Yes! Definitely slower, but a smooth scorer if memory serves.
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TJ, I think you can make a pretty good case for that.
Plus, IIRC, in '79, Purdue was co-champ with Michigan State and Iowa, but got left out of the NCAA field (as back then, only two conference teams could get selected.....what a concept). In '80, I think the two best teams in the conference were Ohio State and Indiana (and I think OSU won late in the year in Mackey before dropping the season finale in Bloomington). However, UCLA knocked off Ohio State out West, Purdue defeats Indiana in Rupp Arena while Duke beats Kentucky.....and presto.....Purdue is in the Final Four (along with Iowa) after taking down Duke.
Lee Rose had a little bit to do with that too.
I remember Lee promising Purdue would beat IU. Here is an interesting trivia point. Purdue when having a similar path as IU in the tourney advanced past IU. IUs only claim is to do better than Purdue when playing different competition.
Back to CE for a moment. I have always looked at points scored because over a career its a good way of looking back at a players value. Hass is on pace to end up with about 1,400 pts (projection) if he stays all four years. That puts him in Brad Miller territory. I have come to learn over the years that total points scored is bad data until you have two full years to look at. That said CE is on a blazing pace compared to current and past players. Thru 9 games he has scored 109 pts, over 32 games that is 384. This is more production than anyone on the roster, but I am not sure how it compares to EM (Could not find his stats).
Mount is arguably PU's all time great (#1 on all-time scoring list) GRob would have surpassed Mount if he would have played 3 full season and blown him out of the water if he would have played 4.
If CE stays right where he is from a points perspective (I tend to think he will get better and score more) he ends his career in the Jaraan Cornell range 1,600 pts). If CE holds where he is and make a 20% improvement in scoring each year he is at 2,100 pts for his career = EM
Mount is arguably PU's all time great (#1 on all-time scoring list) GRob would have surpassed Mount if he would have played 3 full season and blown him out of the water if he would have played 4.
If CE stays right where he is from a points perspective (I tend to think he will get better and score more) he ends his career in the Jaraan Cornell range 1,600 pts). If CE holds where he is and make a 20% improvement in scoring each year he is at 2,100 pts for his career = EM
In the way-too-early stats comparison, E'Twaun Moore had 93 points through his first nine games, including 15-35 (42.9%) from 3pt FG range. I think he started seven of those games.
No doubt a lot can change, in my not so scientific analysis it takes two years to try to project all four. Anyone can blow up in a good way or a bad way.
This. Overall, good enough to spend some time in the NBA. He was a crafty offensive player and a very, very good shooter.
Don't know of any specifics; Gene Keady recruited him when he was still coaching at Western Kentucky.
I think there was a TX-player recruiting question that came up in another thread. Other than Carsen Edwards and Keith Edmonson, the only other Boilermaker player from Texas in the last 40+ years was Todd Schoettelkotte.
Maybe CMP can start building on that......lots of good players down here in the Lone Star State.
Good catch. IIRC, Shoettelkotte lived in Illinois when Keady started recruiting him. I don't remember why he transplanted to TX, but I want to say that his dad's job moved.
remember in mounts day freshmen could not play, so 3 years production was his max whereas big dog could have played four had he not been prop 48.
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Don't forget that Mount only played three years (Freshmen weren't eligible) and the 3-point shot didn't exist. oops, Sorry Yankee ... didn't see you beat me to it.
Big Dog couldn't play four because he was a prop48. He then had 3 years eligibility and used 2.
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