I have been reading this board for a long time and I have never bothered to register or post. I have played, coached and been the mother of players for more years then I like to admit. I couldn't sleep last night because of a post.
Let me start by saying I love watching your son develop and play. Defense always was the key to playing if you were on my team-the most important key player to me was my defensive specialist. The players that score get all the glory and folks that don't know the game think they are always the best players. I remember one game my daughter had an amazing offensive rebound, brought the ball up court through a full press against older and bigger boys, faked a shot, made an amazing pass to a player who was totally out of position and unguarded and who do you think the crowd cheered for...???
These people that post are clearly not Mom's. I am and I tell if if someone criticizes my baby I will jump the bleachers and have a "chat" with them. Nojel is such a fun player to watch. He really has no idea how good he can be. What I like most about him is the way he conducts himself on the court. That will take him so far in life. When he gets his jump shot he will be a force. He needs to be the general next year. He needs to find a little cocky (which I almost never say).
Stop letting some of these posters get to you. You have the best job in the world. You get to love your son through the success and the failures of life. He has this basketball thing under control. He is the player that is growing the most.
I hate the threads that blame one player! Basketball is a TEAM sport. You win together and you lose together!! We forget that those are babies out there! Just 18-22 year old kids!! They have so many pressures. The PU fans need to stand behind these boys. I am so tired of everyone saying that our boys are not athletic! These kids are some of the best players in the country AND they are a TEAM. Not one of them is perfect or plays the perfect game. That is the goal they will spend a career working for. Love then-Love Purdue-Go Boilers (and Nojel's Mom- rise above the negative posters-those of us who know basketball see what he contributes every night (but I still yell at him when he misses a shot ).
Let me start by saying I love watching your son develop and play. Defense always was the key to playing if you were on my team-the most important key player to me was my defensive specialist. The players that score get all the glory and folks that don't know the game think they are always the best players. I remember one game my daughter had an amazing offensive rebound, brought the ball up court through a full press against older and bigger boys, faked a shot, made an amazing pass to a player who was totally out of position and unguarded and who do you think the crowd cheered for...???
These people that post are clearly not Mom's. I am and I tell if if someone criticizes my baby I will jump the bleachers and have a "chat" with them. Nojel is such a fun player to watch. He really has no idea how good he can be. What I like most about him is the way he conducts himself on the court. That will take him so far in life. When he gets his jump shot he will be a force. He needs to be the general next year. He needs to find a little cocky (which I almost never say).
Stop letting some of these posters get to you. You have the best job in the world. You get to love your son through the success and the failures of life. He has this basketball thing under control. He is the player that is growing the most.
I hate the threads that blame one player! Basketball is a TEAM sport. You win together and you lose together!! We forget that those are babies out there! Just 18-22 year old kids!! They have so many pressures. The PU fans need to stand behind these boys. I am so tired of everyone saying that our boys are not athletic! These kids are some of the best players in the country AND they are a TEAM. Not one of them is perfect or plays the perfect game. That is the goal they will spend a career working for. Love then-Love Purdue-Go Boilers (and Nojel's Mom- rise above the negative posters-those of us who know basketball see what he contributes every night (but I still yell at him when he misses a shot ).