West Virginia Vs. Purdue: Second-Straight Loss Stings Boilermakers

I am not sure what this team is missing right now. The West Virginia loss is more troubling because they are sloppy team that turned the ball over a ton. They got by on hitting tough shots, getting to the free line repeatedly, and by crashing the offensive glass. Minnesota was at least a bad matchup for us. We got outhustled by a worse team that we should have dominated today. They beat us at our own game.

At least it isn’t a conference loss. We have plenty of time to get several great wins in order to improve our overall profile. If this becomes a lesson where we learn how to win, so be it. I do not fear any road venue in the Big Ten, and if we play the style of ball we are capable of playing, it will be difficult to beat us.

I really don’t know what to say about this. I haven’t been this angry about a basketball game in some time. I can’t stand it when players like Kevin Jones hit shots and dance like idiots when the game is far from over,t hen they still come through. Mostly I am mad because Jim Burr’s drunken recollection of events today swayed several possessions. We can’t blame the officials, however. We have to hit shots and regain confidence in some of our shooters. Ryne Smith has been found out, so someone else has to step up. D.J. Byrd has no confidence. LewJack has become the third scorer of late. Travis Carroll is getting better each game. We don’t need major fixes, just minor tweaks to change a handful of possessions per game. Nothing major is wrong, so we will be fine in the long run.