So Purdue enters a season with expectations that Matt Painter built. Expectations that have made the story of Purdue's season a one chapter mystery. At this point its expected - Purdue will dominate the non-conference. In the last two seasons Purdue hasn't faltered against a non-conference schedule packed with top end programs. They all fell to Purdue. Marquette. West Virginia. Gonzaga. Duke. North Carolina. Villanova. Butler.
Purdue wins the Big Ten. That's just what it does at this point. That 25 championships is expected to need updating again this season after winning the league by three games last season.
But for Purdue fans, Purdue haters, the media, it's the final chapter that matters. What happens to Purdue in March?
How does Matt Painter get his guys to not focus on that one question? How does he get these early games to mean something?
It's a question he gets asked by Bob Kravitz.
It takes a moment for Painter to answer. He seems appreciative of it, contemplative, and he let's out a, "That's great," and he means it. "That's a great question."
Then he does it. He Matt Painters.
Purdue wins the Big Ten. That's just what it does at this point. That 25 championships is expected to need updating again this season after winning the league by three games last season.
But for Purdue fans, Purdue haters, the media, it's the final chapter that matters. What happens to Purdue in March?
How does Matt Painter get his guys to not focus on that one question? How does he get these early games to mean something?
It's a question he gets asked by Bob Kravitz.
It takes a moment for Painter to answer. He seems appreciative of it, contemplative, and he let's out a, "That's great," and he means it. "That's a great question."
Then he does it. He Matt Painters.
Purdue Basketball and Matt Painter's Next New Chapter
Painter's story suffers from a last chapter problem as he sets to write a new story with a top five program.
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