The Layoff..Pros & Cons
The Layoff..Ive been thinking about this ALOT...Your thoughts? Right now I think its a PRO...We just played 4 games in 4 days..Im sure were tired. We have some nicks and bruises that could use some healing..We will be well rested..well oiled and ready to WIN!!
What say you?
a week is one thing but not playing a competitive game in 11-12 days is too much. it's not like JB can start preparing for the opponent either until after selection sunday either, though he is the best at that, imo.
Another benefit I've considered: Because we've finished so early and can predict we'll be a 3 or 4 seed, this theoretically reduces the field that we will play in rounds 1 and 2 enough that Beilein and Co. can begin to look at our future opponent, as - for example - the pool of potential 13 and 14 seeds are also a relatively small group.
rest up and practice, practice practice. Some extra FT practice. We should be ready and any rust should fall off during the first half of the first game.
Would be more concerned if we had a fire breathing offense and poor defense.
It only matters for that first game. After that, you are back in stride.
Not gonna lie, we are at a little bit of risk with a long layoff. We rely on three point shooting and will be in a new building against a new team after 10+ days off.
We could come out cold and out of sync, which we have done a number of times before.
Fortunately we have the defense to keep us in it until we knock off the rust.
Hell, we were able to do that against MSU, and they're almost as good as whatever 14 or 13 seed we'll be playing.
This is the rational way to look at it.
It does not HAVE to cool us off by definition, by the risk is there (it's always there, even for a game 3 days later), but intense defense lowers that risk if we continue to play it.
I wonder if the layoff will dull the memory of the committee and if it could affect us if we are a borderline 3 seed.
On a side note, how does Purdue rate a 2 seed when they did not win the BIG or the BIG Tournament?
PRO---because it is what we have.
WE ARE GOING ALL THE WAY!!!
It's gotta be rough to balance academics during the 2-3 week stretch of a Big Ten tournament and then NCAAs. This gives the players a couple weeks to knock out any papers/exams and then re-focus on basketball during the NCAAs
all get some extra recovery time. I'm for it in that case.
Jebus, man! You made me think a bunch of people were getting fired and I hadn't heard about it.
Don't scare me like that.
Also, Livers' ankle yadda yadda yadda.
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