We had a chance to run and gun in the first half being up 12 on Purdue. We allowed them to close the gap and then they employed their behemoth strategy. We played right into it imo. Why not change up defenses, go small ball knowing we couldn’t defend the giant with the intent of running his butt...
Time to go all Jim Boeheim ... play zone and start jacking 3's like there's no tomorrow. Crash the boards with a vengeance. Otherwise cash it in and empty the bench.
Did we not prepare for this game at all?!?!
If you're going down then let's get Dillione, Estrella, Carr in the game. One of the worst games of the Barnes era. Horrible!!!
Needed inside muscle from Awaka and offensive output from Aidoo both being on the floor at the same time creates an awesome inside edge. Add Mashack‘s defense and quicks to that combo with zz and knecht, well boy howdy and hot damn you get a 30 point blowout.
BTO let me ask…. Why don’t we go BIG with ZZ and Knecht on the floor? Not for long periods of time but to be more competitive with rebounding and inside play? Personally, I’d like to see 2 or 3 minutes of ZZ, Knecht, Awaka, Aidoo, and Estrella.
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