Regarding 2: if you go bigger at the 4 it's Haarms. If you go small at the four I think you bring in Eastern. I thought Eifert played damn good ball though so not sure I would do differently than Painter did. If you really watch Eifert you see that he knows what is goin to happen and where to be. He does make a mistake here and there but less than most.
This is a good point to expand upon..."when he's playing with other good players he can be valuable as we saw last night."
Chad Ketkhof turned into a walk on who could play.
Apples and oranges I know, but Barry Alverez says that walk-ons for the Badger football team are expected and part of their philosophy. Wisky has had a lot of good ones since Barry arrived in Madison.
I think Grady is the unfortunate victim of some preconceived opinions based on his "walk on" status. If you remove that prejudice from your evaluation and just use your eyes, you will see a very capable and dependable basketball player. I was at the game last night and one of the Marquette fans turned around and asked me who 24 was. He said, "he's always around the ball." Naysayers better get used to him because I'm convinced Painter trusts him. And I do too.
Chevy’s got to be conflicted by this: he’s been a big Grady proponent from the jump, and now he’s finally getting serious run... BUT he’s getting them at the expense of his boy JT...
I agree but at that point, Vince, Isaac, Dakota and Haarms all had 2 fouls. Painter was trying to get to halftime.
Let us pray.. Dear Lord above, may we never see those 4 on the bench at the same time outside of garbage time ever again. Amen.
Eifert plays smart and is not a liability on Defense....Not flashy but good on D and makes other players look good.....Just like his Daddy!!
Haarms is playing his role right now and is showing a ton of upside.....Just wait til the years to come when his game experience has grown and he is featured on the offensive end!!!!!!!
Good point here that I think needs stressed to more people who may not understand the more intricate side of the game.
So for those posters, remember that JJ Watt was a walk-on at Whisky for football. Is it terrible to take a flyer on a kid who you know has a good pedigree, works hard, and contributes to the culture of the program to see where he could be in 3 or 4 years? Hell no...that's what good programs are built on. I am sure there are walkons at Kansas, Kentucky, Duke, UNC, and other big programs that would easily play D1 ball BUT enjoy being at the program they are at. Eifert could easily have played in the MAC, Missouri Valley, etc....he chose to be a Boiler and be a walk-on because of his family history and love of Purdue Basketball and relationship with Coach Painter.
But that's the problem. A good recruit (not sure if anyone called Wheeler or Ewing or even Eastern great) is not necessarily the same as instant impact. Bigs in particular take time to develop. Remember JJ's freshman year? Calasan, a less talented junior, was playing ahead of him. I think JJ turned out ok.
A) If you read my post then you would realize it had nothing to with Eifert's play. It had everything to do with next year.
Did you watch any of the WUG games? I doubt it. If you had you would have seen Grady play well.
LOL, many people on here have speculated that Wheeler and Eastern will be 1st team all big ten by their senior year. One poster even called Wheeler a "more skilled Troy Wlliams".
You are assuming Wheeler isn't playing because he isn't "good enough".
Wow, you just showed your hand and what you think of the coaching staff. If you really think they are going to red shirt a player against his will.. a player they just recruited and have big plans for the future. If they really want to piss him off, then play him sparingly and burn a year of eligibility.
I didn't expose anything? I have said for a long time that Painter needs to recruit better. It is very possible that Wheeler gets pissed that he isn't playing this year and a walk-on (who isn't great) is.
Sorry, I can only keep track of a handful of the regular posters. If you've paid attention to my postings, they are generally down the middle of the road. I recognize there is room for improvement. Criticizing the staff over who is playing filler minutes at the 4 is a pure reach. So is speculation, against all that has been said and written, that the staff is red shirting players against their will.
My speculation is only to poke holes in the unfounded speculation. If there is no initial unfounded speculation, then there is no need for other theories. The facts are the staff determined that the team is best off with Wheeler taking a red shirt, and that in every red shirt case, they talk about sitting down and having a conversation with the player. Anything beyond taking the word of everyone involved, that it is mutually agreed upon for mutual benefit, is unfounded speculation.
Maybe I missed it, but where are these facts? Please provide a link showing CMP and Wheeler decided it was mutually beneficial for him to redshirt. If you can't, then you are speculating.
Ok, that was going to be my last post, but thank you for the mic drop opportunity.
The first link you provided was good. I hope he doesn't take this year and leave next year.
