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<blockquote data-quote="blmillini" data-source="post: 1368961" data-attributes="member: 6575"><p>Rankings really fail as a predictor when you have the kind of lineup Illinois has. If your more highly ranked players all play the same position, it really doesn't matter that they are higher ranked. It doesn't matter if we have three 5-start guards, if we have no front court players to support them. Iowa beat us simply by having really tall bad basketball players reach over the backs of our substantially smaller front court. We absolutely must find at least one big to be an obstacle on the defensive end and to be able to get to the basket without being blocked on the offensive end. Rankings don't tell you that is an issue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blmillini, post: 1368961, member: 6575"] Rankings really fail as a predictor when you have the kind of lineup Illinois has. If your more highly ranked players all play the same position, it really doesn't matter that they are higher ranked. It doesn't matter if we have three 5-start guards, if we have no front court players to support them. Iowa beat us simply by having really tall bad basketball players reach over the backs of our substantially smaller front court. We absolutely must find at least one big to be an obstacle on the defensive end and to be able to get to the basket without being blocked on the offensive end. Rankings don't tell you that is an issue. [/QUOTE]
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