Purdue vs. Michigan: MASTER DISCUSSION THREAD
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Ya never know. The '99 team crashed harder than this down the stretch and lost to Michigan in the B1G Tournament. They pulled it together and made the S16.
I would start Colvin and Harris instead of Loyer and Cox. Loyer’s defense is too much of liability…and is taken out of his game offensively against athletic guards. Then….he has a big negative contribution to the game. I don’t think Purdue would miss Loyer next season. Major changes need to be made to talk about a deep run in the tourney next season.
I hear you, but in defense and to be fair to Braden Smith - he is being hounded all game long, has the ball in his hands a ton, has to run the offense, and is playing 39/40 minutes - those are more stress-impacted minutes than some other guys. There is also the mental fatigue, which also affects focus and concentration.
He won't make excuses, and it's not an excuse - just an observation.
I've only seen one guy play that seemingly never needed a rest, and he played 50+ years ago. Everybody needs a rest every now and then - Painter knows that, but he is somewhat in a quandary with how important BS is on both ends of the floor - appears to have caught up to him.
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Expecting Smith and TKR to win games isn't happening. We finished this stellar year at
Yes, but he needs to lead this team to WINS. We are 3-6 our last 9 games. He isn't doing his job.....is he? Do you really believe he is? Come on.
What does that say for the B1G. If this team had a BTPOY and we aren't in the top 4-5 of the conference. 3-6 last 9 is all you need to see.
Would be nice if Harris could play 10 minutes at PG and significantly reduce the workload next year.
No, we need him. This team is constructed horribly. I love CMP, but he did a mediocre job on this one. We keep expecting more out of Smith and Loyer and nothing changes.
I would let Loyer walk, keep Smith, TKR and go get a couple big gritty guards that are dogs and another big. We just don't have that.
I knew Michigan had played a lot of close games, but I didn't realize that's Michigan's first win by more than 4 points since January 12......holy cow.
All I know is that I WANT Purdue to win. Every game I want them to win. I want Braden Smith to earn his accolades. I want TKR to have a true center so he can go and be where he should be at power forward. I want athletic guards who can create their own shots. Everyone do their job, the way it should be done, when it’s supposed to be done, and do it every time. Boiler Up. Hail Purdue
U know better than coaches and press, u have always impressed me as a bball genius
You are a homer. You don't see anything negative and a game we got blown out and went 3-6 last 9 games..... you're brilliant.
Does Purdue have some rule where we're not allowed to take Smith out. Really might need to take him out 5 minutes total each half. He either needs more rest and/or we need a different look on offense here and there.
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This team needs changes. We need better guard play, we need rim protection, we need better rebounding, we need better scoring and this roster isn't built for this. Smith isn't leading this team like ZE could. I'm ok with his limited skill set. That doesn't make him a bad player. He just needs key players to make him look good.
CMP needs to restructure this roster to help with these deficiency's.
CMP needs to restructure this roster to help with these deficiency's.
I think some of these people really think Smith is better than Magic Johnson. 😂
And FTR, I have a Smith NIL jersey, I'm helping him buy cyber trucks, so nobody question my contribution to this team!
Oh, I think Smith is good. I just understand he has a limited skill set. People equate him leading this team with assists means he can lead them to wins.....not so much.
Many also understand great PG's make other players good on the team and what player has really evolved this year above expectations? He hasn't necessarily done his job to the fullest.
I don't want Smith to wear another jersey, but I also want more from him and CMP's roster structure.
Michigan State/Wisconsin
Maryland/Michigan
Candidly, taking the whole season into view, those are probably the four best conference teams. Certainly right now they are.
Boilers still have one last chance to make a run - let's see what they can do, starting next week.
Maryland/Michigan
Candidly, taking the whole season into view, those are probably the four best conference teams. Certainly right now they are.
Boilers still have one last chance to make a run - let's see what they can do, starting next week.
Totally disagree with that. I said it earlier, Colvin and Heide are erratic and have a good game and then two bad ones where they help very little.
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Loyer's defense isnt' the issue with this team. He took two great charges tonight. Can't understand why you guys are all over his ass when he's the leading three point shooter in the league and ranked highly in the nation.
As I said earlier, we have at least four to five more losses without him. Colvin nor Harris are better.
Starting guard play tonight was bad all around from Smith to Loyer to Cox.
Furst got a few rebounds but did little else.
TKR was usual self but getting him his isn't enough for this team to win. Colvin has had a few good games and Heide has hit some shots, might consider starting one of them over Cox.
Loyer and Smith can't have poor games like that. This is why we need portal additions, we are too reliant on 3 players for the bulk of our scoring and each of those players have defensive liabilities that magnify things when the offense isn't working.
Man the defense is just bad. Like the worse I've seen since before COVID. No one can keep their guy in front of them. They all seem stuck in quick sand. Too many times players get sucked in on help.and leave easy threes wide open off penetration. And then the rebounding.
Maybe playing non B10 teams will help. But tonight was a bad team. Not just effort but spacing was bad, players didn't seem to know where to be on the court. It looked like early season.
I'm going to guess we get a 5 seed. And
that means a 12 seed who's probably an athletic mid major team. Not a great formula for us.
Furst got a few rebounds but did little else.
TKR was usual self but getting him his isn't enough for this team to win. Colvin has had a few good games and Heide has hit some shots, might consider starting one of them over Cox.
Loyer and Smith can't have poor games like that. This is why we need portal additions, we are too reliant on 3 players for the bulk of our scoring and each of those players have defensive liabilities that magnify things when the offense isn't working.
Man the defense is just bad. Like the worse I've seen since before COVID. No one can keep their guy in front of them. They all seem stuck in quick sand. Too many times players get sucked in on help.and leave easy threes wide open off penetration. And then the rebounding.
Maybe playing non B10 teams will help. But tonight was a bad team. Not just effort but spacing was bad, players didn't seem to know where to be on the court. It looked like early season.
I'm going to guess we get a 5 seed. And
that means a 12 seed who's probably an athletic mid major team. Not a great formula for us.
