Is Purdue A Legitimate Title Contender?

[Mr KLC]

Haven't made it to the Final Four since 1980. Really deep team this year.

There is nobody in college basketball like No. 3 Purdue, and while that doesn’t guarantee Purdue a damn thing, it will make for a fascinating March that could extend into April, what with the Final Four being played March 31-April 2 in San Antonio. Nobody in college basketball seems to have the depth and breadth of offensive weaponry of Purdue, and for damn sure nobody has a weapon like Isaac Haas, a blunt-force basketball instrument who scored 24 points in 20 minutes against Michigan, adding six rebounds, three blocked shots and three assists.

[bonzaii]

Could finally be the year the Big10 get off the schneid and wins it all this year. Purdue is definitely a title contender but I like Michigan St even more. They are a deeper team with more talent. I do really like Purdue though with Haas the monster down low, Carsen Edwards who can completely light it up all over the court, Mathias, great defender and good outside shooter, and Vince Edwards there do it all guy who can score inside and outside. If there shots keep falling from deep there going to be real hard to beat, but I'm just not sure they will win it all though. They have a great starting lineup but there bench is just so so.

[Chi_archie]

this year it could be just quite a few teams, that get hot at the right time and avoid injuries

so much parity

[magaman]

Purdue is for real. MSU looks better on paper, but the game is not played on paper. It is almost February and Purdue is still the best in the B10

[jjgold]

No

Too soft

Too white

[Shute]

YesHaas

[kidcudi92]

No

Too soft

Too white

Correct

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[jjgold]

struggle against some bad teams
very slow

easy out on a neutral court

[Louisvillekid1]

Off course a contender but all matchups

i would like too see them do a better job on the O Glass , along with getting to line more

they have too much strength w/ that experience to be a finesse team

they are soft, for example uva would be a night mare matchup

coach painter is outstanding

they ain’t gonna cut down the nets

but yes they are a contender

[redlily]

Purdue who?

[magaman]

Purdue #3 in sagarin rankings. Anybody who thinks they do not belong is just being stupid

[magaman]

Check that - I just looked they moved up to #2 on Sagarin

[thetrinity]

Matt painter is still the coach so I doubt it

[Dilo]

Is it luck, or do they have good athletes?

[CTOWNsCAPPIN]

#3 on Kenpom but I have no faith in them winning it all. Elite 8 max for me.

[ABEHONEST]

struggle against some bad teams
very slow

easy out on a neutral court

So, JJ, is right on top of this Big-team. I am surprised you even take the time to study this, usually losing team, until mid/late March comes?
Please inform me and answer these questions?
1. Shot-blocking power?
2. Rebounding power?
3. Hight where it counts; around the boards?

Thanks JJ. Nice to see you doing your homework and not by use a crystal ball as many member's have suggested.

[A4K]

Rhode Island is better

[magaman]

So, JJ, is right on top of this Big-team. I am surprised you even take the time to study this, usually losing team, until mid/late March comes?
Please inform me and answer these questions?
1. Shot-blocking power?
2. Rebounding power?
3. Hight where it counts; around the boards?

Thanks JJ. Nice to see you doing your homework and not by use a crystal ball as many member's have suggested.

LMAO - unless the game has changed profoundly... I still think that you win if you score more points than the opponent. That is something that Purdue has done to the overall record of 21-2 while going 4-1 vs the top 25 and also 10-0 in the Big Ten.

But you are probably right... their stats are not good enough, it's all a mirage.

[JayDr3am]

[unde0087]

Matt painter is still the coach so I doubt it

trinity gets it

[krk1030]

nope they will blow it


and the young teams will get better as we get closer to march as well.

[jtoler]

Ive seen them have a team like this quite a few times going back to like 2010. Elite 8 about the farthest maybe, there will be a game where the 3's arnt falling then what.

[KRIT]

Their style of play isn't what cuts down the nets. Although I do like them more this season than last. Trying to play two big posts in Haas and Swannegan just won't get it done in the tourney. The tourney is all about the guards, and Purdue does have some great guards and wings.

[2daBank]

It all bout draw in tourney, they absolutely could make a deep run into the final 4.

incredibly well constructed team with some excellent shooters surrounding haas and Edwards (who himself is a excellent shooter), very tough to defend cause their perimeter players can all make you pay for doubling the post. Another thing, their bigs are excellent ft shooters which rare. Given the right draw I'd have no problem advancing them deep on my bracket. Of course they could also end up in a region with a hot 4-5 seed and go down in the sweet 16, that everyone tho.

[t-wizzle]

They’re really good. Both Edwards kids are good players. Haas is a monster inside. I’d like to see them make a run this year. They’ve been building toward this for about 3 years now.

[2daBank]

Their style of play isn't what cuts down the nets. Although I do like them more this season than last. Trying to play two big posts in Haas and Swannegan just won't get it done in the tourney. The tourney is all about the guards, and Purdue does have some great guards and wings.

Yea guards do tend to rule the tourney but the fact Purdue has so many good shooters surrounding those bigs it makes them what I think be a tough out. I mean damn, they shooting 46% from 3 in big10 play, as a team!!

[ChiLLx]

Committee will give them an impossible path in tourney (Even for a 1 seed) just like they do for teams that aren't full of stars or marketable

[2daBank]

Committee will give them an impossible path in tourney (Even for a 1 seed) just like they do for teams that aren't full of stars or marketable

That really what it comes down to. Most years there easily 10-12 teams who have the goods to be final 4 teams, just depends on seeding and draw most the time. Look at what they have done to shockers a few years putting them in nightmare loaded regions.

[GT21Megatron]

Guard play will always make a run in the Tourney......shooting also....Keep an eye on Florida and Xavier also. I like them making runs in the dance....Purdue is the best they have been since I can remember

[GoBlue77]

Boilermakers love to choke in the tournament. Its their calling card.

[2daBank]

Guard play will always make a run in the Tourney......shooting also....Keep an eye on Florida and Xavier also. I like them making runs in the dance....Purdue is the best they have been since I can remember

Purdue straight stroking it from deep this year. 46% as a team in big 10 play, 5 guys shooting well over 40% on the season. That makes their bigs even harder to deal with cause you really can't double without paying the price. 14th best assist rate in country as well.

I could overlook Gators lack of size but their perimeter d been piss poor to boot. They can play with anyone any given night but some things they do make me think they could be in for a early exit. But again so hard to say before brackets come out cause seeding/matchups are everything.

Still not sure how I feel bout Xavier, their interior d looks weak to me at times. Certainly have scoring ability tho.

[GT21Megatron]

Boilermakers love to choke in the tournament. Its their calling card.

Them Baylor and GTown have to be the biggest disappointments past decade in the dance right?

[Forearm Shiver]

Duke and Villanova are better offensively, and Virginia is better defensively. But nobody is better at both than Purdue. I like balance in the tournament as one dimensional teams eventually get shut down.

[2daBank]

Duke and Villanova are better offensively, and Virginia is better defensively. But nobody is better at both than Purdue.

That fair, they do both really well. They 3rd in adj offense behind the 2 you speak of, those 2 are 33rd and 51st respectively in adj defensive efficiency while Purdue is 7th!! We all know the story with uva, someone gonna hit shots and take them out of their game, they not good when forced to play outside their comfort zone.

I believe sparty the only other team that in top 10 both offensively and defensively.

[funnyb25]

Not sure a team can go anywhere with Painter.