Hopefully this link works, but listened to this MSU podcast previewing the game Saturday night. The co-host does a seriously good analysis of Purdue, how Painter builds teams, our struggles in the tourney, etc. Very accurate IMHO.
They break it down player by player, even going into some good analysis of the bench. These guys have done their homework.
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I can see why you like it due to it fitting your exact thoughts on why Purdue will fail.
But I listened to this and the post game one after the Purdue game, and it didn’t give much more insight than any other analysis on how to beat Purdue. Their analysis was to “pressure the guards” and “Purdue can’t adapt to playing different types of games”. Lazy takes from guys who haven’t watched a lot of Purdue.
First off, that one guy talks so slow and is so stuffed up sounding and was tough to listen to in both episodes, I put it on 2x to get though it. They also try to not show bias, but it still comes through. A side note of this was that I found it weird he kept adding an inch to everyone’s height…not sure why.
Their comments prior and after the game on the players:
Edey - boring to watch, favorable whistle, not great footwork
Smith - not dynamic, not a good defender, can’t handle pressure. They talked about how they are unsure he can handle pressure for 40 minutes. What team does that in the country? I think back to the only one being UT. He handled Zieglers pressure pretty well all game long…but they probably didn’t want that game.
Loyer - only offers offense but is a better shootee
TKR - playing role well
Jones - stuffed up guy said he didn’t think he was a good fit/wasnt going to do much for Purdue. Has shot it better, but doesn’t seem to understand why Lance makes Purdue better (probably because he doesn’t watch every single game and is just spewing what he’s seen in the select few games he’s watched).
Their main focus was if you pressure Purdue guards, then Purdue won’t do well and tries to reference the 3 losses. NW pressured the entry passer well, but also a lot of those turnovers were unforced errors. In addition, NW plays super physical and dares the refs to call the fouls. It worked that game, almost worked a 2nd time. They failed to mention NW shot 50%+ from 3 in both games.
Nebraska, didn’t put that much pressure on guards. They shot 60% from 3 and had a point center running the show for them. He also hit 3s and pulled edey out.
Ohio state, didnt pressure guards. They were super physical and took away the 3 ball. Purdue shot pretty poorly as well.
In regards to Smith, he showed these last two games that he CAN be a really good defender. He shut down MSUs best guard and made TSJ uncomfortable all game. I. Terms of being dynamic, he has shot the 3 outstanding…some off the bounce (the two huge ones vs Illinois come to mind). And he is almost automatic in the PnR mid range with Edey and probably the best at it in the country. He is a top 3 PG.
Edey - their take is nothing special and is played out in every non Purdue fan base
At the end of the day, it comes down to can Purdue hit shots by guys not named Edey. We have seen a whole lot of that this year and I hope it continues. If Purdue can play how they’ve played all year(shooting 40% from 3)—especially how they have been on defense, they’ll be very tough to beat
All in All, it was alright, but nothing new. Again, definitely see why you liked it tho, bone 😉
