After escaping with an improbable win at Ann Arbor last Sunday, the Hoosiers have their eyes set on Chicago this weekend as they look to add a Big Ten tournament title to their outright regular-season crown.
To discuss the conference tourney, Podcast on the Brink co-hosts Matt Dollinger and Justin Albers talk to Rick Bozich of WDRB.com and get his take on IU’s chances and the fallout from their last-second win over Michigan.
Among the topics discussed this week:
· Late-game decisions that led to IU’s win Sunday
· Tom Crean and Jeff Meyer’s post-game incident
· Would Indiana rather face Minnesota or Illinois?
· Teams IU wants to avoid in the B1G tournament
· Is Victor Oladipo a top-3 pick in the NBA Draft?
So tune in and enjoy. As always, feel free to drop us a note at podcastonthebrink@gmail.com.
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