Worst half of his career.
NCS put a lot of pressure on him, and forced him to perform at a higher level than before and the pressure of that got to him. I was surprised that CMP stayed with him, but he was still contributing in a positive way which solid players do.
Hit his last shot, so hopefully that momentum carries forward into the championship!
I wasn’t as worried about his actual shooting than all the turnovers
That's the thinking for sure. Had to get the bad one of out of his system now!?
Nope, 2nd to last. then missed the last. Remember because I said, 'well of course he's not going to hit 2 in a row TONIGHT".
You are crazy if you think Painter would bench him.
Why?
You ever played sports? If you have, you'll know why he can't forget last year's loss and the way he played. And he'll remember tonight's game with that one. And it will drive him absolutely nuts...probably is as we type. And hopefully it will motivate him Monday.
It appears you havent. Because if you dont know what I mean with this then Im wasting my time.
Exactly. This is an addage that goes back a long time in multiple different sports in terms of having a short memory.
It’s been like that I feel the entire tournament this year. Ot always seems we play physical in B1G and then we get to March madness and everything is called making it a guards game and part of B1G struggles but this year they swallowed the whistle more. But last night there were several occasions where normally I would have expected a whistle and nothing.
Your username says all I need to know about you. After a win, you show up and start running your mouth like you know anything. If you were as smart as you want us to believe, you'd understand my statement that "he can't forget these two games", you would understand what I was pointing out that games like these drive people like Smith crazy, that he can't allow himself a moment of self doubt.
Your last point is key, in my opinion.
I agree he'll remember it as a motivator, just like he did last year's NCAA game. High basketball IQ players learn from what works and what doesn't. The good thing is, even with Braden having a bad offensive game, PURDUE won. I often times feel bad for a player whose last game ends with him playing poorly or, even worse, making a mistake that derails their chance to win. I can think of multiple Purdue players who, after decades, probably still think if they had done something different in their final game, Purdue would have advanced.
Playing against Northwestern and other physical B1G teams should have prepared them. This year I may reconsider my stance that the physical style in the B1G doesn't prepare our conference teams for the tournament.
I have been in the game threads, I do not show up after. Your stupidity is endless.
Question is, who is their best guard? All 3 are very good and tough. And long and athletic.
Agree that the pressure is now finally off for our team. Hopefully, they can now play free and loose, with a nothing to lose approach and mentality. Lay it all on the court and leave it with nothing left. The longer Purdue can keep the game close, they will increasingly put UConn in a position that they are not overly familiar with. What I would give for this to be a 1 point, back and forth game the last couple of minutes in the game. Our team has been through many of those games this season and could have the advantage there. Go Boilers!!
And you call others stupid? Four misspelled words in this one post. Again, you've never played nor coached except for maybe...biddy ball.
