The key to Purdue is not Carsen, it's everyone else. Quite frankly, the fewer percentage of points that Carsen has for Purdue, the better it is for us. That means others are contributing.
We're not going to beat good teams by relying on Carsen to score 30+ points on 20+ shots.
Carsen shot 21 times against VA Tech, was 3-11 from 3 and had 6 turnovers.
First Half
Carsen: 4-9 (44%), 2-6 from 3 (33%), 2 turnovers
Rest of team: 13-21 (62%), 5-9 from 3 (55%), 4 turnovers
Second Half
Carsen: 5-12 (41%), 1-5 from 3 (20%), 4 turnovers
Rest of team: 9-19 (47%), 6-13 from 3 (46%), 3 turnovers
This is not a "knock on Carsen" post - it's simply a we're a better team the more involved everyone is, which requires Carsen to be efficient AND requires the rest of the team to step up and be involved offensively. Carsen had 7 assists - teams are focusing on him and he's getting people involved, we just need them to be consistently involved.