Still supporting CMP

[titaniumbolt]

Yes, and something is making these teams tighten up in the tournament. He needs to identify that and fix it. Go get an alpha like Carsen, whatever.

 

[Poprudy]

Yes, and something is making these teams tighten up in the tournament. He needs to identify that and fix it. Go get an alpha like Carsen, whatever.

I think that's a Colvin, but we need multiple Colvin's. It takes a team effort and we had to many scared guards/players out there tonight.

 

[secondasky]

63-14, 63-7, 63-58

 

[bonefish1]

I would say he is a top 25 tourney coach in the NCAAs. Look at the number or sweet 16's and see how all compare.

You’re clueless. He’s lost to a 13, 15 and 16 the last 3 years. He’s a complete choker and terrible tourney coach. The numbers don’t lie.

 

[New Pal Boiler]

LET'S MAKE SOME S16 BANNERS for the Painter stans

@Travis Miller

Can we get this IU troll off the board?

 

[titaniumbolt]

Yes, and something is making these teams tighten up in the tournament. He needs to identify that and fix it. Go get an alpha like Carsen, whatever.

Like Shrewsberry did - but we couldn't

 

[bonefish1]

We won both Big 10 titles this year, you remember?

No one cares anymore. We’re a national embarrassment as of tonight.

 

[titaniumbolt]

@Travis Miller

Can we get this IU troll off the board?

You keep calling me an IU troll when I have been saying since the summer time:

1) we need better guards
2) CMP lost me with the loss to Little Rock and confirmed it with the N. Texas loss
3) our freshmen will not cut it

If you consider anyone who makes legitimate points - that literally bore out in every way tonight - an IU troll, I can't save you.

 

[Boiler Buck]

I would say he is a top 25 tourney coach in the NCAAs. Look at the number or sweet 16's and see how all compare.

Disagree. He might be the worse tourney coach in history.

And I am a CMP supporter who thinks he is a flat out great regular season coach.

 

[seminolesboilers]

You’re a loser if you still support Painter. Painter don’t let the door hit you in your sorry effing ass on the way out of town. Athletic department fire him pronto. Lack of in-game adjustments signals a very low basketball IQ!

 

[steakman765]

Everyone who criticized him was shouted down, but tonight was the proof. No one in their right mind can defend him now.

 

[TwinDegrees2]

No he did not.

Yeah he did. As a guy who watched every IU game when Knight was there, I know. Didn't play it often, but he did play it on occasion when the change was needed.

 

[titaniumbolt]

Everyone who criticized him was shouted down, but tonight was the proof. No one in their right mind can defend him now.

+1 THANK YOU

 

[Boiler8285]

We need guards that can consistently score!! Why is it so hard for Purdue to find a jalen Pickett!!!

They don’t fit the system. Dribble. Look inside. Stand in corner. Our offense is terrible.

We won both Big 10 titles this year, you remember?

and tonight we made more history.

 

[Dryfly88]

It's going to be interesting to see how he reacts. He's grown so much through his failures in the past. That's a big reason why I've been a Painter supporter. I hope he has an honest evaluation of the continued losses in the NCAAT. Based on his comments this season about how breaking the press is easy (and yet the team still fails at it), it's the first time I'm honestly afraid he thinks he already knows everything.

I think he absolutely got this team to overachieve until the NCAAT. They won the B1G by multiple games and then followed it up with a B1G tourney win...I don't think they had any business accomplishing that (and I enjoyed it immensely). Yet, it's another Painter team choking in the NCAAT. He needs to have an honest accounting of how that happens.

This is an excellent post. I couldn't agree more with everything you said.

Some on here were so "proud" of CMP when he gave a smart ass answer to a reporter this year who asked him about never playing zone. I was not impressed and said so here. I thought it showed an immature attitude and suggested he knew everything. I'm hopeful we will see a more contrite CMP after this. Unfortunately, when you have no pressure on your job, that isn't as likely to happen.

 

[titaniumbolt]

This is an excellent post. I couldn't agree more with everything you said.

Some on here were so "proud" of CMP when he gave a smart ass answer to a reporter this year who asked him about never playing zone. I was not impressed and said so here. I thought it showed an immature attitude and suggested he knew everything. I'm hopeful we will see a more contrite CMP after this. Unfortunately, when you have no pressure on your job, that isn't as likely to happen.

I disagree with much of what you say, but you are spot on here. It taught me a lot and I honestly thought I had him figured out.

 

[The Boiler Special]

I truly have no Idea how anyone can stand by CMP at this point... This was always going to happen under CMP. Always... I hope Purdue is never a 1 seed again as long as he is coaching. The elite 8 run is the exception to the rule. Similar to Crean and what he did with Wade at Marquette... His celing is sweet 16... The losses his team have had in the tourney over the years are completely unacceptable and 100% on him.

 

[purduedavie]

But he needs to do something different. We flat out choked tonite.

Quit playing thru the low post, go get some better scorers at the 2 and 3 spots. Maybe shake up the coaching staff.

At this point, there is a national narrative that we always choke in the NCAA, and that really can’t be argued against.

And now it will become a crushing burden to every Purdue team moving forward until we break through to the Final Four.

Sort of ageee, however, guys had wide open shots because of the low post, get guys to make them.

 

[Schrodinger99]

Yes, and something is making these teams tighten up in the tournament. He needs to identify that and fix it. Go get an alpha like Carsen, whatever.

They tighten up because they are not athletic and everything speeds up in the tourney. Not being able to break a press mid-season showed there's a serious lack of athleticism from our guards, which we sort of knew heading into the season. Someone tweeted days ago how 1/2 seeds that are unranked prior to the season rarely go far in the tourney. That's because those teams lack the athletic talent and guards that will ultimately improve throughout the year and turn it on come tourney time. Painter's reliance on interior play vs exterior hides this throughout the regular season. This pattern won't change.

 

[Schrodinger99]

I truly have no Idea how anyone can stand by CMP at this point... This was always going to happen under CMP. Always... I hope Purdue is never a 1 seed again as long as he is coaching. The elite 8 run is the exception to the rule. Similar to Crean and what he did with Wade at Marquette... His celing is sweet 16... The losses his team have had in the tourney over the years are completely unacceptable and 100% on him.

Totally agree. The only way you can support CMP is if you accept regular season relevance and have zero expectations for tourney time.

 

[titaniumbolt]

They tighten up because they are not athletic and everything speeds up in the tourney. Not being able to break a press mid-season showed there's a serious lack of athleticism from our guards, which we sort of knew heading into the season. Someone tweeted days ago how 1/2 seeds that are unranked prior to the season rarely go far in the tourney. That's because those teams lack the athletic talent and guards that will ultimately improve throughout the year and turn it on come tourney time. Painter's reliance on interior play vs exterior hides this throughout the regular season. This pattern won't change.

I think it's clear now that we can get through the overrated Big Ten conference, every year, hiding the fact that the guard play in nearly the entire conference is subpar.

 

[New Pal Boiler]

They tighten up because they are not athletic and everything speeds up in the tourney. Not being able to break a press mid-season showed there's a serious lack of athleticism from our guards, which we sort of knew heading into the season. Someone tweeted days ago how 1/2 seeds that are unranked prior to the season rarely go far in the tourney. That's because those teams lack the athletic talent and guards that will ultimately improve throughout the year and turn it on come tourney time. Painter's reliance on interior play vs exterior hides this throughout the regular season. This pattern won't change.

We need more explosive players at the 1-4.

 

[krazychicagod]

Imagine making this post after the last 3 years.

You know what that makes people like OP? A cult follower. Out of their mind certifiably crazy like any cultist.

So happy you are proud of it too

 

[titaniumbolt]

Imagine making this post after the last 3 years.

You know what that makes people like OP? A cult follower. Out of their mind certifiably crazy like any cultist.

So happy you are proud of it too

You sound like an IU troll

 

[New Pal Boiler]

You keep calling me an IU troll when I have been saying since the summer time:

1) we need better guards
2) CMP lost me with the lost to Little Rock and confirmed it with the N. Texas loss
3) our freshmen will not cut it

If you consider anyone who makes legitimate points - that literally bore out in every way tonight - an IU troll, I can't save you.

You were defending that thug Xavier Johnson at every opportunity.

 

[titaniumbolt]

You were defending that thug Xavier Johnson at every opportunity.

Show me the posts. In every context I was pointing out we cannot throw stones given the details about Mason's DUI. We need to focus on keeping our house clean and it starts at the TOP.

 

[purduepat1969]

I would say he is a top 25 tourney coach in the NCAAs. Look at the number or sweet 16's and see how all compare.

LMFAO. He lost to double digit seeds 3 years in a row. I don't know how anyone can defend his tourney record with a straight face...

 

[New Pal Boiler]

Sort of ageee, however, guys had wide open shots because of the low post, get guys to make them.

They can, they just choked. Again.

Instead of going into NCAA games with the killer instinct, our guys seem afraid to lose.

 

[pu1985]

LMFAO. He lost to double digit seeds 3 years in a row. I don't know how anyone can defend his tourney record with a straight face...

Double-digit seed losses by Purdue under Matt Painter:

16 seed (2023)
15 seed (2022)
13 seed (2021)
12 seed (2016)
11 seed (2011)

 

[BoilerMaker P]

Huh? Pack was coming here until a booster purchased him for the U.

Sidenote: Pack will be playing again Sunday as the Canes came back and won.

 

[New Pal Boiler]

Sidenote: Pack will be playing again Sunday as the Canes came back and won.

$400K well spent.

 

[BoilerMaker P]

$400K well spent.

Yep. 21 and 4 tonight. 3 of 7 from 3. You get what you pay for I guess.

 

[titaniumbolt]

Yep. 21 and 4 tonight. 3 of 7 from 3. You get what you pay for I guess.

We got a deal on our guards. Richest team in the graveyard!

 

[seminolesboilers]

Before we start talking any player recruitments...we need a coach with a much higher basketball IQ than clueless Painter. That bar is set very low...

 

[New Pal Boiler]

Before we start talking any player recruitments...we need a coach with a much higher basketball IQ than clueless Painter. That bar is set very low...

We need more explosive perimeter players. This team is pretty much what I thought it was last summer. Good, not great.

 

[dkgaffney4]

I would say he is a top 25 tourney coach in the NCAAs. Look at the number or sweet 16's and see how all compare.

 

[CaryQuadDogg]

But he needs to do something different. We flat out choked tonite.

Quit playing thru the low post, go get some better scorers at the 2 and 3 spots. Maybe shake up the coaching staff.

At this point, there is a national narrative that we always choke in the NCAA, and that really can’t be argued against.

And now it will become a crushing burden to every Purdue team moving forward until we break through to the Final Four.

Lol, quit playing through the low post? Edey didn’t touch the ball in the last 12 mins. The problem was that we didn’t play though the low post enough.

 

[New Pal Boiler]

Lol, quit playing through the low post? Edey didn’t touch the ball in the last 12 mins. The problem was that we didn’t play though the low post enough.

My point is that the entire offense is throw it inside, and if they double, kick it to stand still jump shooters. If they take Edey away with 3 guys, and our shooters choke, we’re screwed. That system doesn’t work in the NCAA.

 

[rocketo]

But he needs to do something different. We flat out choked tonite.

Quit playing thru the low post, go get some better scorers at the 2 and 3 spots. Maybe shake up the coaching staff.

At this point, there is a national narrative that we always choke in the NCAA, and that really can’t be argued against.

And now it will become a crushing burden to every Purdue team moving forward until we break through to the Final Four.

Has to be frustrating watching your team bow out early in the tourney every year. The high points have yielded nothing for the team. I have watched your team do well in the B1G for several years, but fail on the big stage. How much of this is on the style of play? It seems the B1G rewards those teams playing smash mouth, but when it comes to the tourney this all goes out the window and the teams playing that way fail.

Interested to see what the PU fans think…

 

[indyogb]

Yeah he did. As a guy who watched every IU game when Knight was there, I know. Didn't play it often, but he did play it on occasion when the change was needed.

I don't watch a bunch of IU ball but I do recall IU playing a 3-2 zone at Northwestern when they had Evan Eschmeyer and a bunch of three point shooters. Northwestern had just beaten Purdue a week or two before the game and I remember screaming for Gene to try a zone but he refused and Purdue lost. My interest was piqued watching IU play there and Bob Knight resisted but finally did go into a 3-2 zone at some point in the second half and IU pulled it out. I recall Knight being pissed about having to resort to it but he did what was necessary to win that night.