The flop he made was pathetic. It looked like a flop and was made worse by his animation. Perhaps he gets that whistle in Mackey, but not in the NCAA playing for the natty. As we saw with TJD's absence, Lurch plugs a major hole. Purdue will be feisty and competitive as they are well coached and Painter is excellent at building a roster and molding offense scheme to fit his personnel. However, make no mistake, losing Lurch and ALL THE FOULS CALLED that come with him along with the offensive rebounds will have a compounding effect. Guys won't be fouling out / sitting out like the past two seasons. Purdue won't have a huge + advantage in points at the charity stripe. Oh, and they won't have a guy giving them a guaranteed 25 / 10+ night. Oh, and the Purdue guards will be defended. It will be a huge change for them. However, I still expect them to be good and competitive for the reasons already stated.