FOUL!!! On each of you!!Painter, who's had one technical foul called on him in the previous three seasons, took umbrage with the officials...and this might be why- Purdue had 28 personal fouls, OU had 15. Purdue took 5 free throws, OU took 46. OU received that delicious home cooking that might have made an IU fan blush. Plus, in the closing seconds, Smooge drove, got past the defender and made it to the freethrow line and the ball was knocked away; cleanly, in the opinion of the officials. Problem was, it was knocked away by a player behind Moore; so he either hand an extra elbow to help his arm articulate and avoid contact, or the officials missed yet another easy foul.
No matter, Purdue lost to a good team, and squandered opportunities to put the game away in the closing minutes of regulation. It reminded me of an NCAA tourney game...and I can guarantee you, the calls won't always go their way in March either.
Our Boilers slowed down one of the nation's best low post players for big chunks of the game. The combination of solid post defense by Calasan and double-teaming by the Ostrich and others that kept Griffin on his heels for most of the contest. Problem was, as Griffin was held in check, OU's blue chip Frosh, Warren went berzerk. Games like these are a good opportunity to learn how to get better, and I think our Boilers will do that.
Green made some heady plays on both sides of the floor, Calasan scored the ball well versus a very good low post presence, and played defense even better, Smooge was a bit streaky while scoring the team high 22 points and Hummel was in the right place on a lot of occasions as he played his typical style of game. The problem with that style of game is that it leads to him earning 2 fouls quickly, nearly every contest, and in this one, he was fouled out at the end of the game and clearly was aggitated that he couldn't contributed during overtime. He's gotta figure this out...Hopefully, he'll learn to control his handsy defense before the BT schedule begins.
I was very impressed with LewJack during chunks of the game. He shot the three well, and had 8 points in the first half alone. I would have liked to have seen more of him in the second half...but I was proven to be not-too-smart as he threw the ball away on Purdue's last legitimate possession in the overtime period. Kramer played well and had some nifty pull-up jumpers, but also missed a few shots by a whole bunch and looked like the old poor-shooting Kramer at times. Johnson had a lot of trouble with Griffin's strength and didn't seem to square his shoulders on a few of his turn-arounds. Keaton Grant's shooting is really bothering me right now...It seems that he's either very cold or his old knee injury isn't allowing him to get his legs set comfortably...It's definitely something to watch in the coming weeks.
I'm not bothered by the loss...we'll get to see how these guys bounce back versus, arguably, the best team on the schedule, this coming Tuesday. But, I'm always angry when officials don't call even games; this game was far from even, and OU plays a pretty aggressive, extended defense. Onward and upward...Next up, the UND football team of college basketball.
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In addition to the foul disparity and the no call on Moore to end regulation, the "inadvertent whistle" with a minute left in OT was a cluster f--- all around. Purdue forces a loose ball, Grant steps into position to catch the loose ball, OU reaches over his back and smacks his arms (2 fouls no calls) to keep the ball loose and then the ref 40 feet away grants bench called TO even though they did not possess the ball.
Can anyone remember thinking Purdue won a game because the other team got totally hosed?
B-Dowd,
The foul shooting was a result of some really cheap calls (ticky-tack fouls as Raff would say), but also a result of the Boilers' willingness to settle for threes, which they shot very well. While the fouls hurt, the turnovers were probably a bigger factor, and most were bad turnovers. As frustrating as it was to watch, it is nice to have a Purdue basketball team that is good enough to make me curse at the television repeatedly. All that said, the no call at the end of regulation was awful and caused me to use every bad word I know.
Can you please do me a favor? Please don't ever use the phrase "score the ball" again. One of the worst expressions in sport. Right up there with "Brady won't play because he's out with a knee."
Hey Bois, I'm just giving 110% out here...That was a golf shot.
Any news on the job?
row- good question...Glenn Robinson got a lot of calls...so did Drew Brees; refs generally protect the superstars. Also, Brian Cardinal really got a lot of calls he didn't deserve, in my opinion...that's one of the reasons why so many opposing fans didn't like him.
There's a lot of youth on this team...maybe they're not getting the calls because the officials don't see them as important yet? Hell, I'm trying to be objective.
This one hurts. we had it. I am glad I was putting up Christmas light during the game so I couldn't get as animated at the foul discrepency. As it was, I only got work done during TV timeouts.
Lets put it this way, OU shot 920% more freethrows than Purdue did.
I hate to say it, but we missed Scott Martin this game. Another big body may have helped Ostrich and kept him out of foul trouble.
Is it possible that I am actually looking forward to games with the Big Ten refs? at least they tend to swallow the whistle on both ends.
B-Dowd,
The job situation looks good, there's a pimp down here that really likes the way I work it out on the street.
I just want to thank God and, you know, I just try to leave it all out on the field. It was a total team effort today and I'm just gonna take it one game at time, I'm not gonna look ahead.
Not particularly about the game, but did you guys notice the coaching tree comparison they did between kryzewksi and Gene Keady? It seemed pretty clear which tree had more successful branches.
Also don't worry too much having watched Wisconsin, MSU, OSU and the Illini play so far this year, you guys could run roughshod through this conference.
Yes, the free throw disparity sucked. But I think that had more to do with how each team was playing their offense and defense. I am guessing these refs preferred a less physical game and maybe purdue should have adjusted better. That bs no-call thing at the end was a debacle of Ed Hoculi proportions. Not only did Purdue not get the turnover, OU got the ball with an extra 10 seconds rolled off the clock! Oh well. Guess we gotta view it as another learning experience. Some players with poorer coaching would have folded on the road versus a tough team and not getting the calls. Purdue fought hard all the way to the end.
http://www.thelostogle.com/2008/12/01/blake-griffin-is-not-pretty-in-pinkor-in-drag/
College basketball, you have your Brady Quinn
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