that is a good point.
e-z path for them. they may actually break thru and get it done.
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e-z path for them. they may actually break thru and get it done.
They stick around because they aren’t good enough to go pro. You need a combination of the two .
Were you impressed with Farleigh Dickenson last year? While I agree they SHOULD be, college basketball is nearly always unpredictable.
I don’t think anyone at Purdue even entertains the thought of Edey coming back. He’s actually moving up in draft boards too.
Remember the 92 team? They were pretty good. Would have kicked our present team's ass 10 out of 10 times. Hell Woody's 79 team would have also.
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Not sure there's been an IU team after them, outside of the 2002 squad, that the 92 team wouldn't handle 9 times out of 10.
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Is there such a thing as an easy path for them? Look who they've lost to the last 3 tournaments.
Ehhh. Indiana isn’t the crazy hotbed it once was. It’s still good but I don’t think a whole team of Indiana kids every year is what we want. I just want the best we can get. 3-4 Indiana kids is probably average. There’s been some real misses lately.
I agree but PU core is heavy with Indiana kids.
Gillis, Furst, Smith, Loyer, Kauffman, Colvin. I honestly think we have missed on what Indiana kids to take.
Leal, Gunn
Liam McNeeley ... should we give him to Texas since he's not from the state?
And again, that "core" wouldn't be anything without Edey. Take him away from this year's team and I don't think they are top 25. Now, give him a year and his incoming class and maybe he'll get them to top 25 or at least in that range, but Edey is the only reason they are where they are.
Maybe, maybe not. One thing I think painter does, is recruit a team vs individuals. Over the years we have had a lot more individual talent but they seem to be the better “team”
No argument, but the "goodness" of this years (and last) is in the form of 1 guy.
He's very different, and I'm not even sure many PU folks have thought about where he stands historically in the program, but I think he's in their top 2 of all-time players.
Yes he makes them the best team in the country. Now I think they are pretty good and probably still a top 3 team in BIG without him.
Staff went hard after Flory. Didn't get him, such is life. I can't think of one other 2024 in-state prospect IU is missing out on.
2025 is a different matter and IU is going extremely hard after the 3 top in-state kids and has an offer out to the a 4th.
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How much is his legacy tarnished if they fail to get out of the first weekend? Imagine being a 2x NPOY and your postseason resume looks like this:
L #13 North Texas
L #15 St. Peter's
L #16 Fairleigh Dickinson
L insert #8/9 seed
Mount was a one of kind player and one of the few Purdue players I enjoyed watching. Robinson was other-worldly and one of the best B10 players I've ever seen outside McGinnis. Edey certainly impacts the game in a way you have no control over.
No way they are top 3 without him. They rested him twice last night and they struggled. Maryland can’t shoot worth a crap. If they hit free throws and get 50% with the way they rebound and they win that game.
For that team you have a point. Look at the Cheaney years. They were Indiana'd up.
Nobody's saying we shouldn't recruit from other states. But if there's Indiana kids who can play at this level we should be they're dream destination. I think that's been lost. I fear Woody has 5 stars in his eyes. He needs to flush his nba experience and get back to his roots before it's too late. The clock is ticking.
He should end up very close the Purdue's all time scorer. That's a huge impact type of player, but it still takes a team to win at the clip they have been on.
Yet, Purdue has the 6th best recruit in the state for 2024. So were the next 5 not good enough for iu?
Only one.
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Half those guys between Flory and Benter are La Lumiere kids who aren’t from Indiana. Outside Flory and Catchings, there isn’t a in-state kid worth reaching for. Jack Benter being a top 2 or 3 kid in the state probably signals why the staff is looking elsewhere.
That's incorrect... they need a guy to transfer next season to accommodate the guys signed.
Only one guy is being forced out. The other 4 I’ve mentioned by name are leaving voluntarily.
Your point?Only one.
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So there were 3 P5 caliber players and iu recruited 2 of them, one of which they waited until he was solid with Purdue?
Purdue recruits the state hard because their recruiting budget only allows so many tank fulls of diesel fuel for their tractors to travel to visit recruits.
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