Furst at last

[Born Boiler]

15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals and a block against those Husky boys … and 5-0 as a senior starter.

I’ve argued on this board for years that all Caleb Furst needed was more minutes. Not even a Mr. Basketball can do crap in 180-second cameos. Besides, stats rarely do him justice. He’s a 6-10 dude who’s very mobile with a nice touch, quick hands and superior intelligence. His presence in the paint alone alters drives and shots, and his ability to quickly position and block out big men routinely sets up teammates for rebounds. And do take notice of his repeated flicks out to Smith for steals and rebounds. Take Buddy the Elf and Angry Elf to Rome and watch them pick pockets.

Too bad he’s too nice of a guy to tell you people who wanted him gone to stick it. Be glad he stuck.

 

[dumpsterFyre]

Too nice was his problem--you should thank us for prodding him to life.

 

[Boiler Buck]

Congrats to him. Good game.

 

[DwaynePurvis00]

15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals and a block against those Husky boys … and 5-0 as a senior starter.

I’ve argued on this board for years that all Caleb Furst needed was more minutes. Not even a Mr. Basketball can do crap in 180-second cameos. Besides, stats rarely do him justice. He’s a 6-10 dude who’s very mobile with a nice touch, quick hands and superior intelligence. His presence in the paint alone alters drives and shots, and his ability to quickly position and block out big men routinely sets up teammates for rebounds. And do take notice of his repeated flicks out to Smith for steals and rebounds. Take Buddy the Elf and Angry Elf to Rome and watch them pick pockets.

Too bad he’s too nice of a guy to tell you people who wanted him gone to stick it. Be glad he stuck.

believe it was a career high in points. He’s been playing excellent in 2025 so far and has been HUGE. Unfortunately for him, he was stuck behind the NPOTYx2, Gillis and TKR. His skill set was different than the latter two and just didn’t complement Zach the way they did with scoring.

But that doesn’t matter now. Time for him to shine and he has. Hope he keeps it going!

 

[Tommaker]

15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals and a block against those Husky boys … and 5-0 as a senior starter.

I’ve argued on this board for years that all Caleb Furst needed was more minutes. Not even a Mr. Basketball can do crap in 180-second cameos. Besides, stats rarely do him justice. He’s a 6-10 dude who’s very mobile with a nice touch, quick hands and superior intelligence. His presence in the paint alone alters drives and shots, and his ability to quickly position and block out big men routinely sets up teammates for rebounds. And do take notice of his repeated flicks out to Smith for steals and rebounds. Take Buddy the Elf and Angry Elf to Rome and watch them pick pockets.

Too bad he’s too nice of a guy to tell you people who wanted him gone to stick it. Be glad he stuck.

You should be writing newspaper headlines.
No, wait, they're all dead.
Youtube titles, then. Yeah, that's it.

 

[BBG]

Turns out it seems all he needed was........ playing time.

 

[tjreese]

15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals and a block against those Husky boys … and 5-0 as a senior starter.

I’ve argued on this board for years that all Caleb Furst needed was more minutes. Not even a Mr. Basketball can do crap in 180-second cameos. Besides, stats rarely do him justice. He’s a 6-10 dude who’s very mobile with a nice touch, quick hands and superior intelligence. His presence in the paint alone alters drives and shots, and his ability to quickly position and block out big men routinely sets up teammates for rebounds. And do take notice of his repeated flicks out to Smith for steals and rebounds. Take Buddy the Elf and Angry Elf to Rome and watch them pick pockets.

Too bad he’s too nice of a guy to tell you people who wanted him gone to stick it. Be glad he stuck.

All that is true, but his abilities matched the void in this team resulting in him and the team being improved as a result of him playing. FWIW, last year before the first game (was there an intrasquad game?) I was talking to Braden's grandfather and he was talking about Caleb getting minutes with his hustle and such, and I right or wrong, I told him he was lacking in skill...and to watch him shoot. As others have said...he knows his strengths and is playing within them and becoming the best of himself. He has been a huge boost to this team.

 

[tjreese]

15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals and a block against those Husky boys … and 5-0 as a senior starter.

I’ve argued on this board for years that all Caleb Furst needed was more minutes. Not even a Mr. Basketball can do crap in 180-second cameos. Besides, stats rarely do him justice. He’s a 6-10 dude who’s very mobile with a nice touch, quick hands and superior intelligence. His presence in the paint alone alters drives and shots, and his ability to quickly position and block out big men routinely sets up teammates for rebounds. And do take notice of his repeated flicks out to Smith for steals and rebounds. Take Buddy the Elf and Angry Elf to Rome and watch them pick pockets.

Too bad he’s too nice of a guy to tell you people who wanted him gone to stick it. Be glad he stuck.

takes me back before you were born no doubt with Minnesota Fat's daughter (?) or Etta

 

[Purdue0023]

Great headline and very appropriate. So happy to see Caleb doing well and playing the way, we all hoped he would. Couldn't have happened at a better time for our team too. This season is starting to get more fun by the day!

 

[KentuckyBoiler]

Great game. Now, let's hope he can keep this momentum going the rest of the season.

 

[PaBoiler78]

takes me back before you were born no doubt with Minnesota Fat's daughter (?) or Etta

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well I'm here to say I was one of his biggest detractors over the years and during this 6 game win streak I gave him some kudos after the 2nd game but wanted to see a larger sample size. Man, I'm now buying into his play and really really happy for him. Watched the whole game last night and he was fantastic, did well at FT's, made some nice shots underneath, rebounded well, stayed out of foul trouble, played great D. Hope he keeps it up and I'm soooo glad I was wrong about the kid, I just always wondered why he couldn't do better w/ the talent he has esp after watching for a couple of years not a couple of games. Glad for you Caleb.

 

[bonefish1]

Too nice was his problem--you should thank us for prodding him to life.

This is very true! Furst was stuck with the unfortunate moniker of being 'soft' . He wasn't embracing the bang and was looking at the refs way too often.
Now though, he seems to be throwing his body around a lot more, taking the ball aggressively to the hoop instead of hesitating and getting a lot more physical.

 

[Steve83]

It’s not always the best 5 that make up a good group but rather the right mix. Painter has found it apparently. We always seem to have a “glue guy” and they tend to be a fan favorite eventually.

 

[dumpsterFyre]

Too nice was his problem--you should thank us for prodding him to life.

Damn, I thought I was the reason for his renaissance: https://www.si.com/college/purdue/b...providing-extra-motivation-college-basketball

 

[LedZep17]

And so it begins...