Catchings/NIL
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This made me laugh a little. We used to make fun of Crazy Pants Crean for throwing IU schollies out like candy at a parade. You seem to be advocating that sort of silly behavior. I think you are only looking superficially at this recruiting activity. What makes you think Painter hasn’t contacted many of the top 50 players? I mean, strike off those guys who have entourages, those who have already secretly committed to some other school, and those with their hand out for more than NIL. Also step around anyone who their high school coach gives Painter a heads up that they are locker room poison. The rest, maybe he makes a call to gauge interest. Get them on campus (another big step) and see how they blend with the current guys. Then, and only then, does a scholarship offer come. Your post seems to imply that none of this is happening and that, is just fabricated speculation at best.
Wait, don’t stop this lovely chicken little rant. Let him roll. It gets easy now to tell the real fan from the bandwagon guys who feel somehow betrayed by our great season that ended so abruptly.
I knew the answer before I asked it. It was a sarcastic rhetorical question. And by your saying Purdue has been awesome except for the last 2-3 years would lead one to believe you haven’t followed Purdue basketball very long. Did you forget all those other tournament games we were heavily favored in but ended up losing? Painter’s ncaa tournament record is a very predictable broken record. Everybody who follows Painter and Purdue knows he will never change his style or adjust to the talents of his players. That’s one of the reasons pgs look elsewhere. Painter is also very selective in who he recruits. And come tourney time, we all know this team is not built or designed to win in the tournament and we will lose when we should be blowing the team away! Every Purdue fan who knows anything knew Purdue was going to lose. We just didn’t know to who.
So if stupid people like myself can realize this, why can’t Painter ? It should be obvious he needs to change his system and the type of players he recruits. Will he? It’s very doubtful. Through scheduling, he’ll always get his 20 wins and an ncaa bid. And Groundhog Day begins once more.
Posters here no longer even argue about or try to defend it or make excuses for it anymore. We’ve learned to accept it. 20 wins and maybe if we’re lucky a sweet 16. You can bet the farm on it.
You forgot to add the S ! As in seasons! It’s the same story every year. The names of the other teams were changed to protect the people who defend the program.
This a thread on a Kanon Catchings, take your shit posting elsewhere. We all now Painter has underperformed in the tournament. Supposedly Painter has an im home visit today, hope all is well.
Ignore button is the best feature on this site…
This is the same dude that fled the Football forum, promising not to return, since we were being mean to him…
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I replied to a previous post. I did not go off topic! The topic also included the word NIL. And other posters had already began that topic for discussion as part of this thread.
Please don’t compare Purdue to teams that have double digit FF appearances and multiple NCs. Purdue isn’t even in the same ballpark as those programs when it comes to the tourney.
Painter is historically bad in the tourney. What other coach has lost to a 16,15,14 and 12?
Stats don’t lie. He’s what, 16-15 in the tourney?
Only in your emotional little world does 16-15 = historically bad.
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When people say athletic in this context, i think they usually mean someone who is strong with a long Wingspan and can jump. Newman probably does fit that criteria, though i understand your point. For example, failing to catch a pass and letting it bounce off your face for a turnover doesn’t really seem like something an athletic player would do.
Newman was athletic enough to reject some shots around the rim. I didn’t see any of our other players make those type of plays I’m referring to.
Newman is pretty athletic in terms of speed and leaping ability, but he struggled to consistently capitalize on his athleticism.
If Newman was a better ball handler, we would probably all agree he was athletic. Last season I marveled at the difference between Jaden's athelticism and Newman's. Newman couldn't touch that.
Ivey is now one of the most athletic players in the NBA, so I'm not sure that's fair. In fact he's probably the most athletic basketball player to ever play at Purdue.
It's filed right next to the definition of basketball IQ
It's up to you. You now have the power to make your dreams come true. Instead, you whine year after year on a message board.
I think Newman never developed his raw athleticism into being anything other than an outside shooter. He didn't develop the ball handling skills to attack off the bounce, get in the lane and finish. He was much more comfortable launching 3s despite him having good size, length, speed, etc.
Only 2 teams in the BT have double digit FF's, Ohio State has 11 with only 1 NC and Michigan St. 10 FFs and 2 NC. The once mighty IU and Michigan have 8 FF appearance. The BT has only 11 NC in 83 year span with IU winning 5. Some on here make sound so damn easy! Do you realize that over 50% schools in Division 1 have never gone dancing!
Look at the jersey he has on in his pic! He looks good in it! Match made, always crying, I think he has found his home! INDINIA!
Well without good handles, you arent able to USE your athleticism to your advantage. I would have thought that was fairly obvious. Newman was fairly athletic, and would have appeared moreso with better ball handling skills.
He had a few games last season where he got my hopes up with some pressure defense and some pick sixes, but then he would seem to regress and start playing tentatively again.
I remember watching him pregame doing dribbling drills just like Jaden and he seemed like he could handle the ball. Something hit when he got in the game that he tightened up and played scared.
I hope wherever he lands he does well and figures it out.
Seems to be a lot of that going around the roster lately.
I know what you saw, as many of us did. Howeve,r I don't know how to separate tightening up and playing scared versus being on auto pilot and a bit in a daze knowing he and the ball need to be someplace without consideration of the environment at the time. He wasn't afraid to shoot, but didn't process things well. Perhaps the game ended up being more complex at Purdue than what was best for him. Maybe he needs more free flowing play and less sets? I could certainly understand that since I like the game somewhat simple, but fully understand it could lead to the five being on different pages and so where is that nice middle ground?
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Saw some Kansas State folks mentioning that he would fit into the offense that Tang runs out there. I agree having an offense where you let guys play freely would benefit him.
