Matt Painter
Matt Painter
Matthew Curtis Painter is the current Head coach of the Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team...
men starts weapons
They have a lot more weapons than one guy, but I think it all starts with their big men inside.
late nose played smart
They had a better nose for the basketball, especially late in the game. We played hard, but at times we didn't play smart and on the road, that's what you have to do.
bit guys
They are five-star guys who can do a little bit of everything.
challenges coaching fight guys mammoth mentally personal position ready talk win winning
I don't talk about winning and losing, even if we're the mammoth favorite. I talk about what we have to do to get us in position to win and what we have to do to win. You have to get guys mentally ready and take on personal challenges as a team. We're going to fight them. That's what you have to do as a coaching staff, get them out there to fight them.
against guys handle pass people playing shoot
You must have people out there who can handle (the ball), pass it and shoot it (when playing against Northwestern's trap). Unfortunately, we don't have 13 guys who can do that.