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Clearly, Keady and Painter (so far) can't figure out the tourney. So what is it?

What is at the core of Purdue not getting to the Final Four?

  • Defensive philosophy, not willing to change things up in game with zones, etc.

    Votes: 2 5.3%
  • Recruiting, not willing to play the risk vs reward game, etc. which can impact overall skill level

    Votes: 6 15.8%
  • Offensive philosophy, big man centric, inside out, methodical, etc.

    Votes: 16 42.1%
  • Bad luck, NCAA is a crap shoot. All of the above is fine. We'll get there eventually.

    Votes: 8 21.1%
  • All of the above

    Votes: 11 28.9%

  • Total voters
    38

Izzy0401

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I used both of them interchangeably. I know there are differences, but both run similar programs and at the core, have similar ways to coach.

So, what is it that keeps them from getting the coveted Final 4 or better? Bad luck? Schemes? Philosophy? Depth? Lack of talent at certain positions?

It really doesn't make much sense. You'd think in 42 years, with the amount of winning we've done and Teams we've beaten in the regular season, we'd get at least to a Final 4 in that time.

I know we aren't the only program clamoring for this, but we are certainly one of only a few that has won so much, with so little to show (Final 4 or better) in this tournament.
 
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