Teams You'd Prefer to Avoid/Play in March

[ForeverIowan]

Avoid:

Texas A&M. Taylor at guard is electric if he is on. They are a really experienced team. Would hate to see them in a second round #2/#7 type scenario. Dark horse Final 4 team for me.

Kentucky: Tons of talent. Have seen them struggle all year only to turn it on come March.

Clemson. Impressed every time I see them play.

Any Big 12 team early who has seen our defense before.

Play:

Dayton. Extremely overrated.

Wisconsin. Our pressure defense would eat them alive.

Marquette. Have not been overly impressed. Lost their PG earlier in year to injury.

Purdue. Give me Purdue as the #1 seed in our bracket. They always tend to get knocked off early. With our pressure defense dont think Edey would ever get comfortable.

 

[madguy30]

UConn above anyone else.

 

[Rabbuk]

Iowa because it means we aren't in the tourney.

 

[Drew0311]

Samford. Totally different style than anyone we have played. UNLV of the late 80’s style.

Only lost three games

 

[AgronAlum]

Iowa because it means we aren't in the tourney.

Does that dude at ESPN still post his locks for the tourney? We have to be an absolute lock right now don’t we?

 

[SlimCy]

Does that dude at ESPN still post his locks for the tourney? We have to be an absolute lock right now don’t we?

yes we are

 

[ISUTex]

Nebraska. Would love to play them.

 

[Peter]

We’d destroy Kentucky. Purdue too.

 

[HFCS]

Avoid:

Texas A&M. Taylor at guard is electric if he is on. They are a really experienced team. Would hate to see them in a second round #2/#7 type scenario. Dark horse Final 4 team for me.

Kentucky: Tons of talent. Have seen them struggle all year only to turn it on come March.

Clemson. Impressed every time I see them play.

Any Big 12 team early who has seen our defense before.

Play:

Dayton. Extremely overrated.

Wisconsin. Our pressure defense would eat them alive.

Marquette. Have not been overly impressed. Lost their PG earlier in year to injury.

Purdue. Give me Purdue as the #1 seed in our bracket. They always tend to get knocked off early. With our pressure defense dont think Edey would ever get comfortable.

If the Big 12 really gets 9-11 teams it's going to be pretty likely there are some matchups. Hope they can keep Houston/KU/Baylor/ISU in separate regions because I think we're to the point we can see a little separation with those four.

I'd rather play any team in the country anywhere vs a 3rd or 4th game against Houston. Baylor maybe wouldn't mind if it's only our second game and at a neutral site now.

 

[SolarGarlic]

Basically any team that will take its chances shooting 30+ threes. We match up well with teams that want to pound the ball and get to the hoop.

 

[JP4CY]

Avoid:
Creighton. They've had some head scratching losses but there's A LOT of talent on that team.
8th in Kenpom's experience (3.11 years).

 

[CoachHines3]

Samford. Totally different style than anyone we have played. UNLV of the late 80’s style.

Only lost three games

Samford is 73 in KenPom, which a team from the Southern Conf being sub 75 is very good

 

[exCYtable]

Drake if they make it. UConn obviously.

 

[jctisu]

Nebraska. Would love to play them.

God I think we would win but I do not want to be the team that finally gives them their first tournament win. And especially with Fred at the helm.

 

[Malty Flannel]

I still think UConn, Purdue and Houston are a step above anyone else in the country. Not scared of Houston on a neutral floor.

I just want to stay off the dreaded 5/12 line. Playing the likes of a Drake or Indiana State terrifies me.

I want to avoid bama although that matchup would be really interesting.

 

[dahliaclone]

Avoid: Teams like Indiana State, Grand Canyon will be a nightmare as a 12/13 seed. UCONN.

 

[Clonehomer]

Give me Kentucky all day. Ward would feast on that defense.

 

[ISUATC]

Doesn't matter. Let's go!

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Don't want anything to do with Indiana State.

That offense is stupid efficient and Avila is a nightmare matchup. eFG% over 60 as a team. Stupid.

 

[Lyon309Cy]

I have watched basically 0 other teams this year, so not sure who this applies to. In general the offenses that our defense doesn't snuff out are those that use the post to distribute from the top of the key with good shooters and hard backcuts. Disu, Dickenson, and the BYU big come to mind. If you're relying heavily on your PG to create against us, you're in trouble.
I'm not sure it even matters what defense the other team plays. We haven't seen much zone, so something funky might slow us down, but if we're forcing TOs it doesn't matter much.