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Purdue at Penn State: MASTER DISCUSSION THREAD

Really?

Nits Wit fans storm the court for an ELEVEN point win in early December ???

I guess I’m flattered— pleaae put a bullet in my brain if Purdue hoops/fanbase ever sinks to that level.
 
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Hey women made back to back FF.

Stop the love affair with Rik Smits!
obviously not mentally prepared for big 10 roadhouse!

8th in country got in their heads, gotta bring it

For my amateur 2 cents coaching, not sure why we started the game trying to force it inside so much

Seems like this year against bigger teams like this start outside and then go in

Hard to believe they can look so bad, I guess they’re human, rats!
We wii always try to go inside first
 
Lots of things to learn from the game: Smith needs to bring ball up less. More inverted pick and roll. Less direct post ups for tkr because he gets pushed out way too far or if he does get good position the defender just leans on his left shoulder and he has no counter over the right shoulder. Harris cant shoot unless around the rim. Loyer cant carry the load if he cant play off a solid center. Need to push ball much much more as an offensive goal not just if teams press. But of course attack the press more when teams play like that. Figure out how to counter an agressively hedging 5 man. This has been shown to give Smith trouble all the way back to the Northwestern game last year. PJ needs to figure out a counter and drill it into the team.
For the defense just keep improving and be mentally strong on that side.
 
Lots of things to learn from the game: Smith needs to bring ball up less. More inverted pick and roll. Less direct post ups for tkr because he gets pushed out way too far or if he does get good position the defender just leans on his left shoulder and he has no counter over the right shoulder. Harris cant shoot unless around the rim. Loyer cant carry the load if he cant play off a solid center. Need to push ball much much more as an offensive goal not just if teams press. But of course attack the press more when teams play like that. Figure out how to counter an agressively hedging 5 man. This has been shown to give Smith trouble all the way back to the Northwestern game last year. PJ needs to figure out a counter and drill it into the team.
For the defense just keep improving and be mentally strong on that side.
The key to the hedging big is to attack from the wings instead of the top of the key. They did just that the first play of the second half and scored easily.
 
After Harris shot 1-3 tonight, he's raised his 3pt% from 15.8% to 17.4%.
Now 4-23 on the year and 1-13 since not shooting one in the Alabama game.
 
After Harris shot 1-3 tonight, he's raised his 3pt% from 15.8% to 17.4%.
Now 4-23 on the year and 1-13 since not shooting one in the Alabama game.
He would qualify to play at IU and make MILLIONS! He's young, he will get better, unlike Cupps he really can play defense!
 
LOL- our resident moron, sticking up for stupid fans….

Add this to the growing mountain of things you’re wrong about.
Yea I'm not worried about what a bunch of 18-22 year olds are doing at a game. They seemed to be having a good time. Quit whining like a baby about it.
 
Im not really sure your point. Tucker has still been better than Harris and both play a similar small role.
If you look Evan Miya Metric stats: Tuckers Box BPR 0.16, Harris 0.73. Box BPR is based on a players overall stats. Smith for Purdue has Box BPR of 5.46, IU's top rated player is Malik Reneau is 3.39. So stats say Tucker needs to pick up his individual stats to catch up to Harris. Let's not forget about IU's schedule compared to Purdues, where IU has a distinct advantage of padding stats versus weak opponents!
 
If you look Evan Miya Metric stats: Tuckers Box BPR 0.16, Harris 0.73. Box BPR is based on a players overall stats. Smith for Purdue has Box BPR of 5.46, IU's top rated player is Malik Reneau is 3.39. So stats say Tucker needs to pick up his individual stats to catch up to Harris. Let's not forget about IU's schedule compared to Purdues, where IU has a distinct advantage of padding stats versus weak opponents!
And Tuckers PER is better than Harris'. Just eye test and one is better right now than the other. Where does that take them in the future? No clue.
 
And Tuckers PER is better than Harris'. Just eye test and one is better right now than the other. Where does that take them in the future? No clue.
Was that after the Miami game, he was horrible! 16 minutes, 04 fg 0-1 3fg (still shooting 0%) and three turnovers! Yep, checked EM again this morning, Tuckers Box BPR went from 0.16 down to a -0.09! He's in the NEGATIVE now!
 
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