Purdue is one of the top 3-point shooting teams in the country. Gotta defend the line, keep 'em at 35% or less, to have a chance. We'll be able to score; need to defend better.
Pregame: Illinois at Purdue, Tuesday, February 8th, 8:00pm CT, ESPN
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Defense HAS to show up tomorrow!
Purdue has scored less than 70 pts in regulation in 5 games this season:
68 in Loss at Rutgers
66 in OT Win vs NC St
69 in Loss vs Wisconsin
69 in 2 OT Win at Illinois
65 in Loss at Indiana
In their other 18 games they are averaging 86.9 pts (82.1 pts in 8 other B1G games)
Purdue has scored less than 70 pts in regulation in 5 games this season:
68 in Loss at Rutgers
66 in OT Win vs NC St
69 in Loss vs Wisconsin
69 in 2 OT Win at Illinois
65 in Loss at Indiana
In their other 18 games they are averaging 86.9 pts (82.1 pts in 8 other B1G games)
Yes, Underwood did use a 1-2-2 here. It was two years ago? I wanna say…
He had some success with it. I hope he brings it back sometime.
According to the Big 10 conference there are no tie breakers for conference titles. If two teams are tie at the end of the season they are determined to be co-champions
Common take from me, but I think we should trust Brad’s expertise and understanding of what his players will execute most effectively on defense versus Purdue (as well as any other team).
What’s our record the past two years on the road in the BIG? Haven’t seen the zone and have been quite successful.
We can all wish that the beloved could roll out a 1-2-2 press and get 12 turnovers resulting in 18 points. Or a 2-3, or 1-3-1 and confuse the hell out of Matt Painter and his team, and all of this would all result in a blow out victory for us at Mackey.
But c’mon….there’s a reason why we are on this board and he’s on that bus.
If the boys execute Brad’s offensive and defensive game plan well, we win.
In Brad I trust.
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
My post wasn't/isn't intended as an indictment of BU and/or his record, nor how he game plans. It was simply an observation based on the last game with pU.
Bigtex
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Agree. Well said. Purdue doesn’t or hasn’t closed well.
Looking forward to kofi adjustments because he showed why he wasn’t nba material (yet!)
We do need some unexpected offense to win. We win if we get two of these in double figures: Grandi, williams, Goode, curbelo (and don’t expect another 20 point game from him)
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Bigtex
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Would take my chances letting others shoot 3 as we quickly double edey. Can’t let stefanivich (sp) get open looks. I don’t believe he has been all that effective against us except for last game.
AND, our 3-ptrs too
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Yep; mine wasn't a good hot take. That spread makes sense.
Bigtex
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Behind kofi
Chad Fleck
- Eureka, IL
The last 4 games:
3 made by MSU
6 made by NW
4 made by Wisconsin
3 made by Indiana
Good results during this win streak, at least.
Agreed. Before the fouls even started, Edey had his way both offensively and defensively. The ease in which he scored over Kofi was alarming. Can Kofi be effective against a player his size or bigger(rare). Here's where not having that short jumper or any post moves outside of 3 feet hurts. Trying to bully Edey doesn't work. Interesting to see what BU comes up with.
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Typically I’d say I can’t see us winning this game, but I’ve thought that a few times over the past 2 years and I’ve been wrong every time.
If Kofi stays out of foul trouble, we hit threes and Belo gets good minutes we can win this one.
If Kofi stays out of foul trouble, we hit threes and Belo gets good minutes we can win this one.
No idea, but I'd like to know where that script Illinois hoodie came from.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
Illinois takes experience, swagger into road matchup against Purdue
Illinois has a chance to extend its lead atop the Big Ten with a top-15 matchup at Purdue.
CHAMPAIGN — Illinois was down in the second half Saturday at Indiana.
With just over 13 minutes left, consecutive air balls by the Illini unleashed a hostile crowd that chanted "air ball" to drown out the rest of the noise in Assembly Hall. That can make many teams unravel. For the veteran Illini, it was a punchline.
"It just doesn't matter," Illini guard/forward Jacob Grandison said. "At the end of the game we were kind of just chuckling at the Indiana fans because they were so loud and a great fan section. They're chanting 'air ball' and, you know, imagine having 10,000 people screaming 'air ball' at you."
Grandison hit a pair of 3s shortly after to start a run and give unfazed No. 13 Illinois a 17-point victory. That was the team’s 13th conference road win in its past 15 outings and fourth straight win overall. “We’re really, really locked in,” Grandison said.
The Illini (17-5, 10-2 Big Ten) return to Indiana Tuesday for another road test, bringing their experience and swagger to West Lafayette for a matchup against No. 3 Purdue (20-3, 9-3).
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