Hunter interview

[mathboy]

BoilerBiker is correct. The recruiting gurus said that he was Purdue's to lose. We lost. He later said that he didn't want to be "the man" as a freshman at Purdue. Maybe the experience his brother had with incoming expectations at ND made him nervous. But he certainly underestimated the talent he would have had around him at Purdue.

Reading this, it occurs to me that we were the victim of some negative recruiting. I can see the academic giants of UNC saying, "Purdue doesn't have the blue chippers we do, so you will have to be the guy the team relies on". They might have scared him away from Purdue by negative recruiting, under stating our players and over stating their players.

 

[boilernuke]

Not quite sure why people focus so much on a sales pitch. Recruiting isn't like an episode of Shark Tank. It is a long process with many interactions. I would say it is more of a style. Painters style is very open, honest, straight forward, which resonates with many recruits like Hunter and Eastern. With that style you of course have to tailor your discussions with and about the player and simply just cant be this same "sales pitch" over and over again. I'm sure MP talks about many different things with each of the recruits over a period of time.

This also assume the other coaches, schools are not doing shady things on the side, which is now more in the open and happens

 

[PU pit bull]

Buyer Beware if her name is Mrs. Lesh.....

Bless you Jake!

 

[BoilerAndy]

While I agree there is a chance this happens, what happens if you don't guarantee a starting spot?

The recruit might commit to a different school, because he was promised a starting spot there. Realistically there is a very small chance an elite recruit comes to Purdue and does not start.

Not starting one of these elite recruits would also have a negative impact on the future recruiting of the elite recruits.

I get that most of you only want players to come here that are willing to buy into the "bust your ass and you will play" attitude, which is fine. However, for a team to be a championship contender, they need elite recruits. I'm more concerned about the possibility of winning championships. Both views are fair in their own way.

IMO, if a recruit needs to hear a coach tell him that he is guaranteed a starting spot before he has done anything to earn it, then he isn't an elite player.

I can see programs like Louisville making that promise to every single player they recruit with no intention of keeping the promise. I can also see a program like Ball State make that promise to 4- and 5-star players because, frankly, they would keep that promise. I don't want Purdue to be either of those programs.