The two freshmen impressed...

[Treed1967]

Please don’t make this about gender. That has absolutely nothing to do with anything. I’m also not bashing you and never have bashed you and neither has BoilerBulldog. We just don’t like when fans try to get you to answer questions about your son’s future that you can’t possibly know the answer to. They are playing a gotcha game that does not help you in any way.

The thing is that most people on this board who post do so totally anonymously and therefore what they post can’t be used against them in their real lives. You post as yourself, which is admirable, but which also puts you in a position where what you say can be used against you in your personal life. I just don’t want that to happen.

I get what you saying and what the other poster is saying. I learned some lessons long ago not to get to personal. Honestly though who am I to believe anymore who are fans of purdue or fans elsewhere. What I’m saying is I’m smarter than that to get myself in a situation that will cause embarrassment to me,my son or this team trust me. I no when to draw the line real talk and I no when some on this board whether they fans or purdue or fans from another site trying to get information from me or try to get me to go off I’m not fallin for that sir trust me. If they are IU fans on here trolling as some of you saying to test me they got enough of their own problems to deal with bcuz their team isn’t winning right now and they need something to make them feel better by harassing not just me but others on here as well. Again I honestly get your point I’ll be very selective in my responses from now on. It’s all about basketball trust me.

 

[bonefish1]

Sir dissecting my every word what I’m I saying but I understand your point and just as I have said many times over I’m a FAN like many of you and I have basketball opinions and if you can tell me how it’s hurting my son than maybe I’ll see your point. My son is banned from social media during season and if he wasn’t I’ll still be giving my opinion like you just gave me your advice. I do appreciate your advice I do but I see no harm in me talking basketball. I’m not on any social media outlet at all but this message board that’s about purdue basketball amongst other topics that fans share on this site. What makes me different than you is I’m a parent that has a kid on the team but I also have a voice and opinions that I share on this board. Let’s not make of of this than what it is I no when to draw a line.

I appreciate your passion and knowledge of the game, but the fact that your son is on the team, is a high profile recruit, it going through some freshman struggles (like most do) and is going to be the subject of discussion on an anonymous fan message board, is a tough place for a parent to be objective.
As a parent myself, my natural inclination is to protect and defend our children. I get that. But unlike most parents, your son is on national television on a high profile, nationally ranked Bball program. He's got enough to deal with. He doesn't need his mom arguing with people online about his skills, what's in his head, etc. A lot of people on here aren't going to be civil. They're not going to be nice to your or comments about Nojel. In my opinion, this just is a no-win situation for you.

 

[*4purdue*]

not with offense but with defense. When Haarms is in it is obvious as everybody sees the blocks and great feet. But just watch Eastern work over the point guard. They were burning the clock down into the low teens before they could even get there offense started each trip. Those two (Haarms and Eastern) are going to be two levels of hell to deal with for offenses over the next three years. The pressure level of our defense will rise and Carsen is a third that can make life rough. He’s going to get a lot of steals off of Eastern’s pressure and length.

Easterns offense probably concerns me the most. His shot looks awful. Hopefully somebody is working with him. Haarms is going to be a stud. He's already showing signs that he can provide offense if needed. This year, it's not needed from him.

 

[Treed1967]

I appreciate your passion and knowledge of the game, but the fact that your son is on the team, is a high profile recruit, it going through some freshman struggles (like most do) and is going to be the subject of discussion on an anonymous fan message board, is a tough place for a parent to be objective.
As a parent myself, my natural inclination is to protect and defend our children. I get that. But unlike most parents, your son is on national television on a high profile, nationally ranked Bball program. He's got enough to deal with. He doesn't need his mom arguing with people online about his skills, what's in his head, etc. A lot of people on here aren't going to be civil. They're not going to be nice to your or comments about Nojel. In my opinion, this just is a no-win situation for you.

Gotcha

 

[beenther1s]

You have to admit, he did a few things in that game very few freshman can do. Thats what I like about him

 

[IndySouthsider]

Nojel and Haarms are solid and the future is secure. Now add a few pieces to this successful class in 2018 and 2019