Berg

[Purdue79fan]

2024 Stats​

STATS	MPG	PPG	FG%	RPG	APG
Regular Season	10.3	3.3	91.7	2.5	0.6

 

[purduedavie]

or he can be the backup center on a national title contender.
With the chance to earn the start.

With TKR, Jacobsen, Burgess, maybe a Portal 4-5 not sure he’d be the backup.

 

[Purdue79fan]

Painter has made it clear that Defense and Rebounding are what he needs from his Bigs this year to get more playing time. Berg started strong with rebounding but has faded lately. My personal thoughts are that Berg will get his chance again soon. Teams we've played recently were very athletic and Furst made more sense due to Athleticism.

 

[lovelyblonde]

Because our 6' point guard can out rebound him.

He out rebounds most of the team, what is your point? Smith also plays almost 40 minutes a game versus a guy that barely gets minutes.

 

[lovelyblonde]

There is nothing, and I mean nothing, to suggest giving Berg more minutes, at this point in time, will result in a substantial leap in quality of play.

Cline absolutely looked like a better prospect than Berg does. Do you think Painter has this talented guy if only he gave him more minutes but just is blind or unwilling to try it on a team that only has three players over 6-9 actively playing in total besides him?

Painter absolutely would like to be able to play Berg more. He would absolutely love to put him out there at the 5 and TKR at the 4 and have rim protection, rebounding and a balanced group. Why do you think he doesn't do it?

YOu tell me? He recruited him! DO you think Painter recruited guys to ride the bench? D1 scholarship players!

 

[proudopete]

Berg will log minutes against Michigan and IU so we do need him to be ready when his time comes.

 

[lovelyblonde]

A quintuple zero stat line 😂

You nailed it!

 

[qazplm]

YOu tell me? He recruited him! DO you think Painter recruited guys to ride the bench? D1 scholarship players!

I mean recruited players don't pan out. No coach is 100 percent on that. So yeah, it's always a possibility. So you think what Painter is not playing a talented big on purpose? Out of stupidity? What?

 

[02BoilerUp]

I mean recruited players don't pan out. No coach is 100 percent on that. So yeah, it's always a possibility. So you think what Painter is not playing a talented big on purpose? Out of stupidity? What?

Berg was definitely a project coming in. Edey was the same. They don't all pan out. I'd say more often they don't.

 

[Gman544]

He's not quick enough against a lot of matchups. His footspeed and reaction times are a little slow at this point. he's not getting the opportunities he did but he's also not getting exposed and his confidence crushed. We've played some teams that are very quick and he doens't match up well in those. Furst moves his feet pretty well for a big. He plays solid defense and mostly stays in front of his man. Burgess is promising but still sometimes making freshman mistakes. He's shooting 40% to Fursts 50. 25% freethrows to Fursts 75%. If 2 guys are even those numbers will get 1 more playing time.
Will has some skills, his season isnt' over.
His time may well come.

Berg's field goal percentages are a lot higher than Fursts and for minutes played his rebounding is pretty good, considering he hasn't played much. I do not remember Hammons, Haas, Haarms or Edey being very fast either. Comes with the territory I reckon, being over 7 ft.

Hammonds and Haarms were much quicker, were great shot blockers from day one.

 

[Schmedly_Whiplash]

With TKR, Jacobsen, Burgess, maybe a Portal 4-5 not sure he’d be the backup.

With DJ back (assuming) TKR is the starting 4 and Burgess a backup 4. Plenty of space for Burg if he beats out Burgess.

 

[Wolegib]

YOu tell me? He recruited him! DO you think Painter recruited guys to ride the bench? D1 scholarship players!

Didn’t Painter also give a scholarship to a legacy player knowing he would never start? Wadell perhaps? Don’t tell people Painter only gives scholarships to players who are projected starters. Wadell will always ride the bench as a role player. Successful teams also need players to ride the bench.

At Kentucky, in the past, they would give 1-2 players a scholarship to help keep their overall GPA over the minimum team required standard. With all of their one and dones, they needed someone who actually went to class.

Many times a legacy player will receive a scholarship over a more deserving player.

 

[DwaynePurvis00]

Many times a legacy player will receive a scholarship over a more deserving player.

Many times? Can you provide those example?

Waddell, pre injury—torn acl, was apparently turning heads in practice…

 

[*4purdue*]

He out rebounds most of the team, what is your point? Smith also plays almost 40 minutes a game versus a guy that barely gets minutes.

When Berg was playing at the beginning of the season, the only stats he was exceling in was fouls. CMP said himself when ask about the switch to the smaller lineup "We weren't rebounding with the bigger lineup & the offense can do more things with this lineup".