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against Purdue this season. three of the five highest-scor- better on offense, no matter the The start of the Indiana ing halves against the Boiler- numbers Hammons has been game through halftime at makers this season. putting up. Northwestern accounted for Purdue hasn't fared much It shot just 33 percent at Northwestern after turning the ball over 18 teams against IU. "The thing is we don't have a lot of depth, so the guys who The following are our thoughts now, in the first week of February. keep making the mistakes Kyle Charters: "Crazy as it seems, Sharon Versyp's Boilermakers keep playing," Painter said after have won five straight games at Penn State, a streak that should the Northwestern game. "We give them plenty of confidence to pull off an upset in Happy Valley have a lot of guys playing who Monday night. If they do, Purdue could be on its way toward win- need to sit and watch and learn ning at least a share of the Big Ten regular-season title for the first some hard lessons." j time since 2002." Stacy Clardie: "Purdue may be coming off the most disappointing and disheartening week in men's basketball in quite some time. The lack of effort and discipline against Northwestern is just as concerning as losing by 37 to Indiana, a team that clearly is one TWEET OF THE of the country's best. Matt Painter needs his group to find some WEEK fight. The women will need to show the same this week with season-defining games at Penn State and Michigan." "Would love Alan Karpick: "It seems it has come to his: a need to reassess the goals for Matt Painter's team for the remainder of 2012-13. to be (at) While gathering enough wins to earn postseason play seems like a practice formidable challenge at his point, getting his team to buy what he is selling may determine the duration of Purdue's downturn. And, tomorrow! Dudes it might be the most reasonable thing that can be achieved before don't know what's this season comes to a close." Brian Neubert: "There's plenty of basketball left to be played boutta happen. this season, but much will have to change for Purdue — and quickly — after the sort of week that can destroy a season. It's not that #BeReadyToComPurdue lost to Indiana and Northwestern, but rather how they lost to Indiana and Northwestern that was nothing short of embarrass- peteFightAndRun" Former Boilermaker Chris ing. This entire season has been a test on this young team's ability Kramer (@C_K_3) following Purto deal with adversity. This is far and away its biggest test yet." due's loss at Northwestern on Saturday. "How you respond is how you play when the popcorn's turning. Coaches will come back and say, 'We had two great practices, then we didn't play well.' Who really cares? It's your production right here on 11 a.m. Saturday that's the only thing that counts, the other thing they judge you by. You don't have your stats at the end of the year and say, 'Well, they had four good practices.'" Coach Matt Painter following Purdue's loss at Northwestern Saturday. Team pride you can'T hide. rewards you want most. Join thousands of purdue fans who reach for their official purdue Visa® and get rewarded for things you pay for anyway. redeem points for 1% cash back, merchandise or a cash contribution to the John purdue club. Show your Boilermaker pride with every purchase. request your purdue Visa today.* 765.497.3328 // 800.627.3328 // purduefed.com *Subject to credit approval. No annual fee. Balance transfers and cash advances not eligible for rewards points. This credit union is federally insured by the National Credit Union Administration. GoldanDBlack express • volume 23, express 20 • 2