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

True but even elite teams stumble sometimes.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

I think that was later.

What do you think happened?

People are really forgetting why he almost left Purdue lol.

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.

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.