29% from 3). With Wigginton off the bench we have 6
So you're comparing two teams with elite athleticism and length to a team that starts Jordan Bohannon and Luka Garza. Lol
Hey. There's the oft-mentioned Wade Lookingbill and Acie "Bad Hair" Earl.
I was going to ask if Jess Settles was on that team but I think it's probably safe to just assume he was.
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