NCAA Tournament 2000 - Purdue playbook: Heat to a boil

Purdue playbook: Heat to a boil
From Coach's Edge

Purdue's run at the Big Ten title was foiled at Indiana, and that's got the Boilermakers heated to a boil.

The Boilers, feeling underrated, want to show they belong at the top of the Big Ten. There's no better way to do that than to catch fire in March and win six straight. Senior Brian Cardinal is the team leader -- in scoring, rebounding, and most notably, heart. But he's not all the Boilermakers have. Point guard Carson Cunningham is the floor leader and another key weapon.

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(A) Carson Cunningham (43) runs the show for Purdue, dishing out assists and knocking the 3-pointer down at 40 percent.
(B) Brian Cardinal (35) isn't the biggest guy on the floor, nor is he the best athlete, but he knows what it takes to get the job done, and he does it.

(C) Cardinal (35) has the ball on the wing. He passes to Rodney Smith (31) in the corner and screens away for Cunningham (43).
(D) When Cunningham gets open looks, chances are he's going to knock down the trey. He's a big reason Purdue was in the Big 10 hunt, and if he gets hot, Purdue might boil some opponents in the Big Dance.


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