Smokestack91 said:

I'm torn on this one. I think Illinois is the real deal, so another loss for them would be good. But, if MSU beats Illinois, then maybe MSU is the real deal.

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Chi-Boiler said:

I'd watch out for Wisconsin too.

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tjreese said:

no, I'll have to look it up. I assume this is the group now?

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spoilerdave said:

I see it and agree. I think this is just a sit back with the popcorn and watch a good game kind of experience.

I see Purdue, MSU, Illinois and Michigan as being the only real title contenders left. Going to be fun watching two of them battle.

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Smokestack91 said:

I'm torn on this one. I think Illinois is the real deal, so another loss for them would be good. But, if MSU beats Illinois, then maybe MSU is the real deal.

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spoilerdave said:

Big game tomorrow morning. Illinois @ MSU, 12 ET

I don't normally root for Illinois but it would setup one hell of a game in March when we travel to Champaign to close out the season.

It would also put Purdue in the conference lead position.

Michigan plays tomorrow too...

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Chi-Boiler said:

9/9

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Boiler Buck said:

Like I said elsewhere....ref working OT to keep the Ducks a float. It was like they had a vested interest in the game. Just let alot of Duck fouls go uncalled, and turned around and called ghost fouls on Purdue. Hard to watch.

But it's a Road win.....love it

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PaBoiler78 said:

we could never really pull away from them, I think we caught a break w/ Ducks settling for outside shots instead of attacking the basket like they did in the first half

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SKYDOG said:

Well maybe I focused too much on the turnover he had late in the game. And yes I expect more offensively from him that we’ve seen lately. Maybe not every game, but show some flashes in every few games at least.

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DwaynePurvis00 said:

Do you expect him to score 10+? Him
And heides roles are to score a bit but mostly rebound and play defense. Myles was great today on shelstead and rebounded well. Heide was good on offense…they both played their roles very well.

If we get a combined 8-12 points, 6-10 rebounds and 1-3 steals from these 2 a night, then that puts us in a great position to win. And if they do more, well I really like our chances.

Myles was a 🔒 ⬇️ defender on shelstead today. He played his role beautifully. Just like Harris and cox. You worried about cox? Prob not. His role is to help Braden handle it a bit and guard their best guard. And if he heats up then it’s a plus and we are absolutely tough to beat.

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Hausta01 said:

TKR is 9-9 from the stripe! That won the game, quite literally

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krazychicagod said:

3rd SOS too.

Furst has transformed the defense. He can switch out on any player and stay with them. Gives more rebounding and size down low as well. Cox is a good defender too. Everyone is playing much better defensively and I love the all switching defense which is a FIRST under painter and something I have wanted for a long time.

As ma y are aware from past tirades I LOATH the drop coverage with ball defender trailing ball handler on PnRs. I absolutely despise it. As a former player I wanted defenses to play me exactly like that so I have never understood doing it.

So glad we changed

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