Even though Northwestern is a 14th seed that's lost 11 of 12, here are some reasons to be encouraged.
Five reasons for optimism heading into the B1G Tournament
Five reasons for optimism heading into the B1G Tournament
Five reasons for optimism heading into the Big Ten Tournament
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I'll say this...We very well could lose tonight, and that would be it, but for a 14 seed, you can't really ask for a better draw. Start off with a talented Illinois team, but we already beat them once this year and played them tough on the road 10 days ago in a close loss. If we win that one, then we get the most flimsy 6 seed that you could hope for with an Iowa team that has fallen apart and needed a miracle to beat us in Iowa City a few weeks ago. If we win that one, we get a really good Michigan team, but one that we have matched up well against over the last few years, and almost beat in Evanston in December.
Again, not saying we are going to make a run, but as the 14 seed in a year where the Big Ten is strong top to bottom, you can't ask for a better draw than that.
Only problem is we are not tremendously deep and we would have to play three rested teams in 3 days
Absolutely. We are a 14 seed that got last in the conference in the regular season. The tournament is set up to make it extremely difficult for us to make a run (as it should be since we got last in the conference). My whole point is that the draw we got is very favorable. Not saying I expect us to make a big run as we very well could lose tonight.
Would love to see Pardon have a big game that leads us to a victory. Have really enjoyed him in his four years- he deserves a little last hurrah.