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Originally Posted by tarcone
No way Iowa loses to Gonzaga by double digits.
Iowa just layed 93 on the 16th ranked team. No matter how you feel, the voters feel UNC was a top 20 team.
Iowa has multiple ways to beat you. Double down on Garza and here comes the rain of 3s. Guard the perimeter and here comes Garza with 40. Pick your poison.
I would rather outscore teams then play slog ball and watch 56-50 games. Give me 90 points a game and let them score 80. A win is a win.
Iowa is a dynamic team and the best Iowa team since, ever? And that is comparing them to a team with 2 NBA players (87) and one with one of the best PGs in his generation (80).
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Iowa currently has two wing players shooting over 50% from 3. That will not be sustainable. They've also played a cupcake schedule and they're the only team in the top 10 whose defense is rated outside of the top 50 (71). Mostly attributed to how awful Garza's defense is.
This is also the same trainwreck of last year's UNC team minus Cole Anthony plus more freshmen. That team last year stayed in the top 10 for 5 weeks before finishing sub 500.
What you will see Gonzaga do (since they have an actual modern basketball team unlike UNC) is spread the floor and abuse Garza in the pick and roll. On defense all of their guys can switch and guard multiple positions, Garza will get his 35-40 points, everyone else will get run off the 3-point line. UNC couldn't do that because they have actual midgets and big slow guys trying to run at the perimeter.