Anyway we can focus on twitter updates on prospects we are looking at, have offered, visited, etc.
because I am sick of hearing about NIL.
Purdue basketball recruiting news or updates would be VERY MUCH appreciated!
Go Boilers!
It's 2022. You can't talk about recruiting without talking about NIL. It has become the deciding factor. When a Midwest kid chose Miami over Purdue and Ohio State, the conversation goes to "Why?"
It is amazing how the media can influence people's thoughts. NIL has its place and worthy of discussion, but to claim adults understand the mind of a young male with unknown family situations, upbringing, personal injuries, rating his self confidence and demographics in today's world is a stretch. Let alone all the conversations behind closed doors. If you have the ability to solve that, start your own company, plenty of people will pay for that. NIL is the new convenient "shiny" excuse (and reality) for everyone.
I actually can see why Pack to Miami makes more basketball sense or at least, why it appealed to him, especially with Edey coming back. Purdue's offense is geared towards the big man. Notice that recruiting is changing and with Furst and Berg, the offense will start to look different.
Just look at how Miami plays basketball, then look at how Purdue plays basketball. Purdue is system based that has worked very well for Painter. Do you think that maybe Painter looks at the analytics? Obviously if you can shoot the 3 at a high clip, you're an efficient offense. Analytics also will tell you which is more efficient, shooting within 5 feet (and racking up fouls for FT's) or shooting 15 footers?
Defensively it's the same philosophy. Stay home with the good 3 point shooters and don't allow deep post position (double the post), don't foul and limit possessions by rebounding. Essentially allow the "bad shooters" to take shots or the good shooters to take "tough shots".
Notice it's not about pressuring the opponent into a mistake, or playing aggressive and potentially fouling, it's about making the opponent execute offense.
It seems like every player Purdue offers, Purdue fans think they want to play that way. They don't.
Can we move on and talk about the next guy(s)?
Collegehoops - I agree with you, you don't focus on what you don't have.
I don't have any inside information, nor do I care to pay for rumors or someone's opinion. I would suggest, just like the stock market, you don't buy the rumor. Sit back, relax and realize it doesn't matter if you know something today versus something in a couple months when it's formally announced. Trust that Painter is doing his job to the best of his ability and move on. I liken the situation to being a passenger on an airplane in the air. You can't control anything, so why worry?
What I will talk about is Purdue's roster. If EM can assume the PG position, Purdue's got
Potential 1st team. ZE, MG, TKR, BN, EM
Potential 2nd team. CF, BW, CH, FL, BS
Redshirting? Berg? CH? BS if there's a transfer?
Is BW or CF going to be recovered fully from their surgeries?
Purdue's got shooters or guys that can get your own shot on 4/5 in the first team. The 5th needs to keep defenses honest and EM showed he can hit 3's with good percentage on low volume. The defense will look better with having more athletic, bigger, or more defensive committed guards. Think SS or TKR? IT or EM?
The way the scholarship distribution is, at this point, I wouldn't be surprised if Painter is only looking for a 1 year PG transfer. The tough part is how many good players that fit that criteria are out there, that want to play for Purdue and pass through Painter's filter regarding potential minutes, attitude, style of play, etc.
I wish EH the best, he had a great season last year, but I feel like it's time to move on.
