We can.

[Boiler_HD]

Sit back and complain about our seed or where the game is being played, or we can embrace the challenge and start analyzing from a quantitative perspective.

What do we know? We have size, depth, solid D, and O that has been much improved. Size will give us an advantage in all potential games until maybe the final 4, people are talking about the altitude change, this is why we have depth.

Lets sit back and enjoy, I want to play Iowa St and Virginia (yes we have to win 1st round), win those games, I would be worried for whomever makes it out of the bottom of bracket.

Boiler Up my friends!

 

[*4purdue*]

This is all we need to focus on. 4 team tournament.

Purdue
Ark-LR

ISU
Iona

 

[boiler-deuce]

This is all we need to focus on. 4 team tournament.

Purdue
Ark-LR

ISU
Iona

Absolutely. This should be our focus. No excuses!! THIS IS THE YEAR!!!!!

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

 

[ahhculdee]

Hopefully Iona upsets Iowa State.

 

[dumpsterFyre]

We took the #2 team in the country to the limit. I think our boys even expected to win.

They will be okay devouring these overrated mid majors in the NCAAT.

 

[TJBoiler]

Sit back and complain about our seed or where the game is being played, or we can embrace the challenge and start analyzing from a quantitative perspective.

What do we know? We have size, depth, solid D, and O that has been much improved. Size will give us an advantage in all potential games until maybe the final 4, people are talking about the altitude change, this is why we have depth.

Lets sit back and enjoy, I want to play Iowa St and Virginia (yes we have to win 1st round), win those games, I would be worried for whomever makes it out of the bottom of bracket.

Boiler Up my friends!

I don't understand why people complain about these seedings. Go out and win. Plus you never know who will be upset. Having said that I think it's amusing as Matt Painter even pointed out. IU got screwed.

 

[proudopete]

It's just weird. I doubt many teams are happy.

RPI must not mean much anymore. We finally finish top 15 in it and get a 5?

We finished ahead of Cal, Duke, A&M and of course Iowa state who all got higher seeds then us.

Just weird.

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

It's just weird. I doubt many teams are happy.

RPI must not mean much anymore. We finally finish top 15 in it and get a 5?

We finished ahead of Cal, Duke, A&M and of course Iowa state who all got higher seeds then us.

Just weird.

Strength of Schedule and top 50 wins appeared to be this year's hallmarks.

 

[proudopete]

Strength of Schedule and top 50 wins appeared to be this year's hallmarks.

Yeah. IU losing to Michigan and Iowa losing to Illinois kinda screwed us there.

 

[Boiler_HD]

It's just weird. I doubt many teams are happy.

RPI must not mean much anymore. We finally finish top 15 in it and get a 5?

We finished ahead of Cal, Duke, A&M and of course Iowa state who all got higher seeds then us.

Just weird.

In my opinion it was never a fact that RPI was used as the end all metric, but they said that because the programs like Duke, and others benefited. Now that those teams do not benefit, its time to adjust how they rank teams.

With that being said it is not surprising that the "blue bloods" tend to get the benefit of the doubt.

No reason to complain though, we will be fine.

 

[BoilerBiker]

We can.... We will

 

[delish1]

Hopefully Iona upsets Iowa State.

Completely disagree. I think Purdue blows Iowa State off the court. The Cyclones play 6 guys and have 1 big guy. Playing on a quick turnaround in Denver. I'm really hoping both ISU and Purdue win. ISU is better than Iona but Purdue is ISU's nightmare.

 

[honey_badger]

Completely disagree. I think Purdue blows Iowa State off the court. The Cyclones play 6 guys and have 1 big guy. Playing on a quick turnaround in Denver. I'm really hoping both ISU and Purdue win. ISU is better than Iona but Purdue is ISU's nightmare.

ISU has no shot against us, you are exactly correct. I'm breaking down film on them right now and you are correct. They play 6+1 really, but yea, the one big man and then they do some spread work and some motion that our defense will give fits to all day long. I can't wait for Thursday, just can't wait. Thank you to the NCAA for paving a clear path to Houston!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!