I saw that box score and immediately wondered: Who here thought they'd see a game with Myles Colvin as our leading rebounder? Great for him. Not so great for our bigs.
Great loss
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When you're secure in who you are, as Purdue is, there's no shame in getting punched in the mouth, whether that's losing by 10 or 30. It's what you learn from it and how you react. This loss will make this team significantly better in March. Great loss.
Not a surprising reaction from an IU fan, where the hype has significantly exceeded substance for a long time. If you're IU a loss like this may break you as a team.
When you're secure in who you are, as Purdue is, there's no shame in getting punched in the mouth, whether that's losing by 10 or 30. It's what you learn from it and how you react. This loss will make this team significantly better in March. Great loss.
No team is turning a corner after 3 or 4 games. Definitely not one that lost the NPOY.
Don't be too hard on him. They've had their share of 20 point whippings of late, and it never seems to help them.
If IU loses by 20 I'm shredding my team because that's bad and I see no positive light to be found.
I completely agree that that’s the response if you’re IU. Thank God that Purdue’s program is in an exponentially better place.
The experience of a loss against a Shaka Smart defense on road in November, just might be what keeps the Boilers from stubbing their toe on the road against similar former VCU defensive coach at Penn St in December.
@ Penn St is definitely winnable, but will not be cakewalk as they look improved. Hopefully @ Marquette will pay off in that one.
If, big IF, this team wins B1G it will be because they scheduled tough, took some early hard lessons, and had most of kinks worked out when B1G play hits.
You know Rutgers & Penn State will try it. Baldwin good enough to execute. Can Rutgers coach get their guys to buy into the D needed? Coach certainly good enough.
But I wouldn't stop there. It's coming from more than those two. A matter of do they have the personnel to execute that type of D will be the difference.
In any case, Purdue will get a heavy dose this whole year.
We are acting like we've never played teams with good guards. Our guards have faced tough competition before and have come out with a victory.
I think we knew there would be some bumps in the road, but we will get better. We have faced 2 great/tough teams. I believe it was a perfect learning experience for our young guards. This will only make them better and stronger.....mark it!
I think we knew there would be some bumps in the road, but we will get better. We have faced 2 great/tough teams. I believe it was a perfect learning experience for our young guards. This will only make them better and stronger.....mark it!
I'm very nervous this loss is more representative of who purdue is than the alabama win. We will see. It really highlighted that we will get crushed versus hard hedges and have zero interior defense until proven otherwise.
The defensive execution, anticipation and ability of those M guards was elite. It is their identity and they are well coached towards those defensive principles.
We will see it tried again. Often. Only a very few will be their equal.
Gravy.
Looking at team needs his rebounding is his most important role.
Sure he needs to hit the open 3 like Greg Effert did, but rebounding hustle and D central to his role. He can do that well at a 40+% clip last year. But team needs Rs & D out of the 4, that's crucial above all to team success. We have multiple people that can hit an open 3 though, so it's the other things we need from the 4, that he can & needs to provide.
100% agree, great post
Braden could improve quickly with three minor steps. He's done at least one of these before in a single season, so he can do it again:
1) No more jump passes (I have been harping on this since his frosh year - Paint broke him of this habit last year, but it's back. Brought me flash backs of his Northwestern game.
2) No more one-handed or lazy passes - commentators pointed this out multiple times, and they were 100% correct.
3) No more chirping at the refs - it sets a bad tone and is a bad look. Fletch needs to stop as well, they both need to set an example for the underclassmen. This one really grates on me.
Heide really gas chance to be ruler of small ball 4, he needs to go all in and also run a few plays for him
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