Now that's more like it.................

[PU pit bull]

Despite no Vinny, despite the crummy officiating, you found a way to win against one of the Big Ten's hottest teams...........CONGRATS on the must win!!!
Hope the real fans enjoyed it........you know who you are

 

[FLAG HUNTER]

Mathias and C Edwards played well, big time shots by Cline.

 

[TX4GB]

This is maybe what we needed for the big dance. Get Eifert, Eastern, and Cline more PT this week. Big win!!

 

[PU pit bull]

Did CMP get out coached again LOL?

 

[BoilerTom90]

Let's hope this win is the start of playing like we were a couple weeks ago. Boiler Up!!

 

[TopSecretBoiler]

congrats my boilers, screw the haters!

 

[blg430]

Eifert's effort was pure awesomeness!

 

[PU pit bull]

Eifert's effort was pure awesomeness!

Representing the Fort!

 

[ARSmitty30]

Carsen. Edwards.

Guy has some stones.

 

[PU pit bull]

the ASSASSIN's threes were huge this game........for PU, and for himself.

 

[SIBoiler2]

Did CMP get out coached again LOL?

Nope. He's "too stubborn" to let anybody out coach him.

 

[icewind7]

Real fans are not color blind though. When there are problems, you admit them.

 

[PU pit bull]

Real fans are not color blind though. When there are problems, you admit them.

you can admit them, but you don't beat them and the players to death..............

 

[icewind7]

I would not beat them to death because they may be looking at this forum.

 

[PU pit bull]

I would not beat them to death because they may be looking at this forum.

too late on that one LOL.............

 

[Grob13]

Big win in a really tough spot without Vince. Liked the energy and toughness. Could have folded late when Penn State would not go away but answered with big shots. Nice to get Dakota and Cline going again.

 

[cprh9u]

Good win tonight. This team is struggling, and taking away one of their best players (at least SHOULD be best players) against a PSU team that came in pretty hot is solid. Even if VE has to miss another game or 2, I'm glad we don't have anyone very tough left.

I'm actually glad we have a lot of time between the B1G tourney and the NCAA tourney. This team needs the break after the world games, non-conference and B1G season. Hopefully this is a step in getting things back on track.

 

[OsRitmos]

I do not envy the people who have to come up with rankings this week. Complete cluster f*ck.

 

[BoilerGal74]

Real fans are not color blind though. When there are problems, you admit them.

You guys don’t “admit” them...you live for them. And then if they aren’t there you manufacture them...a big difference.

 

[Dakota Girl]

Good win tonight. This team is struggling, and taking away one of their best players (at least SHOULD be best players) against a PSU team that came in pretty hot is solid. Even if VE has to miss another game or 2, I'm glad we don't have anyone very tough left.

I'm actually glad we have a lot of time between the B1G tourney and the NCAA tourney. This team needs the break after the world games, non-conference and B1G season. Hopefully this is a step in getting things back on track.

I also think we may be experiencing the WUG wall. That’s a lot of games and practices that they have never experienced in one season before.
It feels like physical fatigue for some and mental fatigue for many if not all.
I don’t think they suddenly became selfish players hunting shots early in possessions and throwing careless passes.
It takes tremendous focus and discipline to play the game as fantastically as they have most of this season and it should not be a shock that they stumbled a bit. Just look around the top 25 every week.
Let’s hope the slide is over and they get that supreme level back by tourney time.

 

[tjreese]

Real fans are not color blind though. When there are problems, you admit them.

The issue many times is that fans are not realistic in what is happening...what they "think" they see, what they don't see...what they think would absolutely be better and what they ignore in moving that direction. Rarely does a coach out coach another during the actual game in spite of what the talking heads and their hype try to tell you. A coach takes a calculated best guess on knowing his team and how they compare to what he thinks he knows on the other team. That said there are coaches that are "generally" strong in certain things and "weak" in other things.

Purdue circled the wagons and played harder last night than against OSU and the Badgers...but they need to retain that against the ILL as it is easy to lose that edge over time...