I agree Berg isnt the answer, but he is a big, he is depth somewhat, and I dont want to be the type of team that pulls scholarships. So unless Berg goes into the Portal himself, I dont think we have room.
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I agree Berg isnt the answer, but he is a big, he is depth somewhat, and I dont want to be the type of team that pulls scholarships. So unless Berg goes into the Portal himself, I dont think we have room.
15 scholarship limit starting for 2025-2026 season, so we will have at least 2 open.
We have two more spots, so no scholarships have to be pulled.
But I suspect that "the talk" is going to be given to Berg and that usually results in people seeking elsewhere.
It's clear Painter started the season hoping he'd develop.
not sure how Matt got this guy...but it wasn't out of highschool https://247sports.com/player/nemanja-calasan-63540/
you beat me since I'm just now got down to yoursThrowing in regular transfers for Painter, in the front court, there was also Nemenja Calasan (aka "Chally").
Does anyone remember Matt Ten Dam?
I was pretty good friends with a couple of basketball players in those days (one starter, one "recruited" walk on). Anyways, they would make fun of Matt relentlessly for being uncoordinated.
I feel like Berg is that guy too.
Berg is waaayyyy more coordinated than Ten Dam. Come on now.
I'm unaware of Berg having coordination issues as much as his quick twitch muscle...and "maybe" how quickly the signal jumps the synapses.
Nah. Berg just started too late and doesn't have the natural athletic ability and talent Edey has to make up for it.
If Berg had come up through the US system he'd probably be a significantly better player right now.
Ten Dam was literally "just tall." There wasn't a lot of talent there.
I heard stories of Ten Dam falling over his own feet in practice. Hilarious.
I think Painter played with him his senior year, would have to look it up. I dont see it with Berg, but not as bad as Ten Dam, was making some jokes.
But just an opinion.
I was actually very impressed with Jacobsen as a freshman in his limited time.
I remember Big Dog jumping over, him to dunk, in a Mid Night madness exhibition.
I think he took karate lessons.
Didn't hit the top of the back board on a FF attempt?
FIFY. He was awful. Not in the same discussion with Berg.
As I remember, we were in desperate need of a big man at the time and MTD attempted 16 field goals total in his 3 yrs at Purdue. I think he played in 13 games as a Jr averaging 2.5 mins a game. Possibly similar to Berg's mins this yr, but I agree Berg is definitely better tho. Did MTD transfer after his Jr yr? Anybody remember? Stats show he only played thru his Jr yr. Maybe he just jumped straight into MMA 😉
He graduated in '97 (his last year playing for Purdue) and then played professionally in Europe and for the Dutch National team.
Berg's problem isn't coordination. It's a lack of quickness and footspeed.
IIRC, his bio stated MTD had participated in judo. After Purdue, he was an MMA fighter for awhile.
Not saying you are wrong, I was making a bit of a joke. I just dont think Berg has it, which sucks, because he probably is a good kid.
I was there for that dunk. It was in the dunk contest.
If I remember correctly, Glenn initially signaled for Timmy Ervin to come out, just to play with the crowd, and then pointed over to Ten Dam.
That is literally the only thing I remember ten dam doing well in a boiler uniform.
He could reach the top shelf at the grocery store with ease…so there’s that
I played in some pickup games at the CoRec with him. He was not only never the best player on the floor, he was often one of the worst. And always the laziest.
I did the same with Cornelius McNary. I remember before he played he'd just be nailing three after three and I was like oh man he's gonna be good.
Narrator: He was not good
I remember thinking the same. Still, though...big difference between McNary and Ten Dam. I'm not sure Ten Dam ever drew iron in a game, practice, or even just for fun. Rumor has it that he had problems dunking a foam ball in a nerf hoop as a kid. For him, the ball and the basket were like two repelling magnets.
No McNary was significantly better and actually filled in fine a few games.
You could be your average co-rec player and be a big difference with Ten Dam.
At least he provided us with epic stories of his time on campus
First he would have to catch the ball before he could shoot it.
We need a big body. Not necessarily a 7 footer, but someone 250 lbs+ like Ballo or Osobar. Someone to get rebounds, sturdy enough to bang inside, pickup fouls, hit free throws and skilled enough to dish it to the shooters when they collapse on him.
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