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Team chemistry is always a concern and IU definitely needs the right fit as well as talent but they need bodies. The spot is only a waste if we were to miss out on a better fit/talent for this upcoming year. Any that don't pan out won't be around to take up a scholarship for another year.

Leaving roster spots open was a silly idea when Archie tried it and it is an even sillier one now. They need to build a full team this year and rebuild it again next year as necessary. Decent transfers contribute more than all but the best freshman so it is going to take a mix of transfers and talented incoming freshman every year.

They are due for that kind of karma after almost everything possible has broken their way all year. They should have been the first 1 to lose to a 16 anyway back in 1996 when they beat Western Carolina by 2 with a lot of help from the refs.

Hell, he's allowed to play with more physicality on offense than defenders are allowed to play with against him. I've never seen another player that is allowed to bulldoze, elbow, or shoulder the defender out of the way so much while also getting touch fouls called on the defenders. Then both he and Painter whine if the refs don't do everything possible to protect him.

I couldn't agree more, especially the part in bold. JG doesn't seem to do well when his opponent is quicker than he is. He can play against bigger players, provided they are slow and plodding but can't handle anyone with speed.

Missouri might as well get some buy out cash when a destination school comes calling.

Hopefully McNeeley is very receptive to those old man selfies because I'd love to see what Woody could do with a player as versatile as he is. TJD's development as well as that of JHS should help a lot.

Unfortunately, Princess Edith brought a strong whine game today and refs are are doing their best to keep Purdue in the game.

From my couch it looks like the PSU is getting jobbed pretty badly. At this rate the whole team is going to foul out.

IMO, Reneau could probably develop into a somewhat effective wing but is a more natural 4 and would be better playing alongside a good shooting/scoring wing than being forced into that role himself.

Reneau is probably the answer for primary offensive output at the 5 next year but defensively we really need at least one of the 6'10"+ athletic, rim protector/rebounder types to pair with him.

Predictable but still a joke. Edey improved significantly from last year but his B1G POY candidacy was mostly a product of the media narrative and it's clear none of the voter's actually looked at the stats. The DPOY result is almost worse. At least the Edey narrative is understandable. Audige and McConnell are fine defenders, if you discount their mauling of opponents, but no one fears them. More than once an IU opponent missed an open layup, shuffled their feet, or passed up a wide open shot for fear of being swatted by TJD.

How much?

Yeah, stupid announcers were talking about her tripping when it was clear in live action and every replay what actually happened.

In high school Leal and Galloway were much closer together rankings and performance wise. However, IMO there's a bias against private school players when it comes to Mr. Basketball voting. Unless a private school player is head and shoulders above everyone else, they are unlikely to win Mr. Basketball.

A bit of karma perhaps for Arizona? Ballo looks incredibly healthy after leaving the game "injured" to avoid free throws late. After he returns to the game, he proceeds to launch an ASU player out of bounds for a rebound before being fouled and making one of two free throws, setting up the half court 3 from ASU for the win.

I would've guessed Ghost was more his speed given his sensitivity at the Northwestern game.

That would be one of Walton's more coherent games if he actually mentioned something about the current game.

Bold strategy. One would think the presumptive BIG and National player of the year wouldn't get pulled at a critical juncture of the game or that pulling him wouldn't improve PU's chances.

I agree on all counts on the ref conference. I'd forgotten about that part of it.

I don't think it was a coincidence that the mic'ed up game was one of the best officiated BIG games I've watched. Doing this for the lead official for every game would make the games more entertaining and encourage the refs to be on their best behavior, IMO. IF, the BIG actually wanted to improve officiating this would be a huge step in that direction and be fairly easy to implement.

Yeah, the refs missed that push off like they miss Edey constantly slamming an elbow into his defender's chest, which is to say they consciously decided not to make those calls. There's no way anyone with fully functioning eyes missed that push off if they were watching Buie with the ball. It was obvious at any speed. The BIG is going do BIG things. Its obvious every year that the BIG has the agenda of getting as many teams at possible in the tournament and the refs are following that agenda, especially this late in the season. While it sucks, the important thing is that IU escaped without injury and will be playing in tournament soon.

TJD simply does not look right tonight. I don't recall seeing him challenge a single NW player at the rim, he looks slow and indecisive on offense, and he looks like he is glued to the floor on rebounds.

I'd be willing to bet a substantial sum that you would find far more objectionable songs on most, if not all of the ladies' playlists.

IMO, Purdue has no right to complain in any game where Edey is still playing at the end. He's good for 5+ offensive/rebounding fouls a game, few of which are called.