Matt Painter
Matt Painter
Matthew Curtis Painter is the current Head coach of the Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team...
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.
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We simply have struggled shooting the basketball. We had open looks against Indiana and against Ohio State. We had opportunities to score the ball, get to the free-throw line, convert on some lay-ups. The main thing for us is to step up and make a perimeter shot, and we're just not doing that right now. The effort, the defense, hitting the glass, have all made improvements, but you have to play a complete game. It's not a lack of effort from our guys. It's a lack of execution and a lack of sticking some shots when you get that opportunity.
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.
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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.
bryant putting shot three
Yes, I would say so. Especially with Bryant Dillon making the shot and putting us up three and in position.
both ends force game himself played white within
I thought Marcus White played within himself on both ends of the court. I think that it's very important for him just to let the game come to him, not force things.
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.
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Our guys gave a good effort. They fought, but we didn't take care of the ball in the second half. A lot of that had to do with Ohio State's quickness.
gave great guys hooked ready
I thought our guys gave a really great effort. They were hooked up and ready to go.
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I thought our guys did a good job. We just couldn't finish. We weren't able to make enough shots. I thought Marcus White did a good job of attacking and being able to finish and be efficient around the basket. We didn't make enough to make them adjust, and that was the key.
died help improve talk
We don't talk about the adversity. We talk about the things that will help us improve and win. It's going to happen. And if it doesn't, we died trying.
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.
ball floor hesitate
You'd like to be right there to make him put the ball on the floor or hesitate and we weren't.
doubt hours team
We are a better team than we were two and one-half hours ago - there's no doubt about that. That is what we have to have going into the Northwestern game.