Swanigan's Defense

[Ben Shadeland]

I only saw the last twelve minutes, but man, Caleb looked fantastic on D. And I'm not just talking about the blocked shots--which were great and unexpected--but the way he got the traveling call on the baseline by moving his feet (could have been a charge on ND) and the way he helped the helper two or three times.

His D was as important as his twenty-six points and nine boards. A huge improvement.

 

[Boiler Wolf]

Yes, he really did a great job on D, especially with the foul trouble he was in. Great, gritty effort.

 

[nagemj02]

That was the most impressive I've seen him look on defense. He and VE were in beast-mode in the second half.

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

There was just one stretch where ND smartly fed Colson for a few buckets, but considering the early two fouls.....great job from CS being able to play his usual 30+ min. Then, when Purdue got the lead, he seemed to take it up a notch not worrying about the foul.

He was also very animated with his teammates several times...THE leader on this squad.