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4 minutes ago, thirdgenhoosier said:

Stunning.  No idea what Atlanta is doing considering the deal they just gave Cousins.

Yeah that’s a headscratcher.  I’d be pissed if I was a Falcons fan. 

17 minutes ago, Seeking6 said:

Seems like our comrades in Champaign have some splaining to do...

https://www.outkick.com/sports/aj-storr-wisconsin-transfer-illinois-tampering-allegations

12 minutes ago, IUaic said:

One of the past 5 tournaments, your results are only matched historically by Virginia. 

True but even elite teams stumble sometimes. 

34 minutes ago, ledies22 said:

Upper echelon. Absolutely.  But Elite program and 3 years is not really synonymous. I think if you want to cut it down to 3 years, you have to make it passed the sweet 16 more than once.... aka make it to the ELITE eight.

That’s fair. Looking back at the last 5 tournaments, a runner-up, elite-8, and a S16 isn’t matched by many programs. But you make a good argument. 

21 minutes ago, IUaic said:

Respectfully asking, what makes your men's basketball elite?

I feel like depending on who you ask, the range of what makes a team/program elite can differ widely.  I think the last 3+ years, we’ve been an elite team/program. Remains to be seen if we can maintain it. 

23 minutes ago, JJack said:

At least.  If the guy center IU just picked up is getting 1.2 mil....    With any talent at all around him you're a high seed in the tourney. 

I feel like the crook Miami booster would throw out a $5 mil offer lol. 

1 hour ago, JJack said:

Edey vs. Tshiebwe isn't a very good comparison IMO.   Edey falls into the once in lifetime type of players. His production and dominance of the paint area is something that hasn't been seen in sometime. His numbers speak for itself.    I agree every time any program gets a tweener (NBA vs. college) talent like TJD that stays longer than most it's a real boost.   Edey to me was an exception.   I wonder if he hit the NIL free market what he would had been offered for his covid year? 

I was just referring to someone who won the award and came back because they weren’t going to be a first round pick. I agree they’re very different players. 30 years ago Edey would’ve been the number 1 overall pick no questions asked. Hard to say but I think he could’ve easily cleared $2 million and maybe upwards of $3 mil. 

23 hours ago, IUaic said:

Question #2 - What is Purdue's elite sport? 

I’d go with men’s basketball followed by volleyball. 

12 hours ago, JJack said:

How many nat. player of year play all 4 years?  How many come back for Sr. year after winning it as a Jr.?  I'd call that hitting jackpot if I was a fan of that team.

Tshiebwe did it just a few years ago.  NIL has certainly changed things where players that would’ve easily left to either play in the league or overseas now are coming back because they’ll be paid more.  Pre-NIL, I doubt TJD would’ve stayed for his senior year tbh.  Just the reality of this new world we live in with NIL. 

55 minutes ago, Purdue7 said:

Rick Ray went to Clemson because Purdue was too cheap 

MP played chicken and won 

 

 

Exactly. When you lose an assistant to a clearly inferior program because our AD won’t pay a competitive rate, you do what you have to do. 

10 minutes ago, btownqb said:

isn't that when he was playing around with the cheerleader? 😆

I think that was later. 

Just now, btownqb said:

I don't think that I am 

What do you think happened?

1 hour ago, btownqb said:

"MP would never try and pretend he's leaving for another job to try and get more money out of us" 😆

People are really forgetting why he almost left Purdue lol. 

1 hour ago, JJack said:

Purdue had an unique situation with Edey staying so long and being so dominant.  I think we'll know more about how Purdue decides to build their program in the next two off seasons.  Any philosophy works when you have a 25 pt and 12 rebs a game guy controlling the paint.   

Obviously there will be a drop off this year at Purdue.   How much and how that effects their approach is to be seen. 

Staying so long? He was a true senior this year and didn’t redshirt or use the COVID year.  I think it’s clear that Painter will adapt to the type of roster he has. The team that almost made the F4 in 2019 was drastically different than the one this year. He recruits talented players and figures out the rest later. 

1 minute ago, ledies22 said:

It will be interesting to see how much MP changes strategies throughout post ice cream boy.

Yep I agree!  Think it’ll look closer to the 2019 team with Carsen. Much more athleticism across the board and TKR will be the focal point in the low post. 

9 minutes ago, Zlinedavid said:

This is strange to say, but....aside from top 25 level high school prospects, I'm not really that worried about it.  Why take a chance on a kid out of high school when you could get a proven player from the portal?

You make a good point and it is interesting to see the difference in philosophy of our programs going forward.  I personally love how CMP is still building it through the HS ranks and supplementing through the portal with a Lance Jones for example.  I think a guy like Kanon Catchings would’ve been more heavily pursued an Illinois/IU pre-portal days for example. I do wonder how much different the portal will look after the COVID year goes away. 

3 hours ago, DC2345 said:

Mike Woodson and the staff are having an in home visit with Sisley later today. 

How are y’all feeling about the recruitment?  I think it’ll end up being pretty tough for him to say no to IU but we shall see. 

1 hour ago, dgambill said:

I’d actually say he is worth something which is why he will cash in to go somewhere else. If he was not worth anything than he would just stay where he is. He had options. People may not like him…I get that but he can play a good role…and actually fits better at Duke than he did at Purdue (and he was fine there).

He didn’t have the option to stay at Purdue though.  Once he told Painter he’d be moving on after the season, CMP recruited accordingly.  He was always going to either play somewhere else or stop playing altogether. 

35 minutes ago, TiminNC said:

Besides 1981, every IU championship team has had a player from New Castle.  

We should have made it happen.  

Has an IU or Purdue basketball player ever transferred to the other school?  I know it’s happened in football recently. 

8 minutes ago, Zlinedavid said:

I would hope in his mind that he knows he isn't NBA material, so not as if he's trying to improve draft stock

Yep I think that’s a good call. And being 25 with an undergrad/masters from Purdue with a masters from Duke will look great on any resume. 

5 minutes ago, 02Hoosier said:

Sureeee... if anything Wisconsin had a more enjoyable offense to watch than Purdue last year

Yeah watching Storr jack up awful shots was very pleasing to the eye. 

2 minutes ago, Indykev said:

If he was worth a shit he would still be at purdue, right. I know, I know he was Painted over.

A guy who didn’t come back for his 6th year was painted over? lol the guy had his undergrad and masters. Sometimes it’s time to move on. 

11 minutes ago, Indykev said:

Duke reaching. Just filled their 13th scholly

Reaching for a guy who shot nearly 47% from 3?

33 minutes ago, Drroogh said:

Hopefully he helps change the BIG culture from the Wisconsin/Purdue model!!!

Lumping Purdue in with Wisconsin is an interesting choice. We don’t play close to the way they do. 

1 hour ago, Victobmyboy said:

That’s a rumor. The other is transferring. I bet he enters the portal. 

My guess is Furst either plays and has a chance to start next year or he retires. I don’t think he’d go play someplace else.