00:00Focusing on the top three teams in the country, Arizona, Michigan, and Iowa State are 1-2-3 in the national polls, and they're all undefeated.
00:08So that makes an interesting debate. Which of these three teams can be the last to be undefeated?
00:17Let's start with Arizona. What's good about them? They're top ten nationally in points for possession.
00:22They dictate the pace, and it doesn't matter if you play slow or play fast.
00:26And then, obviously, their front-court balance scoring makes them hard to scheme for because they have different ways they can beat you.
00:33What's tough? Their road defense doesn't travel, right?
00:37They're averaging almost seven points a game more away from the McHale Center.
00:41They're heavy reliant on half-court shot-making late in games, and their transition defense could be a problem against athletic teams.
00:49And the Big 12, I should say, they're most likely to have their streak snapped.
00:54Arizona's offense wins games, but defense is what protects streaks, and that's the gamble with them.
01:02Let's have to Michigan, who just got a huge scare last night, versus Penn State.
01:08Their physical half-court defensively, they out-rebound teams by almost six per game.
01:13They can play close games. You just saw it last game versus Penn State after blowing a ton of teams out.
01:20But do they have that late-game alpha score? I know election board has been fantastic.
01:26And then, when you look at them against teams that are top 50 defensively in metrics,
01:31their offensive efficiency dips sharply when that happens.
01:36Michigan wins by control, that separation.
01:39And I think that margin is starting to shrink. It was showed that last night.
01:43Michigan doesn't lose because they're bad. They're good.
01:45They lose because maybe they won't be able to close against better competition who defends.
01:51Let's get to Iowa State.
01:53Why do I think it's them?
01:55They're top five defensively.
01:57They force toneovers.
01:59Their elite home-court advantage.
02:02And their defensive identity travels.
02:05Their offensive struggle at times.
02:08And their shooting variance is their only real threat.
02:11But I'm going to go back to what I said before.
02:15Defense travels.
02:18And if you ask me a team that's going to be the one that's going to have the longest winning streak,
02:23even though they're in the Big 12 as opposed to Michigan,
02:26it's Iowa State's defense.
02:29Iowa State doesn't need to play great.
02:31They just need you to play uncomfortably.
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