I honestly dont think it matters very much about seeding above the 4 line, and I am not sure that even matters. It all depends on who you are playing and what the matchup is. We are going to have to play somebody good in the first round no matter what, and that will be an even matchup, even if we would have won some games here lately and gotten a 5 or 6 seed.
For us, we have to get engaged again and play harder. Clean up the mistakes, make crisper passes, be more active defensively, etc. I think that will get us in a flow and we will start hitting some shots. The officiating in the tournament will probably help us out and free us up because they typically dont allow the mugging that goes on in the second half of a big ten season.
I would rather be a 10 seed really at that, it puts us playing a 2 if we win the 7/10 matchup, which is really the same as having the 7 seed. Of the 1 seeds, I wouldnt want to play Gonzaga, UNC, Virginia or Kentucky, all because of their athleticism and their guard speed. Of the 2 seeds, they wont put us against MSU and LSU and Tennessee would be tough matchups for us for the same reason as the 1 seeds. But call me crazy, but I would choose Duke if I was going to pick a team to upset. First reason is that everyone would expect us to lose because of the hype, so we would have nothing to lose. Second, Duke does not shoot the 3 well and they are very imbalanced on offense with 3 guys taking all the shots. Still not an easy matchup but better than the others.
