"Everything that happened at Purdue, in my opinion — the good, bad and indifferent — has prepared me for right now," Appleby said. "I've learned what it means when I have to go into a game and win a shootout. I've also learned what it's like when you try to cover too many people and you make mistakes. Which is ultimately, as I've said before, if I could do it all over again and have to go into every game thinking, 'Oh man, I've got to score 40 for us to have a chance to win.'