People......I absolutely think ISU will win this game. No doubt in my mind.
However, I also think Iowa is (AT THIS TIME) likely to be the best team ISU has faced so far. Definitely better than BYU. What made BYU particularly tough was that it was in Provo. I doubt many on here believe ISU would not have had an easier time with them if that game had been in Hilton. Better than Michigan at the time ISU played them. Michigan is missing 2 incredible guards from last year, plus their key big man was playing injured, as was ISU's.
Iowa plays up tempo for a big 10 team. Their ability to draw fouls concerns me because Ejim and Niang do not seemed to have learned to avoid them. Also, recently, like the last 3 games, they have begun to hit pretty well from the outside. In the ND game, they were 7 of 13 from behind the arc, and shot over 55 percent overall from the field.
ISU will win, imo. It will not be easy, imo. This is a match-up of two Top 25 teams, the first such match-up of this kind for both teams this year. I think it is great that both programs have gotten back to this level. It will make the winters much more enjoyable in Iowa.
As a side note.....the night before this game, the ISU/Iowa women match up in Hilton. If the game were played today, both of those teams are in the top 25 AP poll. By game time, both will likely be ranked in both polls. I hope ISU can draw a huge crowd for that night too. It's great to see so much good collegiate basketball in the state.
However, I also think Iowa is (AT THIS TIME) likely to be the best team ISU has faced so far. Definitely better than BYU. What made BYU particularly tough was that it was in Provo. I doubt many on here believe ISU would not have had an easier time with them if that game had been in Hilton. Better than Michigan at the time ISU played them. Michigan is missing 2 incredible guards from last year, plus their key big man was playing injured, as was ISU's.
Iowa plays up tempo for a big 10 team. Their ability to draw fouls concerns me because Ejim and Niang do not seemed to have learned to avoid them. Also, recently, like the last 3 games, they have begun to hit pretty well from the outside. In the ND game, they were 7 of 13 from behind the arc, and shot over 55 percent overall from the field.
ISU will win, imo. It will not be easy, imo. This is a match-up of two Top 25 teams, the first such match-up of this kind for both teams this year. I think it is great that both programs have gotten back to this level. It will make the winters much more enjoyable in Iowa.
As a side note.....the night before this game, the ISU/Iowa women match up in Hilton. If the game were played today, both of those teams are in the top 25 AP poll. By game time, both will likely be ranked in both polls. I hope ISU can draw a huge crowd for that night too. It's great to see so much good collegiate basketball in the state.
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