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Mar 19, 2025; Providence, RI, USA; Purdue Boilermakers guard Braden Smith (3) practices at Amica Mutual Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images

GoldandBlack.com’s Brian Neubert joins host Alan Karpick as the duo discussed Purdue’s Sweet 16 Matchup with No. 1-seed Houston (10:09 p.m. Friday, TBS/Tru TV).

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Purdue-Houston Random Thoughts

RANDOM THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK

• Because I live a super-exciting life, I spent an hour or so the other night watching every turnover Houston forced this season and can tell you that if Purdue can handle this, Purdue can handle anything. They look like they have eight guys on the floor most of the time, like a team that has somehow figured out how to double team every position all at once all the time.

• Pretty damn good hiring cycle for the Big Ten already, as Darrian DeVries, Ben McCollum and Niko Medved were all very good hires, I think. There aren’t a lot of empty suits coaching in the Big Ten anymore, which not every conference can say.

• Following up on the note above: Purdue has to be able to put functional size next to Trey Kaufman-Renn next season. Circumstance led to too much being asked of him this season as a rebounder and defender. Whether it’s Jacobsen or a new player, they just can’t be in this position again.

But bigger lineups would also trigger some measure of adjustment offensively next season. Small Purdue was Purdue’s best offensive approach.

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