I’d certainly say it stings less to see them continue to do to everybody else what they did to us. They’re just a bulldozer.
Not really. We were done before half. IL at least got to the second half before they disintigrated
They take out the lead guard. With us Buie had a miserable game. With IL it was Shannon who had his worst game., And when the top playmaker is taken out, game pretty much over
Stop dreaming. They knocked us out in the first half and the rest was just window dressing. Each team they played in the tourney they have gotten up by at least 30 including us
Alabama is a team that, on paper, can do it. While their defense is not great, they play the new school fast with lots of 3’s.
Maybe but they have done the same thing to every team that they have played. One team has a bad half, yes you say that they just did not shoot well did not shoot well but when they do it to everyone....
So, this is what this is about. We had a post on here talking about how we were proud that after a rough first half, our guys came out and fought hard in the second. Then, our two resident Illanoy douchebags had to come over to OUR board and dump on us for trying to take something out of that disappointing last game.
You missed 10 and a half minutes in the first half of our BTT game against Rutgers in 2017??
Stephon Castle took out Boo and he took out Shannon. Held those 2 guys to 4-27 shooting.
Yeah we were down 57-27. It’s a nice thing for us that our guys didn’t quit and beat them 31-18 from there but it would’ve been a bit more meaningful if our run wasn’t in the garbage time minutes.
I think you underestimate just how good UConn's defense is 1 through 5. They also race up and down the court, including Clingan, so Edey will have to move a lot.
That’s the number one takeaway here, pretty conclusive proof that UConn can take basically any elite guard it wants out of the game and force his teammates to do the job. Doing that to Boo and Shannon in a three game stretch is incredible
You say that like he was playing one on one the whole time. I didn't watch the Illinois game, but Boo was two on one to three on one most of the game.
Not at the perimeter, but they did collapse on his drives. Of course, he was able to overplay Boo on the perimeter because he knew they would collapse the drive.
They did a lot on the screens to keep him from getting any sneaky Quick Look outside too. Wisconsin did the inside stuff but failed at the outside stuff so Boo still lit them up.
Seems to me the only way Purdue wins is if Painter can con refs from outside the Big Ten into thinking Edey gets fouled all the time and never commits fouls.
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I’d estimate half of Smith’s assists are ‘dump into the post, Edey does a post move’. The numbers severely overstate his game. He’ll have a Sobolewski-like tumble from glory next year.
Yes we are proud of what they accomplished during the season and while it is nice that the team showed some life in the second half, reality is that the game was already over once they got up by 30 (I am as proud and happy with what they accomplished as anyone and it would have been nice to see them at full strength in that game). They took us to the woodshed in the first half. Ill kept it close in the first half (really the only thing close to a challenge UCON has faced in the tourney)and destroyed them in the beginning of the second. Result is the same, 20 plus point loss.
You play the hand you have and that is a pretty big handThis is a great writeup about UConn’s dominance in the regional final. Old school magazine-style writing. Many here would enjoy it. By longtime SI guy Charles P. Pierce.
UConn Is Exhaustingly, Relentlessly Great | Defector
BOSTON — If you are looking for the point at which the University of Connecticut turned their East Regional final from a rout into a front-hall exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum of American Ass-Kicking, try the 17:12 mark of the second half. The Huskies were just at the beginning of the...
I’d estimate half of Smith’s assists are ‘dump into the post, Edey does a post move’. The numbers severely overstate his game. He’ll have a Sobolewski-like tumble from glory next year.
Yes, but the difference is that we didn't venture over to their board to be pricks about their game.
He won't return for his 5th year.....
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Painter stated in February that this is his last year at Purdue. Things can change of course.
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I think he has a good chance of making a NBA roster.He won't return for his 5th year.....
Purdue’s Zach Edey to Turn Pro After Season, per Report - Sports Illustrated
The 7’4” standout doesn’t plan to use his COVID eligibility year to return to the Boilermakers next season.
He's likely the best troll we have, reasonably intelligent and responds well to punishments.
