From: devo@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Dan)
Subject: Re: Purdue vs Indiana last night
Organization: Purdue University
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Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 23:06:41 GMT

In article <1993Jan20.125036.23829@oakhill.sps.mot.com> duane@oakhill.sps.mot.com (Duane Cripe) writes:
>
>1. I am still convinced that Linc Darner's scholarship should be used to
>acquire a REAL point guard.  His contribution was 2 fouls within minutes
>of each other, and during a potential comeback by Purdue.
>
I agree to a point.  Linc truthfully has continually seen his shooting
get worse and worse over his 3 years at Purdue.  2 years ago, he was,
next to Woody Austin, the best outside shooter Purdue had.  I am not sure
what has happened to Linc but I have yet to see him even come CLOSE to
making an outside shot this year.  I believe he is still scoreless in the
big 10.  There is alot of talk that he may be on of the players on the
scholarship chopping block next years when the scholarship total goes 
from 14 to 13 (and only Painter is graduating).

>2. Although Matt Painter has his good moments, he is not consistent nor is he
>quick-- and we could still use a REAL point guard.
>
Matt Painter seems to be reverting back to the Matt of old.  Painter this
year must be on some dream-ride because NO one I know could have predicted
he would have an average of nearly 10 points per game at this point in 
the season.  The last 2 years, he has been a liability on offense due to
his VERY inconsistent play and many times a lack of court sense.  This
year he has been a real asset to the team being a leading factor for the
9-0 start.  Since the big 10 started, Matt has really disappeared.  He
needs to be more assertive and forget that he is physically not as quick
or strong as the players he is now facing but that he is more experienced.

>3. In the final 5-6 minutes, why in the world didn't Purdue start driving
>in the lane to foul out some of the Hoosiers??  There were 4 IU players
>with 4 fouls!!!
>
>4. During the waining minutes, why in the world did Purdue continue to take
>their time getting a shot off, when we continued to be down by 8 points??
>To me, this is a coaching issue.
>
This is a big bone I have always picked with Gene Keady.  Over and over
again in game situations, he has always stuck to his original game plan.
If he is losing and everyone knows the current gameplan is not going
to change the result, Keady continues to stick with it and almost always
loses with it.  This includes going after players in foul trouble and
speeding up the tempo on offense at the end of a game.  To inforce this
point, several teams try to change up defenses and tempos on Purdue 
because Keady and Purdue have always had troubles adapting to the changes.
As a result, Purdue has never had a strong brilliant offensive team since
Keady has been here (as this years team once again is showing).  Keady
teams are always strong defensive teams, however.

>5. Why were some Purdue players hesitant to take an open jumper??  Glenn
>can carry some of the team some of the time, but he can't carry all of the
>team all of the time!!  To me , this is another coaching issue.....
>
Again offensive adaptations to opposing defenses is very weak.  I think
a big problem with Purdue now and in the past has been that Purdue sets
their offense up to work the ball inside.  There is almost NO effort made
by Purdue offensive squads to screen to get the guards open or kick the
ball back outside when the inside guy is covered.  This means, especially
in the big 10 and NCAAs, the guards almost always shoot with a hand in
their face.  This is a big confidence drainer and players like Waddell
and Darner don't even seem to make the wide open jumpers when they shoot
them.  As a result, they stop shooting them.

This will act to stop any offense.  Once the guards stop shooting, the
defense sags in on the forwards and centers making it more difficult
for them to score.  Thank God this year that Glen Robinson can still
score when he has 3 opponents hanging all over him or Purdue could
be 0-5 in the big 10.
>
>With all of this said, the better team definitely won.  Unfortunately, the
>game in Bloomington won't be so close......
>-- 
And it wasn't!!

Dan Vietor
Purdue University.