It's worth noting that Wisconsin has already played all of their games against the bad teams, except Indiana. Their last half of the season is rough, rougher than the Gophers'.
Sounds like McKinney is wearing the concussion prevention device I mentioned elsewhere as the one the MVP of the final four from Texas A and M wore. I believe it's called a Q color
I take your point but I think you're underestimating the number of blue chip players here (many of whom opt to go elsewhere): just off the top of my head and limited to current rosters, i'd include Tessa Thompson, Gianna Kneepkins, Liv McGill, Aliyah Crump
The MVP of the most recent volleyball final four had at least four concussions and had, in fact, been medically retired. But she came back (and helped her team win the national championship) with the help of a special collar for concussion sufferers...