For sure. Quincy looked the best he has in months and seemed much closer to his earlier season self. When he is rebounding, cutting to the rim, and making shots, he's so important to what we do.This version of Quincy & Ty need to show up from here on out
As for Ty, I thought he was fantastic tonight. So much for all the talk pregame that he'd be completely unplayable in this game. His defensive intensity in the 1st half was a big part of why Purdue was struggling unless they were able to get the entry to Edey. The possessions he was guarding Smith especially were absolutely stifling. Completely bottled him up in those possessions. His rebounding effort staved off Purdue, his offball cutting was great, his movement in general, along with Guerrier, Hawkins, and Domask forced Edey to be the most out of position defensively I've seen him this year. Constantly forced Edey to move out or literally with their spacing. Ty was really good tonight. And after being in a bit of a slump to come out like this against a team who most people thought he would get completely destroyed out there was something special.
Beating a 1 seed is incredibly tough, but if Quincy and Ty can play like this in the tourney, I really do think we could make a run. I do wish Brad would be willing to play them in crunch time just once to see them do it and close it out. Because we're a better team with them on the floor and sometimes you just need to see them do it to have confidence they will do it.