Purdue Basketball Post Game Analysis & Wrap Up | Truman State (EX)

Given the nature of this game against a crushed opponent in Truman State, we were looking to see if, but how, Purdue won. After a very hot start for the Bulldogs from behind the arc (starting in Game 5/6), Purdue dominated their opponents and from behind the arc he shot 27.3% and overall from the field. He shot 36.5%. Purdue also managed to limit turnovers (4), which was a big problem for the team last season.

Zach Edey led the way for the Boilers to 23 points with an 8-9 shot from the field and a 7-9 shot from the free throw line. Off the bench, Brandon Newman (13 points), David Jenkins Jr. (12), Trey Kaufman-Wrenn (15) and Caleb Furst (11) scored a combined 51 points.

Purdue vs. Truman State Game Stats

Purdue Sports Recap vs. Truman State

Let’s take a look at some musings from the game:

Improved ball movement:

What really needed improvement from last season was the Boiler’s lack of ball movement. His Boilermaker team in the past has been known for off-the-dribbles. Throughout the game, Purdue showed great ball movement and had multiple instances of an extra pass or he scored a great shot on two passes. Over the last year, there have been many times when a great shot was hit on a single pass, but instead was hit by a contested shot.

Sales issues?:

Not only was Purdue careless with the ball last season, it looked like they were making poor decisions at key points. Purdue took care of the basketball tonight. I know it was against a team without players. And while there’s no length Purdue is going to see, having only four turnovers shows that the offseason is focused on taking care of basketball as you may have heard.

Zach Edey is a legitimate contender for All American Honors.

Yes, I know Truman State’s tallest player is 6’8. Edie could easily turn around and hit a layup, but the young man appears to be taking a big lead again in his development. Edey appeared confident in finding players who were patient and open around the arc when dealing with the varying double-team numbers Truman State brought. He also became decisive when catching the ball on post-entry passes and seemed to improve on not fumbling too much in decision-making.This season, Eddie has averaged his You can easily surpass his 20 points and 10 rebounds. These are the types of numbers that earn national honors, if not consensus.

A true freshman will be really, really good at:

I don’t want to exaggerate too much, but I have to take note of the fact that Braden Smith and Fletcher Royer carry on two very good players, David Jenkins Jr. and Brandon Newman. The two guys sitting on the bench behind the two freshmen are not only great players in the major conferences, they’re the ones who started and won games on their respective teams. A young gun would have a hard time, but he looked like he belonged on the court next to three guys who had played a lot of basketball at Purdue.

Purdue pulls four legitimate major conference starters off the bench this season.

Will Purdue be the most talented team in all of last season’s games? No, but they could be one of the deepest, if not the deepest, teams in B1G this year. I have. I don’t know if another program can get his players off the bench with his four legitimate starts of Trey Kaufmann Ren, Caleb Furst, David Jenkins Jr. and Brandon Newman. In his final three of those four, he has a total of 118 starts and could win many games for Purdue this season. Between less than 16:00 and media timeouts less than 8:00, don’t be surprised if you see a close game. depth.

Mr. Big Shot?

It looks like Purdue has two veterans like Brandon Newman and David Jenkins Jr. who can grow into the role of fetching buckets when Purdue needs something in the late hours. Both are confident and seem to bring something different to the floor. can be used to bully a defender into lane and get the shot he fired. The offense naturally runs through Zach Eady, and when Purdue needs the bucket, they go to him, but the slow shot clock and game-winning shots probably go to the two veterans coming off the bench. increase.

What is the maximum limit for this team?

We can say that the cap for this team may be Elite 8 runs. Because, coupled with centers like Zach Eddy, Trey Kaufman Wren, and Caleb First, there are enough shooters across the board to give the enemy team an absolute nightmare. The team firmly believes that as a program they can easily achieve an average of 40% shooting from behind the arc.