Play small, lose Big

[Born Boiler]

Playing four bigs in the first half – Kaufman-Renn, Furst, Burgess and Berg -- Purdue limited Sparty to 48-percent shooting and held even on the boards to keep the lead for over 11 minutes and close within 33-31 at intermission.

Playing one big for most of the second half, Purdue gave up 68-percent shooting while getting turned over 6-3 and outrebounded 12-10, quickly getting buried by 13 points and never again getting closer than four in a 75-66 embarrassment for a third straight loss.

It doesn’t take a genius to know basketball is a big man’s game – in this league, 7-footers can handle -- yet we see Purdue always resting hopes on a fairytale, this year’s being “Slow Drive and the Four Dwarfs.” And now the Big Ten’s preseason favorites are dead. Hi ho no mo.

 

[BoilerMaker P]

Okay, I’ll admit I laughed at “Slow Drive and the Four Dwarfs”

 

[Born Boiler]

Okay, I’ll admit I laughed at “Slow Drive and the Four Dwarfs”

I really had to go a long way for that one.

 

[qazplm]

Okay, I’ll admit I laughed at “Slow Drive and the Four Dwarfs”

Certainly has us all Grumpy

 

[Boilerfla]

DJ was a big loss this year, a few L’s might have been W’s

Add the 4/5 portal man next year and DJ, next year good shape, plus West, Benter 3 machine specialist(maybe)

 

[Poprudy]

Imagine this team with DJ and Catchings. This year could have been totally different. If, we would have had both next year. Probably fighting for a NC.

 

[PaBoiler78]

DJ was a big loss this year, a few L’s might have been W’s

Add the 4/5 portal man next year and DJ, next year good shape, plus West, Benter 3 machine specialist(maybe)

I think West RS's being everyone comes back

 

[Born Boiler]

Imagine this team with DJ and Catchings. This year could have been totally different. If, we would have had both next year. Probably fighting for a NC.

I’m just imagining last night and playing the same rotation in the second half as the first half.