I hope you are right, but I don't see us as a favorite at home against Purdon't, OSU, Wisky, or Illannoy. Freeman is a decent interior defender, if he remembers to maintain position, but Krikke and Patrick are about as bad as it gets. I was hoping Dembele would come on, but he is playing so little that he looks a little lost. The guards are not bad defenders, but teams are recognizing that when Iowa is playing man to man, you can take Krikke, Patrick, or even Payton to the hole and there will be very little resistance.
If the Hawkeyes aren't hitting on all cylinders offensively again the four teams I mentioned, Iowa is not likely to win.