Matt Painter
Matt Painter
Matthew Curtis Painter is the current Head coach of the Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team...
guys maximize respect
(Doyle's) got that old man's game. He's effective. I have respect for guys like that who maximize their ability.
bad basketball five four guys hard last shooting struggled worked
We really struggled shooting the basketball in the last four or five games, which is too bad because I think these guys worked hard to improve.
biggest bounce fighting guys kept plugging tough
That was my biggest concern. It's tough for our guys to bounce back, you know, it's that 'here we go again.' But we kept fighting and kept plugging away.
both consistency fed guys rivalry success
You had two guys who were fixtures at their universities. They're kind of institutions in their own right. The success of both of those guys and what they accomplished but also their teams' success, and that consistency fed into the rivalry also.
allow beat cannot continue good guys head people pressure shoot team
You cannot let guys who can shoot get their head up and get comfortable here at home. You have to continue to disrupt, you cannot let people do what they want to do and we didn't pressure the ball. You're not going to beat a good team when you allow perimeter shooters to get into a rhythm.
effort guys playing
We have guys playing hard. The effort is better.
expect guys harder step
It's a step backward. You expect your guys to compete, play harder and take a chance.
blocks good guy job rebounds tonight
When he makes good decisions, he is going to give us production. I think tonight he did a good job of that. He's got to be a guy who blocks shots, rebounds and is very active.
game good guys man
We did think about Doyle. He has that old man game that you see with guys like that at 'noon' ball. But it's effective. He's a good player. That's just his style.
career guys happened respect
A lot of things happened in their career they couldn't control, and not one of those guys made excuses. I'll always respect them for that and I'll always respect them for the effort.
against guys playing time
They have some different guys that are playing that didn't play against us the first time. Any time you make an adjustment, it has an effect.
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.
bit guys
They are five-star guys who can do a little bit of everything.
gave great guys hooked ready
I thought our guys gave a really great effort. They were hooked up and ready to go.