*Official* B1G Off-season Thread
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Naaaah, To be a troll, you don't believe what you are saying. Hail believes everything he says. Then to avoid looking ignorant, or like Gilligan, he tries to come off as "trolling".
Fall for it if you like.
Elaborate, would you. I mean seems to me you responded as well. Guess I could say, "Klize gonna Klize"? Hail is who he is. A peddling, sometimes genuine poster. But one who sometimes tries to "fit in" by "trolling". THing is----he's not. He believes what he says. He's not trying to "bait" people. He genuinely believes what he is spewing. He's Gilligan 2.0
I think your being trolled that you think Hail isn’t a troll. I respond with my feelings and stop. You continue to roll and respond to his troll replies.
You are good in my book Borden just giving you some shit for continuing to battle him
He's not a troll. A troll IMO is someone who knows what he is spewing isn't true, BUT....knows it will get responses. Hail though believes what he is saying. And when confronted, he goes into---"hey look, I'm a troll, mode. He truly believes JB has Michiiigan rolling. He truly believes JB is a messiah. BUT...when he stops his yacking and realizes how stupid what he's saying is----Well, he plays it off. Actually quite genius. And scary. Kinda resembles psychopathy tendencies.
That would surprise me. Don't ask me why tho. Collins won't let it happen, I guess?
Then why does Michigan keep losing to them?
Man, I dunno. I mean you guys lost a ton. Edwards, Mathias, Haas and Thompson. I mean I don't think you guys fall off the map. But, I do feel you guys are going to struggle more than some of you think.
Michigan has had more success than any team in the conference the past two years and is a good bet to finish high in the conference again. I consider that rolling.
They do? I honestly can’t remember because that’s how unimportant Iowa is. Congrats on it being a big feather in Iowa’s cap I guess?
He believes all of this too much for it to be a troll! You could get him to believe the sun wasn't rising tomorrow easier than to admit JB faults.
This is what I'm not understanding either! But if you ask them for a reason for all the optimism, it just turns into an argument.
I know Purdue fans are high on Carsen; as well they should be. But after that, I'm just not sold on anyone else really sticking out. They do have some nice frosh coming in, but no one really of any impact. Haarms won't have the luxury of the cast he had last year. SO how does he react? Cline is a shooter. I think Purdue will be decent. But i do think there is going to be a pretty big drop off.
I agree with everything you said! I can definitely see how its possible for them to have a really good season, if everything goes absolutely perfect. I also can understand why they are optimistic for the next few years. However, I seriously don't understand the blind optimism I'm hearing from a lot of fans.
How many posts did you see before this one where people were arguing about it? Yes, eventually a few people did actually explain their opinion, However the amount who just argued were definitely the majority!
We definitely lost a lot. I'm expecting a drop off too. But that's a drop off from a school record 30 wins. I'd put us between 25th and 35th nationally this year.
Well you quoted me when you said:
Maybe this message board thing is a struggle for you.
Purdue may have the best player in The Big Ten, but I don’t think that they have another top 25 player in the Big Ten on that roster. Maybe Haarms? Bordeaux was good, but at Dartmouth. Lotta questions there. I’d be shocked if they finish the season in the top 25
Meh....possible. I mean outside of Edwards, who do you have thats proven? You guys are going to be relying heavily on freshman,and a transfer. And we are talking about immediate impact type of freshman. Top 25 is a stretch IMO. Top 35? Meh....Possible. A ton of things will have to go right. I see more of a fringe NCAAT team, IMO. Top 50'ish or so.
That's the beauty of the offseason. You very well may be right. Or we might have 3-4 top 25 players when all is said and done. Eastern has potential. Haarms should be pretty good. Boudreaux may or may not translate well to the B1G. Aaron Wheeler may be a stunning revelation. Eric Hunter may explode onto the scene. Or they all could be pedestrian.
The nice thing is you don't need them to be proven in July. You need them to be proven in season. I've seen multiple national analysts with Purdue in the Top 25 so it must not be that far out of the question.
No, actually I'm pretty good at pointing out the obvious here. However, if reading all of the posts that did argue instead of commenting, is too much for you to handle....I do understand.
It doesn't take a very bright person to realize that for every 1 actual comment there were 6 or 7 (if not more) comments where it was just a flame post.
How much of that preseason "hype" is based on what they did last year, coupled with the return of Carsen? You guys are going to rely heavily on a ton of freshman. I mean I just don't think some of you realize how big of a loss guys like Haas, Edwards, Thompson, etc, etc...will be.
Holy crap, you jabroni. Nobody on this board has talked up Purdue at all. We are expecting to make tourney. That's it. Please find something new to post about and stop making something out of nothing.
Very true. Purdue fans seem as grounded as ever this year.
Well, I'm guessing our starters are:
Soph Eastern
Junior Edwards
Senior Cline
RS Jr Boudreaux
Soph Haarms
He's not a troll. A troll IMO is someone who knows what he is spewing isn't true, BUT....knows it will get responses. Hail though believes what he is saying. And when confronted, he goes into---"hey look, I'm a troll, mode. He truly believes JB has Michiiigan rolling. He truly believes JB is a messiah. BUT...when he stops his yacking and realizes how stupid what he's saying is----Well, he plays it off. Actually quite genius. And scary. Kinda resembles psychopathy tendencies.
You forgot high school star rankings and a host of other pertinent info. Step your game up.
I din't say you'd be starting a ton of freshman...I said you would relying on them. And you will. Unless you think WIlliams, Hunter, Wheeler, Stefanovoch(sp?) and Dowuna won't get minutes. Plus, look at your line-up you just posted. Now wtihout cracking a smile, tell me thats a Top 25 starting 5...I mean outside of Edwards...who scores. Nojel as your PG? Again, who scores the ball?
I do think Purdue will be better than what some think. I do not think they will be a Top 25 team. Not close really. JMO.
Substitute Hunter for Eastern, and that's five guys who can shoot above 35 percent from 3. Great shooting ability there.
Please explain what makes you think Haarms is going to shoot 35% from 3. Cline will shoot his worst percentage from three with more attempts.
If you are depending on Hunter coming in to make shots...yikes
the guy is a clown. he knows he can't name a single Purdue fan in this thread who is overly optimistic about next season, yet he continues to spew this garbage time after time.
I think you need three to have balance.
Edwards - 41% from three
Cline - 40% from three
Boudreaux - 37% from three at Dartmouth
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