Purdue Males’s Basketball Roundtable: Predicting The Closing 9 Video games

The residence stretch is right here. Just 9 Big Ten video games stay earlier than we get into postseason play. That’s the place the rubber actually meets the highway. Purdue had a really tough three sport stretch that would possibly have put them out of the Big Ten race. I needed to verify in with the workers in regards to the finish of the season. I requested: There are 9 video games left in convention play, what can be Purdue’s file over these closing 9 video games, and which of them do you assume could be losses?

For those who don’t know, under is the remaining convention slate for the Boilermakers.

After the victory over Maryland we noticed the Purdue offense we hoped we’d see every sport. Understanding that Maryland just isn’t a great workforce I’m undecided how a lot we will take away from that sport so far as Purdue being again. Looking on the schedule, and the failings that we’ve seen out of each the Purdue offense and the Purdue protection it’s straightforward for me to see Purdue shedding at the least 3 of these video games. That could be at Nebraska, Michigan, and Michigan State. Those are the cream of the crop of the remaining schedule. My worst case state of affairs right here is 6-3. I feel Purdue will finally pull off two of these video games and they are going to be 8-1 down the stretch. That will put Purdue’s Big Ten file at 16-4. It may be sufficient for Purdue to sneak into the Big Ten title image however they want plenty of assist to take action.

Depends on which Purdue reveals up. I’m lifeless severe once I say this workforce is absolutely able to operating the desk there. As we noticed in the course of the current 3 sport shedding streak Purdue can play horrible and nonetheless be inside a possession or two on the finish of video games, so I nonetheless have religion.

To be a realist I don’t assume something lower than 8-1 will get a sre of the convention, and which may be a stretch with the best way Michigan and Illinois are taking part in proper now. I tihnk the most definitely loss is both at Nebraska or residence in opposition to Michigan. The Wolverines have been awfully good and Nebraska confirmed that their rating just isn’t a fluke with the best way the performed MIchigan and Illinois final week. The sport at Iowa is regarding, as is the house sport in opposition to Michigan State. The solely wins I’m sure of are Oregon and at Northwestern, buti be ok with Wisconsin in Mackey on the finish. Hopefully there may be nonetheless one thing to play for in that one.

I’m shaken that Purdue has been mortal at residence. Not solely did it lose to Iowa State and Illinois, it misplaced by wanting dangerous and never benefiting from the large sport ambiance. The solely season within the final decade the place Purdue misplaced greater than two video games at residence was the COVID shortened 2019-20 season, the place it misplaced to Texas, Illinois, Michigan, Penn State, and Rutgers. It’s already dropped two earlier than February, so I’m frightened.

8-1. Purdue has 4 video games left on the highway this season (Nebraska, Iowa, Ohio State, and Northwestern) and I truthfully assume the Boilermakers will go 4-0 in these video games. That leaves the 5 video games in Mackey, a a lot more durable slate. Purdue performs 3 straight at residence in opposition to Michigan, Indiana, and Michigan State and whereas I’m glad they’re all at residence, that’s two nationwide powers and your greatest rival who already beat you this 12 months. I feel Purdue splits the video games in opposition to the Michigan colleges whereas beating Indiana in addition to Wisconsin and Oregon at residence.

By my math, Purdue would end the season 16-4 in B1G play, which means that Illinois and Michigan would every have to drop 3 of their final 9 video games whereas Nebraska and Michigan State would want to drop 2 every (we all the time are looking for one more B1G Championship). A lofty proposition but when Purdue performs as much as their potential, it’s completely attainable.

8-1. I feel it’s both of the Michigan video games, however I’m leaning in direction of the Spartans. I nonetheless can’t recover from the sensation that I don’t assume this workforce can faux non elimination video games are do or die. The seniors have seen an excessive amount of. Because of the extremes of their march experiences, the from the seasons catalogued of their reminiscences, it could possibly’t faux {that a} sport in February truly means something.

But I feel there can be pleasure to play and a shot on the large ten nonetheless on the road. Don’t assume both Michigan workforce will keep excellent going ahead and I feel Purdue matches up with each of them and Nebraska higher than it did Illinois.

That is nothing to scoff at, both, only a 5 loss season is likely one of the finest within the historical past of Purdue Hoops and can set them up good for submit season play.

The UCLA loss is wanting a lot improved, IU is getting higher as properly.

There shouldn’t be a foul loss that now we have, however it’s greater than individuals thought.

I feel 7-2 sounds about proper. I’d be stunned if Purdue misplaced greater than 3 video games or went undefeated down the stretch.

They break up with the Michigan groups and drop a head scratcher sooner or later. They safe a high 3 seed within the event and hope the matchups are favorable.

This continues to be a workforce with legit National Championship aspirations.