1. It felt so good to push myself to stay up late for a game and be excited rather than disappointed when it ended!
2. Purdue played *really well*.
3. This tournament was my first chance to see the new guys, and I am pumped about Loyer and Smith. Both guys are fearless, can shoot, drive, and create shots for themselves and others. And against real competition too!
4. Purdue is playing on offense like we did early last season— great ball movement, cutting, getting that extra pass to find the open man, etc. It feels to me like if we keep playing like that we can be very tough offensively. The difference is this year we have no star guard, and in my opinion that will help us because Painter won’t be tempted to get away from what is working (like he did going Iso with Ivey so much last season).
5. Purdue’s defense seems better than last season by a lot. Guess putting young/hungry guys like Foster and Smith in helps a lot. Since defense was such a question mark last season, hopefully we will relish this Purdue staple once again.
6. With this team being so young, I imagine we can only get better overall throughout the season.
7. BTFU! POTFH!
2. Purdue played *really well*.
3. This tournament was my first chance to see the new guys, and I am pumped about Loyer and Smith. Both guys are fearless, can shoot, drive, and create shots for themselves and others. And against real competition too!
4. Purdue is playing on offense like we did early last season— great ball movement, cutting, getting that extra pass to find the open man, etc. It feels to me like if we keep playing like that we can be very tough offensively. The difference is this year we have no star guard, and in my opinion that will help us because Painter won’t be tempted to get away from what is working (like he did going Iso with Ivey so much last season).
5. Purdue’s defense seems better than last season by a lot. Guess putting young/hungry guys like Foster and Smith in helps a lot. Since defense was such a question mark last season, hopefully we will relish this Purdue staple once again.
6. With this team being so young, I imagine we can only get better overall throughout the season.
7. BTFU! POTFH!