Simple equation tonight

[HUD628]

Better coach + better athleticism = win.

That doesn't mean that Louisville has better basketball players. They are more athletic and have a better coach.

We weren't ready to play that team. Who's that on?

Good news is, we may not see a team like that again. Bad news is the rest of the decent teams we play will actually have some offensive skill.

Painter needs to figure out our Edwards problems. One doesn't seem to want or be able to do anything, the other is a total gun.

 

[cprh9u]

Agreed, we are more skilled but better coach and better athletes was enough tonight by a wide margin. We were lucky to get it close later in the game.

 

[nagemj02]

It takes some skill and a solid basketball IQ to create or make some of the shots that Louisville made in or around the paint last night (as well as some timely perimeter shooting), so I wouldn't say that Purdue is much more skilled than them. They might be slightly, but not by much. Louisville has skill to go along with athleticism, length, and a lot of frontcourt depth.