My bad, Mr. Gillis…

[DwaynePurvis00]

I WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH YOUR GAME:

 

[ImRonBurgandy?]

Thats literally the first time I've seen him dunk.

 

[DwaynePurvis00]

Thats literally the first time I've seen him dunk.

Lolol I was thinking the same thing. It’s either the first or it has been a looooong time since we have seen him dunk

 

[BBG]

You just know that somehow we are meeting them in the first round of the NCAA tourney this year....

 

[DwaynePurvis00]

You just know that somehow we are meeting them in the first round of the NCAA tourney this year....

Haha they are projected as a 1 right now. They should run through the weak acc. I think we’d see them at minimum second round and prob sweet 16 if we were to be in their bracket.

At this point, I think they bow out R32 or S16.

 

[rgarlitz]

You just know that somehow we are meeting them in the first round of the NCAA tourney this year....

I'm thinking Alabama in the R32---assuming Purdue doesn't have a Little Rock/North Texas/FDU moment in the R64. And I'm sure Tennessee will be in there somewhere, too.

 

[qazplm]

I WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH YOUR GAME:

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I'm biting my tongue here bud. 😉

 

[DwaynePurvis00]

I'm biting my tongue here bud. 😉

Lol I knew you’d like that.

I think that’s the first time he’s dunked in a game…In his college career 😂

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

Damn you, Dwayne....

 

[BoilerJS]

I WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH YOUR GAME:

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Loved Mason.
His production though has dropped quite a bit.

Career Averages	Games	Field Goals	Three Points	Free Throws	Rebounds	Miscellaneous
Season	Team	Type	G	Min	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OR	DR	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Pts
2020-21	PUR	Reg	28	22	1.6	3.5	46.5	0.7	1.9	35.2	1.3	1.5	81.4	1.6	2.5	4.1	1.3	1.1	0.4	0.1	5.2
2021-22	PUR	Reg	33	23	2.1	4.3	49.6	1.1	2.6	41.4	1.0	1.2	85.0	1.5	3.3	4.8	1.1	0.8	0.4	0.2	6.4
2022-23	PUR	Reg	32	20	2.2	4.8	45.8	1.2	3.3	35.6	1.2	1.5	79.6	1.3	2.5	3.8	1.3	1.0	0.5	0.1	6.8
2023-24	PUR	Reg	31	20	2.2	4.3	51.1	1.5	3.2	49.0	1.1	1.3	84.6	1.2	2.6	3.8	1.7	0.8	0.3	0.0	7.0
2024-25	DUKE	Reg	14	14	1.6	3.9	40.7	0.8	2.8	28.2	0.4	0.4	83.3	0.6	1.7	2.4	0.9	0.4	0.6	0.0	4.3

 

[DwaynePurvis00]

Loved Mason.
His production though has dropped quite a bit.

Career Averages	Games	Field Goals	Three Points	Free Throws	Rebounds	Miscellaneous
Season	Team	Type	G	Min	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OR	DR	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Pts
2020-21	PUR	Reg	28	22	1.6	3.5	46.5	0.7	1.9	35.2	1.3	1.5	81.4	1.6	2.5	4.1	1.3	1.1	0.4	0.1	5.2
2021-22	PUR	Reg	33	23	2.1	4.3	49.6	1.1	2.6	41.4	1.0	1.2	85.0	1.5	3.3	4.8	1.1	0.8	0.4	0.2	6.4
2022-23	PUR	Reg	32	20	2.2	4.8	45.8	1.2	3.3	35.6	1.2	1.5	79.6	1.3	2.5	3.8	1.3	1.0	0.5	0.1	6.8
2023-24	PUR	Reg	31	20	2.2	4.3	51.1	1.5	3.2	49.0	1.1	1.3	84.6	1.2	2.6	3.8	1.7	0.8	0.3	0.0	7.0
2024-25	DUKE	Reg	14	14	1.6	3.9	40.7	0.8	2.8	28.2	0.4	0.4	83.3	0.6	1.7	2.4	0.9	0.4	0.6	0.0	4.3

Oh yeah, he was in a great system at Purdue for the type of player he was/is

 

[qazplm]

Loved Mason.
His production though has dropped quite a bit.

Career Averages	Games	Field Goals	Three Points	Free Throws	Rebounds	Miscellaneous
Season	Team	Type	G	Min	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OR	DR	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Pts
2020-21	PUR	Reg	28	22	1.6	3.5	46.5	0.7	1.9	35.2	1.3	1.5	81.4	1.6	2.5	4.1	1.3	1.1	0.4	0.1	5.2
2021-22	PUR	Reg	33	23	2.1	4.3	49.6	1.1	2.6	41.4	1.0	1.2	85.0	1.5	3.3	4.8	1.1	0.8	0.4	0.2	6.4
2022-23	PUR	Reg	32	20	2.2	4.8	45.8	1.2	3.3	35.6	1.2	1.5	79.6	1.3	2.5	3.8	1.3	1.0	0.5	0.1	6.8
2023-24	PUR	Reg	31	20	2.2	4.3	51.1	1.5	3.2	49.0	1.1	1.3	84.6	1.2	2.6	3.8	1.7	0.8	0.3	0.0	7.0
2024-25	DUKE	Reg	14	14	1.6	3.9	40.7	0.8	2.8	28.2	0.4	0.4	83.3	0.6	1.7	2.4	0.9	0.4	0.6	0.0	4.3

Different system and team. It's why I always twitch a bit when someone says X player wouldn't do well here because they aren't having a great season at Y team.

Roles, systems all play a part but a talented player is still a talented player. Gillis is a talented player.

 

[DwaynePurvis00]

Different system and team. It's why I always twitch a bit when someone says X player wouldn't do well here because they aren't having a great season at Y team.

Roles, systems all play a part but a talented player is still a talented player. Gillis is a talented player.

But do you twitch when they say X player would do well here because they are having a great season at Y team?!

 

[qazplm]

But do you twitch when they say X player would do well here because they are having a great season at Y team?!

Are they a good player? Then no. I will assume if they are here, Painter has a role for them that fits.

Good players thrive in good systems. The issue Gillis has is slightly different in that he's playing on a team filled with high level talent so he's lower on the priority scale for gaining stats than he was here.

If someone spends literally years proving their talent and then transfers to another school where their stats go down, I'm going to assume of the two options: he's not very good, those year's were all a fluke; or, he's a good player he's just not asked to do as much or as good of a fit with this new system...

That B is much more likely than A.