He didn't say Trice was better than Baker, he said that Wisconsin had 2 of the top-3 guards, unclear of the order.Wisconsin will not be a top 10 team in the country. In fact, I think they will lose 7-8 games in the Big 10 this year. There is only one elite team in the conference and that is Michigan . After that maybe Michigan State if they get Mcquaid back. I bunch Wisconsin with the rest of the league, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Indiana, Purdue , Ohio State . You really think Trice is that much better than Baker? I do not ! I think Eugene is better than Ford or Iverson. I have seen their other role players , Ford and Reuvers and they are good but I think our bigs and Our freshman can handle them. I think they have to be able to handle Harper, Mathis and Johnson and not sure they can. Davison will have to deal with Issa’s Height. In fact, I am expecting Issa to break out tonight as we have not seen his best game yet . I do not look at Wisconsin and worry how daunting they are compared to Michigan or Michigan State , rather I see a rather even matchup with the statements I made above about what will be in Wisconsin’s favor. They are now favored by 12 down from 14.5 which they opened at so some smart action is coming in on Rutgers.
I think we have better long term talent than Wisconsin, but this year it's really hard to say that. Harper may be better than anyone on either team except Happ and maybe Geo... but that doesnt mean much this year