Painter was quoted at one point saying the quickest way to get fired is to finish second on a bunch of recruits.
I agree with everything you said. But the reality is if you want to make the final 4, it’s a lot easier to do so With a bunch of mc Donald. All Americans than it is with discovering hidden nuggets and then developing them. If Painter had the same talent coach k had, I’m confident he would have won as many championships as coach k won. But part of being a college coach is also recruiting. If you fear you will lose, you will never win. Did painter even try to recruit Bronny? If you don’t even try to recruit the best players, then you can’t complain when you lose to them.
Agree with you that he needs to keep upping the talent level if he wants to compete for final fours and national championships consistently. It looks like he’s doing that, although not as quickly as we as fans would probably like.
I would agree. Painter probably contacts the top players and probably only provides offers after some contact with the player. He probably doesn’t extend an offer unless there is some mutual interest expressed by the player. That’s a realistic reality.
I think other coaches could get higher ranked recruits, what's uncertain to me is whether they could keep them and translate that to better results on the court.
Painter has repeatedly agreed with you in saying that anyone can tell who the top 20 players are, after that it’s all subjective. He targets the players he thinks can best help him win and doesn’t give a rats ass about what their rankings are.
Agree. Would add that even beyond the 'one and done' mindset, there are a bunch of five starts who will be drafted based on their upside but will not be as impactful on the court in their one year than a lot of top 100 type guys are in years 3 and 4.
Nobody has learned this lesson better than John Calipari over the past 10 years.
Bingo. Jake LaRavia is in the league and Romeo Langford is searching for his next job. How many coaches looked at the stars and rankings and ignored other things
Not to mention IU's 5 star success, Kristian Lander.
He should have never switched classes. He wasn’t ready but Archie and co pushed him. Took some terrible advice
But ...... But ....... But ....... It's IU!!!!
Don’t forget Desmond Bane, who just signed a 5 year max extension.
Do you know he is staying for the football game? The date timeline I saw for him was just Fridays, and no Saturdays.
The result of the football game is going to have absolutely zero impact on whether or not a basketball recruit picks a school. The thing that will matter most is the atmosphere generated by the fans. Unfortunately for Purdue, VT has one of the best football atmospheres around. I don’t see VT as a real player in the Harris recruitment, but I’m sure he will be impressed with what he sees from the fans on Saturday.
Luckily, it's not a night game. The Enter Sandman entrance is still good at noon, but insane at 8 pm.
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So it seems that he might be less likely to commit to Purdue if Perry pulled the trigger on a commitment before he does? Although he’s a combo/SG and Perry would be more of a PG I think.Top100 guard Gicarri Harris recaps time at Georgia Tech
Top100 guard Gicarri Harris recaps time at Georgia Tech.
Nice to see he didn't go to Miami after the commitment of another player. This kid is on the top of my want list.
I haven't seen anything that indicates that Perry will impact his decision. GaTech does concern me though with the proximity to home and head coach's background.
Really? The only thing that matters would be proximity to home IMO. That and maybe immediate playing time where here he’d likely have to sit a significant amount in year one.
Agree that those are the main points. He wouldn't be the first player to bite on the pitch of 'stay close to home and help us build this program'. Promise of early playing time and being featured combined with a coach who was a lottery pick and played in the NBA for over a decade could be problematic.
All that said, Tech is ultimately still bad next year with or without him. If he doesn’t mind sitting a year I think he comes here. I truly believe it’s the only reason he hasn’t pulled the trigger and said yes to his offer.
Why does he have to sit a year if he comes to PU? Are you saying he couldn't get any playing time here because we are too loaded?
I think it means more so he wouldn’t get starter minutes right away in his first year.
I don’t think he’d redshirt but I don’t believe he’d get more than 10-15 minutes a game his freshman year.
There was no cut to make. The offer no longer was there.
Why is that? Since he had his visit nothing has changed on our recruiting landscape.
Burns got an offer just a couple months ago. Berg has been on the roster for over a year now....
Evidently it has since recent reporting has revealed Purdue was no longer pursuing Burns. No specific reason listed but I’d assume it is related to current the bigs situation both in who is on the team and evaluating potential commitments from other bigs being recruited.
Agree with a lot here except for Booker and Flory. Purdue needs the guards and dynamic wing play like you’d said more than Flory and Booker.
Hasn't been healthy until the last month or so. Burns was offered as an insurance policy when Purdue staff wasn't sure if Berg would ever see the court. Berg comes back from surgery and looks like a legitimate prospect, significantly better than he has at any point to date at Purdue and Burns' offer dries up.
