I love Dakich's bluntness...even if he can be outright mean at times. lol
And don't cry about Harris. Be happy that he's helping MSU win.
I'll cry until whenever Harris goes pro. That was a massive recruiting loss for Purdue. Both parents went there, mom has her number in the rafters, stayed in state with their son. Class family, good kid, all that. None of the "give me a bag of cash and my dad a job on the staff" stuff.
And Painter missed on him. MSU's obviously a top tier program, not like he went to Penn State or something, but it was a major gut check.
I'll cry until whenever Harris goes pro. That was a massive recruiting loss for Purdue. Both parents went there, mom has her number in the rafters, stayed in state with their son. Class family, good kid, all that. None of the "give me a bag of cash and my dad a job on the staff" stuff.
And Painter missed on him. MSU's obviously a top tier program, not like he went to Penn State or something, but it was a major gut check.
God, I hope the Wiggins recruitment goes similarly.
I didn't follow his recruitment, but I was always under the impression that he was going to MSU or Indiana. Didn't know the legacy stuff.
God, I hope the Wiggins recruitment goes similarly.
I didn't follow his recruitment, but I was always under the impression that he was going to MSU or Indiana. Didn't know the legacy stuff.
That's what I mean. I mean I don't want to go on a rant about the program I'm the only one on this site cares about, but Purdue's seriously ****ed now. There was a minute there after the Kelvin Sampson debacle and the Hummel/Johnson/Moore class that Purdue could have really gone neck and neck with IU in the state. They'd never take over Indiana like IU's capable of (and basically have), but could have legitimately put themselves on the same level. But Painter followed that class with multiple years of just straight shit. I'm talking about the best recruits in the class being guys I've played at the local rec and at least held my own, and I barely started at a nothing high school.
The dude ****ing blew it, and the program's never going to recover. I adore Gene Keady, but capping out at an Elite 8 every 6 or so years is nowhere near good enough. IU's IU, they're going to get top tier Indiana kids, I'm just resigned to it because other than Glenn Robinson (good luck pulling a Gary kid IU) they always have, but it's not like Indiana only has 4 elite kids per class. And now Painter's letting Izzo and Pitino and Calipari and Beilein (****in John Beilein!) come in and pluck whoever they want. Shit the guy can't even outrecruit Stevens at tiny ass Butler these days.
I don't know, it's just really, really disappointing. The entire culture of Purdue University needs to get out of the 1960s, and I don't mean the fun parts of the 60s.
I'll cry until whenever Harris goes pro. That was a massive recruiting loss for Purdue. Both parents went there, mom has her number in the rafters, stayed in state with their son. Class family, good kid, all that. None of the "give me a bag of cash and my dad a job on the staff" stuff.
And Painter missed on him. MSU's obviously a top tier program, not like he went to Penn State or something, but it was a major gut check.
It seems like once or twice a season some ACC opponent hits a halfcourt buzzer beater at halftime when they play UNC. A Virginia player just hit a runner a few feet in ront of halfcourt and there were UNC players all around him when he shot it. Virginia is shooting 63% from the floor and they're 8/13 from three compared to 43% and 6/17 from three for UNC and it's still a tied game.
PJ Hairston in the lineup has changed everything. EVERYTHING.
We should have beat the #2 team in arguably the toughest environment in college basketball if the bench provides anything (let's be real, they were a negative in almost every aspect), or we aren't unusually cold from the 3pt line, or even if we just shoot a respectable ft%.
Destroyed one of the best defensive teams in the country.
-He's the alpha this team has sorely missed all year.
-The spacing opens up huge lanes for McAdoo and Dex. I mean, Dex is playing really well on offense.
-We went from 3v5 to 5v5 on offense with a single player change.
-Pressure is off Bullock to be someone he's not. He's a great role player, not the alpha.
It's amazing that we have been keeping the leading scorer on the bench.
PJ needs to focus a little bit more on defense (tends to help off way too much), but he still comes up with highlight blocks, can box out anyone with his strength, and might be the best at taking charges on this team.
Oh, and Joe Harris can ball. He's going to be a good NBA player and I'm not even sure if he's on the radar. Love his game and that's twice he's killed anyone we put on him.
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