Marquette v. Purdue (Game Thread)
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Great game by Edey. That's what you need from your potential NBA center night in and night out if Purdue has any hopes of hanging any banners this year! Great game Edey! Great TEAM win tonight!!! BTFU
Bad call by the ref but don’t put it in their hands.
Really nice win, these games are good games to play. Nice to see Renn and especially Furst contribute late, I think those two need more minutes that Gillis going forward. Also, really like Jenkins moxy so far, good addition.
Good win...work on some free throws and this would've been a 10 point game. On to the next one
Be interesting to keep an eye on Marquette for the next month or so and see how they do. They looked fairly polished offensively and defensively for game #3.
Jury is still out on how good Marquette might be, but Purdue's defense after getting down 9 in the second half was really good. Also, six turnovers against a Shaka Smart team is pretty darn solid - and that's with two quick ones before some people even were in their seats.
If/when Purdue hits more consistently from outside, they can do some damage.
They looked pretty good from an eyeball test. They played really well until they ran out of energy in the middle of the second half. Too many Boilers, too few ?? what are they called?
That means absolutely nothing at this point of the season.
A better team would have kicked our teeth in during that first half, but they were quick and scrappy. Some good spot shooters and their big will do better against not Zachen.
NGL. For those reading our forums from afar, I'm sorry we sound very bipolar around here lol.
A few takeaways from my perspective.
1. Marquette played at 105% tonight. They really did play their best game and then some, and they knew coming into this that it was an uphill battle. Hat's off to them, good effort and good will. SS might not be THE premium coach but he sure knows how to prep his kids for the moment. Glad MP was able to have exorcized that Demon.
2. Braden Smith is the real deal. Okay, yes, I get it -- he's undersized. But that does not mean he's not talented and that he's not used to playing with an edge. We play a game of 5v5, and I think we can definitely do more to ease the burden on him when the opponent decides to pressure him (likely based on his size). He's a very good ball handler, all things considered, and he plays with confidence. Can we figure out how to give him that added support to play at the high level he knows he can play at?
3. Zach Edey is gone after this year. Although he started pretty quiet tonight, he absolutely imposed his will to start the 2h. I'm very happy with the progression he's had in the last year, and I'm excited to see him continue building his draft resume throughout the year.
4. I feel like we had a metric TON of 50/50 balls not go our way tonight. That maybe leans in to point #1 a little bit. We were very active when the ball left the rim, but those balls seemingly ALWAYS found their way into the opponents hands. I don't know that we get that kind of discrepancy again this year but just wanted to highlight that as it seemed like a fairly weird anomaly.
5. OT: Good job MSU. Knocked off #4 Kentucky in 2OT. Never wavered on the difficulty of the B1G year over year, but it's good to see us taking it to some of the blue bloods out there who seemingly get gifted 4/5* talent.
A few takeaways from my perspective.
1. Marquette played at 105% tonight. They really did play their best game and then some, and they knew coming into this that it was an uphill battle. Hat's off to them, good effort and good will. SS might not be THE premium coach but he sure knows how to prep his kids for the moment. Glad MP was able to have exorcized that Demon.
2. Braden Smith is the real deal. Okay, yes, I get it -- he's undersized. But that does not mean he's not talented and that he's not used to playing with an edge. We play a game of 5v5, and I think we can definitely do more to ease the burden on him when the opponent decides to pressure him (likely based on his size). He's a very good ball handler, all things considered, and he plays with confidence. Can we figure out how to give him that added support to play at the high level he knows he can play at?
3. Zach Edey is gone after this year. Although he started pretty quiet tonight, he absolutely imposed his will to start the 2h. I'm very happy with the progression he's had in the last year, and I'm excited to see him continue building his draft resume throughout the year.
4. I feel like we had a metric TON of 50/50 balls not go our way tonight. That maybe leans in to point #1 a little bit. We were very active when the ball left the rim, but those balls seemingly ALWAYS found their way into the opponents hands. I don't know that we get that kind of discrepancy again this year but just wanted to highlight that as it seemed like a fairly weird anomaly.
5. OT: Good job MSU. Knocked off #4 Kentucky in 2OT. Never wavered on the difficulty of the B1G year over year, but it's good to see us taking it to some of the blue bloods out there who seemingly get gifted 4/5* talent.
This team has all the pieces to be very solid. For a new/young team I think Purdue handled the pressure and physicality pretty well for the most part. The rotation will eventually figure itself out going forward but I like the depth of the team and how many guys Painter can throw out there.
I could tell pregame that Matt was a bit more intense with his instructions. Braden was tough and played well with his grandpa and great grandparents that I happen to catch before the game watching. I wonder who people think ought to be getting more minutes next game.
. Did get Zach down lower second half and set the tone for the second half with a baseline feed for a basket from Zach. Good learning experience…got to keep improving
I could tell pregame that Matt was a bit more intense with his instructions. Braden was tough and played well with his grandpa and great grandparents that I happen to catch before the game watching. I wonder who people think ought to be getting more minutes next game.
Definitely got better position to me, TJ, and he also asserted himself on the defensive end. I also think Braden Smith was more aggressive in the second half and forced the issue more. 22-4 run in the latter stages sealed it to go from down 9 to up 9.
I expect them to play better than last year’s team at the end of the season. Will have some growing pains though
Hey…there are going to be some nights that are “stinkers” because this team is so young, BUT, there are going to be great nights too!
Remember too, our kids are going to real school and will graduate with a real degree.
Remember too, our kids are going to real school and will graduate with a real degree.
For sure, I was mostly shocked that CMP had him on the floor at game time there over Furst.
But when the arms are down, he hadn't even turned towards the rim and you call that crap. That's not just a bad call it's a horrible call
Waddell was defending 23 better than any of our guards in the 2nd half.
