With North Carolina State University under the leadership of future lottery pick Jaden Ivey and the No. 1 Purdue University, the Wolves must be ready for the country's top offense.

The boiler manufacturer has loaded. Under the leadership of Matt Painter, this team is also an elite team in terms of planning and offensive concepts. All in all: Blocking Purdue University is a challenge for North Carolina State University or any other team that plans ahead.

Despite the offensive power, high-level opponents—North Carolina, Villanova, and Iowa—have been able to make Purdue University fight for money. Of course, the boiler manufacturer responded to each of these individual challenges. Currently, there is no complete road map to defeat Purdue. However, there is an outline.

The process started with Ivey.

Since Purdue University split the game with a score of 8-0, Boilermakers has ranked first in the country and currently ranks second in KenPom's adjusted efficiency index. During that time, Purdue defeated two ACC teams with 37 points total, even though Florida State University lost 28 points at West Lafayette, which completed most of the improvement there.

In the game against ACC this season, Ivey averaged 20.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.0 blocks per game.

Ivey did all of this while shooting 15 of 28 from the field (53.6 shooting) and 6 of 12 three-pointers. In the victory over North Carolina and FSU, Ivey's total field goal percentage from the basket was 9 of 7 (77.8%), including three dunks.

This second-year student is one of the best in college basketball: an energetic shooting guard, explosive, able to easily change speed, and great vertical bounce.

With Ivey as its main force, Purdue University's offensive field goal percentage ranks first in the country (77.4 field goal percentage).

Ivey is of course the son of Niele Ivey. Niele Ivey played college basketball at the University of Notre Dame (1997-2001) and is now the women's basketball coach at the University of Notre Dame. She is also an assistant coach for the legendary Muffin McGraw (2007-19). While in South Bend, Ivey Sr. won the national championship as a player (2001) and assistant coach (2019).

Nevertheless, the young Ivey chose Purdue instead of Notre Dame and Butler. Now, his goal is the third ACC team this season.

Ivey returned to West Lafayette for his second season and became one of the country's most promising NBA rookies. After approaching his freshman season, Ivey spent a fulfilling summer while playing for the U.S. team's gold medalist U-19 World Cup.

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In the first month of the sophomore season, Ivey continued to grow as a player. He is a source of superiority; Ivey's start-stop/jab-changing game is simply eye-catching. When Ivey touched the paint zone, he also made great strides to improve his skills as a live dribble finisher.

Ivey is not a passer-by; however, those pick-and-rolls and paint touches forced a defensive rotation. Considering all the attention he brings as a killer, Purdue's fixed-point shooter army can enjoy the kick-off pass.

All these add up and Ivey's draft stock has climbed. Ivey looks like a top five pick and can be said to be the first guard in the 2021 draft. However, there are some ways to defend Ivey: on a plan and personal level.

Opponents will want to show stats against Ivey, especially when he uses his advantage to attack. The guards must be rotated. Ivey's aggressiveness as a driver can be used against him.

If Purdue screens the side ball, try to stop these appearances and keep Ivey away from the center. Even better: keep him on the side of the floor and force him to give up the ball.

Not every team is capable of doing this, but if you have a defender, switch and try to keep the ball in front.

Ivey can drive to the left, but trying to steer him in that direction is a good strategy. This does not mean that he will not be able to get thinner and enter the void; he is fully capable of reaching his position. However, this is better than going downhill with his right hand.

If possible, try to turn Ivey into a shooter. This season Ivey's three-pointer percentage is 40% (good percentage). His shooting moves also look better. From the UNC game: Ivey scored 3 points from Purdue's Loop action.

Ivey is a loyal driver, but if you can stimulate him to make a controversial dribble three-pointer, then this is a victory.

There is also a trend that when Ivey is driving, the star second-year student is a bit too upright while seeking contact. This may force Ivey to make some difficult, unbalanced shots. Ivey will do something like this; however, the opponent's defense does not allow him to drive in a straight line. Give up, Ivey will burn your defense.

Again, it's easy to say, but: do it yourself, show the numbers at the basket and spin like crazy. Defense can't take everything, especially for the diverse staff of Purdue University, but the focus should be to restrict Ivey as a driver.

This also applies to transitions.

Before Ivey starts to waver in the transition, the defender must quickly return and try to block the rim. Of course, even when the transitional defense is working and in front of Ivey, he can still weaponize the extra attention and find his teammates for efficient fast breaks.

Purdue's defense did not force many turnovers; Boilermakers prioritized clearance control, closed paint, restricted opponents' free throw lines (like Mike Brey and Notre Dame) and cleared the glass. The Drawing Club currently ranks 8th in the country in free throw percentage and 29th in defensive rebounding percentage.

However, Purdue's most obvious source of revenue creation is Ivey.

In his career, Ivey has averaged 1.5 steals per 40 minutes-up to 2.2 steals per 40 minutes this season. Ivey is one of only three players on the roster with a steal rate of more than 2.0%.

However, Ivey's steals are different from almost every other player in the country. He is an excellent sought-after player; as soon as Ivey receives a pass, he will hit the jet booster for a transitional attack.

The opponent must always pay attention to Ivey's defensive presence. The staff at Purdue University apparently gave Ivey some freedom to roam the court as a point guard.

Make the wrong pass in his wide range: Ivey will look for a surprise attack.

In this case, Ivey is easy to gamble, which is undoubtedly the opponent will choose this season.

However, this calculated risk from Ivey and Purdue is well worth the price. (This is also assuming that Ivey has not developed bad habits, which is more worthy of attention for him in the NBA. On the next level, his athletic ability will not be such an abnormal characteristic, and the shooting is too good to bet or lose. .)

These types of transition opportunities are particularly detrimental to opponents: transition defense cannot lead the ball. If the defense is unable to display Ivey's data in the conversion, it is the completion of the transaction. Ivey flying downhill is the scariest (or funniest, depending on your interest) sight in college basketball.

In addition to X and O, Ivey provided Purdue energy to the nuclear transition. Popular dunks only count two points, but these moments are also a boost for the Boilermakers.

It is not easy to find a weakness on Purdue University's list. This team is deep, tall, has excellent shooters, and is organized by a first-class coaching staff. Of course, Jaden Ivey is also a ceiling lifter. But this does not mean that it is impenetrable.

In the second half of Purdue University's victory over Iowa, the Hawkeyes made things nervous through media reports late in the game. The guard shook the ball; in that game, Iowa defeated Purdue University more than 17 times (22.4% turnover rate), while beating the boiler manufacturer 26-16 in the final 10 minutes.

Junior point guard Isaiah Thompson has performed well this season. He is a reliable offensive point defender who can put pressure on the ball without fouling. On the offensive end, he is more like a low-turnover watchman (11.8% usage rate): he dribbles the ball, allows Purdue to enter the game and looks for opportunities to catch the ball (60.9 3P%).

This season, he has made more three-pointers (14) than turnovers (5). Thompson also made more three-pointers than free throws (12).

Thompson can also do some exercise. That being said, he is not a broken point guard, able to move north and south and enter the paint at will. That's Ivey's job.

Eric Hunter Jr. is the other half-court player at Purdue University. He is a very good perimeter defender, but Hunter is also the weakest shooter in the lineup (26.9 3P% in the past two seasons). Sometimes, Hunter can also become a burden on basketball: 27.1% turnover rate.

This part is out of necessity. Purdue's other guards-Sasha Stefanovich and Brandon Newman-are talented sports shooters. Stefanovich and Newman can also play with the ball, but they are more suitable for running out of the screen, marking or making quick decisions as outside passers.

In order to start this kind of off-the-ball activity, players like Hunter must be willing to hold the ball and hope to tee off in a game with a lively defender with the ball, which may lead to errors. The question is: can you force people like Thompson and Hunter to beat you?

Outside of Ivey, Purdue's perimeter team is very good. However, you can put pressure on the defenders of this team and force them to make mistakes. By doing this, while still trying to surround Ivey, you have the opportunity to slow down the attacking machine. (There is no guarantee about this. Purdue can easily confuse Zach Edey and Trevion Williams in the low post and offensive rebounds.)

When Purdue enters the half-court offense, boiler manufacturers like to turn things upside down and run low. Trevien Williams came off the bench for Purdue University, but the 6-foot-10, 255-pound center is very skilled for a player of his size. Sharing the center position with Zach Eddie, Williams averaged 25.7 points, 18.2 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game, which is ridiculous every 40 minutes.

Williams has the right to complete the game through his own contact. If only one defender is assigned to Williams, his combination of strength and footwork is enough to do solo coverage. Williams can make hook shots, jump shots, corner shots, bottom line baskets.

Although it sounds daunting, Williams is just as dangerous as a passer. If the defender doubles Williams, it must come quickly and fiercely—and from a position that is not in his direct line of sight.

When doubles are too predictable, Williams can read like this all night.

Obviously, it is not easy to get into his cone. After the pass, the senior center is very good at positioning his body so that he can scan the entire floor. Once he catches the ball, Williams will look for the middle position of the cutter.

Freshman forward Caleb Furst is very good at these vertical cuts. According to Synergy, Furst's shooting percentage this season is 80%: 1.36 points per round.

In this country, no player likes to pass more than Williams, especially low pass.

Opponents must be prepared for these appearances: If the double appears and the center is occupied, Williams will seek to skip the ball.

This is also where aggressive weak-side defenders like Dereon Seabron (3.7% steal rate) can look for steals. Williams passes the ball very fast, but these jumps have to travel a long distance. Stay alert, watch for jumps, and try to intercept when opportunities arise.

As good as Williams, he can only be said to be a member of the country's top center rotation. Purdue University's first sophomore center Zach Eddie is also a monster. The 7-foot-4 Eddie has improved a lot from a season ago; due to his size, when he can develop a deeper low position, he is a crisis matchup for opponents.

This season, Eddie's two-point shooting percentage reached 72.3% (37th in the country). Unsurprisingly, most of his work revolves around the rim: Eddie shot less than 85% from the basket-with 18 dunks.

North Carolina sophomore center Ebenezer Dowuona is one of the most improved players in the ACC. The development of Dowuona allowed North Carolina State University to play a defensive role without Manibates-which seemed impossible a few weeks ago.

The second-year center behaves like someone who has seen a lot of Bates in training in the past year or so. In most cases, Dowuona kept his head on the water to defend the pick-and-rolls-coming to the height of the screen, then descending to protect the basket.

Douna's blocking rate is also ridiculous: 10.3% of blocking rate, ranking in the top 45 in the country.

This is very suitable for NC State's defensive scheme: switch 1-4 on screens/exchanges and use centers for pick-and-roll coverage. Essentially, keep the ball in front, limit fixed-point three-point attempts and leak the driver to the hoop protector.

Like many young blockers, Dowuona also has foul problems, even though he managed to stay on the court for 46 minutes in the four overtime wins over Nebraska. Dovorna is eager to block; occasionally, that aggressiveness can be used against him.

Dowuona is very big: 6 feet 11 inches and 225 pounds. However, larger games with more functional strength can sometimes push Dowuona. This can also lead to fouls and a high percentage of appearances. Here, Kenny Lofton of Louisiana Tech started high-intensity exercise.

So far, Dowuona's foul rate is 4.7 per 40 minutes. This is actually not a high number. Nonetheless, the Purdue University Center can quickly increase this ratio.

According to Kempom, Williams has committed 6.3 fouls per 40 minutes (No. 57 in the country) this season, and Eddie has committed 7.2 fouls per 40 minutes (No. 14). Edey is also a solid free throw shooter: 81.1% of his free throw attempts.

This is a game where North Carolina missed Bates very much. Hypothesis: Bates and Doverner's double-headed center rotation will be Purdue's ideal choice. However, this option is not available, which is a problem. Instead, Dowuona must own the most important game of his life and play for more than 30 minutes.

According to Pivot Analysis, this season, when Dowuona is on the court, North Carolina State University's defense allowed the opponent to score only 100.9 points per 100 possessions. This is a big number. The Wolves also scored +71 in these 213 minutes.

However, when Dowuona sat down, North Carolina State University's defensive rating soared to 114.3 points per 100 possessions, which is a huge increase. In addition, with Douna sitting on the bench, the opponent beat NC State by 26 points in 127 minutes.

This is from a small sample. These types of numbers can be very noisy. However, to some extent, this illustrates both Dowuona's performance and the problems of his two substitutes: Jaylon Gibson and Ernest Ross.

In the game against Purdue University, Villanova had some success with the Wildcats turning small, playing Jermaine Samuel at position 5 and switching as many moves as possible. NC State can also try this.

In the 2020-21 season, North Carolina State University selected Jerry Cole Helems as the small ball center of choice. According to data from Pivot Analyis, the Wolves with Helems as the actual center scored +20 in 29 minutes last season.

When Edey returns to the bench, Kevin Keatts can try this option while hoping to retain Dowuona's playing time, although Williams is also a burden in the low gear.

In any case, if he is worried about the playing time of Gibson or Rose as a center against the nation's first offense, then this is another combination of Keats' lineup.

Purdue University makes a concerted effort to use its center. Eddie and Williams both have a usage rate of over 31%, which is crazy. However, the way they are used is different from what you see in many other programs. Boilermakers rarely use scattered pick-and-rolls. Instead, Painter chose to play through pillars-emphasizing high and low movements.

Purdue University runs this combination several times in each game.

This is a suit appearance. The action started from the defender (elbow) on the same side of the lane, and Edey sprinted to the opposite wing. After catching the ball on that wing, they immediately passed the ball back to the point guard and ran out a flare screen for the power forward. In this case, Edey will slide in from the low post and seal his defender, creating a high and low pass window.

When this action occurs, multiple defenders must join. The center—Dowuona of North Carolina State University—will want to be in front of the goal post. Inside defenders can't just let Eddie go deep into the penalty zone and play with his back to the basket.

According to Synergy Sports, this season, Eddie's back-up singles hit rate was 67.4%, and he scored 1.26 points per round-ranking second among players with more than 50 rounds in the country.

According to Synergy's data, Edy shot 15.5% in back-up singles.

However, if the defense is at the front goal post, then the backcourt defender must be prepared to help. The Boilermakers passed the ball very well and Edey gave them a huge goal. If you spin in front of the hi-lo action instead of behind, it's a high ball pass and Edey is about to dunk, just like a person of medium build would do with a donut and a cup of coffee.

However, when the rotation is in place, when Edy places the ball under his chest, you have the opportunity to poke the ball away from him. Both Eddie and Williams have a turnover rate of over 19.5%.

Of course, this is a delicate balance. Purdue is the country's number one spot-on offense: 1.14 points per round. Boilermarkers made 44% of three-pointers, the second highest in the country. Purdue University also leads the country with an effective field goal percentage of 62.2%.

The defender must be prepared to help in these back-up singles; however, if you are too far away from the shooter or can't recover and close in time, look good. You will need it.

Purdue will often use another set of Box appearances to isolate Edey in posts. However, this time, the low post will appear on the side of the court where Edey started to control the ball.

The wing from the opposite block will leave Edei's bottom line to pass the screen, and then pass to the strong side corner. Edey will set the screen, then immediately hide, looking for the basketball through an angled entrance pass.

Seal, capture, rotate, shoot. Before the defensive blinks, Edey either dunks the ball into the hoop or throws the ball with a high shooting percentage-a way that is less susceptible to help from the weak side.

Purdue can run multiple Hi-lo suits; it is unwise to emphasize each one. However, there are some more.

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Weave the action into the baseline running (Loop) action, and then hey lo

Knit the action into a back screen (Rip), then hi lo

Another thing Edey needs to pay attention to: the designed lob action.

Purdue will start running some weaving actions to move the defense and provide some fluidity for possession.

Next, the player who completed the organization's last pass will leave the baseline screen-and then sprint to Edey in the middle of the lane.

On the surface, Purdue seems to be trying to set up a cross screen for Eddie-to help him get a deeper position. However, Eddie would refuse to cross-screen-pretend to be a step-and then cut back to the basket to complete the high ball.

Jaden Ivey will be the first line of every team's scout report on Purdue University. After that, the opponent must focus on stopping the post. However, Purdue University’s offensive firepower is stronger. Even if you limit the damage on the inside, Sasha Stefanovic is lurking on the outside.

Stefanovic is one of the best shooters in the country and one of the top ten best three-point shooters in history. Painter made sure to use Stefanovic's shots as much as possible. When Purdue University had possession of the ball in the half, Stefanovic had been in motion.

In many different things, he is very good at using Purdue University's Chicago Gut Action.

The Chicago action represents the lock screen of the player without the ball and directly enters the handover action. This forces the chasing defender to run around the two screens, which can provide enough time for Stefanovich and his quick release to pass the ball into the air. (Gut refers to the movement from the middle to the floor and upward through the lane.)

Purdue University also has several ways to create this intuitive transfer action. In the UNC game, Purdue started with a 1-4 low, then switched to the Horns group, and then homered Stefanovic.

When the extra help is helped on these appearances of Stefanovich, he becomes a passer-scrolling action as the scene enters the screen.

No matter who drew the chase task-and NC State's free switching 1-4-must be prepared to lock and run around in a maze of downward screen and switching actions.

Finally, one of the best defenses with Jaden Ivey and Purdue is a good offense. So far this season, Purdue University has not scored less than 1.0 points per round in a game. In fact, the boiler manufacturer scored more than 1.2 points per round in seven of the eight games.

The last time Painter's team conceded less than 1.0 points per round in a game: February 2, 2021, lost one point in Maryland. (Somewhere, surrounded by golden parachutes that bought out funds, Mark Tukin smiles.)

The result: Purdue University is very good offensively. Beat them: your offense must also be ready to score.

There are not many obvious targets; however, the offense will trap Eddie in many pick-and-roll scenarios and make him uncomfortable. Edy is not stiff; he moves very well for a 7-foot-4 center forward. Usually, Purdue University will also require Eddie (and Williams) to play to the level of the screen, which keeps the big guys away from the paint area.

This is the appearance of Chin's pick-and-roll from Iowa: When the ball screen happened, Edey was a step inside the three-point line. Eddie tried to slip, but Tony Perkins was able to turn on him and win the game.

Again, this is the game between Edei and Villanova. Shooting guard Justin Moore was able to turn around, enter the paint and finish the game.

The goal is simple: set up a high ball screen and try to improvise and isolate the drive with Edey in space. Villanova scored 1.23 points per round in the game against Purdue University-partly because of using Eddie away from the basket.

When Purdue's center played (and occasionally showed) against Iowa, Hawkeyes did a good job of organizing their ball screens.

This tactic allows the screener to go downhill and forces the weak wing defender to make a choice: mark the roller or keep in touch with the open three-point shooter.

If there is one thing that is a bit picky about Purdue this season: the weak side defenders will slip and occasionally forget to mark the rollers.

This provides an opportunity for teams like North Carolina State University-this is the country's premier high-volume pick-and-roll offensive team. With Seabron-a crazy downhill rider-Wolfpack has a legitimate source of pressure to the rim. Due to his height and ball handling ability, Seabron can reach his desired position on the court and break through the defense through his wild finishing moves or passing the ball.

Seriously, when a 6-foot-7 pick-and-roll operator like West Brom is buzzing, the defense can only do so much. Seabron should lick his ribs to attack. (If I were Keatts, I would tell him to take the ball before Purdue had to adjust.)

The Boilermakers have demonstrated the versatility of some of their plans; sometimes, they will put their centers in the paint and even trade 1-5 with Williams. This is what Cam Hayes should consider: push it or look for his emergency stop jumper.

Seabron and Hayes must be patient-let Dowuona roll when the spotter shakes to the wing. Force Purdue to help defenders make difficult choices. The wing of North Carolina State University needs a great game.

The return of North Carolina State's best spot-up shooter this season, Casey Mosser, will also be a great boon. Mosser injured his ankle in four overtime wins over Nebraska and missed the Louisville game. He is also North Carolina State University's top offensive point defender, which is very useful for Ivey.

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