His career and time at Purdue didn't go as expected but I hope that he still has a good relationship with the program and attends future alumni events.
Happy birthday to Terone Johnson
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He never quite got over the hump at the free throw line, but he played hard every night on some otherwise uninspired teams.
He'll always be a true boilermaker in my book.
He'll always be a true boilermaker in my book.
TJ was ALL WE HAD some nights. Those were some dark days.
HBD TJ. You da man!
HBD TJ. You da man!
Yeah, he was pretty effective in 2012 when he was like our 4th option. Solid player. When he had to be the #1 or #2 guy, it didn’t work as well. But that’s really CMPs fault for all the misses in the 09-11 classes.
TJ should be remembered fondly as a good, tough player.
Tough break those teams were poorly assembled.
Tough break those teams were poorly assembled.
Yeah, the '09 and '10 classes turned out to be average overall and '11 was a disaster. The '13 class ended up being very disappointing as well.
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Always liked TJ, always thought he gave his all and tried to do whatever Painter needed him to do. Always thought he was a true Boilermaker, but for some reason many people had trouble separating him from his brother so he took some undeserved hits for that.
Terone Johnson was like Matt Kiefer in that regard. Two hard-nosed kids who didn't have a lot around them and couldn't quite carry the team on their own.
Back in 2005 and 2006 I used to say the problem wasn't Matt Kiefer, it was that Purdue needed 3 or 4 more Matt Kiefers. You could say the same thing about Terone Johnson in 2013 and 2014---except for the foul shooting, of course.
I always thought terone had a badass eurostep, and some good moves. Im not a basketball player, but I dont get being that good without being able to shoot free throws. I wish his career ended with him making that three in the big ten tournament. Still would have probanly lost in the final round or earlier, but still would have been special.
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