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Eastern is so over rated. He thinks he's a pro?? He's not anywhere ready for the next level. Tired of watching him miss layups.
We gained the lead with Carsen on the bench. I think he guys playing around and behind him are very good players. If we have to play next year without Carsen and Cline, we will be just fine.
OSU and the rest of the BIG should be glad we are in a rebuilding year and we haven't just reloaded. Humm?
OSU and the rest of the BIG should be glad we are in a rebuilding year and we haven't just reloaded. Humm?
Let's not put words in his mouth. He's a promising guy, has work to do - just like everyone.
Langford was 0-3 when guarded by Eastern.
Between this year and next we need him to take a huge step. Otherwise He's just a role player for 4 years. Even though he thinks he's an NBA player.
And he only took those 3 shots while being guarded by Eastern almost the entire game. The domination was so complete, he didn't even try to shoot.
We need all of our players to take a huge step. That's what coaching is for.
Do you think Nojel never hit an outside shot in HS or AAU? Maybe, just maybe he might find the shot the same way he found his FT.
All I know is I've only watched him once outside of a game situation (S16 in Boston last year) and he hit at least 5 threes in a row.
OK, you are either an IU fan or, more likely, an OSU fan. Let's have full disclosure if you are going to focus your posts on criticising a Purdue player after a big win.
But how did you like him against IU? That was only a few days ago.
Such criticism. I make no excuses for my son play he no he didn’t play well he acknowledged that but to call him over rated interesting comment and he more ready to play at the next level than u think. He missed lay ups bcuz he hurt his knee did u not see that but he played through it to help the team win. But still held C.J. Jackson under his average. Stop looking at the negative he not perfect oh by the way didn’t Purdue WIN.
Or maybe he is following exactly what the coaching staff wants him to do and isn’t shooting jumpers.
Thought you were gone forever. You had to be proud Jan. 19th. Kid is ball’n Don’t get sucked in.
There are SO many great things the NE does that adds to the team.
- lock down defender
- can guard players other than guards
- lock down defender
- sets up the offense
- lock down defender
- REBOUNDS
Is he a pro prospect? Don't know. He'll have to continue to improve on his free throws, and he MUST develop at least a mid-range jumper.
Oh, did I mention lock down defender?
As a former coach, I loved it when I had someone who could do this (like Tony Jones - my all-time favorite).
- lock down defender
- can guard players other than guards
- lock down defender
- sets up the offense
- lock down defender
- REBOUNDS
Is he a pro prospect? Don't know. He'll have to continue to improve on his free throws, and he MUST develop at least a mid-range jumper.
Oh, did I mention lock down defender?
As a former coach, I loved it when I had someone who could do this (like Tony Jones - my all-time favorite).
Don’t worry about that guy, he’s only a troll. I’ll take a guy like Nojel every year!!! I love how he sets the defensive tone each game and takes only what is given on offense while supporting his teammates at all times. Good win Boilers and keep it going Nojel!!!
Get off the board with this sh*t. Hijacking a positive thread to go out of you way to talk this garbage about a player the OP didn't list???? You realize that its SMART to get feedback from the experts of his craft. And if you're going to harp on a few mistakes and let them overshadow the positives he does for this team, we don't need you as a Purdue fan.
Interesting. You have the word "bucs" in your name. You come on after we beat the "buc-eyes" and trash one of our players. Sure, you are a Purdue fan, right! Thanks for stopping by. Don't let the door hit you in the ass.
It never ceases to amaze me how the negativity still keeps flowing even after a great road win
C'mon man, it's **bucs negativety. They're trying their best to disrupt us. Treed, don't take the bait.
Agree. I’ve never heard anything from Nojel that indicates anything more than a desire to make it to the league. That’s no reason to criticize.
I tried to get a crying emoji for you but not happening. You're not fooling anybody. Go away.
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Here is a genuine question/concern...the guy can barely finish with any consistency with his strong/dominant hand, yet, continues to make things more complicated by repeatedly trying to use his off-hand. Last night, he had a layup on the left side and used his right hand that just made no sense.
The guy is phenomenal at the defensive end, but, his overall basketball IQ (including last night's pass off his chest from Carsen that even the announcers were making fun of) is indeed something that needs work still as you suggest...and he simply has to be better able to finish at (or around) the basket...he had another layup on the left side last night where his shot never even got above the rim (which is crazy hard to do at that level and with his size)...thankfully Williams rebounded it and scored...his next shot was a running off-hand skyhook essentially, that ultimately Grady rebounded and drew Wesson's fifth foul.
If/when he can finish at the rim and in the lane, it will be huge (for him, and, for Purdue)...hopefully it happens at some point in light of that. The will is there I think...just needs to continue to work as you had pointed out, and, hopefully that will translate to improvement and success.
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So he had a off night scoring the ball last night but from my memory that has not been a problem at all in the past. Jell is pretty damn good at finishing around the rim. BTW what is his strong or dominant hand? I have seen him dunk with both, shot FT’s with both, and shot jumpers with both.
Defensively he is fine, but yes needs improvement making the lay ups. It looked to me as if he was avoiding the foul too much and didn't go up strong. There are areas EVERYONE can improve. As much as I love Carsen, you do see he still forces some things and he lost the handle last night several times. Every player can and will get better. Nojel works so hard on defense, that sometimes we don't see as much effort on offense. JMO
It's been a while; welcome back.
I remember well a comment that you made to an IU fan discussing Romeo here and how well he would do against Purdue. You simply said Jan 19th.
Well on that day Nojel showed everyone what a player he is. He took Langford out of the game - and likely the NW game as well. NE was an important part of the Purdue win.
You also said early on that as the season progressed this team would become dangerous. Looks like that is dead-on as well.
He's a bucs fan so take his comments with a grain of salt.
Your son has shown massive improvements already this season and is one outstanding defender. I love watching him play.
Just so you no Nojel dominate hand is his right hand he is right handed period just shoots with his left hand but can make layups with either hand he just missed the layups period everybody is entitled to off nights won’t have many of those days missing wide open layups. He got kicked in the thigh was in a lot of pain why he was out and played thru the pain when he got back in the game so it’s possible that bothers him jumping either way he has on off night last I checked he’s HUMAN. He’ll be ready for mich state tho
He’s actually right handed but he can use both hands equally. You absolutely right he had an off night it happens he wasn’t happy with his performance offensively but he didn’t let that stop him from doing other things to help the team win. He’ll bounce back Sunday he said he knows what he gotta do I trust in that statement.
It's clearly trolling and unfortunately they got what they wanted.
Our family absolutely loves watching Nojel play ball! His D at IU—Romeo was phenomenal! He has had a great year. Everyone has an off night occasionally, but I can tell you—Boilermaker Nation loves Nojel! He’s a stud!
Nojel exasperates me. I think he's got a great attitude, he's a great defender. I'm sure he listens to coach, which is why he plays. And his free throws have gotten much better (even if they still look a little funny.) And he's a great rebounder as well.
And yet he misses layouts and dunks, and sometimes just kicks the ball out of bounds. And he won't even take an open 15-footer at this point.
It's just a strange mix of skills and ability. In some ways, the things he does really well almost highlight the things he doesn't do as well.
I believe he'll keep improving and working hard. I like him, I just wish he would learn to shoot better and finish around the rim.
And yet he misses layouts and dunks, and sometimes just kicks the ball out of bounds. And he won't even take an open 15-footer at this point.
It's just a strange mix of skills and ability. In some ways, the things he does really well almost highlight the things he doesn't do as well.
I believe he'll keep improving and working hard. I like him, I just wish he would learn to shoot better and finish around the rim.
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