Underachieving Purdue; POTY, very good supporting cast; late year swan dive

[13thman]

In the country.

Maybe in your world

 

[BoilerN]

Why are you on an Iowa board trying to convince iowa fans that Purdue won't flame out in the tourney? ****ing weird. Go party with some Purdue fans

I’ve addressed this already.

 

[BoilerN]

Maybe in your world

In what way is he not? Cousy list had him top 5. And you get two more years with him.

 

[13thman]

In what way is he not? Cousy list had him top 5. And you get two more years with him.

Who cares about 2 more years. Right now, he's probably 4th best in the BIG. Apparently the PGs suck for the rest of the country.

 

[RocknRollface]

In the country.

That's silly.

 

[BoilerN]

Who cares about 2 more years. Right now, he's probably 4th best in the BIG. Apparently the PGs suck for the rest of the country.

Based on what he’s 4th best?

 

[unclesammy]

Based on what he’s 4th best?

Buie, Walker, Young

 

[13thman]

Based on what he’s 4th best?

Bouie-better
Shannon-better
Young-better
Might even throw in Hepburn

 

[RocknRollface]

Bouie-better
Shannon-better
Young-better
Might even throw in Hepburn

Ace Baldwin too.

Some Purdue fans don't seem to appreciate how much easier Edey makes life for the rest of their players.

 

[BrewHawk]

Ace Baldwin too.

Some Purdue fans don't seem to appreciate how much easier Edey makes life for the rest of their players.

Homer Boiler can't see reality.

Purdue might be a Sweet Sixteen team at best. Guard play will be their downfall again. That, and Edey will get tired.

 

[13thman]

Ace Baldwin too.

Some Purdue fans don't seem to appreciate how much easier Edey makes life for the rest of their players.

Got that right

 

[hawkjt]

Hepburn is on fire this past week.
I would take him over Smith.
I hope PU wins it all. BIG needs to break drought.
But not confident.
Illini might have an outside shot at FF also.

 

[BoilerN]

Homer Boiler can't see reality.

Purdue might be a Sweet Sixteen team at best. Guard play will be their downfall again. That, and Edey will get tired.

Yes. Top 5 PG statistically and 6 40% three point shooters (best 3 pt shooting team in the country) is a recipe for losing early.

 

[BoilerN]

Ace Baldwin too.

Some Purdue fans don't seem to appreciate how much easier Edey makes life for the rest of their players.

No, the NPOY helps a ton. But so does a good PG and shooters. See last years team vs this years. Allows more pace and tempo. And next year, more athleticism comes in. Painter is transitioning his team. Love it

 

[BrewHawk]

Yes. Top 5 PG statistically and 6 40% three point shooters (best 3 pt shooting team in the country) is a recipe for losing early.

The Big Ten is not a good basketball conference.

 

[BoilerN]

The Big Ten is not a good basketball conference.

Not sure how that’s relevant to my post

 

[BrewHawk]

Not sure how that’s relevant to my post

Poor competition makes players look better than they actually are.

 

[BoilerN]

Poor competition makes players look better than they actually are.

Marquette, Arizona, Alabama, Gonzaga, Wisconsin, Illinois x2. Those teams are poor competition?

He didn’t make his stats vs Texas southern.

 

[BrewHawk]

Marquette, Arizona, Alabama, Gonzaga, Wisconsin, Illinois x2. Those teams are poor competition?

He didn’t make his stats vs Texas southern.

I have Purdue losing in the second round...




...and I like Matt Painter a lot.

 

[Underscore2]

I hope all B1G teams lose in the first round, and in every case because the officiating is cleaner than in the B1G regular season games. No mugging allowed. Not that it will do any good to instigate a change to the horrid B1G officiating.

 

[RocknRollface]

I have Purdue losing in the second round...




...and I like Matt Painter a lot.

They got a very easy draw.

 

[Carlton]

I don't think Zack Edey is going to get the outrageously favorable non-foul calls and favorable calls he has been getting in the B1G in the tournament.

 

[RocknRollface]

I hope all B1G teams lose in the first round, and in every case because the officiating is cleaner than in the B1G regular season games. No mugging allowed. Not that it will do any good to instigate a change to the horrid B1G officiating.

The same reffs work all over the country, there are no conference specific reffs.

The tournament will be more physical than the big ten. It always is.

 

[RocknRollface]

I don't think Zack Edey is going to get the outrageously favorable non-foul calls and favorable calls he has been getting in the B1G in the tournament.

They'll let team be very physical with him.

 

[texas twister]

EXHIBIT A - why it is ignorant to start really stupid threads. Purdue just demolished a team to make it to something Iowa hasn't done in about a 1/4 century - Sweet 16.