National writers continue to shovel coal into the boiler of the 2021/22 Purdue basketball hype train. The general consensus is that Purdue will not only be a contender in the Big10 next season, but also nationally. Yes folks, people who write about basketball for a living (some well, some...not so well) think Purdue has a shot to win it all. It’s silly to think about that at the moment, but I’ve got time to kill today and wanted to look further into Purdue’s theoretical chances of taking home the trophy. Based on a cursory glance of recent champions, Purdue will have to break the mold of recent NCAA Champions to get the job done.