Purdue Choke job

[LongLiveMilesTarver]

Just an abomination of over-coaching by Painter. How many timeouts can you possibly use in the final minute to set up non-existent offensive sets?

 

[Gold Vision]

Just an abomination of over-coaching by Painter. How many timeouts can you possibly use in the final minute to set up non-existent offensive sets?

I was cheering for PU and Hummel, but my final four bracket stays alive with the KU win! Great game though.

 

[BuckyGopher]

Hoping that Purdue pulled it off, but like Gold Vision stated it would have F'd my bracket.

 

[Moonlight]

While I hated to see Purdue lose, it was strangely comforting to see the stall fail for someone besides us.

 

[cncmin]

Just an abomination of over-coaching by Painter. How many timeouts can you possibly use in the final minute to set up non-existent offensive sets?

Perhaps they should FIRE PAINTER! Grab your pitch forks, Purdue!

In reality, the better team won out in the end. I have no idea what Jackson was doing dribbling the ball around for ~40 of those last 60 seconds. Perhaps nervousness, but he had a pretty good seal to the basket and didn't even take it with ~8 seconds left in the shot clock up only 1 and plenty of time left in the game. Strange.

 

[KyGopherfan]

Yeah it was an overkill on the timeouts for sure.

 

[GopherInPittsburgh]

I thought the choice to dunk it with 2.5 seconds left while up 1 was pretty questionable on the Kansas player's behalf.

 

[brucekaupa]

Hard to believe they didn't call 5 seconds on Jackson. He dropped below the hash and was dribbling all over the place closely guarded.

 

[Bad Gopher]

Really, really bummed about Purdue's loss. Would have been great to have 5 teams from the conference in the Sweet 16, but we'll have to do with four.

I recognized the prevent offense right away, and I knew what was coming - the steal after 30 seconds of non-stop dribbling. It's true - screaming at the screen does no good.

 

[cncmin]

I thought the choice to dunk it with 2.5 seconds left while up 1 was pretty questionable on the Kansas player's behalf.

I agree that it's reasonable to think so, but I don't think he ever looked behind him to know that the Purdue defender gave up on the play. And can you imagine this scenario: The Kansas player looks behind him, notices the Purdue player slowing down, then dribbles the ball of his leg; Purdue makes a last-second shot and wins; or this one: The Purdue player doesn't slow down, the Kansas player tries to shake him, gets fouled, misses a free throw, Purdue makes a last-second half-courter and wins by 1 or 2.

I guess I'd rather the guy puts the ball home. It took away virtually all chances to lose in regulation; and as such gave Kansas their best opportunity to win the game, IMO.

 

[maliksealy]

Hard to believe they didn't call 5 seconds on Jackson. He dropped below the hash and was dribbling all over the place closely guarded.

Not really, he was penetrating.

 

[beavergopher]

While I hated to see Purdue lose, it was strangely comforting to see the stall fail for someone besides us.

I was bummed for Purdue and Hummel. The last three minutes they passed on some good shots trying to work the clock. Familiar result.

 

[WanderingGopher]

I really wanted to see Purdue win, both for my bracket (I did pick the upset) and the Big 10.

The way that bracket is playing out, Purdue would've had a shot at the Final 4 (and a Final 4 matchup maybe with OSU) had they won. Kansas now gets to play NC State, and then North Carolina without Marshall.

 

[SelectionSunday]

The end of the game did look all too familiar.

However, in fairness to Painter, he outcoached Self by a ton. Based on pure talent Purdue had no business winning this game, but they outcoached/outplayed/outclassed KU for 99% of the game. Unfortunately for the Boilers, that wasn't enough.

Sad to see it end for Robbie Hummel. Wish nothing but the best for that kid. To me, Hummel and Draymond Green are the very definition of what it means to be an outstanding B1G player. Aaron Craft, too. They're flat-out winners.

 

[From the Barn]

With Jackson's quickness it wasn't a bad strategy, but Jackson f'ed it up. Pretty sure Painter didn't tell him to turn it over and not get back on D.

 

[beavergopher]

With Jackson's quickness it wasn't a bad strategy, but Jackson f'ed it up. Pretty sure Painter didn't tell him to turn it over and not get back on D.

Actually, that's exactly what he told him.