Post Game Thoughts

[Woodsa]

Purdue will have a new look this year, but haven't found it yet. That may be okay, for now, as they try different combinations players.

I saw a lot of young talent with raw talent that will be honed over time. But, if they don't establish their look soon, they will struggle against more talented team.

MC- when he's hot, watch out.
JD- give thst young man a sandwich.
BS- such a talent.
FL- than young man can shoot FTs, 3s, etc.
Berg- seemed a step behind on O & D.
Furst- seemed strong with limited minutes.

Painter has a lot talent to work with, some pretty young but energetic. The key will be his ability to bring them together to play more cohesively, otherwise, this year will be a tune-up for next season.

 

[Boilerfla]

Purdue will have a new look this year, but haven't found it yet. That may be okay, for now, as they try different combinations players.

I saw a lot of young talent with raw talent that will be honed over time. But, if they don't establish their look soon, they will struggle against more talented team.

MC- when he's hot, watch out.
JD- give thst young man a sandwich.
BS- such a talent.
FL- than young man can shoot FTs, 3s, etc.
Berg- seemed a step behind on O & D.
Furst- seemed strong with limited minutes.

Painter has a lot talent to work with, some pretty young but energetic. The key will be his ability to bring them together to play more cohesively, otherwise, this year will be a tune-up for next season.

 

[Fugs]

Purdue will have a new look this year, but haven't found it yet. That may be okay, for now, as they try different combinations players.

I saw a lot of young talent with raw talent that will be honed over time. But, if they don't establish their look soon, they will struggle against more talented team.

MC- when he's hot, watch out.
JD- give thst young man a sandwich.
BS- such a talent.
FL- than young man can shoot FTs, 3s, etc.
Berg- seemed a step behind on O & D.
Furst- seemed strong with limited minutes.

Painter has a lot talent to work with, some pretty young but energetic. The key will be his ability to bring them together to play more cohesively, otherwise, this year will be a tune-up for next season.

Your insights are remarkable.

 

[mryankee2397]

too many turnovers and missed free throws

 

[FLAG HUNTER]

i thought Jacobson looked good , especially for a freshman, Kaufman missed too many close shots but did rebound well, turnovers really bad for a high rated team, Loyer looked really good, not high on Berg this game

 

[IUhaterade]

Purdue will have a new look this year, but haven't found it yet. That may be okay, for now, as they try different combinations players.

I saw a lot of young talent with raw talent that will be honed over time. But, if they don't establish their look soon, they will struggle against more talented team.

MC- when he's hot, watch out.
JD- give thst young man a sandwich.
BS- such a talent.
FL- than young man can shoot FTs, 3s, etc.
Berg- seemed a step behind on O & D.
Furst- seemed strong with limited minutes.

Painter has a lot talent to work with, some pretty young but energetic. The key will be his ability to bring them together to play more cohesively, otherwise, this year will be a tune-up for next season.

Janiel Dacobsen?

 

[BBG]

I'm not surprised we struggled a bit the more I think about it... we are 3 games in to learning how to play without Zach and that has to be an adjustment to say the least.

That being said, way too many turnovers and some sleeping on defense.. all fixable.

i was most impressed actually with Fletcher.. He has bulked up and scored at all 3 levels and i think he and Braden sorta "took over" towards the end and extended the lead.

Lots to work on, but also lots to be optimistic about both for this season and going forward.

 

[POTFHBTFU]

Janiel Dacobsen?

Jacob Danielson

 

[POTFHBTFU]

I'm not surprised we struggled a bit the more I think about it... we are 3 games in to learning how to play without Zach and that has to be an adjustment to say the least.

That being said, way too many turnovers and some sleeping on defense.. all fixable.

i was most impressed actually with Fletcher.. He has bulked up and scored at all 3 levels and i think he and Braden sorta "took over" towards the end and extended the lead.

Lots to work on, but also lots to be optimistic about both for this season and going forward.

This. I felt like the team struggled a lot trying to sort through the offense and trying to play through the young guys in particular when Jacobsen was out there. I haven’t seen the +/- but it seems it was horrible for DJ until late in the game, not necessarily due to anything he was doing but everything seemed forced and it was sloppy. Towards the end everyone just put their heads down and played the way they could in particular fletch and we looked naturally good again.

 

[Bleedinggoldandblack]

Alabama and Marquette around the corner , gonna grow up fast ! I feel come February they'll have matured a lot. DJ has a high upside , I know Painter feels it.

 

[BBG]

This. I felt like the team struggled a lot trying to sort through the offense and trying to play through the young guys in particular when Jacobsen was out there. I haven’t seen the +/- but it seems it was horrible for DJ until late in the game, not necessarily due to anything he was doing but everything seemed forced and it was sloppy. Towards the end everyone just put their heads down and played the way they could in particular fletch and we looked naturally good again.

100% agree. Also DJ is skinny! Not much that is going to be done with that for a while.. but he is going to get pushed around easily this year.

Berg, as much as I like his commitment to the team, so far seems slow and not all that effective. But, I've only seen him in one game so is just based on a small sample.

 

[DwaynePurvis00]

I'm not surprised we struggled a bit the more I think about it... we are 3 games in to learning how to play without Zach and that has to be an adjustment to say the least.

That being said, way too many turnovers and some sleeping on defense.. all fixable.

i was most impressed actually with Fletcher.. He has bulked up and scored at all 3 levels and i think he and Braden sorta "took over" towards the end and extended the lead.

Lots to work on, but also lots to be optimistic about both for this season and going forward.

Need Braden to not play “perfect” and just play his game. He seemed a bit tight and at some points, acted entitled he wasn’t getting calls. He needs to be the hunter and not the hunted. He’s pegged as the BTPOTY and one of the best PGs in the nation. Guys are coming for him and going to test him every game. I am confident he will be more aggressive in scoring, but just seemed he was a bit tight in the first game.

Fletch looked really good and hope he can keep that going all year.

 

[POTFHBTFU]

Need Braden to not play “perfect” and just play his game. He seemed a bit tight and at some points, acted entitled he wasn’t getting calls. He needs to be the hunter and not the hunted. He’s pegged as the BTPOTY and one of the best PGs in the nation. Guys are coming for him and going to test him every game. I am confident he will be more aggressive in scoring, but just seemed he was a bit tight in the first game.

Fletch looked really good and hope he can keep that going all year.

I didn’t see Braden get too upset about non calls as much as he was just frustrated about everything. Twice he seems upset with his teammates.

 

[ChoiceBeef]

Good game and opportunity for learning. This wasn’t some simple “buy” game as TAMUCC is a solid team. 2 straight conference titles and tourney bids.

Myles - love the shooting her brought off the bench but needs to add additional elements when that shot isn’t falling.

Fletcher - looked good and solid

Braden - looked good but seemed tight from time to time. Still learning this is his team.

Jacobsen - an off-season of conditioning will do him wonder. As long as he doesn’t force things, he will be a solid contributor all season

Harris & Cox - those two are legit. Love that they press the ball on the inbound because that forces opposing guards to use up energy and time. That will come in handy down as the season progresses.

Berg - he had moments but seems a step slow. Perhaps it is just getting used to normal game speed v slop minutes last year.

Heide - what happened to him? Something is off and he just parks in the corner and doesn’t seem to do anything.

 

[BoilerDaddy]

I’m not worried at all about Braden. I also see the lazy passes by his teammates as very correctable.

The 5 is going to take a while so we have to be patient, but DJ looked great in the last 5 minutes.

Fletch was great and Colvin showed the ability to carry the team with lights out shooting for a stretch.

I am not too worried about Cam yet, but he seemed a little tentative, passing up at least one open shot.

 

[purduedavie]

Purdue will have a new look this year, but haven't found it yet. That may be okay, for now, as they try different combinations players.

I saw a lot of young talent with raw talent that will be honed over time. But, if they don't establish their look soon, they will struggle against more talented team.

MC- when he's hot, watch out.
JD- give thst young man a sandwich.
BS- such a talent.
FL- than young man can shoot FTs, 3s, etc.
Berg- seemed a step behind on O & D.
Furst- seemed strong with limited minutes.

Painter has a lot talent to work with, some pretty young but energetic. The key will be his ability to bring them together to play more cohesively, otherwise, this year will be a tune-up for next season.

The two minutes for Furst is my only complaint, wonder if he had a slight injury?

 

[Estes]

Big strong athletic guards have always been challenge for Smith

 

[ghostoffatjack]

Just some observations that many have stated. Braden had too many turnovers but had a lot of assists. Team missed many pick and rolls with the posts being wide open on their roll. Every player showed in spots why they belong on a D1 team considering the younger ones lack the experience. I was surprised how strong and mobile Raleigh Burgess was in last nights game!

 

[Ihaveswag29]

Just some observations that many have stated. Braden had too many turnovers but had a lot of assists. Team missed many pick and rolls with the posts being wide open on their roll. Every player showed in spots why they belong on a D1 team considering the younger ones lack the experience. I was surprised how strong and mobile Raleigh Burgess was in last nights game!

Just to be clear, the test is not whether they belong on a d1 team, but a final 4 team.