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So to recap... (posted earlier today)...***note the italics and underlined.

Oct 11, 2001
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So, let's see..

Iowa's starters go 7'1, 6'9, 6'8, 6'6, and 6'1. so...
Iowa is bigger.
Iowa is stronger.
Iowa is more aggressive.
Iowa likes to run, much like IU, and can play surprisingly well against a press, throwing it over the top.
Iowa can shoot the 3-pointer, and is doing it better as the season progresses, White in-particularly.
Iowa is playing with more and more confidence, as is evidenced by their 4 consecutive wins.
Iowa's coach is smarter than IU's coach. If you don't believe it, just ask him.
Iowa is a "bad matchup" for IU. Any time the majority of Peegsters agree that it's a bad matchup, IU loses.
Iowa has won 4 in a row and 6 of its last 8 games. IU has won 0 in a row and has won 4 of its last 10 games.
IU will not have Colin Hartman, who could have seemingly "guarded" Uthoff or White.
IU will have Perea/Holt on Woodbury and TW on Uthoff or White. Who will be the other IU defender for Uthoff or White?
IU will have a 6'9 and 7'0 scholarship player on the bench. They will remain on the bench.
IU may have to play a walk-on or a football player or a 6'4 offensively-challenged guard on Uthoff or White.
IU will guard 6'6 Jok with 6'4 Blackmon or 6'3 Johnson.
IU will have an advantage with Yogi Ferrell vs. Mike Gesell.
IU will have the home crowd *if* the student section and fans are "up" for the game. Hey, it's ESPN...they should be.
IU
will have "home court advantage" unless Mike Eads, Gene Steletore, TV
Ted or (insert your favorite official) decides otherwise.

SHOULD I MAKE SOME PRO'S AND CON'S FOR SATURDAY OR JUST SAVE MY CARPAL TUNNEL????
 
On the nose

gotta admit, you called it. Wonder why the odds-makers ever gave IU the advantage.
 
Re: reasons not to wait another year

Help is on the way
Wait till next year
It's the movement
It's everyone else's fault
We are still rebuilding
This is a young team
We are not getting taller anytime soon
We are getting deflections
We need to grow up off the court and on the court
It's Indiana
We need a few more transfers
Sometimes you have to exercise the buyout even in the big revenue sports spoken by Glass

This post was edited on 3/3 9:25 PM by BizAlum
 
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