Evan Boudreaux Commits!
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He is a Chicago area guy, Lake Forest if I remember correctly so I remember the courtship. I think had we had something open up late we could have had him, kind of like Sasha. Really like getting a solid JUCO deal.
Congrats buddy. Spend as much time with her as you can, while you can. Knock off early and take her for ice cream, or to go play 9 holes, or better yet, to go watch Purdue hoops. You can always work the long hours after she is gone.
Congrats, Roeder! Enjoy and appreciate all the wonders she will provide you and your wife.
Robinson of Michigan plays pretty well in the B1G and he transferred from Williams which while a great school is not even D1. Dartmouth is Ivy League and I seem to recall Ivy league schools representing themselves pretty well in the NCAAT even if they did not win early round games. They certainly have done better than many of the smaller conferences - MEAC, MAAC America East, Northeast, SWAC, Southland, etc. When is the last time a member of those conferences won a game? What is their overall tournament success? Don't knock the Ivy.
Oh my... I know one year University of Maryland Baltimore County had a tournament win, but it escapes me...
Vermont had a win in 2005 for what it's worth
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For perspective, Jeremy Lin averaged 16/4/4 as a senior in the Ivy League on a good team. Evan had 17/10/1 on a bad team. (I know there are few similarities other than league)
Julius with the nets. You couldn’t look more badass.That is another!
The Dr was one of those unathletic players who Bird was fortunate enough to look good against.
New Pal has it figured out. Also, if your kids play sports, coach them. If you don’t know how, go learn. Be patient, and take it to the level they want to go. It’s time together they will never forget and probably pass on down generations.
Slow, no hops, bad hands, uncoordinated.
Kidding aside. The hands were amazing and enabled him to maneuver the ball in ways no one else could. My favorite individual to watch ever.
and it's ok if they don't become Division 1 basketball or football players. there are other sports with just as much competitiveness and rewards.
I can still hear Dave Zinkoff......from Massachusetts.....number 6.....Joooliusss, the DOCTOR! Errrrrrrrveeeeng!!!
To further derail the thread - sorry, not sorry - Have you watched his documentary "The Doctor"? I knew it was good when my wife, who cares nothing about ball, enjoyed it enough to watch twice.
Narrated by none other than Chuck D
Darn right. It doesn’t matter what it is they like or what the level. Sports, music, computers, Just be involved with them.
Its been pretty quiet...hope they are involved since us fans can't demand a student athlete.
i hope boudreaux is much better than peck . peck did pretty good also in ivy league but on a bad team he went for almost 5 ppg and 4 rpg. will those numbers help us next year? will just have to wait and see as there are just too many question marks to predict how the boilers will finish
Of course UMBC did well this year for the first time as a 16 (and without looking it up I believe that they are a MEAC member.) Vermont is definitely American East. However, you have to admit that as a general rule the Ivy teams play credibly in the tournament and far better than the representatives of the conferences mentioned. Manhattan of the MAAC also won a game a few years ago iirc.
The point, of course, was that the Ivys can play pretty well as a team. Not always the best athletes, but teams that play well. Kind of like this year's Ramblers from Chi.
I don't expect him to duplicate his stats. I do look for him to provide some clubhouse experience and mentorship. And I look for him to provide some quality minutes. I never thought Brian Cardinal was that great. but he did so many things no other player ever attempted to do. he way over achieved. and he continued to way over achieve in the NBA. he became "that guy" that everyone wanted on their team.
think about it. Boudreaux will have the best of both worlds - an Ivy League degree, and the opportunity to play on a BIG 10 championship team.
I'm going to say it now. I believe our FLOOR next year is another sweet 16 ! and that's no April Fools joke. I believe in this team and its coach.
think about it. Boudreaux will have the best of both worlds - an Ivy League degree, and the opportunity to play on a BIG 10 championship team.
I'm going to say it now. I believe our FLOOR next year is another sweet 16 ! and that's no April Fools joke. I believe in this team and its coach.
Yes the Ivy's play well as a team, but you are remembering the 1980s-1990s with Princeton upsetting Georgetown.
Reality is thethe League has 5 tournament wins in the last 20 years. 2 of 5 were by Cornell in 2010 on their Sweet 16 run. 4 first round wins since 1998. I think you have revisionist history. UMBC, as I told you, is in the America East.
http://www.americaeast.com
I think part of that was the kinds of players these two are. I liked Peck, but he was pretty much a 6'6" power forward without a lot of range. He could bull his way around the hole in the Ivy League, but not so much in the BT. By contrast, EB has the perimeter and mid-range game that could translate to any level, in addition to his rebounding ability. I'm really excited about him.
me too. I really liked the bull in the defense shop drives that WENT IN!!!!, the successful use of both the pump-fake and a freaking 16 foot shot that WENT IN, and the very nice form 3-point shot that WENT IN. I have looked at his stats and realize that was a highlight film. But hell ... I'm still excited. Wish he was on campus this semester.
Princeton did not defeat Georgetown. They lost by 1 point as I recall. They did have a last second shot that just missed. I know my G'town history well. Princeton did upset UCLA quite a while ago in the first round. I believe that game was played in Indy.
I believe that UMBC is a new America East entry. I used to follow the Albany Great Danes who are in that league. A few years ago, UMBC was not in that league.
It's actually a great product. Use it all of the time on biking trips in Europe.I bought that stuff years ago because of the name. Then we never bought anything else, great product.A little initiation for the new guy from a father of 2:
Indeed it was in Indy, as I was there. The Princeton/Gtown game was awesome to watch, as Pete Carril's back-cutting offense tied an ultra talent Hoya squad into knots.
That first clip is my all time favorite when I think of the Doc........man was he specialI can still hear Dave Zinkoff......from Massachusetts.....number 6.....Joooliusss, the DOCTOR! Errrrrrrrveeeeng!!!
Those days are mostly long gone with the 30 second shot clock now. Hard to win without the best players when you have to jack it up that soon.
Princeton beat UCLA 43-41 in the first round in Indy in 1996. My dad and I were there to see it. We also got to see Eastern Michigan beat Duke easily with 5'5" Earl Boykins leading the way. Wasn't one of Duke's better teams but the crowd loved it.
winning shot by Gabe Luellis from Allentown, Pa. same H.S. as Rakhman, Gabe is now an Osteopathic Dr. in the Lehigh Valley.
Where are you seeing the rumors? Can you provide links? You may only be seeing speculation from people on this board who then admitted they have absolutely nothing to base it on.
My mistake, I was thinking about the 1989 tournament in what was the craziest first round game for many years.
Somebody on this board mentioned his own speculation that somebody might transfer. No other evidence. The poster even confessed to making up the rumor. At this time I would not put much stock in it although the initial reasoning was reasonable.
Agreed. A sin
Agreed. No one should take seriously a single post by a rumor monger.
The question is how reliable are the posters on the board. I used the word rumor not fact. And where do you find rumors? From people who post on Internet forums. In the case of Taylor, more than one person have reached the same conclusion. These same people claim to have a lot of cred! So are they just posting rumors? If so, does that mean their other posts are just as meaningless? Does that mean those people who claim to know everything, actually know nothing?
In the past, based on similar posts, I speculated to the dismay of many here that Stephens would be leaving Purdue. That speculation on my part resulted in a lot of disbelief and hatred. I had no inside information. I just put together pieces of information from other posters and formed a conclusion.
With regard to Taylor, I didn't originate the rumors. But there are many small pieces of information including his reoccurring injury and lack of playing time and then his actual performance that lend credence to speculation. The addition of Boudreaux is an additional piece of info.
As I indicated, there is more than one person on this board with the belief Taylor will not be returning.
In the past, based on similar posts, I speculated to the dismay of many here that Stephens would be leaving Purdue. That speculation on my part resulted in a lot of disbelief and hatred. I had no inside information. I just put together pieces of information from other posters and formed a conclusion.
With regard to Taylor, I didn't originate the rumors. But there are many small pieces of information including his reoccurring injury and lack of playing time and then his actual performance that lend credence to speculation. The addition of Boudreaux is an additional piece of info.
As I indicated, there is more than one person on this board with the belief Taylor will not be returning.
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