**** Men's NCAA Tournament ****
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For those who don’t like Purdue’s “style” please explain. They’ve got the most dominant big man since probably Shaq. Painter seems to do it right, and this year they were a top 5 3 point shooting team. And don’t tell me 3 seconds in the lane. That’s not an argument.
Big 12 and SEC the worst conferences in this year's tournament (shocker) and the ACC the best, although they should still take some heat for the Virginia debacle in the play-in game.
Based on seeding and expected wins to the final 4, the Big 12 was -7, the SEC was -4, and the ACC was +5. All other conferences were either +/-1 or 0.
Every Big 12 team except Texas was bounced a round earlier than they should have been.
The B1G outperformed its seeding for the first time since 2019.
Based on seeding and expected wins to the final 4, the Big 12 was -7, the SEC was -4, and the ACC was +5. All other conferences were either +/-1 or 0.
Every Big 12 team except Texas was bounced a round earlier than they should have been.
The B1G outperformed its seeding for the first time since 2019.
| Row Labels | Sum of Expected Win | Sum of Wins | Sum of +/- |
| A10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| ACC | 7 | 12 | 5 |
| America East | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASUN | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big 12 | 14 | 7 | -7 |
| Big East | 9 | 8 | -1 |
| Big South | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Ten | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| Big West | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conf USA | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Horizon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ivy | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MAAC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MAC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MVC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MWC | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Northeast | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio Valley | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PAC 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Patriot | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SEC | 12 | 8 | -4 |
| Southern | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southland | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Summit | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun Belt | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| SWAC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WAC | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| WCC | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Grand Total | 60 | 60 | 0 |
Yup, he was also hellbent on going right at Clingon and that approach failed miserably. I never thought the Illini had the guards to make to the final 4 anyway, too bad they had UConn in their bracket after a somewhat easy go of it the first 3 games…😎
If Iowa were ever to succeed in basketball, they will need to emulate what Purdue does…..I originally had thought Wisconsin, but I’d rather not go the route of ‘dirty’ tactics after seeing Painter do it the right way. Purdue kind of reminds me of Arizona back in the day - definitely some choke jobs, but eventually breaking through…
We had Garza, but he wasn't the rebounding/defensive force of Edey and we surrounded him with less than optimum talent....JBO, CMAC, Fredrick, Weezy. There aren't that many 7'4 POY types and Painter is destination
of choice for giants. In this NIL era our ceiling is probably Sweet16 even with a top coach like TJ Otzelberger.
Back to Purdue game....Braden Smith getting exposed on the big stage because he't tiny and not an elite athlete.
I'd kill for Purdue's success and style doesn't mean that much compared to wins. That said they have the most dominant player in college ball and he's also a vaccuum cleaner on the boards. The talent Painter has surrounded Edey with is better than Iowa's, but not great. Loyer and Smith are weak points....good shooters, lessor athletes.
Purdue vs UConn should be a good title game
Is it just me or does it seem like Mason Gillis has played for Purdue for like 10 years.
I just do not believe PU guards are good enough to win Monday nite.
Hope they prove me wrong.
Hope they prove me wrong.
Watching the level of play by these guards makes me depressed for Iowa. There is no desire for any of these types of players.
It will be funny to hear these announcers slowly melt down if Alabama ends up winning this game. They do justice to all the Big East cry babies.
Gosh, I cannot stand the UConn coach go boilermakers
Amen. I’d pay serious money to see someone punch Dan Hurley in the face. Multiple times.
The funny thing is that Gillis has a Covid year left if he wants it. Don’t think he will take it though. With 6 signed freshman coming in next season, Purdue is over the scholarship limit as it is.
Edey needs to play the most aggressive game of his life
Being serious, their 6 thru 10 guys would beat our starters without a problem. Not just Iowa though....
I thought the same about the Illini before they played Uconn....and well, we all know how that ended. I just hope it is a close game for an half at least... 🤞
Not enough fouls called on uconn in favor of Purdue.
Gets old watching grab ball.
Gets old watching grab ball.
Smith and Loyer have to make some shots for PU to win.
They are not looking like natl champ guards so far.
They are not looking like natl champ guards so far.
UConn's coach is a damn crybaby on the sideline
Who has a more punchable face - Spencer or Hurley?
So Hurley can walk where he wants and can jaw at Purdue players?!?! What a little DB!
