Absolutely - but let's not say Painter is great because he got "lucky" with Edey. He recruited the kid out of HS and developed him. That is not luck.
You constantly strawman. No one said Painter is great because he got lucky with Edey. Someone said Painter was unlucky. That’s where I questioned how someone can be “unlucky” when they’ve had the talent “Edey” that he’s had. That’s more lucky than unlucky
First he was gifted Edey, now it's he was lucky that a player he went out and recruited turned out to be great. I guess he was lucky that Braden Smith went from top 200 recruit to first team AA and one of the best PGs in college. I'll let you have it, I already know where this is going.
Yes and yes.
We were only in that position of trying to get Timberlake or Spencer because we won a nattie and Hawkins and Jackson (recruited/developed) left ahead of schedule. Timberlake was perhaps the best 2/3 shooting prospect in the portal at the time. Spencer came in later.
Ok let me put it in different terms. If 2023 UConn had to play 2024 UConn in the championship, 2023 UConn would’ve been very unlucky they ran into the best team of all time. Does that make sense?
I remember when Braden Smith was gonna get exposed without edey. The Purdue hate here is so bizarre.
So anytime you run into a team that’s better than you, you’re unlucky? I mean sure. That happens to someone every year though. Nate Oats and Bama we’re unlucky the year before with that logic.
I feel like you’re trying really hard to act like you don’t understand what I’m saying.
I do. I just don’t see the relevance. With that logic he’s not any more unlucky than anyone else. What’s the point?
Stew made a nice drive to the basket against Illinois got challenged as he got to the rim, and rather than ram it through and break the guys hand wrist or forearm he opts for a dipsy doodle reverse layup which he missed. He should be an absolute beast and doesn’t seem to see himself that way.. Needs to go to Kevin Freeman Donny Marshall Lyman DePriest school.
This year is not over. Im a big Furphy fan, think if he somehow got 5 minutes a half well be salivating over him for next year.
Can’t speculate on transfers out so assuming they return. Otherwise it’s clear as day that we need a transfer backup PG and backup C, at the very least. Going after Pierce seems to imply we want a transfer starting F as well.
Agreed. Can Pierce play either F spot? That would allow us to bring in a big athletic PF that can rebound.
That people should be more charitable to Painter on this board. He’s a great coach, he’s winning consistently at a non traditional basketball power, saying he’s great isn’t a threat to Hurleys superiority.
I never said Painter wasn’t a good coach. In fact, I said he was “obviously a very good coach.” Second, are you implying Purdue doesn’t have NIL funds? There are multiple articles stating the contrary, and Purdue has as much NIL as anyone. They spend most of it on retention as opposed to buying portal guys. If you’re basing it just on “building a winning” team, there are other coaches who have done just that and with more success. If your rationale is a guy who has built a winning culture, does it without always getting the top guys, is lauded for X's and o's, and consistently wins, then you're literally describing Mark Few. Like Purdue this year, none of Gonzaga's top three scorers were top 100 recruits.
You are the undisputed king of roster speculation, a welcome and crazy part of The Boneyard.
Stew is not pound for pound one of most talented players. At all. Intangibles matter.
I don't think we are watching the same player - you're talking about Jaylen Stewart? High BBIQ? Would you like to pull up statistics that draw upon your conclusions? He averaged less than one assist per game in 18 minutes last year. In this offense, that's criminal. Career 33% shooter from three and 59% shooter from the FT line. That doesn't say good shooter to me. Love the kid, wish he broke out, just doesn't seem to know how to present himself in this system other than standing at the three point line and watching. Meanwhile, a kid like Ross knows how to cut to the rim during an AK take.
I know we sit on the talent and hidden "potential" here, waiting for it, but I'm seeing it less and less. I see a guy a bit slow of foot and lacking the BBIQ. I think we're holding on. I'll use the take to rim on the fast break against Illinois - make the extra pass, go up strong.
Stewart has 17 assists this season (2.4), fourth on the team behind the two point guards, and one less than Alex (in 55 less minutes).