My expectation will be -- has been every year -- it will always be to get into the NCAA tournament, whatever that means. I will be disappointed if that does not happen this year.

When I looked on the court last year, about every possession I was seeing four freshmen. We'll be the most experienced sophomore class in the Big Ten. Finally, we have some experience. Finally, now we have some carry-over in knowledge.

We've been worried about it in every tournament for a few years. What if this is the year?

I'd like to answer that question honestly, but we have seven. It's not like it's going to change.

We didn't always take the open shots, we made things harder than they had to be, and then when Ohio State got it going in the second half, that was the ball game.

I'm not criticizing or saying it should or should not be that way. But neutrality is a major issue. Neutrality would level the playing field.