no one wants to draw us in tourney.
Why? Illinois is a bad 3 point shooting team. Bad at free throws. Turns the ball over a lot. And is 2-9 when giving up at least 70 points.
If they had played anything tougher than by far the easiest schedule in the Big 10, they’d already be out of the tourney.
People point to the UCLA and Texas wins. Texas was a miracle.
Look at the losses:
Down 35 vs Mizzou
Down 24 vs Penn State
Down 17 vs Penn State
Down 21 vs Indiana
The floor is very low for this team. The ceiling has been grinding out games vs other average or bad teams that can’t score
No team is scared of Brad Ubderwood in the NCAA tourney. He barely beat Chattanooga last year. Had to escape a buzzer beating miss