Very inspired effort. Still a few things to clean up defensively and need to hit more open looks, but this is the best we’ve played all year. Closest thing I’ve seen to the 2016-17 ‘Cats yet this season.
We are better than last year! Just need to get Mac to quit turning over the ball! I women have him for Brown!Very inspired effort. Still a few things to clean up defensively and need to hit more open looks, but this is the best we’ve played all year. Closest thing I’ve seen to the 2016-17 ‘Cats yet this season.
There’s no such thing as a good loss.
If we play like that every night, we won't even have to worry about margins for error, since we'll have 25 wins. Doubt we can play that well every night, though.Agreed. As I originally stated, really happy with the effort, but every chance we have had this year to get a good win has ended in a loss. The margin for error is very thin at this point.
Senior guard with 0 points in the second half. Missed shot that could have tied. Love the guy. But we can't beat the best teams without him.Yeah, I'll take that kind of loss, although would have been a huge win. We played them really tough in their building. Man, Mac's anti-clutch issues are frustrating. Gotta play solid for the rest of the non-con...and the B1G could be up for grabs.
Anyone know the deal with this shot? It looks good but just doesn't go in.Great effort and unfortunately again, w/o Falzon. We could have really used him these last 2 games.
Anyone know the deal with this shot? It looks good but just doesn't go in.
Best effort of the year.
There’s no such thing as a good loss.
The team that played today will win games in conference play. Loved Pardon hitting so many open jumpers, which was a great strategy to neutralize Haas and Haarms on defense. The free throw disparity is frustrating, as was Purdue hitting some 3s late that really stemmed any tide we started to build. Ultimately, I'm encouraged but disappointed because a win here would have more than washed out the GT loss. Would have been a feather-in-the-cap win. Oh well. They really need to win out the rest of the noncon, then get off to a fast start in January.
The team that played today will win games in conference play. Loved Pardon hitting so many open jumpers, which was a great strategy to neutralize Haas and Haarms on defense. The free throw disparity is frustrating, as was Purdue hitting some 3s late that really stemmed any tide we started to build. Ultimately, I'm encouraged but disappointed because a win here would have more than washed out the GT loss. Would have been a feather-in-the-cap win. Oh well. They really need to win out the rest of the noncon, then get off to a fast start in January.
Very inspired effort. Still a few things to clean up defensively and need to hit more open looks, but this is the best we’ve played all year. Closest thing I’ve seen to the 2016-17 ‘Cats yet this season.
It IS frustrating, yes - but not unjustified. It's a product of 1). Our perimeter-oriented offense doesn't result in us pounding the ball inside as often as some teams do, and 2). Purdue has two guys the size of condominiums (and we know at least one of them, Haas, to be pretty good); when guys like that get the ball underneath, it's awfully tough to stop them without fouling. We didn't lose this one because of the refs (as many of us are openly and properly stating); we lost to a good team on their floor and damn near won the thing altogether. As you say, Purdue hit several cluth 3s in the last few minutes and deserved to win this game. Certainly not satisfying to come out of there without the win, but we gave a damned good account of ourselves and left most of us on the board feeling a lot more encouraged than we did just a few days ago. I'd say this was as good a stepping stone as a loss can be.
The two games NU lost last week the opponents shot a combined 32 of 44 from the line. NU shot 7 of 10.I don't have an issue with Purdue shooting more free throws. Just not that many more.
We did attempt 43 2s. Pardon had 20 - yes, the jumpers, but we fed him inside plenty too - and Lindsey and Brown both drove plenty of times.
I don't have an issue with Purdue shooting more free throws. Just not that many more.
Yes.
Can’t believe mike Webb and Virginia haven’t offered up some praise for these kids’ efforts.
Fair weather fans.