Bama v Purdue

[Hogs1988]

Should be an interesting game. Bama has gone massive this year starting 3 6'11" guys but it's hurt their offensive efficiency. 1.05 PPP and 1.07 PPP vs Arkansas St. and Mcneese doesn't exactly inspire confidence.

That being said, I'd still take Bama, just interested to see how they look vs a team with a pulse in a hostile environment.

What say ye?

 

[boilerzz]

Bama is definitely more talented and has more continuity. Purdue is still figuring some things out and already lost our starting center for the year. With that, we are probably better going small and starting 6'0, 6'2, 6'6, 6'7 and 6'9 but not sure how that would work against Bama's size.

Our best hope is that the Mackey crowd does what it sometimes does and wills Purdue to a win.

 

[Hogs1988]

Bama is definitely more talented and has more continuity. Purdue is still figuring some things out and already lost our starting center for the year. With that, we are probably better going small and starting 6'0, 6'2, 6'6, 6'7 and 6'9 but not sure how that would work against Bama's size.

Our best hope is that the Mackey crowd does what it sometimes does and wills Purdue to a win.

Odd to hear "going small," from Purdue. We'll see how that works vs Bama's size. I'd double Sears on every ball screen and force Nelson to shoot 20+ times.

Feels like Purdue is usually pretty good at FTA allowed per game as well. That's a big part of Bama's offense.

 

[boilerzz]

Odd to hear "going small," from Purdue. We'll see how that works vs Bama's size. I'd double Sears on every ball screen and force Nelson to shoot 20+ times.

Feels like Purdue is usually pretty good at FTA allowed per game as well. That's a big part of Bama's offense.

Purdue can go big but it's unproven. The guy who broke his tibia last week is 7'4 but a beanpole freshman who had 13, 7 and 3 blocks in our opener. We can also run out a 7'2 junior who played mop up minutes behind Edey but doesn't impress me (too slow and stiff....Omoruyi would eat him alive). Or a 6'10 senior who looked good as a freshman and just didn't develop. Or a 6'11 true freshman who is raw but looks good and will be good in time.

So far, our 6'9 guy has played alongside one of them to start and slid over to the 5 on occasion. But I'm not convinced that's the best long term solution.

 

[WeAreDePaul]

2 best guards in the country in this game?

 

[Sparty_57]

2 best guards in the country in this game?

Mark Sears and Flecher Loyer? 😁

 

[winin11]

My wife hooked me into going to dinner with a a few other couples tomorrow night. I will be the guy staring at his phone all night.
Luckily I have Peacock so I can watch it.
Bama is still trying to find some chemistry in this group, but I guess every team is.

 

[della]

Sounds like a bad matchup for Purdue.