Katscratch said:

Not completely sure what you mean by “inner cities”, but if you mean the worst neighborhoods?

Boston doesn’t have many remaining “worst“ neighborhoods. I guess there are parts of Mattapan and Roxbury that are still dicey, but you really have to go all the way up to Lowell to find places that are really really rough. Anyway, I’ve been in all neighborhoods of Boston and that place is doing better than ever, and it’s always done really well.

In New York City, I was in Manhattan and I’ve spent time in Brooklyn. Manhattan is about the same chaotic awesome mess that it’s always been, and Brooklyn has become gentrified far far beyond Williamsburg. It’s doing really well.

Chicago? I was in some west of the loop neighborhoods that used to be really bad and are now really good, but I’ve heard that some of the North of downtown neighborhoods aren’t as good as they used to be. Anyway, Chicago and New York City have some really tough neighborhoods, just like they always have.

Not really sure how immigration has made a difference, for better or for worse, in those cities.

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I mean the areas of the cities where the illegal immigrants are housed.

Btw, while you were in the cities did you notice any of the 300,000 missing immigrant children? You didn't intend your statement above, 'Illegal immigration hasn't screwed things up,' to apply to them, did you ? Rather, your meaning was it hasn't screwed things up for you, so screw everybody else - not your problem.

Makes me question the portal pickup just a bit. Shoulder surgeries are not always quick recovery and range of motion can be affected , rehab is very important and even then shoulders can be tricky d/t multi rotational nature…
Hope he’s good to start practicing on a timely schedule. Couldn’t read the article

Katscratch said:

Not really sure how immigration has made a difference, for better or for worse, in those cities.

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• Using the National Academies’ estimate of immigrants’ net fiscal impact by educationlevel, we estimate that the lifetime fiscal drain (taxes paid minus costs) for each illegal immigrant is about $68,000, although this estimate comes with some caveats

.• Illegal immigrants make extensive use of welfare. Based on government data, weestimate that 59 percent of households headed by illegal immigrants use one or moremajor welfare programs, compared to 39 percent of households headed by the U.S.-born.

• Based on their use rate of major welfare programs, we estimate that illegal immigrantsreceive $42 billion in benefits, or about 4 percent of the total cost of the cash, Medicaid,food and housing programs examined in our study. However, this is only a rough approximation due to limitations in the data.

• Illegal immigrants can receive welfare on behalf of U.S.-born children. Also, illegal immigrant children can receive school lunch/breakfast and WIC directly. A number ofstates provide Medicaid to some illegal immigrants, and a few provide SNAP. Several million illegal immigrants also have work authorization (e.g. DACA, TPS and someasylum applicants), allowing receipt of the EITC.

• The high welfare use of illegal immigrant households is not explained by an unwillingness to work. In fact, 94 percent of illegal immigrant households have at leastone worker, compared to only 73 percent of U.S.-born households. But the nation’swelfare system is design to help low-wage workers with children, which describes a very large share of illegal immigrant households.

• In addition to consuming welfare, illegal immigration makes significant use of public education. Based on average costs per student, the estimated 4 million children of illegal immigrants in public schools created $68.1 billion in costs in 2019. The vast majority of these children are U.S.-born.

Riveting- said:

I heard it on Fox.

Tennessee Highway Patrol Officers Who Let Kilmar Abrego Garcia Go at the Direction of Biden’s FBI During 2022 Traffic Stop ‘Did Nothing Wrong,’ Retired Patrol Officer Says - Tennessee Star

Michael Patrick Leahy spoke with a retired Virginia patrol officer about the 2022 traffic stop in Tennessee of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

tennesseestar.com

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Well that discredits the whole thing. Only CNN speaks the true facts.

Riveting- said:

Did you spend any time in the inner-cities of NYC, Chi and Boston?

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Not completely sure what you mean by “inner cities”, but if you mean the worst neighborhoods?

Boston doesn’t have many remaining “worst“ neighborhoods. I guess there are parts of Mattapan and Roxbury that are still dicey, but you really have to go all the way up to Lowell to find places that are really really rough. Anyway, I’ve been in all neighborhoods of Boston and that place is doing better than ever, and it’s always done really well.

In New York City, I was in Manhattan and I’ve spent time in Brooklyn. Manhattan is about the same chaotic awesome mess that it’s always been, and Brooklyn has become gentrified far far beyond Williamsburg. It’s doing really well.

Chicago? I was in some west of the loop neighborhoods that used to be really bad and are now really good, but I’ve heard that some of the North of downtown neighborhoods aren’t as good as they used to be. Anyway, Chicago and New York City have some really tough neighborhoods, just like they always have.

Not really sure how immigration has made a difference, for better or for worse, in those cities.

Katscratch said:

Where are you seeing that?

The linked article says they ran him through an ICE database.

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I heard it on Fox.

Thank you guys

I didn't realize he had so many injuries in his career. Hopefully this is the end of it.

Bank Shot Podcast said:

I'll let you figure that one out on your own.

But should be a good one. Two to 5 teams in an exhibition. Too bad it isn't a legit game but I doubt either coach treats it like it's meaningless. Can't wait for basketball season to arrive.

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Painter 100% treats it like an exhibition, just like 2 years ago at Arkansas and last year at Creighton.

I love this so much! Purdue checks every box as an elite college basketball program except for the Natty...Lets change that this year!

Dryfly88 said:

I saw an Indy Star headline that made it sound like he was having off-season surgery. I can't read the article. Anyone have any info on this?

If already covered somewhere else, I couldn't find it.

Thanks.

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Seems to be ok and should be ready later this summer to start playing:

“Murphy underwent surgery to repair a partial labrum tear in his left, non-shooting shoulder five weeks ago. He is optimistic he will be cleared for full-contact participation before Purdue resumes practice in early June.“

MichaelRR said:

Here for Pride...

And yes I paraphrased your drooling over McCarthy. Read all your comments in this thread.

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Yeah you have no idea what the word paraphrased means. You used words and phrases that I simply have never said. Starting a fast break means dribbling the ball forward and passing it to a guard. Not playing point guard. And again - no where in this did I say she "could run like a deer". You said something I did not say. That's called lying Michael.

I really hope you don't have a Purdue degree because you have a 2nd grade reading level or are just a lying jackass.

I stand by everything that I said. Did I think it was all going to immediately translate her first year of college - specifically her perimeter shooting and ball handling? No. That's why I was adamant on getting her help on down low from an experienced post. Players improve - they get quicker - they get more athletic. They hit the weight room - the accustom to the speed of the game. But as a high school prospect she already showed signs of ability to do so. Hopefully she works on her deficiencies during the summer and comes back as a sophomore with a more refined game. That's what players do.

Dryfly88 said:

I saw an Indy Star headline that made it sound like he was having off-season surgery. I can't read the article. Anyone have any info on this?

If already covered somewhere else, I couldn't find it.

Thanks.

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You can read it here: https://archive.ph/Xz4Il

Painter will play anyone he thinks can help prepare his team for March. The transfer portal has made teams like Duke and Kentucky beatable. One thing I know for sure our fans are up for a challenging schedule. You have to stack them up to knock them down. There can be no victory in an exhibition game, but you can use it as a teaching moment. No one benefits from cupcake D2 schools unless it's the cupcakes team budget. We have been a better team under Painter than Kentucky in the same time frame. And we will be the best team in Rupp regardless of the outcome.

punaj said:

Discord is a good option, imo, as long as it is properly secured. I prefer it to something like telegram or an anon sub Reddit. Discord has a lot of good chats features, the ability to go live with audio and video, works on every device quite well, and a lot more. Many people already use it too.

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Totally agree

Woodsa said:

I find it funny that we are three pages into a debate that is all speculation until the season starts. I'm a huge fan of two principles:
1) stay quiet and let your performance speak for itself (don't give anything away).
2) don't interrupt your enemy when he is destroying / embarrassing themselves.

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It's a message board.

1. What else are we going to do in the summer?
2. What we say here has absolutely nothing to do with what actually happens on the court.
3. What secrets could we possibly be giving away?

BoilerPride08 said:

After watching some film, we may have found a diamond hiding up in New Hampshire. At 6-4 and with that body type you might think she’d be a slow plodding post - exactly the opposite. She has the ability to rebound the basketball and start the fast break herself. Extremely impressive for a player her size. Looks skilled as well - her 3 pt shot looks very fluid. Great rebounder as well. She seems like both the ideal post for KGs offense and someone we will need to survive the big ten. Finding a player with her size and build that is so agile and fluid is extremely rare.

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Here for Pride...

And yes I paraphrased your drooling over McCarthy. Read all your comments in this thread.

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ChoiceBeef said:

Good to see we aren’t scared of playing in Lexington like some other Indiana schools

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I'll let you figure that one out on your own.

But should be a good one. Two to 5 teams in an exhibition. Too bad it isn't a legit game but I doubt either coach treats it like it's meaningless. Can't wait for basketball season to arrive.

I really do not like Big Ten poaching Big Ten talent. But that is life in the NCAA…

tjreese said:

A little more...Jim was a guard at Depauw in the early 60s and was a frat brother of Des (Mike McClure)

News & Media - DePauw University

Stories, updates and press releases from DePauw University.

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Jim saved my life one freezing night in '92. I was heading to Lafayette from Ft. wayne and my car overheated in Kokomo and was undriveable. I called him and he let me borrow one of his cars to drive home. He was a hell of a good guy. My company provided all the screen prints for the state championship years.

Riveting- said:

but instead the FBI apparently told the TN officers to just let him and his car full of smuggled illegals go on.

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Where are you seeing that?

The linked article says they ran him through an ICE database.

Hausta01 said:

Dollars to donuts Purdue loses, because Paint treats it like and exhibition, and people cry that we lost an October game

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It would be funny if he threw the starters out there for a full 40 minutes and just put a bruising on UK to make a point. We all know he won't, but man that would be hilarious.

Hausta01 said:

Dollars to donuts Purdue loses, because Paint treats it like and exhibition, and people cry that we lost an October game

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Purdue Should play zone the whole time 😂

Katscratch said:

For me? I have spent more than a little time in NYC, Chicago, Boston, and the southern US in the past few years. They are all fantastic places, though in different ways. They are certainly not deteriorating, though each area has it's own unique problems. So do small towns in Indiana where there is very little illegal immigration.

To summarize? Illegal immigration hasn't screwed things up.

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Did you spend any time in the inner-cities of NYC, Chi and Boston?