TheWatShot

I turned this off earlier when Cadeau got body-checked and was called for traveling.

Was doing some Kenpom research earlier in preparation for my bracket and decided to look at the top offenses of the past few years. Since 2021, the top 5-10 offenses have seen a huge jump in efficiency rating. So basically, scoring is way up.

Can't see the MAC getting 3 teams. Akron has no Quad 1 or 2 wins.

@UspshoosierDo you think Florida will still be a 1 seed after getting drilled today?

Very soft press from MSU results in a UCLA layup. If you've got the arrow, you're better off fouling and hoping you might get a jump ball call.

"bUt iT's HarD tO BeAt a TEaM 3 TiMes!!!"-- basketball fans for the past two weeks Sorry, sick of hearing that phrase, for both high school and college hoops. Right up there with "survive and advance."

My one gripe with Moren over the years has been that we always seem to have a lot of dead weight on every roster. Nobody uses every scholarship player of course, but it would be nice if we could go 8-9 deep instead of 6-7 deep with 3 or 4 players who aren't playable.

Purdue got outscored by 11 in the second half and their defensive metrics got even worse after this game. I'll probably get more enjoyment than I should watching somebody's backcourt eviscerate them in the tournament.

I don't think it will be the death sentence some make it out to be, but it won't be easy. It would be nice if this program had anything resembling a positive culture or a foundation. Right now it's a truck-stop program in flyover country.

Everything. Well, except beating the most overhyped Purdue team of all time at home. That was kind of nice.

No complaints here if this is our last game.

I knew we wouldn't win. Chris Collins is a far better coach than anyone on our bench.

We've looked checked out for the past month.

I know it's meaningless. Just kind of strange there'd be that much of a difference.

Purdue sure is living off its preseason #1 legacy. Down to #18 in the AP poll but still projected as a 3 seed.

I doubt we beat Northwestern. Collins has our number and we look like a team that's ready for its season to end. Even if we win, it will likely be another grind that makes watching it feel like more of a chore than a pleasure.

The second baseman literally throwing the game at UNC set the tone for the season. Feels like a mistake-prone team that isn't seriously going to contend for anything.

And I know you were joking, but I think they just really suck at guarding the 3 point line. Wisconsin went 18 of 34 from deep. We shot really well in the United Center last time we were there so here's hoping.

I knew when I saw comments from our fans boasting about how they only went .500 against us that we'd end up playing them in March for the first time since 1998. Just how literally everything works out for us. Assuming, of course, we can finally beat 15th-place Northwestern.

I have ties to BSU, so I know a little about their program. If Lewis has connections, they probably aren't good ones. He wasn't much of a recruiter in his time there, and most of his players didn't like him. He fired Ben Botts, a widely respected member of his staff, after last season, and Botts was immediately hired at currently unbeaten Miami. Maybe there's a role for him here, but I'm not sure what it would be.

Help! BTownBanners has fallen and it can't get up!

Miami has 9 lives. Can't believe that didn't go in.

Did Ohio set off fireworks in their arena earlier? Looks hazy in there.

We would have to be seen as a step up from Michigan for several years before May would make that move. That's why we needed to get him while he was still at FAU.

Kaufman-Renn only got 9 shots and Smith came up just short of double digit assists despite playing the entire game. I can see why they were disappointed.