I honestly don't have words...

[MeowingCows]

I've got some words: we're for real. Nuts team.

 

[Drew0311]

Maybe the single best performance is school history, depending on how good Purdue ends up being.

Remember the meltdown when we missed on Cluff and had to "settle" for Buchanon? Wow.

It’s not like Purdue has played a bunch of nobody’s. They have played some legit teams

 

[flycy]

This is the best Cyclones basketball team I have ever laid eyes on.

Gotta stay healthy. Jefferson most critical followed by Lipsey. Love to see lipsey's minutes managed all season so he isn't out by March.

 

[jsb]

I said this in the game thread, but this team plays really hard, but also effortlessly. It doesn't seem like a slog like some other teams have been. There's nothing wrong with the slog when it is winning, but boy is it fun to watch the entire team just kind of glide out there. Coincidently this is also how Tamin was playing early the year before the injury. The lose of that ease of play for him really bummed me out since we just hadn't seen that before from. I was very pleasantly surprised that he looked as smooth as he did today.

 

[CycloneErik]

We are gonna turn Iowa over so often. I don't see it being close.

I don't, either. They may need a mercy rule.

 

[madguy30]

I would expect Iowa to play as slow as possible. And for us to to grind them down. Iowa is the same, they can't matchup

McCollum is a good coach and I'd guess he taps into frustrating Jefferson to see if it can have some effect to hang around.

At some point ISU's 3 point shooting cools off, right?

(Or are they just a good 3 point shooting team?)

 

[Cloneon]

Just watched the highlights. Did I see a 4 guard lineup at one point?

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

Gotta stay healthy. Jefferson most critical followed by Lipsey. Love to see lipsey's minutes managed all season so he isn't out by March.

The way Toure is playing managing Lipsey's minutes should be manageable

 

[ianoconnor]

well ****, we easily could have gotten more. what a failure of a game...

Had a similar thought when we let that basket in at the end of Alcorn to end up not at 2x their score lol

 

[inCyteful]

I am just speechless. Trying to think of key to this game, think there are bout 15 of them. That was text book Hitting on All Cylinders.

 

[Raiders70]

We were just as good last year until the injuries. Hopefully we are full strength going into March.

 

[Die4Cy]

Just sitting here slackjawed at what we just did. Absolutely incredible.

What will it take to keep TJ and staff happy long term? Because whatever that is, it's imperative that we do it.

Unpopular opinion: what we saw yesterday was in small part an effort to lower top line expenses for football so they could be given to TJ.

 

[FerShizzle]

McCollum is a good coach and I'd guess he taps into frustrating Jefferson to see if it can have some effect to hang around.

At some point ISU's 3 point shooting cools off, right?

(Or are they just a good 3 point shooting team?)

Idk… these are good shooters. I could see Toure’s percentage dipping as he hits the freshman wall, but the rest are good shooters. JJ taking and hitting them is such a bonus too.

 

[Raiders70]

Unpopular opinion: what we saw yesterday was in small part an effort to lower top line expenses for football so they could be given to TJ.

I don't think that was the intention but that's how it might turn out.

 

[Blackhawk6515]

Couldn’t come at a better time. Made Cyclone Nation feel better this weekend.

 

[twincyties]

Just a clinic in the second half. No one on the country beats us when we play that way. No one.

Purdue looked completely shocked with about 12 minutes left.

I think Painter made a mistake not calling a time out when we stretched it to 9 the first time

 

[inCyteful]

I think we can throw managing any expectations out the window.

 

[BigLame]

 

[GoSTATE71]

Was lucky enough to be in person today unreal game

 

[2speedy1]

We really needed that today! Really helps the sting of the last couple days.