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Message: [QUOTE="GoChips20, post: 4783757, member: 11308"] They’re better defensively for sure. For as good as Czinano and Warnock were offensively they couldn’t guard a lamppost and that left Iowa vulnerable against talented frontcourts. Their frontcourt defense last night actually wasn’t great either but they were frantic enough in space to rattle VT and as such they never really established Kitley inside. Fueurbach (spelling?) is just what they need. Agile defender who can drive the ball. Iowa’s defense will never be top 25 but I think it’s stronger than people give it credit for and they can play hard on that end when they need to. I think people forget that most teams they play can’t score 85-90 and so in the past Iowa hasn’t always needed to put energy into the defensive end. Some of Muffet’s best Notre Dame teams had this same issue. I will say this, though - for all the talk about Gabbie Marshall being an elite perimeter defender…I just don’t see it. I’ve now seen Cooke and Amoore go for 24 and 31 in Iowa’s last two big games with her as the primary matchup. [/QUOTE]