Purdue Men’s Basketball Expectations: Staff Roundtable

I plan these roundtables out a few days before they get posted so that the rest of the staff has time to get back to me. That means I sent this question out on Monday, prior to yesterday’s loss to IU and that these answers were returned to me before the loss to IU. Let’s keep that in mind.

Here’s what I asked: Given the two game slump, and the play of other teams around college basketball, have your expectations for this team changed?

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Ledman:

Since I’m the one in charge I’m doing mine now and therefore I have the knowledge of the IU game outcome. Yes, my expectations have changed and they’ve changed drastically. Before this now three game skid I thought Purdue was the odds on favorite to win the Big Ten, and I made a sizable bet to back that up, now I find it extremely unlikely that they win the conference. With three losses already and the league leaders with just one it’s going to be tough, but not impossible, to catch up. Regarding my national expectations? I think that if Purdue gets it together they can still make the Final Four but where I would’ve placed it at maybe 75% chance Purdue made the Final Four (high I know but that’s truly how high I was on this team) I’d now place it closer to 5%. That’s a hell of a hit.

Jed:

Yes and no. Allow me to explain.

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Before the season started, Purdue was one of the few teams that you could point to and definitively know what they would likely be this season. Returning four starters from a S16 team that took Houston down to the wire didn’t need much thought and adding Oscar Cliff allowed most everyone to place them preseason #1. Most people knew team like Michigan, BYU, Arizona, and MSU would be good, but I’m not sure people thought they would be THIS good.

There are always points in season where teams struggle and then either improve or fall off the deep end. If you are a downer about the last several games, you probably think the wheels have come flying off and multiple players need…

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