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Oh no doubt. The recipe to beat Purdue is hope you shoot lights out from 3 and hope the refs let you get away with hacking Edey. Or hope that we have an off night shooting the ball but that was a bigger issue last year than this year.

Them mucking it up like that is the only way they can hang with us. Honestly it’s not a bad strategy.

Because there’s no such thing as over the back lol.

Well that’s a dumb comment.

Lol TKR has played his role well. Will have a much bigger opportunity next year after the 2x NPOY is gone. That’s not the knock you think it is on TKR.

No offense but I trust @btownqbover you.

Comparing Benter to Hartman is one of the odder comparisons I’ve seen lol.

Steuben is that you?!

Those two dudes put new meaning to the word cringe.

Ahh that’s totally valid yeah. We’re much more of a pick and roll team compared to last year where it was throw into Edey and hope for the best haha.

TKR actually posts up a decent amount. Depends on match-ups of course and whether Edey is in too. He’ll be a focal point on offense next year. He also is a great offensive rebounder too.

I agree with you 100%. Just have to get it done.

Felt like a S16 game.

Yikes he’s getting roasted over there.

My question is do you think that method is sustainable with that much roster turnover each year? I think it can be tough because you don’t know if guys are in it to be program guys or just in it for a paycheck.

Did he legit get banned here?

My own opinion but I don’t think the portal will be as impactful once the COVID year is gone which IIRC, is after next season. It’ll obviously still be there but I don’t think it’ll be to the same magnitude it’s been the last several years. Painter’s philosophy to continue building through the HS ranks and supplementing through the portal is a good philosophy IMO. Will Illini fans be kicking themselves that they didn’t go after Kanon Catchings because they were more focused on portal guys? Wouldn’t surprise me.

Doesn’t make the semifinalist list but makes the finalist list. At least they got it right this time haha.

I already answered that question lol.

That’s the thing: would it be cool if Purdue had a bunch of titles in golf or tennis or some other sport? Sure. Does it change my Purdue fandom? Not even a little. Couldn’t agree return never being embarrassed to be a Purdue alum. Anytime I travel and rep Purdue, it’s either a “Boiler Up” or “Did you go to Purdue? Nice!” and then some variation of them talking about the great reputation Purdue has. I can’t recall one time where someone legit gave me a hard time for Purdue athletics tbh. It’s almost always with people understanding it’s a great school/brand. And unlike a school like Illinois with the TSJ stuff, I’m never ashamed to rep my alma mater because our coach does things the right way.

Love the hyperbole lol. Show me where we’re acting like we’re on a UCLA type run. Who’s saying that’s the zenith? We’ll continue to be a really good program after Edey is gone just like we were before he got here. I love the “just wait until Edey is gone” takes as if people think we’ll suck. We heard the same thing about Swanigan, Carsen, Ivey, etc… Painter has things rolling and it’s not going to stop just because Edey leaves. With him gone and the incoming class coming in, we’ll still be a top 25 team easily.

You know you’ve lost an argument when you bring up soccer, swimming, XC, etc… And you’re right I wasn’t alive the last time Purdue went to a Final Four. I also wasn’t alive the last time IU won it all either. Both of those don’t have much relevance these days.

Dare I say you’re maybe becoming a Purdue fan? 😱

No one is taking Woodson over Painter lol. Didn’t Mike Davis have a really good record against Purdue too? Head to head only tells so much of the story. Painter is 17-16 against Izzo but clearly Izzo has the much more impressive resume. This whole “gets beaten by double digit seeds every year” is wild to me. I think it’s a severe case of recency bias because before North Texas, it was rare that Painter lost to double digit seeds. And even with Edey gone, our incoming recruiting class is loaded with another likely early NBA entrant. We’ll just keep reloading.