7 is the minimum needed to contribute and Purdue has 8 scholarship players in the rotation, before having to go to Eifert. The two players that Painter most needs to stay healthy are Swanigan and Haas. Vince Edwards being out would also be a big blow, but I'd much rather go small at the 4 than ask Vince to play the 5.
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Well, this seriously sucks.
I know he hasn't been playing much, but it felt nice knowing he was on the bench to come in and bust ass, and sometimes provide a spark.
RIP 'Cooking With Basil.'
I know he hasn't been playing much, but it felt nice knowing he was on the bench to come in and bust ass, and sometimes provide a spark.
RIP 'Cooking With Basil.'
Do averages/minute and you have a different outcome. Yes, there is no perfect way to evaluate.
You can definitely say the 2013 recruiting class was a bust for us.
You Painter-Hating NegaTwitt Ninny Muggins!!!!
I can't say that I'm surprised, with his minutes dropping (and some DNP) over the last 5-10 games. I figured that he would transfer out at the end of the season anyway but he now he won't even get to play out the rest of the season.
Maybe he failed a random drug test, which would be a no-no after his arrest last summer. He can go goof around with Kendall Stephens and they work just enough to be mediocre at Nevada, as long as they "look cool" (i.e. Stephens) doing it.
Maybe he failed a random drug test, which would be a no-no after his arrest last summer. He can go goof around with Kendall Stephens and they work just enough to be mediocre at Nevada, as long as they "look cool" (i.e. Stephens) doing it.
Yes and it was also the one that most people here liked most. Just goes to show that rankings aren't everything.
I'd also say that was the only bad class out of the last five.
2012 - AJ and Davis
2013 - Bryson Kendall Basil
2014 - PJ Dakota Vince Isaac
2015 - Caleb and Cline
2016 - Carsen
Funny you should mention Drake Morris as a comparison. There were rumors he smoked a lot of weed and even showed up high for games when I was at Purdue. Have no idea if true, but Schaus wasn't much of a disciplinarian.
First he needs to focus on graduating so that he can play next season.
I'm not sure who you are speaking of, but of recent classes, I always thought the 2012 and 2014 classes were superior to the 2013 class.
There was a time when Willis was also committed that it looked like a GREAT class. There was also a time before Vince Edwards committed that the 2014 class looked like a bust to many. It just shows that perspective changes over time.
Don't know anyone in particular but the expectations people had for 2013 always seemed highest to me. People had Kendall scheduled for Purdue's all-time three point leader halfway through his freshman season and many spoke of the NBA. Bryson was argued by some to be the top player coming out of the state in that class and Basil's athleticism and early ranking seemed to keep expectations high for him. I'm sure there is much backtracking at this point but I was here and I remember.
Mathias was already committed before VE, so they at least had someone on board. I think's there's a difference between being concerned about how well the recruiting is going vs. thinking a class is going to be "a bust".
Many were convinced it was a bust. Not everyone was excited about Dakota committing. Many thought that Edwards would certainly choose Michigan as well. I'm not saying that you were one of them.
I thought he looked decent as a role player in the Spain games. Whatever that's worth.
Have no idea what happened. I think one of the more interesting 'news' that came out about college athletics was the study about attitudes of college athletes - and basically how delusional people are about how they think they'll be playing professionally - many of these kids come in as big time high school players. Obviously there's probably times for many of these people when they realize they probably won't be. I wonder if with Basil's redshirt year, he had kind of come to that realization and he didn't take it as seriously.
The hope is that people will try hard whether they'll be able to go pro or not - and that's probably one of the great things about college sport is the effort. But I can also see how people can lose that motivation to give so much time.
Of course, this is me just talking, but I hope he starts making better decisions and has a successful remainder to his college career.
One of those things us Average Joes will never understand.. how any player with D1 talent given the opportunity to play D1 ball could possibly not give 110% at all times and be completely sold out to being your best. If only they all had the work ethic of Biggie. Can you imagine?
And 2012 was the only good class out of 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.
Are you aware that a lot of NBA players toke up during the season and some before games?
The only one with any semblance of a work ethic turned out to have a bad heart.
