2026 NCAA Tournament

[Bankshot]

Personally, I love Purdue being right where they’re at.

They can’t win it all with Painter, and they won’t ever win it all without him.

He’s the best they’re ever gonna do, and it’s not where they want to get to.

[Uspshoosier]

Smith assist hunting that last 2:30 of the game 

[HinnyHoosier]

I stand by my previous statement: a 5.5 point spread was nonsense.  

[TheWatShot]

2 minutes ago, Bankshot said:

Personally, I love Purdue being right where they’re at.

They can’t win it all with Painter, and they won’t ever win it all without him.

He’s the best they’re ever gonna do, and it’s not where they want to get to.

Some day, he won't be there anymore, and they'll wish they still had him. And it will be glorious. 

[Pagoda]

8 minutes ago, IU5355 said:

No more Loyer, smith or TKR... ever Hallelujah. 

Thank goodness.

Should be a bit of a rebuild now.  Finally.  Hopefully.

[Alford Bailey]

I knew Purdue would go on a little run in the tournament when they got Queens as a first round matchup. Also knew that Loyer and TKR would eventually disappear which they did.

[TheWatShot]

1 minute ago, Pagoda said:

Thank goodness.

Should be a bit of a rebuild now.  Finally.  Hopefully.

Not getting my hopes up. We may beat them, but I still think they'll win more games than us and comfortably make the tournament again. 

 

They are losing a lot, though. Probably have to replace more now than they did post-Edey. 

[Pagoda]

1 minute ago, TheWatShot said:

Not getting my hopes up. We may beat them, but I still think they'll win more games than us and comfortably make the tournament again. 

 

They are losing a lot, though. Probably have to replace more now than they did post-Edey. 

Yea they’re gonna keep making the tourney, I just want to see that B1G title/F4 threat continue to fade…

[Alford Bailey]

19 minutes ago, Demo said:

Oh my, Loyer getting outhustled to a loose ball resulting in a dunk while down 13 is delicious. 

I’ve tried to mellow out my hate for Purdue as I get older but they always have a ****** bag on the roster like Loyer.

[AZ Hoosier]

21 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Loyer is a close second but TKR is definitely the worst of the worst. Haven't hated one of them this much since AJ Hammons and Isaac "Gonorrhea" Haas

Brian Cardinal

[newcastle12]

Weird what happens when you don't let Purdue grab and hold.  I wish Kaufmen-Ren well in the Israeli pro league. Stay safe out there there.  

[Shooter]

Braden Smith was 4-15 tonight. 13-43 in his last three games. Shot 33% in the tourney last year. Shot 36% the year before that, when Edey carried him to the final. Went 2-10 with 7 turnovers his first year when they lost to FDU.

Good player, outstanding passer. But was never good enough to be "the guy" on an elite team.

[AZ Hoosier]

17 minutes ago, IU5355 said:

No more Loyer, smith or TKR... ever Hallelujah. 

Yep, a lot is right with the world tonight. And there is no joy in farm-ville. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

20 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

“Purdue sucks.”

lol. 
 

Didn’t expect that level of collapse but thank goodness it happened.  Michigan and Arizona are so freaking good.  Arizona doing it with a lot of youth. Impressive stuff.  Lloyd having this run, then leaving for UNC isn’t realistic is it?

[IUHoosier5]

Purdue just isn’t going to win a title at any point in human history

[Home Jersey]

Matt Painter = just a pretty good coach. Not very good. Definitely not great. He's OK. Pork chop is alright if you ask me.

[AZ Hoosier]

1 minute ago, IUHoosier5 said:

Purdue just isn’t going to win a title at any point in human history

Maybe in the NCAA Cow Tipping Tournament

[Stuhoo]

4 minutes ago, Shooter said:

Braden Smith was 4-15 tonight. 13-43 in his last three games. Shot 33% in the tourney last year. Shot 36% the year before that, when Edey carried him to the final. Went 2-10 with 7 turnovers his first year when they lost to FDU.

Good player, outstanding passer. But was never good enough to be "the guy" on an elite team.

The Diego Pavia of college basketball.

[Stuhoo]

2 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

lol. 
 

Didn’t expect that level of collapse but thank goodness it happened.  Michigan and Arizona are so freaking good.  Arizona doing it with a lot of youth. Impressive stuff.  Lloyd having this run, then leaving for UNC isn’t realistic is it?

I just cannot imagine it as a possibility 

[sirhoosierlot]

6 minutes ago, Shooter said:

Braden Smith was 4-15 tonight. 13-43 in his last three games. Shot 33% in the tourney last year. Shot 36% the year before that, when Edey carried him to the final. Went 2-10 with 7 turnovers his first year when they lost to FDU.

Good player, outstanding passer. But was never good enough to be "the guy" on an elite team.

Posted a -23 efficiency rating in his final game yeesh