The role players, the guys we’ve all been disappointed in all season, start doing what we want. And this is over the course of several games. It seems to be a trend. But the team seems to be worse. I mean this does not look like a good team at all. I just don’t get it, with the 2 top guys we have, it should be better than what we’re watching. I get that we are limited defensively but come on.
I don’t know what to think
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our guard's defense sucks. and our opposition has the blue print of our two man offense Just let TKR get his points and let Braden be a shooter rather than a distributer. it's an automatic win.
Braden was a lot better guard when he was a floor general directing our offense rather than trying to be our floor general and our outside scoring threat. We need Smith to go back to distributing the ball and our other guards steping up and actually taking shots rather than standing and watching. Smith just can't be expected to do everything.
Braden was a lot better guard when he was a floor general directing our offense rather than trying to be our floor general and our outside scoring threat. We need Smith to go back to distributing the ball and our other guards steping up and actually taking shots rather than standing and watching. Smith just can't be expected to do everything.
We have become very predictable. High pick and roll with Smith and TKR or TKR post up. Not a lot else.
We don't run sets for Loyer very often and he's not a create his own shot guy so when he has an off night then we are really in trouble.
Defense was absolutely horrible tonight. No one can stop dribble penetration. And I mean no one. So we struggle to manufacture a shot while they routinely get open looks because of how easy they penetrate.
We’ve been predictable for years. We didn’t just become that recently. It’s great to have a big that you think can score every touch. We’ve had that and we still do. But this one is a zero at the other end. Braden has been missing all of the manufactured shots we have to offer and that’s an L for Purdue just about every night
It certainly doesn't look good going into next week. But I will say we've seen Purdue teams succeed in the postseason when it didn't look good before. I agree with Qaz that we are predictable on offense. And we don't switch well on defense. CMP keeps talking about keeping guys out of the paint, and they keep allowing it.
I will say this though, for the glass-half-full crowd. We missed a TON of normal, good looks tonight. Most from TKR. His stats look good except for the FG%. 24 points but it took 24 shots to get it. Good, if not great looks. Braden too. I thought he got a little shot-happy in stretches tonight, but most were good looks. But he didn't make any of those 15-foot fall-aways. And missed 8 3s. If we do that, we're gonna lose. To anyone, even a 13 seed next week.
Harris, Colvin and Heide all looked better tonight though. So that gives me hope. I don't know what has happened to CJ though. Remember back when he had the huge game against Nebraska and everyone was ready to anoint him? Uh-huh. Has mostly disappeared since then, unless he can get steals, which hasn't happened much lately either.
The good news is now we get some rest for our main guns. Maybe that was part of the reason for the poor shooting tonight. Bad news is get ready for a trip to Seattle.
I will say this though, for the glass-half-full crowd. We missed a TON of normal, good looks tonight. Most from TKR. His stats look good except for the FG%. 24 points but it took 24 shots to get it. Good, if not great looks. Braden too. I thought he got a little shot-happy in stretches tonight, but most were good looks. But he didn't make any of those 15-foot fall-aways. And missed 8 3s. If we do that, we're gonna lose. To anyone, even a 13 seed next week.
Harris, Colvin and Heide all looked better tonight though. So that gives me hope. I don't know what has happened to CJ though. Remember back when he had the huge game against Nebraska and everyone was ready to anoint him? Uh-huh. Has mostly disappeared since then, unless he can get steals, which hasn't happened much lately either.
The good news is now we get some rest for our main guns. Maybe that was part of the reason for the poor shooting tonight. Bad news is get ready for a trip to Seattle.
This was always a reloading team, Im just gonna try to enjoy whats left and not take it too serious.
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