McIntosh wouldn't be McIntosh at Purdue. He'd be expected to fill the same role that PJ and Hill do - get the ball to the bigs and try not to turn it over.
Or, exactly how Octeus played ... just like McIntosh played tonight.
It's always good to win, but we need to keep improving. Just look how much Wisky and OSU have improved since early January.
McIntosh impressed the hell out of me. Gosh I hope he is a senior! That kid can play, and he hit some circus shots I didn't think could be made. He carried NW on his back.
Every team has off games. Good, even great, teams have off games and still win. And past performance is rarely a true indicator of future performance. Bottom line, how we played tonight has little bearing on Saturday night. We've had plenty of games this year where we've played great after a poor performance and vice versa.
Another comment I don't understand. Setting up a straw man and then railing against it. Very poor debate technique by the way, and tends to show that you seem to carry a low estimation of the basketball team. You attempt to make any negative comment you can to show how terrible they are. Are you really sure you are a Purdue fan? You seem to be trying hard to discourage any potential recruit. What gives with this sh-t storm you are posting in multiple threads?
No, its good. If he knows he probably won't make it, then why should he shoot it? I can see where the timely three could help but that's just not Johnny
Collins doesn't get the job when he did and McIntosh is probably a Boiler...and how different a 6'3" guard that can drive, shoot and pass might make the BoilersMcIntosh impressed the hell out of me. Gosh I hope he is a senior! That kid can play, and he hit some circus shots I didn't think could be made. He carried NW on his back.
Northwestern was a trap game for Purdue. They are not a bad ball club. Northwestern lost @ MD by 6 in ot. They lost @ Iowa by 14. I'm sure coach Painter and the team are trying to improve. You suggesting otherwise is what is asinine.
McIntosh impressed the hell out of me. Gosh I hope he is a senior! That kid can play, and he hit some circus shots I didn't think could be made. He carried NW on his back.
Like you, I read this stuff like "It wasn't a good win for Purdue" and I wonder what that means. WTF? I think the poster was saying that we didn't win decisively enough to impress. Well, NW is a good team with good players. We lead pretty much from start to finish, and we won by 10 points. To me that means we controlled the game for pretty much it's entire length. I don't think any Purdue fan thinks it is bad to win.
We can do some things very well. That might lead folks to thinking there is all kinds of untapped potential. However, if you watch other teams play, you will quickly see that we have some limitations also. We just do not have the talent in some positions that other teams do. The way you handle this is to game-plan so that you minimize the weaknesses and maximize your strengths.
Frankly, I cringe a little when people say we have all this potential. Maybe, but maybe not this year. Hass is going to be a beast next year. Cline is going to make a major jump in strength, playing time, and defense. That "Potential is there" but I don't think we can really tap it this year.
For example, Vince Edwards is one of our best players, and we all see that he has great untapped potential. He is playing well as a sophomore, but you can see he has so much more he can do. This year he looks better than the sophomore version of Denzel Valentine. However, he is not functioning at the level of this year's Senior Valentine. Untapped potential? Yes, but not ready for tapping yet.
That's three of us. I mentioned this lineup in another thread. Taking into account the work ethics that I see, I think Cline, Haas, and Vinnie will be significantly improved. Swanni will be better and will make much better choices. Hield is another example of yearly improvement, as is Curry. This is NOT a "wait 'til next year" thing .... it's reality. The fact that fans set expectations based on hope does not make them reality.
You cannot use logic to talk someone out of an emotionally-based opinion.
we were never going to get Mac, I thinking missing out on Glyn Watson was worse.
