Purdue vs. Northwestern Game-thread and Predictions
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Alright.....finally.....good ball movement. Maybe Ryan Cline can find his stroke after that nice three.
The team really needs to figure out how not to be complacent when they get a lead and continue to push it more and more. Troubling trend in most games where Purdue gets a 10+ point lead and then piss it away.
That's a trend in every game for every team dude. "Basketball is a game of runs." You just have to respond well.
Collins is approaching Izzo and Ryan levels today with his bitching after every call.
Yeah.....you'd like to see them play aggressive but smart.....seems like the sense of urgency goes away.....only three turnovers from the Boilers but a few quick shots....NW is gonna battle.
Games against Maryland, NU, Marquette, UL, and to a lesser extent some of the other games...Purdue has been able to get a ten point lead and not been able to keep control of the game. I understand a run of 2-3 buckets, but Purdue gave up a 14-1 run against NU and had a 16-0 run against UL.
I don't know... I have watched a lot of basketball with a lot of different teams (NCAA and NBA), and it seems to happen all the time, even for good teams. Obviously like you, I'd prefer to maintain double digit leads the whole game against every opponent, but it doesn't surprise me when it doesn't happen.
My biggest issue is Painter seems to pull someone out of the game when that lineup is hot. Haarms was playing great ball and all of a sudden Painter pulls him out of the game, and then the momentum shifts. Painter seems to do that a lot.
