Iowa or Illinois, who would you rather see?
So neither team will qualify as a quality win, and both would be a very bad loss, but do you have a perference as to who you would rather see tomorrow?
They play tonight at 5:30pm ET on BTN (that's a quick turnaround to have to play again tomorrow at 2:30pm ET).
Iowa (RPI - 166)
13-18 (4-14)
When we played
Won at Iowa - 75-68
Won at home - 74-59
Last 5 games
L at Ohio State by 18
L at Michigan by 15
L vs Indiana by 2
L at Minnesota by 4
W vs Northwestern by 7
RPI Top 100 wins
Neutral Court vs #78 Colorado by 7
Illinois (RPI - 168)
14-17 (4-14)
When we played
Won at home - 79-69
Last 5 games
L at Indiana by 10
W vs Nebraska by 6
L at Michigan St by 20
L vs Purdue by 7
W vs Rutgers by 13
RPI Top 100 wins
Neutral court vs #41 Missouri by 6
Home vs #57 Nebraska by 6
February 28th, 2018 at 11:22 AM ^
and more capable defensively. Some of our worst games in JB's era have come against athletic quick defensive teams. Our 15 percent shooting game (or whaever it was) against South Carolina one year comes to mind. On the other hand we have generally done relatively better against teams that don't play much D, don't get out on 3 point shooters etc. This is more Iowa-like. Illinois has been better lately. I have a solid preference to play iowa.
February 28th, 2018 at 11:27 AM ^
Both teams at the same time...
February 28th, 2018 at 11:41 AM ^
February 28th, 2018 at 11:51 AM ^
Illinois's trapping defense would cause us to use up more energy.
February 28th, 2018 at 12:11 PM ^
Doesn't matter who Michigan plays Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday.
They will make another run through the BIG tounament and be Champions come Sunday evening. I'm calling for Michigan to beat the bitcheye's in this years BIG championship game!!
Go Blue!!
February 28th, 2018 at 12:26 PM ^
They're both bad teams? Who cares?
February 28th, 2018 at 1:39 PM ^
Both are awful. Smoke them and move to Nebraska.
February 28th, 2018 at 4:24 PM ^
IOWA and McCaffrey, all day, every day
Go Blue.