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Message: [QUOTE="packwrap, post: 4949486, member: 13341"] I think we may be surprised by our freshman guards. The win over USC loosened up this team to play free. Playing against Syracuse (Fair), USC (juju), and Duke gave them hands on experience against quick guards, big athletes, tough defence and packed stadiums. Iowa, while a daunting foe in a different way, has none of these items that has been recent Husky kryptonite. With less physicality and more room to maneuver, both freshmen guards will be back. I was also thrilled to see how well Nika and Aaliyah have played so far. As much as I like them, they have often disappeared in big games, but not in '24. What Iowa will bring is a track meet and confidence. They play basically with the old Loyola Marymount strategy or if you like the James Harden Houston, or Trae Young Atlanta game. You get matador defense combined with them shooting early in the shot clock to get as many possessions and shots as possible. Their belief is that with lots of 3s and a higher shooting %, they will simply outscore you. LSU scored 60 points combined in q1 and q4 and won the rebounding battle by about 20 - and still lost??? This Iowa team does play better than last year. CC now a senior, more balanced scoring than previous teams and more experience with athletic opponents in big games. Last year they slew Goliath and this year they have gone through a gauntlet of WVU, UCLA, and LSU - all difficult to play against. They will have no fear. UConn also likes to play fast, but also with some defense. I'm very intrigued if this game ends up in the 80s, 90s or 100s. I'm guessing the UConn defense comes through and the Huskies win 84-78. If Iowa does score 90+, they probably win. [/QUOTE]

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