Great coaches take 20 years to reach a FF and historically shit the bed against double-digit seeds in a row, got it. We have to give Woody 20 years to do something, remember? It is the "Painter trajectory."
Last couple years, because Purdue had an anomaly unicorn type player…sure. But this perceived “dominance” isn’t there when you take Edey out of the equation. And now Edeys gone.
False narrative on football there my man. Both schools have had streaks. You mention that over the last decade, Purdue had “dominated the conversation in football.”
Speaking of helmets…..have you met Carlboiler?
I live in SEC football country and you are comparing yourself to dumbass, redneck fans whose entire identity is based on the football team they support. Sounds about right. Lol
Purdue's football program had it's best season in 20 years last year. At Louisville.
It was an extremely weak class, and Edey filled an extreme need for Memphis. It is that simple.
Sorry, Bimbo. A great, hardworking, tall, basketball player is going to make more money in a few years than you could ever imagine. The taxes he pays will cover your Medicaid and welfare. He will not complain, because he’s not a whiny little bitch…..
How many user names does this make? Loser. You took time out of your life to make that user name, lol
The bucket game has been split the lasr 10 years
Way before my time because I was born in 1981 but wasn't Joe Barry Carroll the biggest thing ever to happen for PU basketball? I like sports history and PU went to the Final Four with him and he was the first pick in the NBA draft after his college career.
JBC was a pretty good college player, but no Purdue fan was surprised he flopped in the NBA. His nickname in college was Just BArely Conscious as he was a low motor low effort guy just cruising off of his height. To say he was "just tall" would have been pretty accurate. I would compare Edey more to Shaq as Edey is now the heaviest player in the NBA and probably the strongest. He is a high effort guy who has continually put in the work. He may struggle some defensively with other players quickness, but there only a handfull of NBA centers that can contend with Edey on the low blocks without a double team and that will open up things for his team-mates who certainly will be better than Loyer, Jones and Renn at exploiting those opportunities. Its a game of mismatches, and Edey is a bad matchup on the Grizzles offensive end for almost all opposing NBA centers.
JBC wasn't an NBA flop. He was on the all rookie team and averaged 17.7 PPG over a 12 year career. He made the All Star team. I wish I was an NBA flop like him.
For going #1 in the draft, he was a flop. Robert Parrish had a better career than JBC.JBC wasn't an NBA flop. He was on the all rookie team and averaged 17.7 PPG over a 12 year career. He made the All Star team. I wish I was an NBA flop like him.
Flop is way too harsh a word for his career. Golden State drafted him and he started almost every game with them and averaged 20+ PPG and 9 RB. His career stats are better than Robert Parish's stats, but Parish won championships with Boston.
It was one of the great steals in trades in the NBA with Golden State coming up on the short end of it by a mile. Golden State got the #1 pick to take JBC, Celtics got Parrish and the #3 pick which was Kevin McHale.
Anything related with Purdue comes up on the short end of the stick. IU=5 PU=0It was one of the great steals in trades in the NBA with Golden State coming up on the short end of it by a mile. Golden State got the #1 pick to take JBC, Celtics got Parrish and the #3 pick which was Kevin McHale.
Joe Barry Carroll vs. Robert Parish Comparison
Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Robert Parish and Joe Barry Carroll that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.www.landofbasketball.com
For just NBA comparisons: Alan Henderson compared to Glenn Robinson...... JBC compared to Kent Benson......... IU has its banners, but that's about it. Also, best Purdue players would be Wooden, Mount, Big Dog then JBC in that order. And you could make an argument for Brad Miller ahead of JBC.
Nobody that has ever attended PU is better than Isiah Thomas, and thank your lucky stars Bird didn't stick around. Purdue has never had two players go #2 and #4 in a draft like Vic and Zeller. If you are PU, you don't want to get into a talent argument: it isn't close. IU's 75 and 76 teams, 80 team, and 92 team had multiple first rounders.
Isiah Thomas is one of the best PG's in NBA history. Walt Bellamy is a Hall of Famer.
Dick Van Arsdale scored 15,000 points in the NBA.
Have you ever compared Dick and Tom's numbers? They are freakishly close at all 3 levels. I know they are identical twins, but that's eery.
