I'll believe the bold when I see it in games. He is going to be a good player. Not sure what that says about Michigan State if he is starting though.
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I'll believe the bold when I see it in games. He is going to be a good player. Not sure what that says about Michigan State if he is starting though.
Honestly? Seems like the majority of the free board (I know, but that's what we're talking about here) thinks you'll be a top three/four type team. That, to me, isn't really a step back. Your question makes me believe you don't think that is a common stance.
Because it's not rooted in any type of sane basketball conversation. It's pure fantasy land and it's entertaining to other fans to read the delusions of Purdue fans.
Yup....just like I also read all of the other BIG teams boards when they have one. I also check out at least 15 non BIG conference teams.
So.....what's you're point?
Iowa's free board is another fantasy land. Good for a chuckle when you're not having a good day.
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I actually have to do a little work today but will check out.
Obviously we'll have to see how he performs in real games and not moneyball.... but at this point I am more excited about his ability to drive over his ability to shoot 3's anyway.
We have good 3pt shooters: Cassius (49.7%), Langford (40.4%), McQuaid (39.1%), and possibly Foster Loyer (but he's small).
We need someone who can consistently get to the hoop and draw fouls.
Welcome to sports message boards? Going on about 25 years now.
Taking over for Westy today I see
And they should.
Soiling a perfectly respectable university like Kansas.
It's a got.dam shame.
sorry should have read: another iu fan reading Purdue's free board and seeing a few outlier posts, bringing it here and making a big deal about it. shocking
Look, I love to rib the B1G, but if Purdue finishes top 3 this coming season, I'll be forever impressed.
The b1g looks to have some real talent this season.
Nebraska
Michigan
Maryland
Indiana
Michigan State
Wisky
Minnesota
Iowa
Ohio State with some young talent, and Penn State …. will still win some.
Top 6 would be respectable for sure.
The b1g looks to have some real talent this season.
Nebraska
Michigan
Maryland
Indiana
Michigan State
Wisky
Minnesota
Iowa
Ohio State with some young talent, and Penn State …. will still win some.
Top 6 would be respectable for sure.
I'm blessed that you included Minnesota. Couldn't think of a higher honor.
I'm blessed that you included Minnesota. Couldn't think of a higher honor.
But she put you right next to Iowa.
Uhhhhhh, you're right. I rescind my comment. I hope Kansas burns.
While I don't know much about your backcourt, I really like a few of your pieces down low.I'm blessed that you included Minnesota. Couldn't think of a higher honor.
Really hoping everyone can stay healthy this season, have a good showing and Lil Ricky can start pulling in more and more talent up there.
I really do think Iowa has the talent.
With how craptastic the b1g looked pre-season last year, Iowa looked like a heavyweight.
Another year, more talent... meh, it's the offseason.
Right now the backcourt is a little thin at PG. Isaiah Washington is the only true PG. At SG, we have two Seniors though. Dupree McBrayer and grad transfer, Brock Stull. If we don't add anyone else, I suppose McBrayer and Coffey will share backup PG duties. Need Washington to stay healthy, otherwise we are in a conundrum.
So when over 60% of the people in this 2 page thread said that Purdue would finish in top 5 and even had a few who said #1....that's considered a "few outlier posts"?
next season predictions.
Since I'm new I'm going to just paste the link incase I screwed up last post.
https://purdue.forums.rivals.com/threads/2018-2019-basketball-predictions.147220/page-2
Well you spend more time on the Purdue free board than I ever have, so I'll just have to take your word for it.
Serious question, do you really not enjoy going to see what's up on other teams boards? I would think that everyone who spends time here would like doing it.
Finishing 4-6 would be a step back from last year, just for clarity.
Nah. I'm exclusively here, occasionally glancing at the recruiting board (which is basically dead), and the Purdue premium board. There's usually enough diversity of opinion from B1G fan bases here that I don't need to read a bunch of homer takes on team free boards.
It's tough to know about something that doesn't exist.
That's a shame on the recruiting board. It used to be pretty good. I do like that the 247 recruiting guys do a weekly chat on their main board. I took advantage of a 5 week trial over here, but had not checked out that board yet.
Well, you started with this which is clearly hyperbole:
You then backtracked when people called you out and reverted to top 5. I think top 5 is possible because outside of a couple of teams, I think there are pretty significant question marks about everyone in July. As the season nears, some of those questions will be answered. Some will not.
Haha. An accurate caveat. And in those cases, it's because someone on the premium board links to the free board thread.
Yeah, it's too bad Corey and Eric don't pump a little more life into that board, especially since it's a premium feature. I'd look at doing 247, but the Purdue site isn't nearly worth the investment on that side of things. But if GBI ever switched like Peegs, I'd be switching my membership.
Do you really think finishing 5th in the BIG THIS YEAR in a much stronger conference, is a big drop off from last years results in a historically bad conference?
Personally, I don't believe there would be much difference in regards to how well the team played if they would finish 5th this year compared to tied for 2nd last year. Simply because the conference was arguably the weakest ever last year.
Do you know if that has been discussed? A lot of team websites have made that move over the past couple of years. CBS dumped a lot of money into 247.
Thanks for actually answering my original question. Who do you all need to step up next year to get into the top 5? Of course, Carsen and Haarms, but who else will need to make a major jump from backup role player to major contributor?
The reason I even thought about this was after looking at the thread I linked, I started to wonder who they'll get enough points from.
I saw 1 person (last post) that had Purdue as #1 and FWIW, 5th is not unreasonable, especially for a free board. Apart from IU and Michigan, the B1G doesn't have many uber-talented rosters, and I don't see the conference as a whole being better next year than it was last year.
I'm not saying it was unreasonable...I know since it's a sports forum everyone is expecting every comment to be a dig, but it really wasn't. It was a serious question about what was I missing to warrant those expectations.
I think the conference will be considerably better next year. I'm not saying that it will be historically great, but it should be a lot better than last year. But that has more to do with last year being imo historically bad.
Damnit people you helped @SNU0821 set up a burner account.
Damn theres some sensitive people here today.
I didn't realize that thinking when a team loses 4 starters to graduation there would be a big fall off the next season is such a big deal.
Note taken.
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