Gee, let me guess who you're talking about.
Purdue made Gicari Harris's final six.
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Which they could got to this guy sooner, so we can have gotten Pack.He might be losing that “unlimited money”
Top Miami NIL booster John Ruiz’s LifeWallet company under federal investigation
John Ruiz, one of Miami’s most influential NIL backers, is facing a slew of issues that could have an impact on the athletic programs.nypost.com
Wonder if his $400 K check will cash this year…
Don’t forget to get some Glenn Robinson’s, some Jaden Iveys, and mix in some Brad Millers too.
Shaka has been inconsistent. We really need a guy who has won at multiple stops in the best conference in CBB, the Big 12.Could it be.........S--H--A--K--A!!!!!!!!!!
What I'm specifically referring to is "Purdue doing more with less". The perception that despite Purdue not recruiting top talent, they still produce some good teams. I don't think that helps recruiting and convincing top talent to come to Purdue.
Nope, not the guy north of the cheddar curtain. But, anyone from outside that tree. Someone who will bring a new perspective
Uh oh. I hope this doesn't scare off Bonefish, Purdue's big NIL moneyman (according to him).
100% agree on the Glenn Robinson's and Brad Miller's.
Pretty sure Brad Miller and Ben Wallace are still the only 2
undrafted NBA All-Stars in history.
Nojel is the best perimeter defender I’ve seen at Purdue in 40 years.
The very bottom 10% of coeds at LSU, Miami, and possibly Standford is easily comparable to the top 10% at Purdue fwiw.
Says the trailer trash who’s never been north of I-70 let alone on Purdue’s campus any time in the last decade.
Frankly, guys on the MBB at Purdue have access to the top 10% of coeds on campus so it's whatever.
Dude is trying to get to the league. He’s gonna have all the access he needs. Highly highly doubt that’s part of his decision making process.
I'm not sure Chelsea would have had much interest in the Organizational Leadership guys on the Purdue basketball team.Maybe not on Stanford (or Standford)
Just a comment. Not sure it belongs here but aren't we past the point of dissing on Peck for taking the NIL money or even focusing on the NIL as a negative for Purdue?
Its been reported that Zach received over $800K last year and given the year he had I'm guessing he could get more this year. While unlikely, I wouldn't rule out Zach coming back for his Covid Year. I was surprised. Most European basketball players don't make over $1 million per year although a few do. He may be able to make more money at Purdue than in any other league other than the NBA.
Its been reported that Zach received over $800K last year and given the year he had I'm guessing he could get more this year. While unlikely, I wouldn't rule out Zach coming back for his Covid Year. I was surprised. Most European basketball players don't make over $1 million per year although a few do. He may be able to make more money at Purdue than in any other league other than the NBA.
Fair comment. Unless / until Purdue is willing to pay market for high level transfers I don't think it's unreasonable to call NIL a negative for Purdue (in the same way that dropping bags under the table was previously a disadvantage). By all accounts Pack would have come to Purdue if not for NIL and while we are paying to keep players I'm not convinced that if it happened again Purdue would be ready to pay him a competitive rate to come here.
Anyone who holds that choice against Pack is, IMO, not being realistic.
I guess the part of debate for me is, did Zach get the guaranteed or is that what he made based on all his accolades etc? I think it is the later. My understanding is Pack was given guaranteed money.
I'm not following... so you are saying the mid-tier coeds were bussed in for your team's MBB players, meaning IU? Right. I always figured that. Thanks for clarifying, dawg. It is probably one of the few things IU MBB and football has going for it this year.
I thought he could have been referring to IU bringing in kids from other schools like Ivy Tech to fill their student section.
I can see iu BB and FB being interested in the guys being bussed in from Wabash. Isn't that an all male school?
There's usually more geese in Memorial stadium for a FB game than students.
I think part of the hold up is that offering a player a NIL package as a recruitment tool (vs. giving one to someone who has already signed) is still illegal according to the NCAA. They haven't enforced that yet, but Purdue is a more conservative administration than most so I can't imagine they would blatantly break one of the few rules the NCAA has on NIL like some of the big football schools, and Miami in basketball.
Don't hold anything against Pack for taking a payday, would have been huge for our team if we had landed him (experience at the PG/SG position is what held us back the most last year imo).
Talk your silly Modern Hoops crap all you want. I was there and JJ was never the threat or star caliber of Caleb. Done.
Assumming teammates are the exact same, I'd take JJ because he would
do better in March Madness for Purdue, especially on defense.
Assume we're talking senior JJ versus sophomore Biggie here? Agree with your point but for me it depends on who those teammates are. If you've got a fairly loaded team I take JJ for the reasons you stated. If you need someone who has a chance to put the team on his back I'd take Biggie as IMO he did that better / more frequently than JJ.
A question about Biggie. If he had returned to Purdue would he have elevated his game any higher than it was? Would he have maintained his level of play? Or would his production / performance have tailed off? I’ve seen many all Americans Who come back to school and it seemed like their production either tailed off or was just quite not as good as their all American year! The player at Kentucky is one example
The kid from Kentucky notoriously didn’t work hard in the offseason and came in out of shape. Zero chance that happens with Biggie. Absolutely believe he would have continued to improve.
Fair enough. All I know is I want more ballers on Purdue's team like
E'Twaun Moore, Robbie Hummel, JaJaun Johnson, Kelsey Barlow (with
head on straight), Keaton Grant, Carsen Edwards, Nojel Eastern, Aaron
Wheeler, Matt Haarms........guys with lots of versatility on both sides of
the ball that can run the floor and are laterally quick in half-court defense.
Half of our current team does not fit this mold sadly. I want Cuonzo Martin
brought back as Associate Head Coach. Xavier Booker and Flory Bidunga
would both be Boilers if Zo were on staff. Purdue just flat out needs more
athleticism. About the only limited player I would want is a 6'6'' Ryan Cline.
Hope we get Harris over Perry in 2024 because Harris has more to offer.
