Not many people are going to pick any 8 seed to beat a 1, but it was clear that UNC was playing really well, and Baylor wasn't as strong as early in the year due to injuries. That outcome didn't surprise me. UNC is #1 on Torvik this month.
To be fair, Providence shit their pants also, especially losing by Creighton by 30 in the big East tourney - should KU get no credit for last night then ? Plus UCLA was a strong four seed and UNC took them down as well - big prop to Hubert , seems very classy .
I don't disagree. They played poorly. Especially Ivey. I mean, you could say if Ivey didn't play Purdue would have won. He had 6 turnovers and only 9 points. But no coach is going to bench their best player all game.
I'm sorry but what does the size of our players have to do with what I was saying? Oh wait, nothing! Official or not, you're an IU fan, and I highly doubt you're going to judge fairly here.
Williams for away with about 4 travels last night
Then why was Edey unable to get into the post? Why was he constantly 10 feet from the basket? Did you not see the replay where the defender was holding Ivey's arm? Sometimes I feel like people don't pay attention.
They just fight so hard. Maybe they are shorter but so was Mike Tyson and opponents were shocked at how brutal he was. St. Peter’s has not gotten down mentally. Anyways, they are winners in my book. Only an asshole would root against them.
It shouldn't be favorable to anyone. It should be called per the rules. A foul is a foul. Just like the end of the Arizona TCU game. I thought there should have been a foul called on the last play in regulation, but they swallowed the whistle. That non call potentially took the win away from TCU.
Yes, if it's a travel it should be called. What a dumb question. I'm here bitching, saying the game should be called by the rules and you're asking me if I would be upset if they called a travel a travel? Of course! I'm a Purdue fan, but I'm a basketball fan first and foremost. I hate it when games aren't called properly. It ruins the game.
No game has ever been called perfect. This weekend was a lot better than last. Yay best, you hope for consistency and nothing egregious.
Your post was literally blaming the lost on officials. If St. Peter’s would have gotten the calls they were supposed to they would have still won also Even if Purdue got calls. You got out played because your guards were no shows.
I get that. You aren't going to get everything right, and I'm not asking for that. I'm asking for the rules to be enforced.
Bullshit. Please show me the calls that St Peters didn't get. You mentioned travels, which I only recall one. I pointed out several very specific instances. Get specific otherwise you're just talking out your ass.
Sure I am, I have reason to be. You only hear me bitching about this game because I'm a Purdue fan, but I've been bitching about officiating all year in all games.
Literally almost everytime Williams gets the play ball he travels. Shuffles his feet all the time. Look I realize losing is tough but you are acting like a compete sore loser today. Get over it. Hahaha at Purdue playing some specific defense. May want to elevate that up as your defense has been a problem all season.
Bullshit. That's such a lazy take. Travels every time he gets the ball. **** off. I'm pissed at the loss yes. I'm more pissed at the state of officiating.
Well when you're fouled and can't get the shot off, yes. Hard to score when you can't even take a clean shot. It's basic basketball.
Teams score all the time that get touched. Purdue is just a soft program. Which is why you haven’t been to the final 4 in 42 years. Purdue’s bigger problem is that your defense has been charmin soft all season.
Your defense has been a problem this season? No? Your defense is why you didn’t win the big 10. I can’t stop laughing at the non-aggressive very specific defense line as a talking point. Especially coming from a team whose defense is not good
Actually no. Turnovers has been the problem all season. The turnover issue has skewed our D numbers. It hasn't been a top tier D, but it's nowhere near as bad as the Kenpom numbers suggest. The Turnovers skewed those numbers.
I like Nova also- but Houston is going to have the crowd advantage tonight playing in their home state vs a team from Philly.
He's not strong enough. Not enough bulk to get where he wants 24/7. He's not savvy enough to overcome it. He doesn't have the coordination to catch it outside of the post and get to the rim if there is resistance. Watch Bacot. Watch Banchero. Watch Timme. Watch Oscar. They don't get every call. But they get paint points. Their fans will tell you they don't get nearly enough calls. But they always get some calls. I don't want to run this dude down but you asked, and Edey is just not a high end player that can power through the challenge. Or maybe he just had an off game. It happens.
