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Message: [QUOTE="GoChips20, post: 4484960, member: 11308"] I posted similar sentiments in the B1G thread but I have officially joined the Illinois bandwagon. That trio of starting guards is outstanding. All had moments of brilliance in today’s game against Iowa. Shauna Green has done a remarkable job in year one; this rebuild was even more challenging than the LSU program Mulkey has transformed. Everyone is talking about Indiana and Ohio State but Illinois has an outside shot to win the conference. Very few teams can contend with having three advanced playmakers on the floor at once (and IMO, that’s a large reason Connecticut has been so successful year in and year out). As for Iowa, the defense is what it is and I don’t think it’s likely to improve because I don’t think the roster has the athletes to do it. Iowa is very effective in its own system and props to Bluder for optimizing it, but this is one of the least athletic teams I have seen (certainly in the top 25 and generally across P5 teams also). They don’t seem terribly disorganized defensively to me, but they struggle keeping players in front and aren’t particularly disruptive. Offensively, they can put points on the board. Clark didn’t have a great shooting day but had one of her signature unconscionable shooting stretches in the fourth that propelled Iowa back into the game. You have to wonder what Iowa could do if Clark had some help on the playmaking front. Molly Davis has looked okay but hasn’t capitalized on the dual-ballhandler role she transferred in for if you ask me. Overall, a really fun and exciting game. The ACC race was originally thought to be the most competitive but I think ND looks like a favorite whereas the Big Ten appears relatively open. [/QUOTE]

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