Beginning to think we are seriously overrated.
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Can't disagree. Not what I had hoped for but shouldn't be surprised. Coming ready to play hard and doing it the whole game can be done by anyone and I just don't see it with this group.
Looking at the non-conference schedule, we really beat mediocre to bad teams. Vandy looks terrible, NM looks terrible, Florida looks meh. Butler looks like a top 15 team and we got buried by them despite the final score (Biggie made lucky shots and Butler missed open 3's and FTs). Vince needs to be a leader and have a killer instinct but does not and it kills the team. This is a horrific loss no matter how you spin it but not totally surprising.
The overrated problem will be history in less than 24 hours when we are no longer rated.
This is why we can't have nice things, like national media attention. Reminds me of football in 2004.
I usually don't get too up or down about this but it is getting ridiculous. I agree about Vince needing to look to score more. May be our only guy who can create own shot. Need to turn a guy like that loose sometimes. There are guys on other teams that if they need a shot in the arm, they take over and get buckets ala Kendrick Nunn and Malcolm Hill
Agree, Edwards needs to be told and convinced he is the "go to guy". He could do it with some confidence and encouragement from the coaching staff.
The team is soft. Killer instinct is not a part of purdue personality. Which is why freshman killed this team tonight. And brought embarrassment in a profound way. This is not a championship team. The big ten is gonna mold purdue. Purdue is the nail. The big ten is the hammer.
...or we could just be in a bit of a slump.
Really, we just need one of our "shooters" to actually start hitting some outside shots. No one can stop the other team forever. There has to be some balance and scoring ability.
Also, Davis had a poor game, statistically, which usually equals a poor showing for the whole team. We need him or Edwards to bring it every night, as we don't have a whole lot of other guys that can create their own shot.
Fate is interesting - a few years ago, we were drowning in "slashers" that couldn't shoot. Now we've just got a bunch of "catch and shoot" guys who are struggling to shoot
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The one lesson Purdue sports has taught me over the years is to not take this #%$! too seriously. It really doesn't matter - it's supposed to be fun and entertaining. When it isn't either of those, it's time to go do something else.
Really, we just need one of our "shooters" to actually start hitting some outside shots. No one can stop the other team forever. There has to be some balance and scoring ability.
Also, Davis had a poor game, statistically, which usually equals a poor showing for the whole team. We need him or Edwards to bring it every night, as we don't have a whole lot of other guys that can create their own shot.
Fate is interesting - a few years ago, we were drowning in "slashers" that couldn't shoot. Now we've just got a bunch of "catch and shoot" guys who are struggling to shoot
.The one lesson Purdue sports has taught me over the years is to not take this #%$! too seriously. It really doesn't matter - it's supposed to be fun and entertaining. When it isn't either of those, it's time to go do something else.
Why, as a Purdue fan, am I not allowed to have a chance to enjoy athletic success? There was absolutely nothing entertaining about that game as a Purdue fan....or we could just be in a bit of a slump.
Really, we just need one of our "shooters" to actually start hitting some outside shots. No one can stop the other team forever. There has to be some balance and scoring ability.
Also, Davis had a poor game, statistically, which usually equals a poor showing for the whole team. We need him or Edwards to bring it every night, as we don't have a whole lot of other guys that can create their own shot.
Fate is interesting - a few years ago, we were drowning in "slashers" that couldn't shoot. Now we've just got a bunch of "catch and shoot" guys who are struggling to shoot
The one lesson Purdue sports has taught me over the years is to not take this #%$! too seriously. It really doesn't matter - it's supposed to be fun and entertaining. When it isn't either of those, it's time to go do something else.
It is 100% the culture of the school though. "Make it to the middle." At the end of the day, our culture is to "want" championships but not do anything to reach that goal. No accountability, no news media to ask questions, loyal generous fan base of older boosters happy as can be. It will never change.
The way they played in first half of Mich, 2nd half of Iowa and most of Wisc., Illinois & Butler games shows that the OP is correct, overrated by not just by media, but vastly by most Purdue fans........and that is why there is such great disappointment.
Earlier in the year when they were winning I and a few others pointed to areas this team needed to improve on.....Painter's teams usually do improve, but so far this one has not. Consistent play certainly needs to improve as does guard play and scoring threats from other than the 5, etc. .......let's hope Painter works on this or this could be one of the more disappointing teams in Painter's tenure.....given the fan's expectations for the team.
Earlier in the year when they were winning I and a few others pointed to areas this team needed to improve on.....Painter's teams usually do improve, but so far this one has not. Consistent play certainly needs to improve as does guard play and scoring threats from other than the 5, etc. .......let's hope Painter works on this or this could be one of the more disappointing teams in Painter's tenure.....given the fan's expectations for the team.
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