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It's certainly true that the best team doesn't always win in March but what in the world does that have to do with Purdue?

It's certainly true that the best team doesn't always win in March but what in the world does that have to do with Purdue?

This front court has the potential to be incredible. Potential is huge.  Guards and guard depth really concern me with this team. But 3-5 has so many options and flexibility.  

I agree. 1975 Indiana, 1991 UNLV and 2015 Kentucky are great examples of that.
Purdue - under the right circumstances - could have won a title last year. But, again, that roster makeup relies on certain matchups for success. And the deeper they would go in the tournament, the greater chance of have Smith, Loyer and Morton being a matchup liability would have grown substantially. And Purdue never had consistent 3-pt shooting to help overcome the lack of athleticism (32.2% as a team; Smith best at 37%).
Purdue was good - and, if EVERYTHING was clicking, they could be really good. But in their roster makeup and skill level there was just too much to overcome to win a championship.
Possible? Maybe.
Likely? No.

1) The “best team” had a really good early season run, played each and every one of the four B1G bottom dwellers twice, faded down the stretch of the B1G regular season when the competition was tougher (didn’t fall apart, but wasn’t nearly as good), had no rotation players miss time due to injuries, and lost to a 16 seed in the tournament.
2) While Braden Smith is short…REALLY SHORT ;) he was also better than Loyer in every statistical category without exception and was probably that team’s second best player. Maybe Gillis was third best.

It's certainly true that the best team doesn't always win in March but what in the world does that have to do with Purdue?

It's certainly true that the best team doesn't always win in March but what in the world does that have to do with Purdue?

It's certainly true that the best team doesn't always win in March but what in the world does that have to do with Purdue?

It's certainly true that the best team doesn't always win in March but what in the world does that have to do with Purdue?

It's certainly true that the best team doesn't always win in March but what in the world does that have to do with Purdue?

IU's starting shooting guard is Trey Galloway. I betcha he's not in that top 100.
Compared to FLoyer, Trey Galloway:
Has a better handle Shoots from outside far better Shoots 2pt fgs far better Has a better assist/turnover ratio Is 1,000,000% tougher Defends 1,000,000% better AND, (most importantly) has way better hair. And even if Loyer improves, Trey Galloway is very likely to again be better than Loyer this coming year in every one of those aspects.

Can’t quite put my finger on why, but I just have this queasy feeling that this list may not be worth taking all that seriously when it comes out.

I always underestimate Purdoo, so am not a reliable source, still it's hard not to see the recipe for success vs them is "make the guards beat you."  
They definitely have some players and might be better than last year- but they do not seem like a team built for NCAA success.  As others pointed out, they also had a lot of benefits last season that are unlikely to repeat. Edey breaks his foot in Dec and they might be an 8 seed. 

Did they even add at least one good guard?
Have they learned to play really good defense?
Is their biggest/only real offensive threat no longer a significant liability on defense?
The Purdue is UVA narrative is so lazy and uninformed. 

Did they even add at least one good guard?
Have they learned to play really good defense?
Is their biggest/only real offensive threat no longer a significant liability on defense?
The Purdue is UVA narrative is so lazy and uninformed. 

Did they even add at least one good guard?
Have they learned to play really good defense?
Is their biggest/only real offensive threat no longer a significant liability on defense?
The Purdue is UVA narrative is so lazy and uninformed. 

Did they even add at least one good guard?
Have they learned to play really good defense?
Is their biggest/only real offensive threat no longer a significant liability on defense?
The Purdue is UVA narrative is so lazy and uninformed. 

The fact this isn’t a joke is terrible. I’m hopping the new schools will be able to exert some influence to change our officiating 

You forgot #4. Have BIG refs every game in the tournament. 

You forgot #4. Have BIG refs every game in the tournament. 

"Purdue has the talent to follow in UVA's footsteps." 
 
Really? Did they add 3 future NBA draft picks this summer when nobody was looking? 

This is dead accurate. McNeeley’s an offensive fulcrum and that tends to be lost in conversation because of the focus on his shooting. 

"The court ruled that a driver in front of McCaffery's vehicle had waved Hite across, and the jogger had not stopped or looked for traffic in the left lane. "
It is unfortunate that the jogger made such a costly mistake but there lies the real problem. I've seen it numerous times with vehicles, a good Samaritan with no situational awareness waves someone out and that person frequently goes without even looking.  

Saw this last night.  Very impressive.  This roster continues to feel disrespected to me.  I guess, time will tell.  
 
 

Yep.  Many years ago I saw a very similar thing happen - right lane backed up and a driver waved a school bus out into the path of a pickup driving in the left lane.  It's one reason I won't wave another car out unless I know it is safe.
BTW the guy driving the pickup (no kids onboard) was a co-worker.  He was not at fault but did get ticketed because his license had expired a few days before.