UCLA at Purdue: MASTER DISCUSSION THREAD

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

 

[krazychicagod]

This is why, I am afraid, we are not built for either tourney that well. Just focus on canceling two of our players, and its essentially over.

I worry you are right. Smith and TKR have to play flawless to win

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

BOOM Baby! Mr. Smith is living Downtown!

 

[TopSecretBoiler]

Heide's second half rebounding has been elite.

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

Heide's second half rebounding has been elite.

Eight big ones.

 

[krazychicagod]

Maybe time to go back to heidi starting since furst has reverted to being awful again

 

[krazychicagod]

9 boards for cam

 

[TopSecretBoiler]

Eight big ones.

Physical as hell too

 

[krazychicagod]

How the **** is that foul on heidi

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

Haha - ok - they called that on Heide.

Take that effort any day.

 

[Schnelk]

Braden yeah!

 

[TopSecretBoiler]

These refs...trying until the end

 

[krazychicagod]

Try to tell me the refs dont have money on these games what a JOKE

 

[TopSecretBoiler]

Let's go. Great game. Shoot with confidence boys.

 

[krazychicagod]

So needed. Dont think our problems are anywhere near fixed. But this was needed badly

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

Boilers win it.....76-66! Nice to see them get a little back on track. Double Bye in BTT still within reach.

Great game from Braden Smith, now Purdue's all-time assists leader.......well done, young man!

 

[proudopete]

Good game Boilers!

 

[tenwest]

A win and cover. I seen the zone twice? Am I crazy?

 

[MetMyWifeAtHarrys]

Needed that one. Still worried about how the rest of this season goes down, but this one was big.

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

TKR leads Purdue with 29, Smith - 23, and Loyer - 11.

Cam Heide - 9 boards
CJ Cox with some non-box score plays

Gutty second half - get ready for Rutgers on Tuesday.

 

[Wolegib]

Each year there is a poll asking what do you expect Purdue to do this year. And each year I reply Purdue will win 20 games and make the sweet 16. And Purdue proved me right once again.

When I say 20 wins, that is the standard, the bar, the expectation, the floor! My hope is that they will win many more games!

But tonight they reached my expectations. What fans here don’t realize is how many fans of different schools wish their team could win 20 games.

We take success for granted! It’s been an awesome season. Another 20 wins! This is a happy and proud moment!

 

[SaratogaBoiler1]

Outstanding win - high intensity - we aren’t losing against Rutgers. That last Illinois game will be huge - I’m telling ya we can still get a 3

 

[PaBoiler78]

TKR leads Purdue with 29, Smith - 23, and Loyer - 11.

Cam Heide - 9 boards
CJ Cox with some non-box score plays

Gutty second half - get ready for Rutgers on Tuesday.

Proud of the Boilers, at half it looked like a loss to me, UCLA passes the eye test to me. Nice 2nd half by Heide, great game by TKR and Smith. Still a flawed team but we needed this one

 

[SaratogaBoiler1]

Smith and TKR balled tonight - they weren’t letting Purdue lose this game - it was we are taking over get out of the way

 

[rjmpu82]

UCLA is a good, well coached team. They are a difficult match up for us. Great win with lots of players contributing. Ned to keep winning to try to get to the 3 seed.

 

[tjreese]

Hop on the bus, Gus....you don't need to discuss much.

50 ways to leave your lover. Taking me back Tex

 

[tjreese]

We have to figure out this switching issue.

They quit switching somewhere close to 11 minutes to go after having a guard defending a big at the rim

 

[tjreese]

I worry you are right. Smith and TKR have to play flawless to win

One thing about it. The big knows Purdue better than a team in the tournament, but yes more contributions by others is needed

 

[tjreese]

A win and cover. I seen the zone twice? Am I crazy?

More sag than in the past and well versed in the rotations. It was man
with more zone lean, but they still had people rather than just area.

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

Also - Purdue ends an eight-game skid against UCLA.

Last win in the series was in 1959.

 

[seminolesboilers]

That's incredible to go back to the late 50s...the last time that Purdue beat the Bruins.

 

[Chi-Boiler]

Outstanding win - high intensity - we aren’t losing against Rutgers. That last Illinois game will be huge - I’m telling ya we can still get a 3

Rutgers is playing well right now. They're going to be all we can handle. They're healthy and getting scoring from guys not named Bailey and Harper. Should have won at AA last night.

 

[qazplm]

Needed that one. Still worried about how the rest of this season goes down, but this one was big.

Yeah, feels like we are so reliant on really two guys. But boy did those two play ridiculously well tonight. TKR looked NBA level tonight and Smith played back to his high level. We had other contributions for sure but it's a lot of pressure on two guys.

 

[Blimpy]

I worry you are right. Smith and TKR have to play flawless to win

Nobody plays FLAWLESS, Purdue can win if they play team ball!

 

[Blimpy]

Maybe time to go back to heidi starting since furst has reverted to being awful again

Furst is not AWFUL, he gives 100%, he needs to be on the floor for matchups, Painter knows what he is doing!

 

[Blimpy]

So needed. Dont think our problems are anywhere near fixed. But this was needed badly

Purdue just beat one of the most talented teams in the BT, they are real deep and young, My team is on the floor!

 

[Blimpy]

Proud of the Boilers, at half it looked like a loss to me, UCLA passes the eye test to me. Nice 2nd half by Heide, great game by TKR and Smith. Still a flawed team but we needed this one

FLAWED, really????

 

[Blimpy]

I hope our players don't read this forum, it is filled with a bunch of back handed compliments, and then constant inserted JABS bye a bunch of Negative Nancys! For your INFO, these players are Human Beings, not machines, I just watched a very good Purdue team beat a very good UCLA team, and half the people on here are throwing darts at them. Like Painter says, there are to many experts that don't know _hit about basketball!