When Purdue’s Matt Painter is previewing an opponent for his team, he always goes back to one saying.
“Expect everybody to be at their best.”
That’s, again, not something reserved for Indiana. But for this specific Hoosiers roster, it becomes a bit more of a point of emphasis.
It’s no secret to anyone anywhere that Indiana has failed to live up to the promises of the preseason once again. The Hoosiers assembled one of the most talented rosters not just in the Big Ten but all of college basketball and find themselves right around the middle of the pack in the league with a chance to go under .