01/16/2013 - Purdue Report Card

BALL HANDLING: A+

 

Only two turnovers? I wonder the last time NU had only two turnovers for a game. Can anyone find out?

 

That went along with seven assists and NU did this with Benny Parker only playing 7 minutes the entire game, including ZERO in the second half.

Never.  It was a Husker record.

Agree about the co-players of the game.  Was thinking the same thing myself

Your co-players of the game are both the sons of former Nebraska football players.  That's about as rare of an occurence as 2 turnovers in a game.

Shavon looked like an all-around player tonight.  That kid has a tremendous upside/future.

If only Shavon was another 2-3 inches taller.  He could be such an awesome power forward.

BALL HANDLING: A+

 

Only two turnovers? I wonder the last time NU had only two turnovers for a game. Can anyone find out?

 

That went along with seven assists and NU did this with Benny Parker only playing 7 minutes the entire game, including ZERO in the second half.

 

Never.  It was a Husker record.

 

Agree about the co-players of the game.  Was thinking the same thing myself

Tyrance has 10 points and we have 2 turnovers as a team. How is it possible NU lost to an average Purdue team by 9 at home given those facts?

Still at least 14 games left this season. Can things get worse?

BALL HANDLING: A+

 

Only two turnovers? I wonder the last time NU had only two turnovers for a game. Can anyone find out?

 

That went along with seven assists and NU did this with Benny Parker only playing 7 minutes the entire game, including ZERO in the second half.

 

Never.  It was a Husker record.

 

Agree about the co-players of the game.  Was thinking the same thing myself

Tyrance has 10 points and we have 2 turnovers as a team. How is it possible NU lost to an average Purdue team by 9 at home given those facts?

 

Still at least 14 games left this season. Can things get worse?

might want to avoid that indiana game at assembly hall coming up

BALL HANDLING: A+

 

Only two turnovers? I wonder the last time NU had only two turnovers for a game. Can anyone find out?

 

That went along with seven assists and NU did this with Benny Parker only playing 7 minutes the entire game, including ZERO in the second half.

 

Never.  It was a Husker record.

 

Agree about the co-players of the game.  Was thinking the same thing myself

Tyrance has 10 points and we have 2 turnovers as a team. How is it possible NU lost to an average Purdue team by 9 at home given those facts?

 

Still at least 14 games left this season. Can things get worse?

Perhaps it was because for most of the game we were missing so many open looks...  I think I looked up at the board at one point and we were shooting something like 26% and Purdue was at about 50%.  You can't score points if you don't make that round ball go into that round hole.  I swear we were trying to fit a square peg into that round hole most of the night.

By they way, I was amazed at a couple of the shots and good bounces that Purdue got last night.  I guess that is the story of the little things that do not seem to be working out for us...

Only two turnovers so we took care of the rock incredibly well and yet, all I can picture is Talley dribbling and dribbling and then chucking a bad shoot.  Anyone else notice Ray shoots better when he is moving left?  Time to set the offense so he can do that!

So was this a "Moral Victory" or just another punch in the ba**s?

Anyone else notice Ray shoots better when he is moving left? 

Oh, absolutely.  And you better believe that every team we play from here on out will have scouted that out and figured it out as well.  Take away Ray's left hand dribble.  That's the key to putting a lid on his shooting.

So was this a "Moral Victory" or just another punch in the ba**s?

Neither.

BALL HANDLING: A+

 

Only two turnovers? I wonder the last time NU had only two turnovers for a game. Can anyone find out?

 

That went along with seven assists and NU did this with Benny Parker only playing 7 minutes the entire game, including ZERO in the second half.

 

Never.  It was a Husker record.

 

Agree about the co-players of the game.  Was thinking the same thing myself

Tyrance has 10 points and we have 2 turnovers as a team. How is it possible NU lost to an average Purdue team by 9 at home given those facts?

 

Still at least 14 games left this season. Can things get worse?

 

Perhaps it was because for most of the game we were missing so many open looks...  I think I looked up at the board at one point and we were shooting something like 26% and Purdue was at about 50%.  You can't score points if you don't make that round ball go into that round hole.  I swear we were trying to fit a square peg into that round hole most of the night.

 

By they way, I was amazed at a couple of the shots and good bounces that Purdue got last night.  I guess that is the story of the little things that do not seem to be working out for us...

We got down to 23% early in the second half.

Get Vuch some minutes.  Guys are already out of gas.

OVERALL GRADE: C

 

Nebraska played about how it should at home with six scholarship players against a team that's made six straight NCAA Tournaments and most likely, will make it seven.

Wait.

Do you really think Purdue will make the NCAA tournament this year? 

They're 9-8 overall, with an RPI of 119, and a 63 SOS.  They were 6-6 in the noncon, with the best noncon win coming against a team with an RPI of 146.  In combined road/neutral games, they are 2-5.   I realize they have a home win against Illinois but that win is offset with a really bad loss against RPI 226 Eastern Washington.

They would seemingly have to go on a mega, mega run in conference to even make the bubble it would seem.

I assumed he meant "make the post-season."  But Purdue has some work to do to get even that far.  They're only at .500 right now and no more non-conference patsies to pad the W/L record.  Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't they have to go at least .500 from here on out in order to even be eligible for post season of any sort?  And, if they do that, they finish with a better than .500 record in the B1G.  That might be a tall order but I don't know what their schedule looks like.

OVERALL GRADE: C

 

Nebraska played about how it should at home with six scholarship players against a team that's made six straight NCAA Tournaments and most likely, will make it seven.

Wait.

 

Do you really think Purdue will make the NCAA tournament this year? 

 

They're 9-8 overall, with an RPI of 119, and a 63 SOS.  They were 6-6 in the noncon, with the best noncon win coming against a team with an RPI of 146.  In combined road/neutral games, they are 2-5.   I realize they have a home win against Illinois but that win is offset with a really bad loss against RPI 226 Eastern Washington.

 

They would seemingly have to go on a mega, mega run in conference to even make the bubble it would seem.

Purdue would be in second place in  the Mo Valley

I assumed he meant "make the post-season." 

Well he did say, "six straight NCAA Tournaments and most likely, will make it seven."

No, I understand that.  I read it the same way you did.  And, after reading it, I thougth to myself, "He couldn't have meant it that way.  He must have meant ' ... and most likely, will make it to the post season for a seventh.'"

OVERALL GRADE: C

 

Nebraska played about how it should at home with six scholarship players against a team that's made six straight NCAA Tournaments and most likely, will make it seven.

Wait.

 

Do you really think Purdue will make the NCAA tournament this year? 

 

They're 9-8 overall, with an RPI of 119, and a 63 SOS.  They were 6-6 in the noncon, with the best noncon win coming against a team with an RPI of 146.  In combined road/neutral games, they are 2-5.   I realize they have a home win against Illinois but that win is offset with a really bad loss against RPI 226 Eastern Washington.

 

They would seemingly have to go on a mega, mega run in conference to even make the bubble it would seem.

 

Purdue would be in second place in  the Mo Valley

That seems rather unlikely.  Creighton and Wichita State are locks for the NCAA tournament right now and combined lost a total of two nonconference games while Purdue lost 6, some of which were to really bad teams.

Either way, your response seems to have absolutely nothing to do with the discussion of whether or not Purdue will go to the NCAA tourney.

OVERALL GRADE: C

 

Nebraska played about how it should at home with six scholarship players against a team that's made six straight NCAA Tournaments and most likely, will make it seven.

Wait.

 

Do you really think Purdue will make the NCAA tournament this year? 

 

They're 9-8 overall, with an RPI of 119, and a 63 SOS.  They were 6-6 in the noncon, with the best noncon win coming against a team with an RPI of 146.  In combined road/neutral games, they are 2-5.   I realize they have a home win against Illinois but that win is offset with a really bad loss against RPI 226 Eastern Washington.

 

They would seemingly have to go on a mega, mega run in conference to even make the bubble it would seem.

 

Purdue would be in second place in  the Mo Valley

That seems rather unlikely.  Creighton and Wichita State are locks for the NCAA tournament right now and combined lost a total of two nonconference games while Purdue lost 6, some of which were to really bad teams.

 

Either way, your response seems to have absolutely nothing to do with the discussion of whether or not Purdue will go to the NCAA tourney.

It had to do with my thoughts on a Creighton Fan engaging in whether a Big 10 team will go to the tournament or not.  So OK, perhaps Purdue would only be in 3rd place in the Mo Valley. OUtside of the top 2 teams, that is one pathetic conference.  Purdue is not a great team, but it is much better than when it was losing games early in the season.  Young team. 

It had to do with my thoughts on a Creighton Fan engaging in whether a Big 10 team will go to the tournament or not. 

Umm, okay?

Being a fan of Creighton means one can't have an opinion on whether a school is going to make the NCAA tournament? 

I don't understand the insecurity.  I didn't say anything bad about Nebraska.  All I said was that I was surprised that Dave would say that Purdue would make the NCAA tournament.  Is that really that outrageous of a statement?  Is there a mass chorus of people within the Big 10 saying that Purdue will make the tournament that me, as a fan of an MVC school, would not be privy to hearing?

Good grief.

Let's say the B1G sends 7 teams to the tournament. Will Purdue be one of those? NO. Which team will they finish ahead of? IN, MI, MSU, MN, OSU, WI, ILL, IA?

Way too early to write Purdue off. They get to 9-9 in Big 10 play with two wins in the Big 10 tournament, they're in, because of the conference and because of their name. Book it.

Way too early to write Purdue off. They get to 9-9 in Big 10 play with two wins in the Big 10 tournament, they're in, because of the conference and because of their name. Book it.

Purdue is definitely not to be written off. They're 3-2, they had a tough schedule in the non conf. They have a terrific coach.

Purdue has enough to drag themselves onto a bubble.

Way too early to write Purdue off. They get to 9-9 in Big 10 play with two wins in the Big 10 tournament, they're in, because of the conference and because of their name. Book it.

I guess I disagree.

If they go 9-9 in conference, plus 6-6 in noncon, that puts them at 15-15.  Add in a tourney record of 2-1 and they are now at 17-16.  I don't think that gets it done as their noncon record is just too weak.

EDIT - just checked their schedule and they have one remaining noncon game?  Apparently against 8-8 West Virginia.  Win that one too and they are 18-16.  I just don't see that being enough.

I suppose they could get hot and still play their way in, but they are going to need to be a lot better than 9-9 in conference.