Frans postgame interview

[Knight78]

I think it was a very interesting game. Outrebound them by 15! 24 off rebounds and still lose. Insane.

Absolutley horrendous shooting. Without looking it up, Iowa has GOT to be one of the worst shooting teams in the country. Not just bad, but horrendous.

Andrew Fleming, we need you now.

When you get 24 offensive rebounds that means you missed 24 shots. That's a lot of misses, with us typically getting 70-80 possessions per game.

 

[Knight78]

I don't know if this is a good game to question mental toughness. We were behind the entire 2nd half and fought our way back to the lead with 1 minute left. Then some nobody drains a long 3 to steal back the win. I would argue it was mentally tough to fight their way back on the road.

All this while missing your team leader in scoring and rebounding.

 

[WindsorHawk]

White was hurt and Uthoff couldn't make a shot. Take both of them out of the equation and we will struggle.

 

[eveningnewsteam]

Glad you said it cuz I didn’t want to be that guy. Officiating was really inconsistent and disrupted the flow of the game. Gabe got hacked on a number of occasions in the 1st half that weren’t called, and while they tried to even it up in the 2nd half, it ended up being makeup call after makeup call. That bump call against Jok right before shot clock expired was really weak.

I dont want to be that guy either, but Uthoff getting shoved in the back on a fast break going to the basket, he misses, Purdue gets a run out and they call a cheap and 1 on on the other end. College basketball officiating is a ******* disaster.

 

[PCHawk]

White was hurt and Uthoff couldn't make a shot. Take both of them out of the equation and we will struggle.

I think Purdue would beat every team in the conference except MAYBE Wisconsin if their best player didn't play and their second best player had a bad night. There is a pretty good chance they would even beat them if Kaminsky was out and Decker had a bad night. To be in a position where you lose to a 3 in the last minute under those circumstances is the definition of mental toughness.

 

[WindsorHawk]

I think Purdue would beat every team in the conference except MAYBE Wisconsin if their best player didn't play and their second best player had a bad night. There is a pretty good chance they would even beat them if Kaminsky was out and Decker had a bad night.

I agree. And our play without White will improve with a week of practice knowing he isn't playing...assuming White can't go Saturday.