Proctor commits!
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Seems like a nice addition considering he was the go to guy for High Point. That’s always a good indicator of a guy not being shy of the moment.
High Point graduate here. Very happy for Proctor and think he will be a great pick up for you all. Seemed to be a great kid in every interview (along with always being on the All-Big South Academic Team) who adjusted about as well as you could to a coaching change when Tubby came in.
Lastly, it is going to absolutely kill me as an IU fan to like and cheer on someone for Purdue
Lastly, it is going to absolutely kill me as an IU fan to like and cheer on someone for Purdue
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His worth the Gamble...….
Get it Proctor and Gamble.....
Hey it is Friday and time to start the weekend.......
Boiler Up!
Get it Proctor and Gamble.....
Hey it is Friday and time to start the weekend.......
Boiler Up!
He averaged over 19 points a game at High Point, so he can definitely score. He's also an outstanding student from what I've read. Excited to have him on-board.
Reminds me of Terone Johnson...is it just me??? ...similar build and game...
Sounds like a solid get. Not crazy about the fact that he backed out of his original commitment to Holy Cross, then transferred from Iona, and now transferring again, but I guess that's how it works these days. Over 700 players are in the transfer portal this year. That's an average of 2 per team across the board.
I was hoping for Jaevin Cumberland, but Proctor is a solid get. Should at least add guard depth in case IT isn't ready to go right away.
To be fair, Holy Cross had a coaching change so he reopened his recruitment and committed to Iona. He started at the beginning of the year at Iona as a freshman, and saw his playing time decrease immensely at the end of the year. Decided to transfer to High Point to play for Scott Cherry. Cherry was fired after his Sophomore year. His Junior year he had to play for Tubby Smith, whose style was a complete 180 opposite of Cherry.
Great kid, player, and will represent Purdue extremely well both on and off the court.
Under Coach Cherry during his sophomore year, HPU played about as quickly paced as you could. This lead to a lot more open shots for Proctor (and the rest of the team). This year under Tubby, they were in a lot more high 50's low 60's type scoring games. They would let the shot clock get to under 5 and, Proctor would try to bail the team out on many occasions with a shot. That doesn't explain fully the dip of 7% in his 3 point shooting, but I was always very confident in him shooting 3's.
He was money when he got within 15 feet, consistently finishing through contact or hitting fade-away jumpers. Should thrive in a position where he doesn't have to be the go to scorer on a team.
Interestingly, his 2pt % went up a good amount while his 3pt % went down by a little bit more.
Just read he shot 50% 26-52 from 3 over the last 8 games. I like that a lot.
Another Painter-Type great person off and great player on .... BOILER UP
I've seen amazinb things from solid players when placed in the "not the go-to guy" role!!!!
He seems to be a nice addition and he wanted to come to Purdue! A win win!
A good recruiting win is when we get one of the highest scoring guards available on the transfer market. Arizona, Maryland, Michigan were after him too, as well as NCAA tourney teams like Murray State, Nevada, Seton Hall and Utah State
A great recruiting win is if he manages to continue his 50% three point shooting streak into next season!
A great recruiting win is if he manages to continue his 50% three point shooting streak into next season!
Solid shot chart for last season. Based on the rest of the court, that left corner 3 looks like an anomaly. Hopefully that gets in line with the rest of his 3pt shooting next year, and we see his overall 3pt% rise along with it.
There is one scholarship remaining after this move. Proctor effectively takes Edwards' spot.
3 options:
1. Another grad transfer - doubtful from what we've heard. There probably isn't any playing time available for anyone good enough that we would want him.
2. A 2019 recruit - doubtful from what we've heard. It doesn't sound like any 2019 guys are on our radar once we didn't offer LaRavia.
3. Bank the scholarship to 2020 but give Luce or another walk-on a free ride.
agree, but would be cool if there was another option 1 out there - but I'm greedy
Great week! It sure appears to me that Painter is already benefitting from Purdue’s Elite Eight run.
Painter will benefit from Carsen for years to come; he was the best and funnest player to watch in the tourney not named Zion; and even then I think it was close. Dude made every guard in the country rethink their game...
Well...….only one thing left to say...……..BTFU!!!!!!!!!!!
Been a very good week for basketball recruiting. Let's keep the momentum going!
I will do my part by drinking several beers, and cutting the grass...…….in what order I don't know.
Edit: I will drink while I cut.
If I'm your neighbor, I'm saying cut the grass first.
And CE was a helluva lot cheaper...……….
For old times sake...……......….CE for 3!!!!!!!!!!!!
Damn, I miss him already.
Just read an article that said he had shoulder trouble is why he was 31% after that was fixed then he shot 50% over 8 games. So I think he should be good to go from range
If I'm your neighbor, I'm saying cut the grass first.
LOL, my neighbors are young IU grads...…..and they have a yard full of dandelions, with a little grass mixed in.
Good week to be a Boilermaker!!
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