Purdue to play Kentucky in an exhibition game at Rupp Arena
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I can't think of the last time we played Kentucky. I'm sure I can look it up.
ETA: 1997 in what used to be called the Great 8 in Chicago. Pretty sure I was there.
ETA: 1997 in what used to be called the Great 8 in Chicago. Pretty sure I was there.
Been wanting to see a game at Rupp for quite some time…this is the perfect opportunity!
Good to see we aren’t scared of playing in Lexington like some other Indiana schools
Wish it was regular season, but couldn't ask for better exhibition opponent. This will be a sellout like the past couple of years have been @ Ark and @ Creighton.
Will be real interested to see if anymore big programs are going to Bahahmas.....
Will be real interested to see if anymore big programs are going to Bahahmas.....
Dollars to donuts Purdue loses, because Paint treats it like and exhibition, and people cry that we lost an October game
Purdue Should play zone the whole time 😂
It would be funny if he threw the starters out there for a full 40 minutes and just put a bruising on UK to make a point. We all know he won't, but man that would be hilarious.
I'll let you figure that one out on your own.
But should be a good one. Two to 5 teams in an exhibition. Too bad it isn't a legit game but I doubt either coach treats it like it's meaningless. Can't wait for basketball season to arrive.
Painter will play anyone he thinks can help prepare his team for March. The transfer portal has made teams like Duke and Kentucky beatable. One thing I know for sure our fans are up for a challenging schedule. You have to stack them up to knock them down. There can be no victory in an exhibition game, but you can use it as a teaching moment. No one benefits from cupcake D2 schools unless it's the cupcakes team budget. We have been a better team under Painter than Kentucky in the same time frame. And we will be the best team in Rupp regardless of the outcome.
I love this so much! Purdue checks every box as an elite college basketball program except for the Natty...Lets change that this year!
Painter 100% treats it like an exhibition, just like 2 years ago at Arkansas and last year at Creighton.
Weird, all this time I thought it was called Corrupt Arena. Learned something new...
Many will recall that Keady tried to schedule games against perennial top 10 teams, including Kentucky, but none wanted to play in Mackey in a home-and-away series. Digger Phelps at ND even admitted it.
Haha - yeah they are pumped for this. Here’s another:Kentucky fans know basketball.
LOVE it…
Izzo is a whiny slimeball, but he is spot-on correct when it comes to scheduling: play anybody anywhere.
We know the planet is intimidated by playing in Mackey — who cares if Purdue gets a return game??
Challenge yourselves!!!
Izzo is a whiny slimeball, but he is spot-on correct when it comes to scheduling: play anybody anywhere.
We know the planet is intimidated by playing in Mackey — who cares if Purdue gets a return game??
Challenge yourselves!!!
Painters putting them right up against the number 1 hype .. it will be a good read/measure on how the boys are ready ...how fun. Hope we can watch it.
I have no problems with an away exhibition game that doesn’t get reciprocated. Definitely not a regular season game though.
Okay I'll break it down once.
Indiana travels to Lexington in December.
Indiana coach Darian DeVries cleaned house. Both roster and staff, even including long standing Dr. Tim Garl. So Indiana has brought in 10 portal transfers and 1 freshman(so far). Hope it helps you.
Lamar Wilkerson(1 year left) 20.5ppg
Reed Bailey(1 year left) 18.8ppg
Jasai Miles(2 years left) 15.4ppg
Nick Dorn(2 years left) 15.2ppg
Tucker DeVries(1 year left) 14.9ppg
Tayton Conerway(2 years left) 14.2ppg
Josh Harris(3 years left) 13.4ppg
Jason Drake(2 years left) 11.1ppg
Conor Enright(1 year left) 7.5ppg
Sam Alexis(1 year left) 4.7ppg
Trent Sisley(4 years left) #66 on 247Sports
I put their records last year before there names. What would concern me as IU fan is there are a ton of low-mid major guys who have not had any experience winning at those levels, let alone the B1G.
Devries should be a stud. We'll see if Conerway can translate up a couple levels. For the rest of the guys, stats are just stats when you are losing IMO. I know everyone will point to Tonje, Florida gaurds, and those portal success stories, but going this heavy on this many mids with losing pedigree is risky IMO. We'll see.....
Most of college sports are corrupt 😂
Well they should be good for 120 per game once they power up in those stripe pants
Which starters? We have like 10 of them. I'm ready. If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best. Kentucky is always good and a road game makes it even better.
We should get some answers for sure after this game is over.
I can’t imagine a less meaningful stat than points per game for a bunch of transfers who played completely different roles at their last team, but yeah, that’s cool.
With all respect, we won’t even know what the questions are that Painter is trying to answer in this game.
But not to the extent, I hope, of naming an arena after a corrupt racist.
Hat's off to Painter for scheduling high-major exhibitions on the road. No doubt it's great team preparation.
At the same time, it would be great for the fans to hold one of these in Mackey.
At the same time, it would be great for the fans to hold one of these in Mackey.
It helps them win the offseason again is all but is about as irrelevant as it gets.
It’d be great for Purdue fans but the team (especially the younger guys) get way more out of the experience if it’s on the road in a hostile/crazy environment vs (an expected) top team.
So far, when we have lost these exhibitions, we have gone further in the tourney than the team that beats us (not sure there’s any correlation though 😂).
UK should be real good this year and Rupp will be rockin. They’ll get to see what could have been, had Smith gone there 😂
….gonna be a long summer In anticipation!!!
Actually, Purdue seems to be the off season champs this year. Indiana is flying well of the radar(which I like). And Purdue deserves it.
Purdue haters will balk, but the consistent thread in these scrimmages is that MP doesn't care if Purdue wins and may actually prefer they lose. Per your point, great experience either way.
The difference in Purdue's off-season championship versus most is that their primary 'wins' came in the form of retaining current players.
Sort of like IU bringing back TJD except with another AA candidate and a bunch of other good players around him. We'll see how it goes for Purdue, but that was a decent season for IU with limited support outside of JHS.
Retaining Smith was massive. Which I didn't personally believe he was ever close to leaving. Getting Cluff was huge too. Cox and Harris were probably the most likely to get plucked and Purdue was able to keep them. There is a reason Purdue will be #1 to start the season.
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