Jackson on Haas or Biggie =
He's a very athletic "mouse" and Swanigan is only an inch taller than him (if that; I know Biggie's heavier). A "mouse in the house" would be Swanigan or Haas being guarded by Mason or Graham, not Jackson.
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He's a very athletic "mouse" and Swanigan is only an inch taller than him (if that; I know Biggie's heavier). A "mouse in the house" would be Swanigan or Haas being guarded by Mason or Graham, not Jackson.
let me add that when I call it a junk defense...that is a term that is used, not to imply it couldn't be useful under ceertain conditions. Others call it a combination defense in that some play man and others play zone...a "combined" defense...
Course you lose teh rebounding if you Put Biggie on a real threat on the perimeter.
You lose some rebounding but you can also keep Vince on Jackson and Haas stays down low in the paint against their big. Sounds like if we wanted to go super big we may have some opportunities in this one without having to give up open 3 after open 3. It could be a good way to keep Biggie out of foul trouble in the first half too.
I wouldn't say you give it up entirely. He still will work to get in position to grab rebounds. I remember one play this year where he contested a three pointer on the perimeter and then retrieved the rebound in the paint before it even hit the floor I believe. Probably the most impressive thing I've seen him do all year.
I know..sometimes it depends on bounces..when he guarded Wagner I think he got 5 boards..hopeful he gets 15 Thursday
If Frank had one of these, it would be less stress on his arm..
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VE needs to have one of his best defensive games of the season (he's had a few good ones: Notre Dame and at Maryland come to mind) to short-circuit Jackson's offensive output.
And stay out of foul trouble. Vince has had that issue creep up a few times recently.
Yes.....can't afford any "nickel/dimers" on TH. It will be a supreme challenge for VE, but he's up to it, IMO. This is what they play for....games like this.
4 major things decide this game:
1) Foul trouble- when and who and who steps up when starters out
2) Making Free Throws- who gets there more and makes them
3) Rebounding on both ends- active and limits possessions
4) Score obviously
Depth-both teams have
Size-Purdue
Quickness- Kansas
Heart-Purdue wants it bad
Coaching- Self is proven and Painter on his way to being proven soon enough
Summary:
Going to be a great game for the players and fans with many lead changes.....but lots of empty offensive possessions on each side, which is why rebounding will be key.
Pretty even game going into the half with say Purdue 31 Kansas 32......
Purdue plays to it's strengths and gets Kansas into foul trouble by feeding the post and pulls away because Kansas tries to shoot the 3 ball to catch up, but goes cold at the end and Purdue capitalizes and hits clutch free throws and a 3 pointer down the stretch to pull away.
The key point in the game will be who tries to go up tempo to speed up the game but it leads to misses or empty possessions on the offensive side thus giving the other team more chances to score.
Purdue needs to take smart shots and not have too many empty possessions in a row.....I think this will be stressed over and over by Painter and every time down make the shot, get a foul on Kansas and make our free throws.
Won't be the sexiest game with a high score in 80's or 90's but a win is a win.....
Will be more like a physical chess match.......can't wait!
Purdue 74 Kansas 71
1) Foul trouble- when and who and who steps up when starters out
2) Making Free Throws- who gets there more and makes them
3) Rebounding on both ends- active and limits possessions
4) Score obviously
Depth-both teams have
Size-Purdue
Quickness- Kansas
Heart-Purdue wants it bad
Coaching- Self is proven and Painter on his way to being proven soon enough
Summary:
Going to be a great game for the players and fans with many lead changes.....but lots of empty offensive possessions on each side, which is why rebounding will be key.
Pretty even game going into the half with say Purdue 31 Kansas 32......
Purdue plays to it's strengths and gets Kansas into foul trouble by feeding the post and pulls away because Kansas tries to shoot the 3 ball to catch up, but goes cold at the end and Purdue capitalizes and hits clutch free throws and a 3 pointer down the stretch to pull away.
The key point in the game will be who tries to go up tempo to speed up the game but it leads to misses or empty possessions on the offensive side thus giving the other team more chances to score.
Purdue needs to take smart shots and not have too many empty possessions in a row.....I think this will be stressed over and over by Painter and every time down make the shot, get a foul on Kansas and make our free throws.
Won't be the sexiest game with a high score in 80's or 90's but a win is a win.....
Will be more like a physical chess match.......can't wait!
Purdue 74 Kansas 71
As you touched on, there's a lot of factors involved when it comes to playing as good of a team as this.
For Iowa State, we outrebounded them by 10, had 10 turnovers which is a pretty good number for us, had 4 more shot attempts, was +6 on offensive rebounds, we shot 48%, held ISU to 30% from 3, and had 27 assists. If I knew that - I'd say we won - not in a blowout, but not a buzzer beater. And obviously we did win, but we squeaked it out.
On the other side, we shot 31% from 3, only had 1 more free throw attempt and Iowa State shot 50% overall. I might guess we lost based on those, but the negative stats were few and far between.
Going into Kansas, I think we have to do those standard keys for Purdue - rebound well, limit turnovers, have good ball movement/assists, etc. - but our 3 ball has to be better. It doesn't need to be absurd, but we're not going to be able to shoot 30% from 3 and win this game. This will be a game where we probably have to work to free up the inside a bit more - Kansas' weak spot is inside, but they still have more size on their team that can provide help than Iowa State did.
Additionally, any free throw advantage will be a bonus, but I don't anticipate it - or a lot of free throws in general.
Overall, I think it's going to take Purdue's best game of the year to win this one. Being there at halftime will be key - digging a hole will be tough to overcome.
I believe we will definitely throw some junk defense at them early just to see how it works out.
From this Kansas fan to all boilers... Good luck! I've thought to myself for the last couple of months that I did NOT want KU to run into you guys in the tourney. I knew your bigs would pose a great challenge. May the best team win!
P.S. beware of Graham skipping down the court. If he does this he will not miss the rest of the game
P.S. beware of Graham skipping down the court. If he does this he will not miss the rest of the game
As with most games, the first two minutes are crucial...but this concern comes from how the game will be called for our bigs inside. The refs have been calling the games closer in the tourney and the bodes wel for Purdue if they can get the ball inside to get Kansas' bigs in trouble.
good point
The Boilers will have to adjust to how the game is being officiated. It seemed like several players (not necessarily the bigs) were reaching in on defense when they played Vermont, but I didn't notice that as much when they played Iowa State.
Since this is essentially a home game for Kansas (and because Kansas is a blue-blood program), I'm anticipating some homer no-calls in the paint for the Jayhawks' D and some ticky-tack fouls in the paint on Purdue. This team just has to play through that and rise above it.
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As a KU fan mentioned earlier in this thread, Mykhailiuk is considered their worst defensive player among their starters (and possibly out of all their regulars as well). If CMP and Purdue can create some sets where they end up having Mykhailiuk isolated one-on-one, that should create higher percentage scoring opportunities.
