If that's the case (which is f'ed up since he wasn't inbounding, and another example of the crappy refs), then the same point I made earlier still stands with regard to Sasha should have realized what that *meant* (being a 5th year senior and all - I think I learned that as an 8th grader), and called timeout or yelled at Eric to change the play, or something...
too many slow footed players, don't get many 50/50 balls. Some of the passes were so bad too. In 2nd half, Edey bobbles a post entry pass and just throws it out of bounds, SS throws one to 2 red jersey players, he missed like 4 layups today, got no shooting again from Gillis.
Well, Purdue did have the opportunity to put all its best FT shooters on the floor, so I think that is why it makes sense (maybe not 80% average combined, but I bet it was close to that).
I'm pretty sure the defender reached around and fouled Edey on that one (and the refs didn't call it).. If not, the defender affected it in some way, so I can't just blame Zach for 'bobbling it'..
maybe the guys were celebrating Ivey's BDay last night ( I know it;s today)
It’s not a loss in any way, shape or form. Sometimes you get another team’s best shot and maybe it’s not your day, but they didn’t quit, they came and won it at the end. I’ve been on both sides of it and it never feels like a win when the scoreboard showed us with fewer points and it never felt like a loss when we came out ahead. Anyone who ever competed in sports at any level knows what I’m talking about.
Yeah hopefully they are getting the guidance we had in organized sport, I don't know it seems weird at times the effort isn't there
Did anyone else see Painter death stare the clock guys down after the game was over while on his way to shake hands with Maryland? Not sure if words were exchanged but I know for a fact if I was him something would of been said!
You're right, but the refs were horrible. And a lot of the bad calls (or no calls) went against Maryland. Those bad calls changed the game to Purdue's favor. It happens, so fans have a right to complain about it.
they didn't have their leading scorer and other than another portal doing us they are not a very talented team. Don't want to hear about refs neither, we had 2 fouls called on us in the 1st half ( not counting the 2 gimmes at the end of the half) we stunk it up today at home after a bad loss.
LMAO, Michigan put a beat down on this team on Thursday where we scored less than 60 points.. Instead of recognizing that and realizing they better play with more energy, they show up at home and score 62.
To paraphrase Lou Holtz and several others, Maryland gives out basketball scholarships, too. Their guys played hard as hell and were really good. Tough year for them, but they are far from talent free, and they weren’t rolling over today just because their record said the game shouldn’t be competitive. Down 11, that game could’ve been over, but it wasn’t.
Their guards were extremely good, and they have plenty of talent.
2 games in a row where we scored less than 70 points. This was Maryland aying hard. This was Purdue playing exceedingly bad.
If I were the clock guy, I'd go ahead and remind him his product on the court today was a joke. He could kick rocks. He has no room to admonish anyone.
It's the second game at home where the clock was an issue. The clock operator has no moral high ground...
In fairness, the 1st clock issue had nothing to do with the clock operator.
I thought it was EHJ, but from what people are saying I think you're right... Someone on reddit said the ref pointed/signaled that it had been a dead ball to Sasha and Sasha was looking the other way at the time... If that is the case, that seems like an extraordinary under-communication....
I’ll agree with you that the defense and effort needs to improve but those refs were really really bad!
I agree. The coaches also should have been informed.
Nor does Painter. That's 2 awful performances in a row. It's not an anomaly now. It's a trend. Our D is so bad that unless our offense makes up for it, we're ripe for the picking.
It has been more than two games. There have been numerous issues with frozen clocks, stops and starts.
Why all the whining? Did lllinois play better than we did this week? today? No. Did Wisconsin play better yesterday than we did today? No. This is life in the Big Ten. Every year. Every team has their stretches. I'll take the way we played in the last 10 minutes. Every game is going to be a battle. And today has very little to do with how we play in the tournament. I do hope that we handle NW's pressure this week better than Illinois' "athletic" guards did today. You would be on full meltdown if our guards played like that.
I agree - every team in the Big 10 has had really bad games. They pulled this one out for a win. Time to move on
Yes, it is the first thing Painter takes about. The interview is on the home page of Goldandblack.com
