It's an opinion. It's ok to disagree. I liked Jackson. I just prefer a guard who's shot you ahve to respect. ALong with the ability to create. I just happened to like PJ better.
*Official* 2017-2018 B1G In-Season Thread
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That's the closest one, both outstanding players. Moore has more size, both can score at all three levels, but Carsen is more explosive
Ok....Again. I am not saying Haas is better. HE IS NOT. I'm saying he is the better fit for THIS team. He opens up Purdue's offense. He is almost impossbile to defend one on one. And not b/c he's that good. Or some type of unstoppable All-American. It's because he's very big, striong, has great footwork and is very efficient at the basket. He demands a double team. Otherwise, it's two points. Your not going to bully him out of the lane. Not going to push him around. That wasn't the case with JJ. He was 6'10, 220. Haas is 7'2", 290. Johnson doesn't present the same issues Haas does. He didn't command a double team, in the post. Haas does. And that helps this team tremendously.
Being the better individual player doesn't always mean your the better fit. That is all I am saying. Didn't think it would be that hard to understand.
Thread has gone to fvcking shit. God damn it Rutgers, Delaney and stupid MSG for having us play the tournament a week early.
He would be., But IMO, he wouldn't open up the perimeter game like Haas does. I don't think JuJuan would hurt the ability for shooters to be open. But I don't think he would help it the way Haas does. On this particular team, and how it scores, I'd take Haas. He's a guy you absolutely have to double. Or its a foul or a bucket. Or both. Man with the shooters Purdue has, that's a god damn lethal combo. Just lethal.
Oh my God...Really? Are you drunk tonight? Do you not understand what I meant by, "not that good"? Or did you take that literally s me saying, "he's not that good"? Nevermind....Your response tells me my answer.
By saying he's not that good, I said so in reference to the comment of JJ being an All-American. As in , he is good , just not that good.
To be fair, I could've been a little more clear on that, huh? My bad for being a smartass.
I'm willing to accept cash bets over my claim that Indiana will appear in a tournament in March of 2019.
Floor slap results (thanks to @justinchampine)
1st half:
Why does MSU slap the floor?
1st half:
- 12:35 MAAR called for charge
- 11:38 Wagner miss, Poole steal, DR fouled on offensive putback. Makes both
- 18:28 MAAR drills three
- 11:05 DR three
- 8:23 MAAR post score
- 3:05 MAAR three (the dagger)
Why does MSU slap the floor?
If you trade Kramer for Mathias, that team becomes incredibly dangerous on the offensive end. And as you said, Mathias is a plus-defender, it's not like that is a huge dropoff and that team was a top-five defensive unit already.
Agree with this. Tough call between Moore and Edwards. I could go either way on that one.
The one I think people are overlooking is Hummel and VEdwards. Edwards is a statistically better player, from a per-game or efficiency perspective. But Hummel gets the intangible edge - guy was an alpha from day one and I would point that out as this Purdue team's real weakness as we head into the NCAA Tournament.
This Purdue team has a lot of really good college players who overcome some athletic deficiencies with above-average skill and basketball IQ. But there are no vocal leaders who can grab the team and settle things down or elevate intensity when needed.
Vince got benched against Michigan for not giving enough effort AS A SENIOR. That was never an issue with Hummel. I never thought man Rob is just going through the motions. Not once.
Never had a more empty feeling about being outright champs 29-4 record.
Yeah there’s an odd team out. One of the B1G teams will be in Dallas or somewhere.
Purdue should be the odd team our. NCAA tries to keel top seeds in their backyard if they can.
Having Boise and Wichita sucks as host sites.
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Hummel all day every day. Never been a Vince fan. Solid player but never a game changer.
Yep. Hummel was special. And remember when people thought Martin would be a way bigger deal? Haha
UM should hang a banner for that feat
Obviously the selection committee gives no shits about either the BTT or regular season champs based on past history. Seems like one of the Michigan teams will be odd man out.
Current Bracket Matrix Seeding average...which include BTT results:
Purdue 2.18
MSU 2.69
UM 3.29
Assuming these brackets align with the committee metrics what reasoning would the committee have for rewarding either Michigan team and punishing Purdue ?
BTW not defending committee metrics that have Purdue higher.
MSU was on a 12 game winning streak before UM beat them. MSU beat Purdue in the de facto outright B1G champ game and UM crushed Purdue in the BTT final.
All 3 teams are very close in terms of overall resume. But MSU having the regular season and UM the BTT, I'd reward them with Detroit. The NCAA tourney has also said they have discretion to not just be robots and say well this team is 1 slot higher so I must give them preference. It's a guideline, not a law.
I personally wouldn't be surprised if the committee bumps MSU to a 2 seed but then doesn't give them Detroit. Or the committee making UM a 4 seed instead of a 3 but giving them Detroit. I bet something like that happens.
I wonder if MSU slappies will start giving Beilein the benefit of the doubt in terms of player development.
Not sure you can punish Purdue for losing the big ten championship in a close game on MSU’s home floor when MSU never played @Purdue
Crushed is a little dramatic. Also Purdue is 2-1 against UM and finished ahead in the reg season. As I say recent history indicates no value in BTT or BT regular season. Also apparently no consideration of recent performance. Mostly hear "complete body of work". There may be little difference in resume in your eyes but bracket geeks obviously see something that bumps Purdue in front of both Michigan schools. UM in particular has no case for a favorable bump over Purdue.
Ans Purdue lost a close HOME game to OSU and didn't have to go to OSU. The schedule is unbalanced, but Purdue had a chance to take care of business at home and did not. They also lost to a bad Wisconsin team. They had their opportunities.
And on and on...the only point that matters is the committee does not care if you win a league title. Pretty sure they bring that up every year as in "We don't care about league titles" and "League titles? What's a league title?"
