UAB

Types of teams that Iowa State wants to avoid (but can still beat):

Teams that shoot lights out from 3
Teams that outrebound everyone
Teams that score a lot/have great spacing
Teams that are great FT shooters

I don't see UAB or SMU fitting the bill. As long as ISU doesn't sleep walk through the game and show they want it more they will win. Anything can happen in March Madness. ISU just has to make sure they aren't in positions late where "anything could happen."

I love ISU's resiliency and heart being down double digits all these times. People can no longer say ISU "lives and dies by the 3." ISU shot like complete crap from behind the arc against KU and still won the Big 12 Tourney. But they can't keep getting down and trying to comeback, it could very well catch up with them eventually. They need to build a 3-4+ possession lead and build upon it/hold the opponent at arms length (preferably McKay's arms length.) All these teams that make the tourney are going to be very good teams, there are no Mississippi Valley States left to play.
 
UAB is a very young team. Only 1 Junior and 1 Senior who play a lot.
 
Hoiberg to Alabama, you heard it here first.

LOL I laughed out loud at that comment. Like Alabama is some greater stop than Iowa State after Hoiberg won 2 straight Big 12 Conference Tournament Championships over Kansas. Apparently they missed all the NBA teams interested in him.