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Purdue vs. Ole Miss: MASTER DISCUSSION THREAD

Great game but the short leash on the bench scares me....Why didn't Cox play? Burgess?
Cox I don't know but I think folks are jumping the gun on Burgess. He probably should have taken a RS year although obviously it's understandable why not given the injury and the fact that Berg is limited.
 
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Cox I don't know but I think folks are jumping the gun on Burgess. He probably should have taken a RS year although obviously it's understandable why not given the injury and the fact that Berg is limited.
Painter has said consistently that the issue with Burgess is conditioning and he clearly isn't ready to go for long stretches yet in what kind of was a faster game it seemed. I also agree he should have taken a RS year unless he doesn't intend to stay at Purdue more than a couple years then it really doesn't matter I guess.
 
Ooooo he’s gone from second team all B1G to AA?!

Lol. Yes, I thought to jump to 1St team all B10 from nothing last year was a monster jump. Still might be? But it's looking more & more likely. I will concede that possibility.

But I was the first person on here to say he would be as high as 2nd team All B10 this year as I said it right after the season last year.

While he won't be an All American.....last night those were definitely All American numbers. He's not going to get that consistently enough to be a AA.
 
Braden was too out of control down the stretch. Seriously, what happened to his decision making.
Loyer: just shoot the damn ball! That backwards pass was so stupid.
And why didn't we/Cam/CMP guard the kid on the inbounds pass at the end? At least be near him to be a tad more uncomfortable on final shot, vs WIDE OPEN....
I agree but in fairness it’s a 55 footer, not going to make many of those.
 
Take away his three point shooting struggles and Gicarri had a very good tournament. He plays with great effort. I can see why he is solidly in the rotation. I think that the shooting will improve as well once he gets past the freshman nerves because he’s taking good shots.

I like that at least, he was willing to pull the trigger.....when he starts knocking 'em down at a better clip, going to put more opposition in bigger dilemmas. He's also learning on the fly on defense, but Painter definitely put him out there a couple of times to try and slow down Ole Miss/Didn't Miss wings in the 2nd half.
 
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TKR IS THAT GUY…8th best player in the nation according to KenPom. Here’s how his stats rank vs the other bigs in B1G play so far and I’d wager that he has gone against the toughest non conf so far:


Thought I heard one of those Fizzbin stats for the Big Ten conference players, that he was the only player with something like at least 18 points/6 rebounds/2.5 assists/60% shooting. Not surprising to Painter, but he's definitely going to warrant more attention, so teams can't quite load up on Smith/Loyer without giving up something in the paint. In addition, he's not as flashy as Big Cat with passing, but he is very adept and is solid with splitting the double teams too. A couple of concerns would be staying out of early foul trouble and the FT's. When he keeps his form consistent, he's solid, but that sometimes wavers.
 
Thought I heard one of those Fizzbin stats for the Big Ten conference players, that he was the only player with something like at least 18 points/6 rebounds/2.5 assists/60% shooting. Not surprising to Painter, but he's definitely going to warrant more attention, so teams can't quite load up on Smith/Loyer without giving up something in the paint. In addition, he's not as flashy as Big Cat with passing, but he is very adept and is solid with splitting the double teams too. A couple of concerns would be staying out of early foul trouble and the FT's. When he keeps his form consistent, he's solid, but that sometimes wavers.
Also…that was HIS FIRST double double of his career. That’s crazy haha.
 
I forgot just how dumb a portion of our fan base gets when Purdue faces a little adversity. A big chunk of this thread is embarrassing.

While I agree there were a few "fans" here that freaked out a bit.......the vast majority made great posts and cheered in the Boilers on during the game.

At least they were here during the game. Some weren't, and come afterwards to judge.

Me ......I am pretty proud of our fan base as a whole, and even more proud of the great game the Boilers had to win the championship. Well done!
 
While I agree there were a few "fans" here that freaked out a bit.......the vast majority made great posts and cheered in the Boilers on during the game.

At least they were here during the game. Some weren't, and come afterwards to judge.

Me ......I am pretty proud of our fan base as a whole, and even more proud of the great game the Boilers had to win the championship. Well done!
I hated to see us blow the lead but I really wanted to see how the team would respond. A lot of times fans act like everyone should be perfect or hit every shot and that’s not basketball or how sports work.

It was great to see how the team responded because this type of scenario absolutely happens in March. Ole miss couldn’t miss in the second half and we still got through it. Loved seeing Braden take the final shot and be able to get that shot…even if he missed it bad. Colvin was phenomenal this game and TKR was a BEAST and continues to be.

Tough stretch now with B1G play opening up at Penn state. Look for Baldwin to be HYPED to play vs smith. Their 7 footer is athletic but don’t think he can hang/defend TKR. Excited to see how we respond after a big win. Hopefully not another let down like we had bs Marquette.
 
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Hopefully not another let down like we had bs Marquette.

Yes a let down is all I worry about as even on the road we should beat PSU. This team is playing well and relatively experienced with an experienced great pg should handle them.........that is unless you ask my Dad who is worried about a potential loss where AB goes off on both sides of the ball.
 
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