Purdue Grad in Texas said:

Maybe, maybe not.....you'd have to assume the whole conference season then would play out the same way, but yes - Purdue finished 3rd @ 14-6 to regular season co-champs Illinois (whom Purdue beat twice) and Wisconsin (who beat Purdue twice) (15-5). Certainly, the game in Madison would have made a difference. That Purdue team was talented (top ten all season and #1 for one week) but IIRC, other than the game @ Michigan, all the conference losses were the result of either getting outplayed in the last few minutes or key Boiler mistakes or both (@ Rutgers, @ Indiana, Wisconsin (2), @ Michigan State). They were almost always trailing in the conference standings.

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northside100 said:

I'm not declaring anything, just asking what I think is a fair question. There is no doubt that Braden is very good. He'll have plenty of opportunities to show whether he's actually great (or not), starting on Sunday.

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pubill said:

Great players have some bad games over a year’s time

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northside100 said:

Is Braden actually just a good but not great player? So far he’s laid two eggs when really good defensive teams have focused on taking him out of his game. Maybe that’s all that he has.

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M51 said:

Current roster has almost 80 players from NC. Don’t know about high school football in NC. Maybe too reliant on NC?

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MisterBlack7 said:

He's 47-51 in conference. He runs a conservative offense. Not sure what boxes he's checking.

Hard pass.

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pubill said:

Great players have some bad games over a year’s time

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RossMackey said:

Really?

Nits Wit fans storm the court for an ELEVEN point win in early December ???

I guess I’m flattered— pleaae put a bullet in my brain if Purdue hoops/fanbase ever sinks to that level.

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northside100 said:

Is Braden actually just a good but not great player? So far he’s laid two eggs when really good defensive teams have focused on taking him out of his game. Maybe that’s all that he has.

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HUD628 said:

This team needs the opposition to miss shots. But they allow too many good ones. They’ve got to get so so so much better defensively, which everyone knew would be a thing. But it just looks so bad when we have to take the ball out after a made basket or free throw. It’s just Braden being hounded and handing it off 40 feet from the basket, then back to him, and then nothing.

Frustrating to watch us get dog walked twice already. But we have a good coach and good players, so let’s find some answers.

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bonefish1 said:

I remember him being a target a few years ago. He's 87-64 at NCST, only 53, 12 yrs as a HC in the ACC.
Don't know much about his recruiting, offensive philosophy or players in the NFL.
Seems to check a lot of boxes.

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BoilerNGold013 said:

Lots of things to learn from the game: Smith needs to bring ball up less. More inverted pick and roll. Less direct post ups for tkr because he gets pushed out way too far or if he does get good position the defender just leans on his left shoulder and he has no counter over the right shoulder. Harris cant shoot unless around the rim. Loyer cant carry the load if he cant play off a solid center. Need to push ball much much more as an offensive goal not just if teams press. But of course attack the press more when teams play like that. Figure out how to counter an agressively hedging 5 man. This has been shown to give Smith trouble all the way back to the Northwestern game last year. PJ needs to figure out a counter and drill it into the team.
For the defense just keep improving and be mentally strong on that side.

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TC4THREE said:

I thought he might be a good candidate for a college GM role.

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TC4THREE said:

Nobody is trying to convince you. Believe what you want.

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A. Ness said:

Took Purdue moneyline. Vegas loves me.

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Bleedinggoldandblack said:

Sure enjoyed watching Zack play last year .

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IowaMuse said:

Hey women made back to back FF.

Stop the love affair with Rik Smits!

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Boilerfla said:

obviously not mentally prepared for big 10 roadhouse!

8th in country got in their heads, gotta bring it

For my amateur 2 cents coaching, not sure why we started the game trying to force it inside so much

Seems like this year against bigger teams like this start outside and then go in

Hard to believe they can look so bad, I guess they’re human, rats!

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IowaMuse said:

It’s a roster problem not a coaching problem.

Purdue needs more Carson Edwards types. Forget this love affair with 7-4 centers.

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