Love seeing Penny and Memphis go down. Really like FAU coach May.great drive by FAU in last seconds to win
I thought I saw something get thrown at the Memphis bench, didn't think it would have came from their coach.
I thought I saw something get thrown at the Memphis bench, didn't think it would have came from their coach.
Ye of low expectations. 2 B1G titles a decade is not enough for you. We have had 18 in the 117 years since 1906. Lou Henson won 1 in 20 years and his name is on the court.I'm not going to go through and look at the numbers again but I'm confident that Painter's careers at Purdue (wins, conference, titles, tournament appearances, final fours) is totally underwhelming compared to the peak of our program. Which is to say, he hasn't taken Purdue anywhere we haven't already been. So why would I trade him for Underwood? He has done fine for Purdue but he still hasn't taken them to a final four in twenty years. I've said it before, if Underwood only does at Illinois what Painter has done at Purdue, I'd rather find another coach. I want to win a Natty. Winning a Big Ten title once or twice a decade doesn't cut it for me.
Oof, that is beyond brutalPainter teams Losing to double didget seeds
2011 lose to 11 seed
2016 lose to 12 seed
2021 lose to 13 seed
2022 lose to 15 seed
2023 lose to 16 seed
There you go, arguing the issue with FACTS. Don't you know that facts are not allowed here on Loyalty, and that we thrive on conjecture, fabrication, rumors, fallacies, and bald- faced lies?Umm, because they won the B1G this year and everyone was singing Matt Painter praises all year - i.e how he always has successful out of timeout plays, etc. Matt Painter is an excellent coach. Good coaches can lose several games in the tourney, including ones that they should win. His three loses were far worse that BUs and there are people that think we should be looking for a new coach as a result of BU's March loses. Would we do better than Matt Painter?
A lot of excellent coaches lose in the NCAA tourney. To be successful in the tourney is hard. It is a lose and go home deal - only 25% (1 in 4) of the teams get to the second weekend.
Who do you think we should we deserve to be compared to? Kentucky? Cal hadn't won a tourney game in 1400 plus days til today. North Carolina - they aren't even here. Michigan - is Juwan such a better coach because he managed to win a few more games in March the last couple of years.
Glad you don't get to make the choice!I'm not going to go through and look at the numbers again but I'm confident that Painter's careers at Purdue (wins, conference, titles, tournament appearances, final fours) is totally underwhelming compared to the peak of our program. Which is to say, he hasn't taken Purdue anywhere we haven't already been. So why would I trade him for Underwood? He has done fine for Purdue but he still hasn't taken them to a final four in twenty years. I've said it before, if Underwood only does at Illinois what Painter has done at Purdue, I'd rather find another coach. I want to win a Natty. Winning a Big Ten title once or twice a decade doesn't cut it for me.