Hunter/Dow/Williams...too good to keep off the Court
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For every 5-star recruit that doesn’t live up to the hype, there are 15 that get drafted by the NBA. Could happen that Romeo has an awful year, sure, but prbly not. You referenced Trae Young to support your point of 5 stars struggling - but you know he was still a top 5 pick?
I’m well aware sir and it also mean he might not be either. But I’m done will not go back and forth with this me and the other poster had a good civil discussions I’m not gonna debate with you have a nice day
Sorry if I said something wrong... didn’t realize we were debating and/or having a discussion that wasn’t civil in your eyes. You replied to one of my posts directed at someone else, so I thought I’d reply to you too.
You didn’t say nothing wrong in fact you were correct with what you said just had a Indiana fan Interaction that didn’t go so well when it comes to that player didn’t want to go through that again. It’s all good
This is the same statement you guys made about Johnson being as good or better than Yogi, coming out of H. S. You were wrong then and you are Definitely wrong now about how close Hunter is to Langford.
I'm not saying Hunter is that close to Langford. What I'm saying is if Langford is a projected starter and possible star, then Hunter should be at least good enough to earn playing time and not be redshirted.
Oh okay, I see. I'm a Purdue fan, not IU. I just think it's silly when Purdue fans try to demean another player's ability simply because of where he's going to school (you did not partake in that, which I respect!). We'd all be ecstatic if someone like Langford signed with Purdue, and I wish Painter was able to get more top in-state kids more consistently in addition to other top talent close by, like Nojel
Just trying to keep the peace. Watch out for number 20 tho he’s back and ready to Ball. So many sleeping on my baby boy. He gonna make many open their eyes this season.
Actually we are more right than when you loosiers proclaim before each season how the upcoming one will be 'the one that gets us back'.
So clean up your own house before you come to a Purdue forum and try to dictate what is said on here.
And stop burning my fries. Being a fry cook cannot be that hard of a job.
I think you are making up a straw man argument. Not one of us said that E. Hunter was as good as Langford.
Of course, now your post will be used as an example that the guys on the Purdue board think Hunter and Langford are about equal...
Agreed, no one has said Hunter is as good as Langford. I'm not sure there are many that predict Hunter to redshirt either. He's better than that. Not sure how good he'll be as a freshman, but pretty sure good enough to contribute.
More class than any of you loosiers. Again, clean your own house first before coming here and trying to clean ours.
My house is in fine condition. There are plenty of Purdue fans here who can comment with class and intelligence without being demeaning. You're not one of them. Does it really make you feel better to call us loosiers and make jokes about fry cooks? If that's what it takes to make you feel big, I feel bad for you.
I don't intend to split words with you. My point is that this board is read and sometimes quoted (misquoted often) on the national board. Somebody I see might take your post (yes, from an IU fan) and state that we are "saying this on the Purdue Board".
I see it happen all the time with one poster in particular. He waits for the most homer post and then runs to the national board and tattles. Most of them chide him for being such an obsessed a-hole.
In one of the other chains, one of our posters put out some ridiculous troll bait and this "spy" thought it was a real perspective on the BIG. Too funny.
So why did you bring up the fact that his team won a state title, then backtrack and tell us it doesn't mean anything? You are now arguing with yourself.
Geez, you guys are really hurting for some good vibes, hoping to find it here.
So you think it's "very realistic" that Langford will score 17.5 ppg as a freshman?
You're right. Langford has proven to be a better scorer at the same stage. I didn't say Romeo would average 17.5. I said it was a realistic possibility.
If you want my predictions for him, I think he averages 15 pts, 6 rebs, and 2 asts.
Then I think it takes him 15 plus shots to get that and 6 boards a game is ridiculous. He'll be lucky to get half that many. But I think you're right about the 2 assists as the ball will stick in his hands.
You do realize James Blackmon averaged 16 pts as a freshman right. You dont think Romeo is a better scorer than Blackmon?
Romeo will get a lot of rebounds, because it will be guards trying to block him out. You will see the same thing with Eastern.
What? I didn't bring it up. Someone else said that Langford never won a state title (to support his argument that he's not that great of a player), so I just mentioned that Langford actually did as a sophomore.
Not sure what point you are trying to make. I was saying that whether a player wins a state title or not doesn't have any impact on his play at the next level (why I brought up MJ, and held to that point in my continued discussion about Langford's potential impact). If I contradicted myself anywhere, please point it out to me in a more eloquent manner.
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What restaurant ever burns fries?? If anything they're undercooked..
I don’t think any of the incoming freshmen will comfortably slide into a starting role. Maybe Williams has the best chance because he is so aggressive with rebounding. All of the 3 freshmen will get playing time though, and they will do well.
From the little I know, Dow might be the most raw. I worry that he will not be able to translate his athletic ability into real basketball skills. We have all seen this story before where a good athlete just never makes the leap to a good basketball player.
From the little I know, Dow might be the most raw. I worry that he will not be able to translate his athletic ability into real basketball skills. We have all seen this story before where a good athlete just never makes the leap to a good basketball player.
I didn't say never. I said last year. And I'll also predict Romeo scores 17+ ppg and Archie will allow him to take as many shots as he wants to reach that point total. And if the coach allows it, I have to believe Langford will do it. On the same note, I expect to see some ugly efficiency stat lines.
As for not being a great shooter, I've seen some coaches tell their players to just fire away and have the remainder of their team running for rebounds of missed shots and the strategy produces some very ugly shooting stats, but also a lot of wins.
As for not being a great shooter, I've seen some coaches tell their players to just fire away and have the remainder of their team running for rebounds of missed shots and the strategy produces some very ugly shooting stats, but also a lot of wins.
"Last time I looked, Langford did not lead his team to a state championship."
That was the original statement to which I was responding, and it is a verifiably false statement. On the surface, it applies to Langford's entire HS career. As our discussion evolved, it became clear you were referring to his senior year - but that was not clear from your original statement alone.
admittedly, I should have included the words last year at the end of that sentence. People complain my posts are too long, so I tried to shorten it, and inferred last year. Never again will I try to shorten my posts.
admittedly, I should have included the words last year at the end of that sentence. People complain my posts are too long, so I tried to shorten it, and inferred last year. Never again will I try to shorten my posts.
Lol thanks for the validation. I wasn't trying to play "fact checker." But I just couldn't bring myself to read something I knew to be false on the surface and not say something. As you can probably see, my "correction" was my first post on this forum haha. I usually just stalk and read.
All this talk about romeo's scoring . I went to the IHSAA website and looked up the scoring records, low and behold , guess who I saw down there in 7th place?
I think we have a pretty good incoming freshman ourselves. And he'll probably be around longer than 1 year.
I think we have a pretty good incoming freshman ourselves. And he'll probably be around longer than 1 year.
Since we all seem to be starving for anything on the new guys, here's a jumper by Emmanuel courtesy of BoilerBall. I look forward to reading the far-reaching predictions of his success or failure based on this 5 sec clip.
He reminds me of Walls - a power forward on our team in the late 70's. Walls didn't score much, but he could defend the best of players and rebound. Of the members of the soul train, he was my favorite.
Williams came in at 315 lbs. Down to 290. Painter says he is closer to a 6 than a 4 at this point (he is jokingly saying he is a center, not a PF).
I admit I've seen nothing but a few videos. is he raw on both offense and defense? His athletic ability would make him much more serviceable on D than the time it takes to develop skill and understanding of O. Out of the clouds just due to atheltic ability and length I can see him hitting the floor. how long...that would take some viewing...
I would never have guessed 290 seeing him Saturday. I thought maybe 275/280. I suppose 10 more pounds over that body isn't much different?
Agreed. I never would have guessed 315 as the starting weight either.
