Nah. Others would see one of the best passers in the history of ncaa and a big who can go score at will.
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Who says we don’t have enough to pay our current players and portal guys?
I’m just saying it way require doubling those 2 guys salaries, or more, just to keep them. We may not have $1 million plus left over.
Just curious: Do you know how much the team has to spend on NIL?
Smith -$3-$5M
TKR - $1.5-$2M
But would TKR thrive in a diff system? How would smith do?
Everything they do is based on 'winning being enough'. All could likely get paid more in the portal. If this team doesn't make a run I could see the attraction, particularly for Braden and Fletch, to go to a KU or UNC where they'd be surrounded by elite athletes who could theoretically open things up for them by not allowing opponents to focus on them and could potentially give them a better chance at getting back to a FF.
I'm not saying that's likely to happen but you can see the frustration with these guys the last few games. I don't think they need to win the BT to feel good about coming back to Purdue, but if they limp down the stretch and don't make BTT and NCAAT runs, those doubts could start to creep in. I'm not saying they will and I think/hope that they win enough games the rest of the way so that it's not a major issue, but everyone in the country would love to have Braden on their team and Trey and Fletch would also be hot commodities. Retaining those three guys is not without risk.
Smith would kill it anywhere.
So would TKR if you know how to use him, and you wouldn’t give him $2 million if you didn’t.
Plus : this could be TKR’s last chance at a nice payday. Not sure what his pro prospects look like as an undersized 5 without a jumper.
I love Fletch but I’m not breaking the bank to keep him. He’s more replaceable than the other 2.
Agree. This is another example of where winning matters. If Purdue can close the year out strong and make any type of NCAAT run they can sell the narrative of 'we're a piece or two away'. If they limp through the home stretch and don't make the second weekend of the NCAAT that story becomes more difficult to tell.
Agreed. Those 2 are definitely creating opportunities for others… even if they are very often not taken advantage of…
Agree on prioritizing Braden and Trey first, but Fletcher isn't replaceable if you want to make a run at a FF/NC next year. He needs to keep progressing physically but I maintain that he's better than Cam Spencer was at Rutgers and Cam played a key role in UConn's run. I also strongly believe that Fletch would be much more productive if other guys were hitting open shots and defenses couldn't key on him.
Agree, Braden could go anywhere and be a star. I think there's a real risk that team's with deep pockets could pay big money for Trey and not use him properly. Not that he'd ever go to IU but that's the perfect example of a team that paid to bring in guys with big stats without knowing how to use them.
Coleman Hawkins received $2M at Kstate. They do not know how to use him.
Great Osobor got $2M…he’s not worth that.
Teams will be absolutely willing to pay and it doesn’t matter if they know how to use the players.
Braden would be good anywhere, yes, but would he excel as well as he can at Purdue?
TKR will make a lot of money playing bball post Purdue. Not sure where, but if he wants to pursue that career, he will make a bunch of money…maybe not NBA money, but it’ll be a really good chunk of change.
He’s a different type of player and (while it could be all for show), he seems to really value what he has had and has at Purdue. I’d be shocked if these two left, but then again, it could happen.
Interesting points and that’d be super disappointing if they left. It’s a way to learn the grass isn’t always greener…KU and UNC struggling mightily in these NIL days with the playing field more even amongst teams. But I know those are just examples you were using.
I’d have to imagine and believe that having Paint as a coach plays a huge part.
It ultimately doesn’t really matter how well they are used… if someone else offers a million more than we can, how does a 21 year old kid turn that down?
I’m a 3rd generation Purdue grad and I would have been GONE.
I may be wrong, and REALLY hope I am.
To quote the late great Thomas Petty:
“most of the things I worry about, never happen anyway”…
I know for a fact that he could be a hot commodity with programs that prioritize winning.
Hell, I'm so old that I remember when freshmen weren't even allowed to play. Not sure it would be a bad rule today, but I'm sure somebody would sue because of perceived loss of potential income.
I completely respect your right to be ill-informed and wrong on this one
All kidding aside, if Painter decided to go a different direction where he doesn't make shooting a priority you're right, they could go a different direction. Fletch is an elite shooter and I don't think fans realize how much the focus that defenses put on keeping him from getting open looks creates opportunities for other players.
I'm really torn about Fletch, at the start of the year he started strong but it's back to the same being a Dow Jones type player and being a defensive liability. I do think he' s hampered a bit by the O. I always thought he'd be like a Goode type player. Last week I watched the iu - UCLA game, Goode shot like 1 - 7 in 1st half but started the 2nd half w/ like 6 makes in a row.
TKR has 1-year left at the 4. Other than Burgess….Purdue needs to address the 4 either via portal or through recruitment of a high school player. It’s too bad the one player we were recruiting who is a 4….chose Auburn. That could be a huge miss.
Of those 3, Fletch is the most replaceable. Fletch is best as a spot up shooter, but you only have 1 guy trying to create and get him open for looks. What we need are guys who can handle the ball, dribble drive and get the other team into rotations.
Jacobsen returns next season…and will provide rim protection…so we look good at the 5 for a couple or few seasons.
"worth" is all relative.
What's the price of a FF or NC?
If the top 5 teams who spend the most money in NIL don't make the FF or NC, are all the players the paid to bring in deemed "not worth it"?
How does Fletch compare to the IN kid who went to UVA about 6 years ago when they beat us in the E8?
It seems to me painter recruits different types of kids that aren’t in it for the money. I would think TKR and Braden would think long and hard about if they want insta t money now or be better prepared for the future. They could be featured at Purdue and compete for a national championship and another B1G title or risk going somewhere where they aren’t on a very good team. Granted, they could go to a Duke or Auburn and maybe they are super successful, but they may not be.
I have to believe TKR and Braden and all others have good ppl around them.
And not sure why elsewhere is able to offer more due to the cap and still have better players?
Not sure whether betting the farm on the 5 with DJ is wise. Young, skinny big with no experience coming off a major leg injury.....
Was it worth it for Washington to pay a player $2M when they aren’t goin to make their conference tourney?
Was it worth Kstate to pay Coleman Hawkins $2M to be on the bubble of getting to the NCAAT?
Was it worth it for Rutgers to pay 2 top 3 lotto picks all that money to not make the NCAAT?
If IU paid $6M for their team and they dont make the NCAAT is it worth it?
Kyle Guy? Guy was a couple of inches shorter but a much better athlete. Shooting percentages were in the same ballpark. UVA had a bunch of NBA guys on that roster so I think Guy got more open looks than Fletch is getting.
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