Vandy Injury Rumor

[SqueakyClean]

Take it with a truckload of salt, but there is a rumor thread on the Vanderbilt Scout board that Luke Kornet, their starting 7'-1" forward (Damian Jones is their 7'-0 center) is on crutches and might be out for a month. Kornet is supposedly their best defender and was averaging 9.5ppg / 6.5rpg.
We'll see if he plays tonight against Dayton.

 

[boilerjrut3]

Interesting, although I'd rather play them at full strength. I don't want there to be an asterisk next to the game after we beat them. A full strength Vandy squad will be best for Purdue.

 

[slidde01]

Interesting, although I'd rather play them at full strength. I don't want there to be an asterisk next to the game after we beat them. A full strength Vandy squad will be best for Purdue.

Vandy sux and is seriously overrated. Not sure why they get so much space on this board.

 

[BoilerSmac]

Vandy sux and is seriously overrated. Not sure why they get so much space on this board.

2 reasons:

1. They're the highest profile non-con opponent we'll play.

2. They are built similarly to Purdue, so people like to compare.

We'll see how overrated they are when they come to Mackey. We owe them a beatdown after last year, so I hope they're rated highly and we give them one.

 

[BoilermakerBrian]

I would rather have a win with an asterisk than a loss. That being said, if we do win, you would want them at full strength.

 

[bnsummers]

I would rather have a win with an asterisk than a loss. That being said, if we do win, you would want them at full strength.

I can't say I've ever seen a W-L record that shows an * that indicates that such & such star player was injured so this win is devalued. I must be looking at the wrong websites.....tic

 

[tigerchump]

I can't say I've ever seen a W-L record that shows an * that indicates that such & such star player was injured so this win is devalued. I must be looking at the wrong websites.....tic

You are correct.If Purdue beats Vandy without one of their stars,I doubt if the selection committee remembers that in March.

 

[pig1960]

You are correct.If Purdue beats Vandy without one of their stars,I doubt if the selection committee remembers that in March.

We need to face reality. The commitee would use this as the primary reason to drop Purdue from a 1 to a 5 or 6. This is the same group that created the Hummel rule to be used exactly one time and never to be used again...to screw Purdue. DWS kinda.

 

[tigerchump]

We need to face reality. The commitee would use this as the primary reason to drop Purdue from a 1 to a 5 or 6. This is the same group that created the Hummel rule to be used exactly one time and never to be used again...to screw Purdue. DWS kinda.

Maybe we should just hope Purdue beats Vandy and worry about March when it gets here.

 

[Purduethruandthru]

Maybe we should think about playing Howard tonight.

 

[depthcharge623]

EDIT: Fail.

Howard also has a star player possibly injured.

Then again, it doesn't really matter to us. Our lack of focus on tonight's game has nothing to do with the team's focus or lack thereof.

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

We need to face reality. The commitee would use this as the primary reason to drop Purdue from a 1 to a 5 or 6. This is the same group that created the Hummel rule to be used exactly one time and never to be used again...to screw Purdue. DWS kinda.

I hear your pain, and although I agree Purdue probably deserved no worse than a 3-seed that year (even with RH's injury), which in the end probably wouldn't have mattered that much......maybe could have gotten to one more round....the committee has done it one other time, but maybe not to the level as in 2010. When Kenyon Martin went down late in the year, Cincinnati got bumped from a top seed to the #2 line in 2000 specifically because of the injury.

It did not help Purdue at all with the way the BTT game went with Minnesota......I think that was the game that really killed the seeding. Purdue trailed 37-11 at the half and ended up losing 69-42.

It's a tough question when a major player goes down so late in the year.....right or wrong, I think the Committee feels it would otherwise cause an unbalanced bracket somewhere in their eyes. Unfortunately, when RH went down in 2010, Purdue was done......it's not always the case, but just the way things go sometimes.

 

[purdue4sure]

Vandy sux and is seriously overrated. Not sure why they get so much space on this board.

Obviously they don't suck. They are the highest ranked non-conference team on our schedule, they beat us badly last year, and they are coached by a former Purdue player. Those are some of the reasons Purdue fans want to talk about them.

 

[boilerzz]

FF to just after the 10 minute mark.

 

[Schnelk]

Uh, Vanderbilt does not suck. They're very good. And I hope we play them healthy. And that goes for both teams. Btfu!

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

Obviously they don't suck. They are the highest ranked non-conference team on our schedule, they beat us badly last year, and they are coached by a former Purdue player. Those are some of the reasons Purdue fans want to talk about them.

Also, Vanderbilt's coach, Kevin Stallings, played at Purdue and was an assistant under Gene Keady. Although he has moved on, some of us like to follow former Boilermakers. But tonight, it's the Howard Bison.....

 

[DrEss]

I had a couple of classes at Krannert with Kevin back in the day. Good guy back then. He's had a nice run at Vandy, but we need to roll those guys on the 22nd.

 

[Bluegrass Boiler]

2 reasons:

1. They're the highest profile non-con opponent we'll play.

2. They are built similarly to Purdue, so people like to compare.

We'll see how overrated they are when they come to Mackey. We owe them a beatdown after last year, so I hope they're rated highly and we give them one.

And reason #3...they beat us last year and we want revenge!

 

[boilerzz]

Just confirmed:

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

Just confirmed:

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Dang....sorry to hear that.....hope he recovers fully. Regardless, that's going to be a tough game.

 

[purdue4sure]

Dang....sorry to hear that.....hope he recovers fully. Regardless, that's going to be a tough game.

This. Boiler fans can relate to what the Vandy fans are feeling.

 

[D A Y]

They replace him with a guy that is 6'6"....certainly helps our chances.

 

[boilerjrut3]

They're putting it to Dayton right now. 40-25. They will be tough regardless.

 

[boilerzz]

They're putting it to Dayton right now. 40-25. They will be tough regardless.

Unfortunately, since you typed that, Dayton has gone on a 29-8 run to take a 6 point lead in the 2nd half.

 

[slidde01]

Obviously they don't suck. They are the highest ranked non-conference team on our schedule, they beat us badly last year, and they are coached by a former Purdue player. Those are some of the reasons Purdue fans want to talk about them.

They suck

 

[boilerjrut3]

Unfortunately, since you typed that, Dayton has gone on a 29-8 run to take a 6 point lead in the 2nd half.

Just switche back. Wow, let's hope Vandy can win for our sake.

 

[slidde01]

Dang....sorry to hear that.....hope he recovers fully. Regardless, that's going to be a tough game.

No, it's not.

 

[boilerjrut3]

Well, crap. Down goes Vandy. Game doesn't help much anymore. Can only hurt now.

 

[D A Y]

Well, we did beat Dayton (but it's a secret).

 

[BoilerDeac]

Well, crap. Down goes Vandy. Game doesn't help much anymore. Can only hurt now.

Huh? You haven't even let the season play out. If Vandy is a tournament team, which they absolutely should/will be, a win would by Purdue will be helpful.

 

[BoilerSmac]

Huh? You haven't even let the season play out. If Vandy is a tournament team, which they absolutely should/will be, a win would by Purdue will be helpful.

Correct.

The only games "that can only hurt us" are against teams with such poor RPIs that a win actually lowers our RPI. Vandy is far from being in that category.

 

[slidde01]

Correct.

The only games "that can only hurt us" are against teams with such poor RPIs that a win actually lowers our RPI. Vandy is far from being in that category.

Vandy sux

 

[BBG]

Vandy sux

Your argument is invalid.

 

[TopSecretBoiler]

I really don't care what they are ranked or who is injured. We just need to win by double digits and keep this train rolling. I have no sympathy for anyone in our way. It's our time.

 

[purdue4sure]

Vandy sux

LOL. Someone lost his girlfriend to the Vandy student manager.

 

[atmafola]

I hear your pain, and although I agree Purdue probably deserved no worse than a 3-seed that year (even with RH's injury), which in the end probably wouldn't have mattered that much......maybe could have gotten to one more round....

It did not help Purdue at all with the way the BTT game went with Minnesota......I think that was the game that really killed the seeding. Purdue trailed 37-11 at the half and ended up losing 69-42.

It's a tough question when a major player goes down so late in the year.....right or wrong, I think the Committee feels it would otherwise cause an unbalanced bracket somewhere in their eyes. Unfortunately, when RH went down in 2010, Purdue was done......it's not always the case, but just the way things go sometimes.

the part in bold is what did it. basically we headed to NCAA on the back of 2 losses. one at home, and an ugly looking loss in the Big Ten tourney.