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  14. Purdue Pre Game Thread

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    3 minutes ago, 13th&Jackson said:

    PU hasn't allowed more than 70 this year. Unless JHS, Gallo and Kopp are lights out from the perimeter, we'll probably have to grind one out in the 50s or 60s.

    Have China spy balloons over our nuclear facilities and we focused on beating Purdue!Got to love Indiana basketball!Hope we are still here tomorrow!!If not was nice chatting with you guys the last year!!

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  19. Illinois Pregame Thread

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    5 minutes ago, rico said:

    Illinois poster says:

     

    God, the IU boards are funny. What a bitter, has-been group of people. image.gif.4e2ba730c57c330f4cdb9478d979624a.gif I have literally never talked to a soul who has been to the fake Assembly Hall and to State Farm Center and preferred Bloomington ... weird, outdated arena with no good seats and what "character" it has is mostly forced down our throats by old TV announcers who were in their prime when Indiana was actually good. Additionally, the crapping on Champaign as a city is hilarious ... Bloomington is a tiny, boring town with a small stretch of nice campus running through it. Champaign, for good and bad, is an actual metro area with legitimate dining and bar options, both in Campustown, Downtown and even Urbana.

    With all that they still can't win!!

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  20. High School Hoops

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    38 minutes ago, 5fouls said:

    You a Corydon guy?

    Corydon with a hell of a Girls' team this year.  Could make a good run in the tournament.  Silver Creek has a very young girls team this year, but they are starting to play much better.  Best players are freshmen and sophomores.

     

    Yea granddaughter plays for Corydon.

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  25. IUBB 22/‘23

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    5 minutes ago, 13th&Jackson said:

     

     

     

    This is a good article about how Painter assembles a team and specifically addresses Smith. I don't get the comparison in the article to Kansas last year, but so be it. 

    "When I got right down to it, it was like, man, why aren't we butting heads with the best guy at Davidson, the best player at Belmont, because I love watching those guys play," Painter said. "Rick Byrd and Bob McKillop, they're finding the best guys. And don't look at it like the best players in the MAC can't play in the Big Ten."

    Braden Smith (196th in Class of 2022)

    The fit: "Looked great on film. Instincts, a sixth sense on offense and defense. Leadership, competitiveness."

    Painter needed another guard after losing (Jameel)

    Brown. He fielded a lot of calls from people in Indianapolis who stumped for Smith. After watching five prospects in a three-day window, Painter put Smith, the lowest-ranked of the five, at the top of his list. He trusted his eyes, but he called coaches at all levels to confirm. Everything checked out. Smith was off the charts. He reminded Painter of guys who'd play for Byrd and McKillop. In fact, Smith was leaning toward committing to Belmont at the time.

    "One college coach called him a basketball savant," Painter said. "Elite talent, elite feel, elite IQ. He just understands it."

     

    https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/court-report-formula-that-won-kansas-a-national-title-might-also-help-purdue-win-2023-ncaa-tournament/

    Guess we are stuck with what we have for three or four more years.Then start over again.Rough few years ahead before we are legitimate again.

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