Is Purdue A Legitimate Title Contender?

[2daBank]

Not sure a team can go anywhere with Painter.

I don't buy that, I think unfairly we in a world where if a guy doesn't win championships it means he garbage and I just don't believe that the case.

[funnyb25]

I don't buy that, I think unfairly we in a world where if a guy doesn't win championships it means he garbage and I just don't believe that the case.

I wouldn't say garbage....

[2daBank]

I wouldn't say garbage....

Tell ya what, if this team doesn't get to at least elite 8 I'll change my tune and call him garbage. Lol

[funnyb25]

Tell ya what, if this team doesn't get to at least elite 8 I'll change my tune and call him garbage. Lol

I think only the elite 8 for this talent would be another disappointment.

[2daBank]

I think only the elite 8 for this talent would be another disappointment.

Maybe but who knows, by that point there will be 7 other good teams playing good ball, at that point I can't kill a guy for losing, someone has to.

[ABEHONEST]

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.

Not really a sense-maker to me? You say, don't worry about anything while they are winning and winning big? Well, lowly IU gave them about all they could handle.
I was looking for insight info because I want to see some other reason's to believe they are Champ material.

For instance: Do they have a 6-11 center who swats/rebounds with authority?
Do they have height at forward who rebound with the same gusto as above?

I guess I'll Google and see the answer for myself. When my money goes down I want to see if I have a horse who can beat the best when the best come forward in late March, not in January. Hello.

[ABEHONEST]

Not really a sense-maker to me? You say, don't worry about anything while they are winning and winning big? Well, lowly IU gave them about all they could handle.
I was looking for insight info because I want to see some other reason's to believe they are Champ material.

For instance: Do they have a 6-11 center who swats/rebounds with authority?
Do they have height at forward who rebound with the same gusto as above?

I guess I'll Google and see the answer for myself. When my money goes down I want to see if I have a horse who can beat the best when the best come forward in late March, not in January. Hello.

Yep, I see what I was looking for and the reason I do not see Purdue as major threat to take the big cake in college basketball.
The 7-2, 290 giant averages "only" 5 rbs a game. The next best rebounder is 6-8 V. Edwards at 7.7. Not bad but not good enough rebounding as a team[to me] to consider betting on them as a champ of anything.
The other reason: We are midway to the Final Four, right, and Purdue has 5 major-sized victories over the bottom-feeders in the Big, as of now.

The other three wins were close. IU, give me a break and solid team Michigan by 1 and 4 points. I will wait and see if they can win the Big-Ten, even though as of today they are favored to do so.
Well, they do have 2 more league victories than I thought, at 10/0, but I am basing my opinion on this January, 2018.

I am guessing they will not get a #1 seed, also.

[DOM_Toretto]

Been said a few times here but worth repeating.

Matt Painter is NOT a good tourney coach

He’s made it out of the 1st weekend only 3 times since 2004 with Purdue.