Cox I don't know but I think folks are jumping the gun on Burgess. He probably should have taken a RS year although obviously it's understandable why not given the injury and the fact that Berg is limited.
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Painter has said consistently that the issue with Burgess is conditioning and he clearly isn't ready to go for long stretches yet in what kind of was a faster game it seemed. I also agree he should have taken a RS year unless he doesn't intend to stay at Purdue more than a couple years then it really doesn't matter I guess.
Lol. Yes, I thought to jump to 1St team all B10 from nothing last year was a monster jump. Still might be? But it's looking more & more likely. I will concede that possibility.
But I was the first person on here to say he would be as high as 2nd team All B10 this year as I said it right after the season last year.
While he won't be an All American.....last night those were definitely All American numbers. He's not going to get that consistently enough to be a AA.
I agree but in fairness it’s a 55 footer, not going to make many of those.
Already done deal, the big boy from Auburn is crazy dominating. Will see when we play them.
I really like his modest but proud smile as Trey got his MVP award. It's sinking in to him how good he can be and that this is HIS time.
Sinking in to Me that he's going to be better than I ever thought he would be. Atta boy Trey
Matt wanted to win and did not think their fit was wise in this game. Go coach your own team.
Take away his three point shooting struggles and Gicarri had a very good tournament. He plays with great effort. I can see why he is solidly in the rotation. I think that the shooting will improve as well once he gets past the freshman nerves because he’s taking good shots.
He’s a load. I bet paint lets him shoot it from 3 all he wants…may even let berg go against him to tire him out/use a few fouls.
Gonna be a fun one but we got 3 tough ones before!
TKR IS THAT GUY…8th best player in the nation according to KenPom. Here’s how his stats rank vs the other bigs in B1G play so far and I’d wager that he has gone against the toughest non conf so far:
I like that at least, he was willing to pull the trigger.....when he starts knocking 'em down at a better clip, going to put more opposition in bigger dilemmas. He's also learning on the fly on defense, but Painter definitely put him out there a couple of times to try and slow down Ole Miss/Didn't Miss wings in the 2nd half.
Thought I heard one of those Fizzbin stats for the Big Ten conference players, that he was the only player with something like at least 18 points/6 rebounds/2.5 assists/60% shooting. Not surprising to Painter, but he's definitely going to warrant more attention, so teams can't quite load up on Smith/Loyer without giving up something in the paint. In addition, he's not as flashy as Big Cat with passing, but he is very adept and is solid with splitting the double teams too. A couple of concerns would be staying out of early foul trouble and the FT's. When he keeps his form consistent, he's solid, but that sometimes wavers.
Also…that was HIS FIRST double double of his career. That’s crazy haha.
More to come, and I still think Smitty's close to even money (in my book) to get a triple double at some point.
And he's not just tall! IIRC, Painter predicted he would be All-B1G before he's done.
Brantley is magic.
I’ve been screaming about TKR since the scrimmage last year 😂
TKR was MVP, but I couldn't find an all-tournament team. Did the select one? Smith and Colvin were deserving.
